Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-07-27

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 27
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,150 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,150▼ 400 vs year ago 1,550 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 198▼ 103 vs year ago 190 · −54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 32▼ 37 vs year ago 50 · −74.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality was vary average, some attractive. Demand was good for steer calves, moderate for heifers. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Trend was on a small number of receipts. A total of 100 cows and bulls sold with 79 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 $143.22/cwt on 428 head.
Average price
$143.22
428 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.08
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537145.65783338
Medium and Large 2492134.0865990
One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $123 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
143.22
—
OK average7 barns · 6,784 hd
146.30
−3.08
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—Low1,50086.541,29811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40867.939566thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27966.768547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05158.4961511

Every lot

72 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 1317199.36/cwt190.00–207.006329
Steers—Medium and Large 2330167.01/cwt161.00–175.005513
Steers—Medium and Large 1381188.67/cwt183.00–205.007196
Steers—Medium and Large 2382158.86/cwt153.00–170.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 1423185.34/cwt177.00–191.0078424
Steers—Medium and Large 2425160.45/cwt151.00–176.006828
Steers—Medium and Large 1484173.42/cwt170.00–185.0083920
Steers—Medium and Large 2487151.35/cwt141.00–161.0073712
Steers—Medium and Large 2525151.63/cwt140.00–162.0079619
Steers—Medium and Large 1533169.21/cwt163.00–177.0090260
Steers—Medium and Large 1577162.70/cwt155.00–169.0093940
Steers—Medium and Large 2582150.52/cwt148.00–154.0087613
Steers—Medium and Large 2613136.48/cwt131.00–142.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1619154.14/cwt146.00–158.0095424
Steers—Medium and Large 1673153.41/cwt145.00–156.001,03219
Steers—Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1728151.27/cwt149.00–153.001,10131
Steers—Medium and Large 2730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1773141.60/cwt138.00–146.001,0955
Steers—Medium and Large 1829140.80/cwt131.00–144.001,1674
Steers—Medium and Large 1915128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329152.96/cwt148.00–163.0050311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336140.04/cwt133.00–146.004719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372153.20/cwt146.00–160.0057010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385138.80/cwt132.00–145.0053412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430135.64/cwt131.00–140.0058315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437147.19/cwt142.00–153.0064313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469133.59/cwt126.00–140.0062710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476146.96/cwt141.00–155.0070063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520135.87/cwt127.00–141.0070719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531150.25/cwt143.00–157.00798133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570139.18/cwt134.00–145.0079351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573128.75/cwt125.00–133.007388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616142.03/cwt138.00–152.0087515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623128.44/cwt122.00–135.008009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674140.99/cwt138.00–148.0095023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676125.35/cwt120.00–131.008478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721132.10/cwt130.00–138.0095211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777117.12/cwt115.00–122.009108
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317201.24/cwt191.00–213.0063813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322168.75/cwt163.00–179.005436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383188.90/cwt187.00–190.0072310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385153.00/cwt153.00–153.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428153.48/cwt148.00–162.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430179.02/cwt175.00–190.0077016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474146.36/cwt142.00–152.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479169.45/cwt167.00–181.0081217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512146.88/cwt138.00–152.007526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522159.64/cwt154.00–166.0083317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562157.38/cwt149.00–163.0088420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2593139.00/cwt138.00–140.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628151.51/cwt146.00–155.0095117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630133.48/cwt132.00–135.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674142.63/cwt142.00–147.009618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723138.44/cwt130.00–143.001,0014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760131.31/cwt128.00–135.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1938105.50/cwt105.00–106.009902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1980104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35780.58/cwt79.00–84.001,0935
Bulls——1,62091.50/cwt90.00–93.001,4826
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02355.20/cwt53.00–59.005656
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08562.43/cwt60.00–64.006775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25368.77/cwt68.00–71.008624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31364.07/cwt63.00–65.008413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40867.93/cwt66.00–71.009566
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090959.72/cwt810.00–1,050.0010,4612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223941.82/cwt825.00–1,010.0011,5184
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2825942.55/cwt935.00–950.007,7762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,8001

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.