Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2020-06-23

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 23
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,750 head
300 vs last sale 2,050 400 vs year ago 1,350 · +29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
24 vs last sale 251 81 vs year ago 146 · +55.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
11 vs last sale 49 51 vs year ago 89 · 57.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Resending to include the trend*

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 400 lbs 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 265 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.37/cwt on 555 head.
Average price
$142.37
555 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.19
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532144.28767448
Medium and Large 2514134.39691107
One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $76 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 sale555 hd
142.37
OK average7 barns · 13,525 hd
130.18
+12.19
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
BullsHigh1,69293.761,58620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40670.4199024
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20267.2180839
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06561.9366037

Every lot, as filed

83 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38069.72/cwt68.00–72.0096210
CowsLean 85-90%1,07068.97/cwt66.00–73.007387
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21272.34/cwt71.00–76.008779
CowsLean 85-90%1,06356.69/cwt52.00–60.0060314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20963.19/cwt61.00–66.0076415
CowsLean 85-90%1,06563.43/cwt61.00–65.0067616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18968.14/cwt67.00–70.0081015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36266.33/cwt64.00–68.009036
SteersMedium and Large 2580130.34/cwt120.00–133.0075611
SteersMedium and Large 2710113.55/cwt110.00–117.008062
SteersMedium and Large 1721126.78/cwt118.00–130.0091446
SteersMedium and Large 1376159.31/cwt152.00–167.0059941
SteersMedium and Large 2623124.33/cwt118.00–129.0077512
SteersMedium and Large 2373143.54/cwt136.00–151.005357
SteersMedium and Large 1574144.54/cwt135.00–149.0083054
SteersMedium and Large 1620138.41/cwt130.00–145.0085845
SteersMedium and Large 2330162.13/cwt147.00–169.0053517
SteersMedium and Large 2689118.42/cwt115.00–119.008167
SteersMedium and Large 1427153.11/cwt147.00–161.0065456
HeifersMedium and Large 1431138.19/cwt129.00–143.0059656
HeifersMedium and Large 191294.00/cwt94.00–94.008573
HeifersMedium and Large 2571115.70/cwt106.00–121.0066111
HeifersMedium and Large 1466136.65/cwt131.00–144.0063758
HeifersMedium and Large 1791117.61/cwt109.00–119.009307
HeifersMedium and Large 2470125.42/cwt121.00–130.0058915
HeifersMedium and Large 1523128.29/cwt122.00–134.0067186
HeifersMedium and Large 1332152.98/cwt145.00–159.0050818
HeifersMedium and Large 2324131.31/cwt121.00–141.0042520
HeifersMedium and Large 1577131.89/cwt122.00–137.00761100
HeifersMedium and Large 1623119.78/cwt116.00–128.0074620
BullsMedium and Large 1679119.00/cwt115.00–128.008084
BullsMedium and Large 2577113.69/cwt110.00–116.006563
BullsMedium and Large 1467137.34/cwt129.00–144.0064121
BullsMedium and Large 1718103.38/cwt96.00–111.007424
Bulls1,84198.91/cwt97.00–101.001,8217
Bulls1,61188.36/cwt86.00–90.001,4238
Bulls1,61195.20/cwt93.00–97.001,5345
BullsMedium and Large 2371134.13/cwt126.00–145.004985
BullsMedium and Large 2620102.00/cwt102.00–102.006321
BullsMedium and Large 1331166.62/cwt164.00–176.005527
BullsMedium and Large 1880191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6811
BullsMedium and Large 2433135.12/cwt125.00–140.005859
BullsMedium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
BullsMedium and Large 1375157.82/cwt155.00–170.0059212
BullsMedium and Large 179099.47/cwt95.00–104.007862
BullsMedium and Large 2310141.00/cwt141.00–141.004372
BullsMedium and Large 1519132.11/cwt126.00–138.0068615
BullsMedium and Large 183096.03/cwt91.00–101.007972
SteersMedium and Large 2421140.59/cwt136.00–146.0059219
HeifersMedium and Large 2378134.23/cwt126.00–139.0050727
HeifersMedium and Large 2610101.00/cwt101.00–101.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 1673117.29/cwt115.00–126.0078920
HeifersMedium and Large 2423125.47/cwt120.00–127.005316
HeifersMedium and Large 1375146.53/cwt140.00–155.0054929
HeifersMedium and Large 1725111.00/cwt111.00–111.008053
HeifersMedium and Large 2522115.20/cwt108.00–120.006019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225972.24/cwt900.00–1,050.0011,9102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,6861
SteersMedium and Large 2768104.00/cwt104.00–104.007999
SteersMedium and Large 1525142.46/cwt138.00–150.0074872
SteersMedium and Large 1877106.74/cwt98.00–111.009366
SteersMedium and Large 2471135.11/cwt128.00–144.0063611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47074.34/cwt73.00–76.001,0938
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2942913.89/cwt725.00–1,010.008,6093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,202918.11/cwt835.00–1,050.0011,0365
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900925.00/cwt825.00–1,025.008,3252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2838897.44/cwt810.00–1,000.007,5213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2893833.11/cwt810.00–860.007,4402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2855882.89/cwt825.00–935.007,5492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2800935.00/cwt860.00–1,010.007,4802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,215.18/cwt1,050.00–1,350.0013,6103
BullsMedium and Large 1425147.36/cwt144.00–159.0062617
BullsMedium and Large 2543117.01/cwt113.00–119.006353
BullsMedium and Large 1622119.38/cwt114.00–126.007433
BullsMedium and Large 1577128.17/cwt120.00–134.0074015
BullsMedium and Large 2487114.29/cwt111.00–121.005573
SteersMedium and Large 1313176.12/cwt171.00–185.0055124
SteersMedium and Large 1812113.36/cwt105.00–119.009206
SteersMedium and Large 2810103.00/cwt103.00–103.008341
SteersMedium and Large 2529130.92/cwt121.00–137.0069311
SteersMedium and Large 1671128.68/cwt123.00–135.0086322
SteersMedium and Large 1773111.03/cwt105.00–118.008583
SteersMedium and Large 1471146.53/cwt140.00–154.0069073

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.