Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2023-06-06

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 6
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,550 head
▲ 425 vs last sale 1,125▲ 150 vs year ago 1,400 · +10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 222▼ 16 vs year ago 222 · −7.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 28▼ 34 vs year ago 58 · −58.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared two weeks ago; Steer calves 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive, with a large number of weened calves. Slaughter cows, breakers 5.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $221.79/cwt on 434 head.
Average price
$221.79
434 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.61/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 1514227.411,170326
Medium and Large 2489204.801,001108
One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $169 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 sale434 hd
221.79
—
OK average5 barns · 3,024 hd
226.22
−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—High1,706117.011,99613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,423101.561,44536
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21396.561,17131
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07094.191,00842

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,3892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$1,2184thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,1442thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,5665
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)915$1,3406

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2318233.08/cwt203.00–263.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 1325292.97/cwt280.00–314.0095212
Steers—Medium and Large 2365253.73/cwt243.00–268.009264
Steers—Medium and Large 1381286.47/cwt275.00–299.001,09114
Steers—Medium and Large 2420232.37/cwt206.00–260.0097610
Steers—Medium and Large 1427273.16/cwt267.00–285.001,16622
Steers—Medium and Large 2474226.60/cwt190.00–247.001,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 1479266.94/cwt260.00–278.001,27929
Steers—Medium and Large 2523221.63/cwt193.00–241.001,15924
Steers—Medium and Large 1527260.88/cwt251.00–266.001,37525
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5852
Steers—Medium and Large 1574245.88/cwt239.00–255.001,41148
Steers—Medium and Large 2575212.55/cwt190.00–236.001,22217
Steers—Medium and Large 1614226.77/cwt222.00–237.001,39227
Steers—Medium and Large 2623197.59/cwt190.00–201.001,2315
Steers—Medium and Large 1660241.13/cwt225.00–244.001,59151
Steers—Medium and Large 2662207.22/cwt197.00–213.001,3728
Steers—Medium and Large 2700192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3441
Steers—Medium and Large 1722213.28/cwt203.00–219.001,54015
Steers—Medium and Large 1770190.24/cwt178.00–199.001,4658
Steers—Medium and Large 1843201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6942
Steers—Medium and Large 1890183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,6291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319238.96/cwt233.00–249.0076216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323211.37/cwt183.00–230.0068311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372209.64/cwt197.00–224.007809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374238.15/cwt230.00–249.0089143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424209.81/cwt201.00–221.0089012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427231.82/cwt227.00–241.0099044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474210.53/cwt191.00–225.0099829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486236.58/cwt226.00–242.001,15076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523229.18/cwt221.00–235.001,19934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525206.08/cwt187.00–221.001,08222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574228.57/cwt222.00–236.001,31237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575206.00/cwt191.00–219.001,1858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616183.75/cwt160.00–197.001,13212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623217.39/cwt211.00–225.001,35438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668190.25/cwt181.00–200.001,2712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675215.82/cwt213.00–229.001,45715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718172.14/cwt162.00–178.001,2363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723194.16/cwt189.00–207.001,40410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1787185.24/cwt180.00–195.001,4585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1807181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1871149.70/cwt143.00–152.001,3044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314279.31/cwt270.00–293.008778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379222.54/cwt203.00–255.0084310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381285.39/cwt278.00–299.001,08730
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414210.45/cwt190.00–232.008715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438259.20/cwt255.00–270.001,13516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478209.60/cwt190.00–225.001,0028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481241.78/cwt238.00–253.001,16315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518235.39/cwt232.00–247.001,21910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524195.59/cwt185.00–219.001,0256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569224.11/cwt215.00–230.001,27510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572185.05/cwt182.00–190.001,0583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623213.96/cwt212.00–215.001,3336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1654204.74/cwt201.00–206.001,3394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740186.73/cwt179.00–190.001,3824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773154.59/cwt149.00–160.001,1952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533115.40/cwt114.00–118.001,7697
Bulls——1,875105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9692
Bulls——1,924125.83/cwt123.00–129.002,4214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06390.16/cwt88.00–93.0095818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07295.25/cwt94.00–98.001,02116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081101.13/cwt99.00–103.001,0938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20092.14/cwt90.00–94.001,10614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21097.42/cwt96.00–100.001,1799
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240103.32/cwt101.00–105.001,2818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40194.71/cwt92.00–96.001,3277
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415100.50/cwt99.00–102.001,42211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436104.87/cwt103.00–107.001,50618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,143.92/head975.00–1,275.001,1442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,218.48/head950.00–1,325.001,2184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,388.91/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,327.85/head1,125.00–1,500.001,3285
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,660.83/head1,425.00–1,875.001,6613

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.