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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,200 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 2,400▲ 1,050 vs year ago 1,150 · +91.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
525 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 415▲ 327 vs year ago 198 · +165.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 43 vs year ago 32 · +134.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.67/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$146.67
530 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.87
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507149.20757415
Medium and Large 2466137.58641115
One grade step is worth $11.62/cwt here — about $116 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 sale530 hd
146.67
—
OK average7 barns · 11,569 hd
159.55
−12.87
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—Low1,65292.151,52227
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39567.7194542
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21164.9578746
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04762.3265253

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)949$86214
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$84811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$82110
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)991$7854thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,034$1,05810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,094$9645
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)836$8936

Every lot

83 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 2324187.02/cwt179.00–193.006066
Steers—Medium and Large 1328212.80/cwt208.00–227.0069813
Steers—Medium and Large 1369204.05/cwt200.00–214.0075330
Steers—Medium and Large 2382184.87/cwt176.00–190.0070613
Steers—Medium and Large 2415159.99/cwt149.00–165.0066414
Steers—Medium and Large 1433180.65/cwt173.00–188.0078223
Steers—Medium and Large 1477163.23/cwt150.00–173.0077949
Steers—Medium and Large 2490141.35/cwt140.00–144.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 2523151.87/cwt147.00–160.0079414
Steers—Medium and Large 1524171.73/cwt167.00–181.0090047
Steers—Medium and Large 2574141.74/cwt141.00–142.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 1580158.36/cwt151.00–165.0091830
Steers—Medium and Large 2627139.19/cwt134.00–148.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1629160.09/cwt152.00–165.001,00742
Steers—Medium and Large 1669154.42/cwt147.00–161.001,03310
Steers—Medium and Large 2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 2725132.00/cwt132.00–132.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 1733158.80/cwt151.00–165.001,1645
Steers—Medium and Large 1756161.80/cwt157.00–163.001,22310
Steers—Medium and Large 1855122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1920121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322162.30/cwt158.00–173.0052335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326148.90/cwt142.00–156.0048510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375139.99/cwt132.00–147.0052523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380154.50/cwt148.00–163.0058749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420151.83/cwt145.00–159.0063856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431137.54/cwt130.00–143.0059321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466143.21/cwt136.00–149.0066716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477154.71/cwt150.00–165.0073881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522148.03/cwt142.00–156.0077358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527135.06/cwt130.00–140.0071228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576142.25/cwt136.00–151.0081938
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586126.57/cwt120.00–131.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619141.40/cwt136.00–151.0087550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630126.69/cwt120.00–134.007989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669136.58/cwt130.00–144.0091416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726141.81/cwt135.00–149.001,03010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1786131.26/cwt121.00–135.001,03213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1804140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1269
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327174.45/cwt170.00–184.005709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329212.32/cwt207.00–227.0069920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374184.88/cwt182.00–197.0069117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381162.75/cwt160.00–175.0062010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420177.14/cwt175.00–189.0074424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423160.67/cwt156.00–171.006809
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470161.52/cwt157.00–172.0075919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483145.06/cwt140.00–155.0070111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521142.55/cwt140.00–147.0074311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524157.55/cwt150.00–165.0082619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572134.31/cwt132.00–139.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575150.11/cwt142.00–156.0086312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619146.24/cwt142.00–157.009059
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633136.78/cwt132.00–139.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660133.69/cwt131.00–136.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672157.78/cwt147.00–162.001,06012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725150.33/cwt150.00–151.001,0903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758136.77/cwt127.00–145.001,0376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1868115.00/cwt115.00–115.009982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57487.32/cwt86.00–90.001,37413
Bulls——1,71993.74/cwt92.00–96.001,61110
Bulls——1,735103.85/cwt102.00–106.001,8024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03470.42/cwt68.00–72.007287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04859.03/cwt58.00–62.0061930
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05164.93/cwt63.00–67.0068216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16658.44/cwt56.00–60.006817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21063.94/cwt61.00–65.0077414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22567.34/cwt66.00–69.0082525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37067.38/cwt65.00–69.0092314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39471.85/cwt70.00–75.001,00216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42762.57/cwt60.00–64.0089312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28151,010.43/head675.00–1,250.001,0103
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2857776.41/head620.00–900.007763
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2945825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000959.71/head710.00–1,125.009604
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,043979.69/head850.00–1,110.009802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,124.20/head875.00–1,410.001,1246
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,016.97/head910.00–1,135.001,0172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2949862.17/head675.00–1,025.0086214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2991785.46/head680.00–900.007854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057847.89/head750.00–950.0084811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168875.32/head825.00–925.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180820.57/head810.00–825.0082110

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.