Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-07-06

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 6
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
975 head
▼ 475 vs last sale 1,450▼ 575 vs year ago 1,550 · −37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 295▼ 55 vs year ago 190 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 60▲ 35 vs year ago 30 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 60 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.87/cwt on 428 head.
Average price
$155.87
428 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.92
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563157.53887350
Medium and Large 2476148.3970678
One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about $181 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 sale428 hd
155.87
—
OK average2 barns · 791 hd
156.78
−0.92
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—Average1,74290.671,5799thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39466.8493112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22566.6781728
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06866.4370935

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323186.44/cwt179.00–193.0060212
Steers—Medium and Large 2330161.64/cwt153.00–172.005339
Steers—Medium and Large 1370184.71/cwt176.00–193.0068312
Steers—Medium and Large 2372162.24/cwt154.00–171.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 1419160.32/cwt156.00–169.0067220
Steers—Medium and Large 2429147.46/cwt138.00–151.006336
Steers—Medium and Large 2467147.12/cwt140.00–153.0068719
Steers—Medium and Large 1474163.66/cwt157.00–169.0077641
Steers—Medium and Large 2512145.26/cwt140.00–150.0074416
Steers—Medium and Large 1516157.55/cwt154.00–165.0081331
Steers—Medium and Large 1562159.26/cwt152.00–166.0089595
Steers—Medium and Large 2566143.40/cwt136.00–150.0081210
Steers—Medium and Large 1615152.76/cwt143.00–155.0093964
Steers—Medium and Large 2627133.81/cwt128.00–140.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 1664145.93/cwt140.00–153.0096943
Steers—Medium and Large 2670129.00/cwt129.00–129.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1724148.77/cwt148.00–152.001,07723
Steers—Medium and Large 1769142.14/cwt137.00–151.001,0939
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319157.46/cwt154.00–169.0050229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324137.92/cwt133.00–142.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364140.80/cwt134.00–145.005138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374156.78/cwt151.00–163.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423150.75/cwt142.00–156.0063820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425133.31/cwt126.00–139.0056713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474131.89/cwt126.00–137.0062512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475143.87/cwt135.00–148.0068321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523140.15/cwt132.00–144.0073345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523126.95/cwt122.00–131.006649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566129.18/cwt125.00–132.007315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580141.22/cwt132.00–145.0081974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619125.83/cwt124.00–127.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625137.02/cwt129.00–142.0085639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670115.88/cwt112.00–120.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674128.06/cwt125.00–136.008638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703130.25/cwt128.00–131.009164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830113.55/cwt106.00–121.009422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326181.51/cwt181.00–183.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363156.27/cwt152.00–165.005674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370175.73/cwt171.00–181.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437160.29/cwt156.00–170.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440146.62/cwt138.00–151.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476159.21/cwt151.00–165.0075814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477141.14/cwt136.00–150.006738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515149.68/cwt141.00–154.0077110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521138.19/cwt134.00–141.007208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567143.32/cwt136.00–150.008139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573130.00/cwt130.00–130.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624140.27/cwt135.00–143.008757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640123.00/cwt123.00–123.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661132.68/cwt130.00–139.0087710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720133.00/cwt133.00–133.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725143.93/cwt135.00–152.001,0434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69095.06/cwt94.00–97.001,6073
Bulls——1,76888.47/cwt87.00–91.001,5646
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03360.31/cwt59.00–62.006233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06965.79/cwt63.00–67.0070319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07468.78/cwt68.00–72.0073913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22066.99/cwt65.00–69.0081712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22961.49/cwt59.00–64.007568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23071.37/cwt70.00–73.008788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38866.51/cwt65.00–68.009236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39571.37/cwt70.00–73.009963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40362.97/cwt61.00–64.008833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2926829.96/cwt750.00–875.007,6854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,152891.77/cwt775.00–1,035.0010,27324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,169868.54/cwt760.00–975.0010,1538
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,182903.57/cwt885.00–950.0010,68011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0010,1061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850795.42/cwt775.00–800.006,7616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990908.46/cwt825.00–1,100.008,9943
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29981,108.72/cwt1,100.00–1,125.0011,0653

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.