Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-10-26

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 26
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,900 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 1,700▲ 1,150 vs year ago 750 · +153.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 262▲ 10 vs year ago 251 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 88▲ 25 vs year ago 39 · +64.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 325 cows and bulls sold with 71 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 $131.74/cwt on 504 head.
Average price
$131.74
504 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.80
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512135.14691345
Medium and Large 2466124.38580159
One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $111 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 sale504 hd
131.74
—
OK average7 barns · 8,837 hd
140.55
−8.80
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—Average1,72079.981,37611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40557.4980834
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20354.3565431
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06049.4552432

Every lot

78 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 1327183.69/cwt178.00–195.0060132
Steers—Medium and Large 1371173.85/cwt172.00–187.0064528
Steers—Medium and Large 2378154.27/cwt140.00–170.0058310
Steers—Medium and Large 1424167.91/cwt162.00–177.0071251
Steers—Medium and Large 2434144.48/cwt120.00–161.0062724
Steers—Medium and Large 1469162.53/cwt156.00–170.0076255
Steers—Medium and Large 2473138.06/cwt118.00–155.0065329
Steers—Medium and Large 2519142.00/cwt133.00–146.0073714
Steers—Medium and Large 1527152.06/cwt147.00–161.0080168
Steers—Medium and Large 2564127.00/cwt122.00–130.007165
Steers—Medium and Large 1573141.58/cwt137.00–148.0081143
Steers—Medium and Large 2612125.95/cwt120.00–131.0077114
Steers—Medium and Large 1618143.41/cwt138.00–149.0088627
Steers—Medium and Large 1663139.68/cwt138.00–142.009269
Steers—Medium and Large 2670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1719139.71/cwt131.00–142.001,00517
Steers—Medium and Large 2738132.49/cwt131.00–134.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1763129.65/cwt123.00–134.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 2773112.00/cwt112.00–112.008664
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319144.74/cwt139.00–153.0046228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329128.32/cwt120.00–135.0042211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372141.72/cwt138.00–153.0052734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378126.17/cwt115.00–137.0047732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425139.46/cwt135.00–148.0059352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429124.77/cwt119.00–134.0053517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469139.05/cwt135.00–146.0065267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474126.10/cwt121.00–130.0059848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519123.72/cwt116.00–127.0064226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529132.75/cwt129.00–142.0070232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569130.56/cwt127.00–137.0074364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574118.42/cwt112.00–122.0068015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616115.92/cwt112.00–121.007148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623128.98/cwt125.00–135.0080427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657131.74/cwt125.00–136.0086612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745130.43/cwt122.00–131.0097215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1892109.00/cwt109.00–109.0097211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310166.46/cwt162.00–173.0051610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338147.05/cwt140.00–153.004974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378167.35/cwt159.00–178.0063324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379144.53/cwt122.00–177.0054816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412167.96/cwt162.00–175.0069225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418138.34/cwt117.00–154.005788
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459135.46/cwt122.00–141.006225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479155.27/cwt151.00–165.0074427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524128.24/cwt122.00–138.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525142.85/cwt137.00–149.0075016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569140.70/cwt139.00–150.0080121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572125.17/cwt121.00–131.007165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619131.99/cwt130.00–133.008178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658116.98/cwt115.00–119.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672129.64/cwt122.00–137.008715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712122.99/cwt122.00–125.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758115.00/cwt115.00–115.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895103.00/cwt103.00–103.009222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61978.04/cwt76.00–80.001,2637
Bulls——1,89883.37/cwt81.00–85.001,5824
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05045.95/cwt44.00–48.0048213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05654.14/cwt53.00–56.005727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07250.51/cwt49.00–52.0054112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17649.73/cwt48.00–51.005857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20357.98/cwt57.00–60.006977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21554.76/cwt52.00–56.0066517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35657.59/cwt56.00–60.0078117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39852.92/cwt51.00–55.007408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50361.38/cwt60.00–64.009239
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,045.49/cwt950.00–1,125.0012,0232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,9801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,4911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0015,3701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903708.74/cwt600.00–810.006,40018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020744.88/cwt625.00–850.007,5984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,109772.16/cwt650.00–1,000.008,56318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,222718.93/cwt675.00–750.008,7853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,227711.14/cwt675.00–775.008,7266

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.