Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2019-07-16

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 16
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,850 head
550 vs last sale 1,300 1,850 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
30 vs last sale 208 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
25 vs last sale 77 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive , with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 230 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers./

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.70/cwt on 567 head.
Average price
$134.70
567 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507136.64693485
Medium and Large 2500123.2061682
One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $77 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 sale567 hd
134.70
OK average7 barns · 8,511 hd
132.81
+1.89
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
BullsLow1,68874.591,25919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42759.8785423
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21457.2869547
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07756.8761238

Every lot, as filed

65 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1665129.49/cwt128.00–131.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 1313149.28/cwt141.00–152.0046716
HeifersMedium and Large 1622130.64/cwt127.00–139.0081368
HeifersMedium and Large 1532135.06/cwt129.00–141.0071997
HeifersMedium and Large 2319131.25/cwt127.00–140.004195
HeifersMedium and Large 2525122.52/cwt119.00–127.0064310
HeifersMedium and Large 2575120.40/cwt109.00–125.0069220
HeifersMedium and Large 1713127.39/cwt118.00–131.009089
HeifersMedium and Large 1378142.77/cwt137.00–149.0054051
HeifersMedium and Large 1577134.13/cwt128.00–142.0077494
HeifersMedium and Large 2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007383
SteersMedium and Large 1328182.65/cwt176.00–190.0059918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,140964.14/cwt810.00–1,185.0010,9915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,188853.01/cwt810.00–900.0010,1342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,133933.83/cwt825.00–1,060.0010,5807
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,110710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,8811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1964894.61/cwt725.00–960.008,6248
SteersMedium and Large 1389165.31/cwt162.00–173.0064322
SteersMedium and Large 1521158.86/cwt150.00–164.0082860
SteersMedium and Large 2664133.25/cwt133.00–134.008854
SteersMedium and Large 2528142.86/cwt110.00–149.0075412
SteersMedium and Large 1284178.47/cwt172.00–181.005079
BullsMedium and Large 1280168.83/cwt140.00–185.004736
BullsMedium and Large 1519136.44/cwt127.00–144.0070818
BullsMedium and Large 1477148.35/cwt131.00–168.0070832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,045810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,4651
BullsMedium and Large 1718118.80/cwt112.00–126.008535
BullsMedium and Large 1626129.71/cwt122.00–142.0081217
BullsMedium and Large 1320175.92/cwt151.00–190.0056328
BullsMedium and Large 1420158.55/cwt132.00–179.0066666
BullsMedium and Large 1805102.33/cwt101.00–105.008243
BullsMedium and Large 1667128.11/cwt119.00–138.008549
BullsMedium and Large 1573137.83/cwt120.00–158.0079018
SteersMedium and Large 1682138.28/cwt133.00–145.0094321
SteersMedium and Large 1467163.90/cwt156.00–170.0076547
CowsLean 85-90%1,09162.30/cwt61.00–64.006807
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43954.16/cwt50.00–57.007795
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18263.57/cwt62.00–65.007517
CowsLean 85-90%1,07854.00/cwt51.00–55.0058219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45759.37/cwt58.00–61.008659
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21854.48/cwt53.00–56.0066425
CowsLean 85-90%1,06758.26/cwt57.00–60.0062212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39163.54/cwt62.00–65.008849
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22359.00/cwt57.00–61.0072215
Bulls1,65163.87/cwt54.00–74.001,0545
Bulls1,63276.47/cwt75.00–78.001,2487
Bulls1,77180.37/cwt79.00–83.001,4237
BullsMedium and Large 1376163.46/cwt141.00–181.0061542
HeifersMedium and Large 2635119.90/cwt108.00–124.0076110
HeifersMedium and Large 2385126.65/cwt119.00–133.004888
HeifersMedium and Large 2285132.96/cwt131.00–135.003792
HeifersMedium and Large 1471137.10/cwt129.00–143.0064694
HeifersMedium and Large 1426141.19/cwt135.00–149.0060145
HeifersMedium and Large 1277151.43/cwt149.00–156.004199
HeifersMedium and Large 2427126.48/cwt121.00–134.0054015
HeifersMedium and Large 2475122.74/cwt114.00–130.005839
SteersMedium and Large 2581136.16/cwt110.00–144.0079115
SteersMedium and Large 2324152.90/cwt131.00–171.004958
SteersMedium and Large 1581155.88/cwt148.00–160.0090665
SteersMedium and Large 1629144.55/cwt136.00–148.0090940
SteersMedium and Large 1429172.09/cwt160.00–180.0073821
SteersMedium and Large 1718137.00/cwt137.00–137.009842
SteersMedium and Large 2478144.62/cwt120.00–155.0069117
SteersMedium and Large 2422146.94/cwt129.00–160.0062011
SteersMedium and Large 2380147.41/cwt141.00–150.005604

How this sale compares

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.