Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2023-07-11

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 1,010▼ 1,100 vs year ago 2,400 · −45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 248▼ 206 vs year ago 415 · −49.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 39▼ 29 vs year ago 60 · −48.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

C0mpared to 6-27-2023; Steer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.55/cwt on 396 head.
Average price
$222.55
396 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.80
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552226.361,250324
Medium and Large 2492205.371,01172
One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $239 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 sale396 hd
222.55
—
OK average2 barns · 992 hd
229.34
−6.80
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—Average1,652124.482,05712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385105.481,46031
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201104.081,25040
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065100.511,07039

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,268$1,4832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$1,2774thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$1,1856
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)982$1,5635
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)968$1,4903thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,3143thin

Every lot

81 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 1311325.19/cwt305.00–341.001,0119
Steers—Medium and Large 2325261.44/cwt250.00–281.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1380300.02/cwt289.00–305.001,1406
Steers—Medium and Large 2381258.02/cwt245.00–261.009835
Steers—Medium and Large 1428264.19/cwt261.00–275.001,13113
Steers—Medium and Large 2440236.76/cwt232.00–248.001,0424
Steers—Medium and Large 1470258.81/cwt254.00–272.001,21631
Steers—Medium and Large 2474217.34/cwt207.00–232.001,03010
Steers—Medium and Large 2523232.09/cwt215.00–246.001,21410
Steers—Medium and Large 1525251.69/cwt246.00–262.001,32128
Steers—Medium and Large 2564203.78/cwt190.00–221.001,14914
Steers—Medium and Large 1589242.77/cwt234.00–249.001,43066
Steers—Medium and Large 1625239.74/cwt234.00–249.001,49843
Steers—Medium and Large 2640219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4021
Steers—Medium and Large 1681224.32/cwt221.00–236.001,52820
Steers—Medium and Large 2695213.67/cwt201.00–220.001,4853
Steers—Medium and Large 1704228.57/cwt193.00–230.001,60948
Steers—Medium and Large 2737185.65/cwt183.00–187.001,3683
Steers—Medium and Large 1780211.55/cwt201.00–216.001,65010
Steers—Medium and Large 1885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322234.25/cwt230.00–246.0075413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330221.26/cwt220.00–223.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370238.48/cwt230.00–245.0088210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373214.10/cwt190.00–223.0079913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422206.18/cwt191.00–225.0087010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427233.11/cwt227.00–245.0099529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474204.46/cwt190.00–217.009698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481227.57/cwt222.00–236.001,09537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524229.75/cwt225.00–240.001,20463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524202.59/cwt188.00–221.001,06215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564199.16/cwt180.00–211.001,1237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573222.71/cwt218.00–233.001,27648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615227.74/cwt222.00–238.001,40187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624200.20/cwt181.00–218.001,24913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668216.15/cwt209.00–225.001,44411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,2952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708224.82/cwt211.00–227.001,59212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757200.32/cwt187.00–203.001,51610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832166.26/cwt160.00–171.001,3833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320258.70/cwt240.00–270.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340322.79/cwt315.00–333.001,0978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379298.14/cwt289.00–318.001,13015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420229.75/cwt205.00–249.009656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424266.06/cwt250.00–277.001,12813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470234.73/cwt227.00–248.001,10312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475191.63/cwt180.00–201.009107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521227.45/cwt220.00–241.001,18511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530210.82/cwt201.00–217.001,1179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573217.71/cwt201.00–244.001,2479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580192.17/cwt181.00–202.001,1156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623217.01/cwt201.00–240.001,35218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666207.54/cwt195.00–218.001,38210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885140.06/cwt130.00–150.001,2402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,546121.42/cwt120.00–125.001,8777
Bulls——1,801128.76/cwt126.00–130.002,3195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05694.32/cwt93.00–97.0099615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064101.70/cwt100.00–104.001,08214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078108.13/cwt106.00–111.001,16610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19698.49/cwt97.00–102.001,17815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202105.03/cwt103.00–107.001,26214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207110.49/cwt108.00–112.001,33411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362101.22/cwt98.00–103.001,37913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363106.27/cwt105.00–108.001,4487
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425110.02/cwt105.00–113.001,56811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29452,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,435.58/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29781,373.53/head1,050.00–1,600.001,3742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,460.07/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,234.17/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0071,185.14/head850.00–1,575.001,1856
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1961,277.32/head1,025.00–1,475.001,2774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,482.84/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4832

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.