Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-06-09

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 9
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,500 head
550 vs last sale 1,950 150 vs year ago 2,350 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
78 vs last sale 289 13 vs year ago 224 · 5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
12 vs last sale 61 102 vs year ago 151 · 67.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves classes uneven, mostly steady to 4.00 higher, number wise. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.43/cwt on 627 head.
Average price
$131.43
627 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.40
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526132.92699521
Medium and Large 2475124.13589106
One grade step is worth $8.79/cwt here — about $110 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 sale627 hd
131.43
OK average7 barns · 11,465 hd
123.03
+8.40
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
BullsAverage1,55882.831,29112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42563.6090630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21461.7475033
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07456.0960242

Every lot, as filed

78 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
BullsMedium and Large 2319153.32/cwt141.00–163.004894
BullsMedium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
BullsMedium and Large 2610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
BullsMedium and Large 2530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
BullsMedium and Large 2360136.00/cwt136.00–136.004901
BullsMedium and Large 1465146.60/cwt140.00–157.0068229
BullsMedium and Large 1568125.36/cwt118.00–130.0071224
BullsMedium and Large 1520133.04/cwt123.00–138.0069222
BullsMedium and Large 1617120.19/cwt113.00–125.0074218
BullsMedium and Large 1417158.61/cwt151.00–165.0066111
BullsMedium and Large 1325185.68/cwt181.00–189.0060311
BullsMedium and Large 1366168.54/cwt160.00–172.006177
BullsMedium and Large 1666107.97/cwt90.00–115.007194
BullsMedium and Large 182097.57/cwt91.00–101.008003
BullsMedium and Large 1734106.35/cwt103.00–108.007813
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added560154.00/cwt154.00–154.0086299
SteersMedium and Large 1526138.84/cwt132.00–145.0073095
SteersMedium and Large 1623132.70/cwt125.00–139.0082772
SteersMedium and Large 1562135.21/cwt129.00–139.0076068
SteersMedium and Large 1476149.85/cwt146.00–161.0071357
SteersMedium and Large 1422159.66/cwt154.00–166.0067447
SteersMedium and Large 1378170.87/cwt167.00–181.0064630
SteersMedium and Large 1668127.70/cwt120.00–134.0085329
SteersMedium and Large 1322181.94/cwt175.00–191.0058625
SteersMedium and Large 1731121.68/cwt117.00–130.0088919
SteersMedium and Large 1838116.00/cwt116.00–116.009724
SteersMedium and Large 1763124.65/cwt115.00–128.009514
SteersMedium and Large 1865106.00/cwt106.00–106.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 2567118.68/cwt112.00–121.0067321
HeifersMedium and Large 2489125.24/cwt118.00–131.0061221
HeifersMedium and Large 2527117.38/cwt110.00–122.0061920
HeifersMedium and Large 2369132.92/cwt127.00–143.0049020
HeifersMedium and Large 2434127.87/cwt117.00–132.0055516
HeifersMedium and Large 2324132.03/cwt126.00–140.004286
HeifersMedium and Large 272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2600101.00/cwt101.00–101.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 1584132.56/cwt122.00–137.00774146
HeifersMedium and Large 1525127.93/cwt123.00–137.00672102
HeifersMedium and Large 1469136.55/cwt132.00–145.0064066
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21762.13/cwt60.00–63.0075616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22564.62/cwt64.00–68.0079211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18855.40/cwt50.00–59.006586
Bulls1,58583.85/cwt80.00–86.001,3294
Bulls1,56989.84/cwt87.00–95.001,4104
Bulls1,52174.79/cwt70.00–78.001,1384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,102985.15/cwt750.00–1,100.0010,85611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2675686.94/cwt675.00–700.004,6372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,148842.53/cwt725.00–925.009,6725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,173823.13/cwt800.00–850.009,6552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,363926.65/cwt900.00–950.0012,6303
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,030984.79/cwt875.00–1,125.0010,1433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0511,066.61/cwt1,025.00–1,125.0011,2104
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2955916.43/cwt875.00–950.008,7522
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2925850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,8631
SteersMedium and Large 2474139.31/cwt132.00–144.0066016
SteersMedium and Large 2429142.42/cwt138.00–149.0061110
SteersMedium and Large 2306153.69/cwt149.00–163.004708
SteersMedium and Large 2520120.29/cwt115.00–130.006267
SteersMedium and Large 2390156.17/cwt148.00–160.006097
SteersMedium and Large 2580122.76/cwt116.00–129.007126
SteersMedium and Large 2625116.54/cwt115.00–119.007285
SteersMedium and Large 2683116.73/cwt114.00–119.007974
SteersMedium and Large 2735111.00/cwt111.00–111.008161
CowsLean 85-90%1,07054.11/cwt53.00–56.0057920
CowsLean 85-90%1,07559.75/cwt57.00–63.0064218
CowsLean 85-90%1,08649.48/cwt47.00–52.005374
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46662.80/cwt60.00–64.0092115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39565.74/cwt65.00–67.0091712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34359.00/cwt59.00–59.007923
HeifersMedium and Large 1426142.87/cwt135.00–148.0060964
HeifersMedium and Large 1621121.55/cwt115.00–124.0075550
HeifersMedium and Large 1373150.01/cwt145.00–159.0056030
HeifersMedium and Large 1326149.25/cwt140.00–159.0048726
HeifersMedium and Large 1666118.48/cwt111.00–126.0078919
HeifersMedium and Large 1728112.41/cwt104.00–119.0081811
HeifersMedium and Large 1787106.42/cwt103.00–109.008387
BullsMedium and Large 2472131.55/cwt122.00–139.006218
BullsMedium and Large 2434134.83/cwt127.00–142.005858

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.