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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 13
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▼ 925 vs last sale 1,400▼ 355 vs year ago 830 · −42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 0▼ 50 vs year ago 121 · −41.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 29 · −34.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, some 15+. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, some 11+. A small of number of receipts, mostly attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 lower..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $262.14/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$262.14
152 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,388
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.63
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532268.911,431122
Medium and Large 2519234.601,21730
One grade step is worth $34.31/cwt here — about $214 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 sale152 hd
262.14
—
OK average5 barns · 3,810 hd
257.51
+4.63
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—High1,701119.292,0297thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,447113.981,64913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,071112.421,20414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210112.271,35816

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)1,348$1,6752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,198$1,5794thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$1,1885
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,550$2,1501thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320372.26/cwt350.00–424.001,19111
Steers—Medium and Large 2335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 2375296.16/cwt284.00–302.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 1389375.79/cwt370.00–385.001,46215
Steers—Medium and Large 1427336.25/cwt331.00–345.001,4365
Steers—Medium and Large 2436252.70/cwt244.00–284.001,1025
Steers—Medium and Large 2460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1478321.36/cwt315.00–330.001,53611
Steers—Medium and Large 2524262.53/cwt260.00–265.001,3764
Steers—Medium and Large 1527304.31/cwt293.00–312.001,60415
Steers—Medium and Large 1560278.21/cwt270.00–285.001,5587
Steers—Medium and Large 2579224.87/cwt210.00–249.001,3024
Steers—Medium and Large 1618276.55/cwt270.00–285.001,70912
Steers—Medium and Large 2622245.13/cwt235.00–250.001,5253
Steers—Medium and Large 1660235.70/cwt230.00–247.001,5567
Steers—Medium and Large 2662202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3371
Steers—Medium and Large 1726247.82/cwt240.00–255.001,7998
Steers—Medium and Large 2735217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5951
Steers—Medium and Large 1770237.00/cwt225.00–240.001,8255
Steers—Medium and Large 2785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 1832198.40/cwt185.00–205.001,6515
Steers—Medium and Large 1890197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7531
Steers—Medium and Large 1960187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315272.00/cwt272.00–272.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330306.35/cwt299.00–316.001,0118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366308.83/cwt302.00–325.001,13010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369252.82/cwt240.00–275.009335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422314.35/cwt303.00–330.001,32716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423267.94/cwt237.00–281.001,1334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475281.85/cwt276.00–290.001,33915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2493235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527267.07/cwt261.00–270.001,40715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560263.69/cwt255.00–271.001,47723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577228.49/cwt220.00–243.001,3187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616246.86/cwt237.00–252.001,52115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623213.17/cwt202.00–225.001,3284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668227.32/cwt216.00–230.001,5186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722207.84/cwt201.00–210.001,5017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300260.00/cwt250.00–270.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310389.55/cwt350.00–433.001,2085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366364.88/cwt303.00–397.001,33515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382275.68/cwt250.00–295.001,0533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435324.98/cwt301.00–332.001,4145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463304.78/cwt301.00–315.001,4114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510295.31/cwt289.00–305.001,5064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558261.63/cwt259.00–263.001,4603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618255.94/cwt243.00–266.001,5826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6054
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638115.38/cwt113.00–117.001,8904
Bulls——1,785124.51/cwt123.00–127.002,2233
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034111.43/cwt108.00–113.001,1525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082105.67/cwt104.00–107.001,1433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097116.61/cwt115.00–119.001,2796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191116.59/cwt115.00–118.001,3897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203106.35/cwt105.00–107.001,2793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235110.19/cwt109.00–113.001,3616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341118.04/cwt116.00–120.001,5834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484113.34/cwt111.00–115.001,6827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528108.12/cwt107.00–109.001,6522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0011,187.91/head925.00–1,625.001,1885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,579.22/head1,085.00–1,975.001,5794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,675.16/head1,350.00–1,985.001,6752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.