Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2023-02-07

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 7
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,600 head
▲ 1,600 vs last sale 0▲ 650 vs year ago 950 · +68.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 0▲ 137 vs year ago 89 · +153.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 26 · +115.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to lite receipts two weeks ago; Steer calves 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Heifer calves 14.00 to 18.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 13.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.88/cwt on 588 head.
Average price
$185.88
588 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.43
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513187.26960509
Medium and Large 2447177.0279279
One grade step is worth $10.24/cwt here — about $168 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 sale588 hd
185.88
—
OK average3 barns · 1,745 hd
184.45
+1.43
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—High1,713109.021,86719
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20696.071,15827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42994.431,34929
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07989.4096425

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)1,249$1,25614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$1,1767
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$1,1602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$1,0678
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,2995
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,028$1,1784thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290232.00/cwt232.00–232.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1316248.26/cwt232.00–259.0078520
Steers—Medium and Large 2324218.72/cwt210.00–225.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 2375208.13/cwt201.00–218.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1378246.95/cwt231.00–264.0093357
Steers—Medium and Large 2416204.32/cwt197.00–212.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 1425233.83/cwt220.00–249.0099423
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1035
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1725
Steers—Medium and Large 1470230.91/cwt218.00–245.001,08540
Steers—Medium and Large 2473201.65/cwt196.00–213.0095412
Steers—Medium and Large 1517216.29/cwt208.00–232.001,11843
Steers—Medium and Large 2519193.00/cwt187.00–203.001,0029
Steers—Medium and Large 1582206.79/cwt196.00–216.001,20439
Steers—Medium and Large 2582177.35/cwt171.00–187.001,0326
Steers—Medium and Large 2617175.93/cwt170.00–182.001,0858
Steers—Medium and Large 1618196.12/cwt189.00–204.001,21222
Steers—Medium and Large 1660188.32/cwt179.00–193.001,24322
Steers—Medium and Large 2700159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1728171.45/cwt160.00–175.001,24822
Steers—Medium and Large 1751175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,31421
Steers—Medium and Large 1832155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2905
Steers—Medium and Large 1875147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2862
Steers—Medium and Large 1905136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270203.00/cwt203.00–203.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324188.90/cwt170.00–197.0061217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326209.76/cwt200.00–222.0068464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371189.42/cwt180.00–197.0070314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382209.86/cwt199.00–222.0080232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414184.38/cwt174.00–189.0076312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426199.77/cwt190.00–209.0085198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473199.15/cwt190.00–206.0094275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476177.43/cwt170.00–189.0084517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529181.53/cwt175.00–191.0096041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530165.66/cwt160.00–171.008788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575154.73/cwt147.00–161.008904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583175.83/cwt165.00–180.001,02564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622168.50/cwt157.00–172.001,04828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668165.54/cwt156.00–169.001,10668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722137.61/cwt137.00–140.009945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734153.71/cwt146.00–157.001,12831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1809150.25/cwt150.00–151.001,2164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1960130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315243.27/cwt230.00–250.0076616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318208.31/cwt201.00–212.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374238.04/cwt225.00–248.008906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376202.16/cwt191.00–220.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411183.65/cwt180.00–185.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426219.92/cwt215.00–225.009378
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472205.52/cwt196.00–222.009709
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473180.74/cwt175.00–190.008556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523196.85/cwt191.00–213.001,0306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530187.00/cwt187.00–187.009911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573178.11/cwt173.00–191.001,0218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620171.61/cwt167.00–175.001,0645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630155.00/cwt155.00–155.009771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562103.18/cwt101.00–106.001,6128
Bulls——1,749111.24/cwt109.00–113.001,9466
Bulls——1,911115.71/cwt114.00–118.002,2115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05990.41/cwt89.00–93.009578
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08196.32/cwt95.00–98.001,0416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09284.90/cwt83.00–87.0092711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19389.13/cwt88.00–92.001,0638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208102.67/cwt100.00–104.001,2409
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21495.68/cwt94.00–98.001,16210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40495.50/cwt93.00–97.001,34112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430100.62/cwt98.00–102.001,4397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45888.80/cwt87.00–91.001,29510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0311,066.54/head875.00–1,250.001,0678
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,176.27/head1,085.00–1,300.001,1767
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,160.29/head1,020.00–1,300.001,1602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,256.33/head1,050.00–1,425.001,25614
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,224.26/head1,035.00–1,400.001,2242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,131.94/head935.00–1,300.001,1322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,265.13/head1,160.00–1,310.001,2653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.