Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-08-03

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 3
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,350 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 1,150▼ 470 vs year ago 1,820 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 87▼ 158 vs year ago 276 · −57.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 13▼ 27 vs year ago 49 · −55.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 140 cows and bulls sold with 73 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 $148.57/cwt on 595 head.
Average price
$148.57
595 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.66
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543150.68818487
Medium and Large 2493139.06685108
One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $133 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 sale595 hd
148.57
—
OK average7 barns · 7,936 hd
147.91
+0.66
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—Average1,66595.411,58814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40371.2299914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20369.0783118
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06966.0470630

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322206.95/cwt195.00–215.0066617
Steers—Medium and Large 2327178.23/cwt172.00–190.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 2363179.81/cwt172.00–184.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1384198.16/cwt189.00–204.0076116
Steers—Medium and Large 2424176.78/cwt167.00–182.007504
Steers—Medium and Large 1427189.65/cwt184.00–199.0081014
Steers—Medium and Large 1478175.19/cwt167.00–181.0083757
Steers—Medium and Large 2482158.67/cwt150.00–165.0076516
Steers—Medium and Large 1524174.89/cwt166.00–181.0091643
Steers—Medium and Large 2530160.95/cwt151.00–166.0085329
Steers—Medium and Large 2576157.78/cwt149.00–161.0090926
Steers—Medium and Large 1580169.52/cwt163.00–175.0098333
Steers—Medium and Large 1616162.46/cwt155.00–169.001,00137
Steers—Medium and Large 2629150.65/cwt141.00–154.0094819
Steers—Medium and Large 2670139.62/cwt133.00–144.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1672151.10/cwt145.00–156.001,01524
Steers—Medium and Large 1725154.18/cwt153.00–155.001,11822
Steers—Medium and Large 1765130.00/cwt123.00–137.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 1813130.99/cwt130.00–132.001,0652
Steers—Medium and Large 1868124.02/cwt121.00–130.001,0763
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325162.86/cwt157.00–167.0052918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325148.46/cwt140.00–156.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376149.20/cwt141.00–155.005619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378163.69/cwt153.00–167.0061926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418156.92/cwt151.00–165.0065648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426143.58/cwt137.00–153.0061222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480137.48/cwt129.00–144.0066022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481152.06/cwt144.00–157.0073168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521151.50/cwt144.00–157.0078978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523138.44/cwt130.00–144.0072428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565131.69/cwt123.00–138.0074412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577148.42/cwt139.00–153.00856105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623146.15/cwt139.00–153.0091170
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629132.81/cwt127.00–138.008357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668147.43/cwt135.00–149.0098555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688127.98/cwt121.00–131.008814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720138.52/cwt131.00–143.0099712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1814130.63/cwt124.00–132.001,0636
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326211.81/cwt195.00–220.0069111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374201.61/cwt197.00–211.007547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378174.67/cwt166.00–180.006606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420190.24/cwt183.00–197.0079924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438171.78/cwt165.00–181.0075215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476147.89/cwt141.00–157.0070411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480166.31/cwt161.00–175.0079837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521163.70/cwt155.00–168.0085310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527151.25/cwt142.00–158.0079712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574153.78/cwt144.00–159.0088328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575165.63/cwt157.00–170.009526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624152.67/cwt148.00–156.009536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673142.23/cwt130.00–147.009578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675148.87/cwt144.00–160.001,0057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728137.00/cwt137.00–137.009972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745133.00/cwt133.00–133.009911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620100.34/cwt99.00–102.001,6265
Bulls——1,67795.73/cwt94.00–98.001,6056
Bulls——1,71586.55/cwt85.00–89.001,4843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06266.49/cwt64.00–69.0070615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06960.04/cwt58.00–63.006428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08471.92/cwt70.00–74.007807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19169.48/cwt65.00–72.008287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19763.99/cwt62.00–65.007666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22774.60/cwt73.00–76.009155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38169.57/cwt68.00–71.009617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42472.87/cwt72.00–75.001,0387
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062972.38/cwt775.00–1,050.0010,3275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078907.73/cwt850.00–1,000.009,78510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,187.84/cwt1,150.00–1,225.0016,2502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,6631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001

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.