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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 1
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,700 head
▲ 900 vs last sale 800▼ 100 vs year ago 1,800 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 167▼ 74 vs year ago 320 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 13▼ 36 vs year ago 65 · −55.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 12.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was vey good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.95/cwt on 392 head.
Average price
$158.95
392 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.43
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483162.82786302
Medium and Large 2475145.9869390
One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $93 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 sale392 hd
158.95
—
OK average7 barns · 7,040 hd
163.38
−4.43
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—High1,59489.771,43026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44570.591,02032
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18668.4381229
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05864.6268448

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$9117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$82610
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)822$7733thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)2,320$7573thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,105$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$8284thin

Every lot

80 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 1304212.10/cwt209.00–227.0064511
Steers—Medium and Large 1376212.62/cwt208.00–225.0079915
Steers—Medium and Large 2378183.24/cwt179.00–193.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1419205.40/cwt197.00–212.0086131
Steers—Medium and Large 2432178.89/cwt173.00–190.0077317
Steers—Medium and Large 2476180.38/cwt175.00–193.0085913
Steers—Medium and Large 1479204.19/cwt194.00–214.0097838
Steers—Medium and Large 1521191.26/cwt184.00–195.0099626
Steers—Medium and Large 2521168.66/cwt161.00–177.0087925
Steers—Medium and Large 2578166.84/cwt161.00–178.0096418
Steers—Medium and Large 1579187.43/cwt184.00–200.001,08533
Steers—Medium and Large 1611183.97/cwt178.00–193.001,12429
Steers—Medium and Large 2621157.59/cwt145.00–175.0097925
Steers—Medium and Large 1671174.33/cwt168.00–181.001,17013
Steers—Medium and Large 2678149.30/cwt142.00–155.001,01240
Steers—Medium and Large 2723140.09/cwt131.00–148.001,0136
Steers—Medium and Large 1732159.03/cwt150.00–165.001,16419
Steers—Medium and Large 2755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1767150.66/cwt146.00–159.001,1563
Steers—Medium and Large 1815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 1985141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325179.46/cwt172.00–187.0058326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326159.13/cwt152.00–167.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372175.73/cwt170.00–185.0065446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378158.47/cwt152.00–168.0059913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423144.54/cwt137.00–151.0061117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424160.30/cwt152.00–172.0068052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472148.12/cwt142.00–158.0069916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475167.62/cwt159.00–174.0079653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519162.36/cwt156.00–172.0084348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530142.66/cwt137.00–152.0075617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563158.05/cwt150.00–165.0089037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579136.77/cwt131.00–146.0079217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614144.07/cwt139.00–154.0088520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633132.41/cwt128.00–137.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672140.84/cwt136.00–148.009465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717137.35/cwt129.00–143.0098510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1988113.99/cwt110.00–118.001,1262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310177.00/cwt177.00–177.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324209.33/cwt193.00–229.0067823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365210.40/cwt195.00–219.0076824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383172.29/cwt166.00–178.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429182.67/cwt177.00–195.0078420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429152.46/cwt147.00–161.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466177.12/cwt170.00–185.0082519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478152.95/cwt146.00–162.007316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523166.57/cwt161.00–175.0087120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524149.80/cwt144.00–159.007856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569148.13/cwt140.00–154.008434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575164.52/cwt157.00–171.0094623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616163.53/cwt155.00–172.001,00717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660141.00/cwt141.00–141.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665148.90/cwt142.00–157.009908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726141.09/cwt135.00–146.001,0245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815132.96/cwt131.00–135.001,0842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48986.54/cwt85.00–89.001,28916
Bulls——1,64491.85/cwt90.00–94.001,5106
Bulls——1,93699.55/cwt98.00–102.001,9274
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05161.44/cwt60.00–64.0064631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05973.81/cwt72.00–76.007828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08167.43/cwt65.00–69.007299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16462.64/cwt61.00–65.007298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17568.29/cwt67.00–71.0080211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21673.22/cwt71.00–76.0089010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34977.29/cwt75.00–79.001,0434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43971.86/cwt70.00–74.001,03415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48267.06/cwt64.00–69.0099413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2822772.53/head725.00–835.007733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,166911.33/head775.00–1,075.009117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185826.46/head725.00–985.0082610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-22,320756.96/head725.00–820.007573
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020837.04/head785.00–915.008373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.