Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-06-29

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 29
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,450 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 1,200▼ 250 vs year ago 1,700 · −14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 265▲ 94 vs year ago 201 · +46.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 100▲ 11 vs year ago 49 · +22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive. McAlester market continue to have large number of attractive calves. Slaughter cows , breakers and boners 1.00 lower, leans 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.82/cwt on 409 head.
Average price
$141.82
409 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.99
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523145.37761284
Medium and Large 2489133.75654125
One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale409 hd
141.82
—
OK average7 barns · 7,448 hd
137.83
+3.99
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,58888.121,39913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46466.2496936
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22662.8477143
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08658.7963943

Every lot

80 lots · USDA AMS · McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2306161.00/cwt160.00–165.004936
Steers—Medium and Large 1330191.46/cwt184.00–200.0063214
Steers—Medium and Large 1368184.48/cwt177.00–192.0067919
Steers—Medium and Large 2371160.13/cwt155.00–170.005947
Steers—Medium and Large 2425160.30/cwt155.00–171.0068117
Steers—Medium and Large 1432181.02/cwt176.00–191.0078228
Steers—Medium and Large 1472177.49/cwt172.00–187.0083840
Steers—Medium and Large 2479158.81/cwt152.00–169.0076124
Steers—Medium and Large 1517170.13/cwt163.00–176.0088031
Steers—Medium and Large 2522157.55/cwt150.00–165.0082237
Steers—Medium and Large 1563169.02/cwt162.00–176.0095249
Steers—Medium and Large 2574153.38/cwt147.00–160.0088023
Steers—Medium and Large 2621140.51/cwt130.00–145.0087310
Steers—Medium and Large 1625158.73/cwt150.00–164.0099231
Steers—Medium and Large 2670127.36/cwt125.00–130.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1672144.07/cwt140.00–147.0096821
Steers—Medium and Large 1737142.27/cwt140.00–144.001,04923
Steers—Medium and Large 1775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1819131.73/cwt125.00–134.001,0794
Steers—Medium and Large 1875111.00/cwt111.00–111.009711
Steers—Medium and Large 1962116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1309153.68/cwt147.00–161.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327134.02/cwt130.00–143.004385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366140.17/cwt135.00–150.0051311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372163.35/cwt156.00–170.0060830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412159.68/cwt154.00–167.0065827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428141.17/cwt134.00–147.0060425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470147.67/cwt142.00–156.0069449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474133.38/cwt130.00–141.0063222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519131.76/cwt125.00–137.0068439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523144.73/cwt141.00–155.0075753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568142.05/cwt135.00–149.0080747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578129.51/cwt121.00–135.0074912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620136.72/cwt129.00–143.0084841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627125.00/cwt121.00–130.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664130.44/cwt127.00–135.0086611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718115.50/cwt115.00–116.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720125.86/cwt120.00–131.0090612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758127.00/cwt127.00–127.009635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317196.27/cwt180.00–205.006229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373177.69/cwt170.00–185.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378145.90/cwt141.00–151.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419147.27/cwt140.00–155.006178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421172.74/cwt166.00–180.0072712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472163.26/cwt158.00–174.007719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481139.17/cwt132.00–145.006698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512155.88/cwt147.00–160.0079823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523140.53/cwt132.00–154.0073513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570134.95/cwt126.00–142.0076911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571153.71/cwt145.00–160.0087825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619147.18/cwt143.00–154.009115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620121.03/cwt120.00–122.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670123.99/cwt122.00–126.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720119.86/cwt115.00–125.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770119.00/cwt119.00–119.009161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49583.31/cwt82.00–86.001,2455
Bulls——1,53688.97/cwt87.00–91.001,3674
Bulls——1,75693.28/cwt92.00–95.001,6384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05451.55/cwt50.00–55.005437
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08963.38/cwt62.00–65.0069010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09458.97/cwt54.00–61.0064526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22360.27/cwt58.00–62.0073720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22864.10/cwt63.00–66.0078718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23368.60/cwt67.00–70.008465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42562.05/cwt61.00–63.008844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44265.48/cwt64.00–67.0094421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51969.21/cwt68.00–71.001,05111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2725900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2885875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,6091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,040921.35/cwt825.00–1,025.009,5823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820766.46/cwt675.00–850.006,2853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2966832.39/cwt825.00–835.008,0414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144845.42/cwt675.00–1,000.009,67222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,154979.02/cwt885.00–1,085.0011,2982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,4131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,378900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,4022

This sale against other markets

Oklahoma weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.