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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 12
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,380 head
▲ 680 vs last sale 700▼ 270 vs year ago 1,650 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 169▼ 109 vs year ago 340 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 31▲ 9 vs year ago 110 · +8.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.22/cwt on 390 head.
Average price
$155.22
390 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.74
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483158.20763312
Medium and Large 2469143.3067178
One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $92 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 sale390 hd
155.22
—
OK average7 barns · 7,307 hd
155.96
−0.74
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—Low1,798102.861,84914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43377.271,10721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20074.9990031
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06269.0173333

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310179.00/cwt179.00–179.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1317227.99/cwt220.00–235.0072312
Steers—Medium and Large 2371166.90/cwt160.00–175.006194
Steers—Medium and Large 1377222.71/cwt219.00–231.0084025
Steers—Medium and Large 2424180.40/cwt176.00–191.007659
Steers—Medium and Large 1428212.89/cwt205.00–221.0091142
Steers—Medium and Large 1467206.20/cwt198.00–214.0096325
Steers—Medium and Large 2473172.43/cwt167.00–187.0081610
Steers—Medium and Large 1517195.53/cwt187.00–202.001,01138
Steers—Medium and Large 2528170.28/cwt165.00–181.0089910
Steers—Medium and Large 1578181.01/cwt178.00–193.001,04627
Steers—Medium and Large 2579162.33/cwt152.00–175.0094011
Steers—Medium and Large 1616175.46/cwt167.00–182.001,08123
Steers—Medium and Large 2631158.51/cwt152.00–161.001,0004
Steers—Medium and Large 1673160.14/cwt152.00–166.001,07821
Steers—Medium and Large 2677143.67/cwt140.00–146.009733
Steers—Medium and Large 1721145.92/cwt142.00–155.001,0527
Steers—Medium and Large 2725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1756134.72/cwt131.00–141.001,0188
Steers—Medium and Large 1812140.31/cwt131.00–145.001,1393
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316165.12/cwt157.00–172.0052240
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326142.13/cwt136.00–152.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372167.07/cwt160.00–174.0062253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380145.70/cwt137.00–154.0055413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424168.36/cwt162.00–177.0071436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424151.47/cwt140.00–161.0064215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471148.56/cwt140.00–159.0070014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474166.46/cwt160.00–175.0078953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512157.10/cwt152.00–167.0080437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518137.96/cwt127.00–144.0071517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564136.34/cwt129.00–144.0076911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568152.06/cwt148.00–163.0086424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623140.19/cwt135.00–148.0087341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670142.62/cwt140.00–150.0095616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670125.23/cwt120.00–134.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722129.24/cwt120.00–135.009339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785121.00/cwt121.00–121.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326225.25/cwt212.00–233.0073429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333167.45/cwt158.00–182.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378214.75/cwt206.00–223.0081212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411223.47/cwt207.00–236.0091835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412193.56/cwt184.00–201.007979
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460157.11/cwt152.00–162.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478190.90/cwt187.00–202.0091327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516180.55/cwt175.00–189.0093210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517156.95/cwt151.00–160.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570149.58/cwt144.00–159.008535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621148.49/cwt143.00–158.009224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673135.84/cwt131.00–145.009143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717129.67/cwt126.00–136.009303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1833105.95/cwt101.00–111.008832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49292.92/cwt91.00–94.001,3863
Bulls——1,851108.61/cwt107.00–110.002,0104
Bulls——1,898103.83/cwt102.00–106.001,9717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04764.42/cwt63.00–67.0067415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05970.82/cwt69.00–73.0075011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09876.00/cwt74.00–78.008347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19070.35/cwt68.00–72.0083712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20582.02/cwt80.00–84.009887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20675.54/cwt74.00–78.0091112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38772.45/cwt70.00–74.001,0055
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43876.15/cwt75.00–79.001,09511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46884.54/cwt83.00–86.001,2415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2858924.17/cwt725.00–1,275.007,9296
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078995.48/cwt925.00–1,125.0010,7313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,113.43/cwt925.00–1,300.0012,0479
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,056.85/cwt925.00–1,225.0011,55118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,239.36/cwt1,125.00–1,300.0013,5963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,111.24/cwt1,100.00–1,125.0013,2792
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2780875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2834889.18/cwt775.00–1,175.007,4169
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28431,054.34/cwt750.00–1,125.008,8888
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,019.25/cwt895.00–1,250.008,66410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28961,082.49/cwt900.00–1,385.009,69914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0221,065.94/cwt825.00–1,350.0010,8947

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.