Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-10-05

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 5
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,100 head
200 vs last sale 1,900 500 vs year ago 2,600 · 19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
423 head
76 vs last sale 347 134 vs year ago 289 · +46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
1 vs last sale 53 21 vs year ago 31 · +67.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 higher, over 450 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 475 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 $130.31/cwt on 505 head.
Average price
$130.31
505 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.84
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518132.19685399
Medium and Large 2493123.23607106
One grade step is worth $8.96/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 sale505 hd
130.31
OK average7 barns · 7,220 hd
138.15
−7.84
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
BullsLow1,61077.081,24121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38959.6982940
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21956.5568952
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07152.4656271

Every lot, as filed

80 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20759.77/cwt59.00–63.0072120
CowsLean 85-90%1,04153.60/cwt52.00–56.0055810
CowsLean 85-90%1,05248.34/cwt47.00–51.0050938
BullsMedium and Large 1377178.55/cwt172.00–187.0067313
BullsMedium and Large 1621131.43/cwt125.00–138.0081625
BullsMedium and Large 1331184.38/cwt175.00–187.006107
BullsMedium and Large 1729125.27/cwt123.00–129.009137
BullsMedium and Large 1526143.21/cwt137.00–150.0075318
BullsMedium and Large 2518130.03/cwt121.00–133.0067410
SteersMedium and Large 1771128.72/cwt123.00–137.009929
SteersMedium and Large 1371178.34/cwt172.00–185.0066211
SteersMedium and Large 2670123.89/cwt120.00–131.008303
SteersMedium and Large 2630132.82/cwt126.00–138.0083713
SteersMedium and Large 1522149.89/cwt143.00–155.0078280
SteersMedium and Large 1722137.33/cwt136.00–138.009929
SteersMedium and Large 1616142.93/cwt132.00–145.0088049
SteersMedium and Large 1569146.29/cwt138.00–150.0083256
SteersMedium and Large 2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
SteersMedium and Large 2368157.50/cwt153.00–166.005806
SteersMedium and Large 1821117.00/cwt117.00–117.009614
SteersMedium and Large 1422184.33/cwt178.00–192.0077815
SteersMedium and Large 2728126.98/cwt126.00–128.009242
SteersMedium and Large 2465144.54/cwt141.00–148.006722
HeifersMedium and Large 1325133.92/cwt125.00–137.0043522
HeifersMedium and Large 1379136.08/cwt129.00–142.0051625
SteersMedium and Large 1675140.69/cwt136.00–142.0095015
SteersMedium and Large 1468155.19/cwt150.00–165.0072628
SteersMedium and Large 2409159.27/cwt156.00–169.0065111
SteersMedium and Large 2519135.89/cwt126.00–141.0070511
HeifersMedium and Large 2618119.72/cwt108.00–124.0074016
HeifersMedium and Large 1478130.89/cwt124.00–138.0062656
SteersMedium and Large 2770121.00/cwt121.00–121.009321
SteersMedium and Large 2575135.18/cwt126.00–140.0077723
HeifersMedium and Large 1805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 1525131.39/cwt122.00–136.0069094
HeifersMedium and Large 2382128.28/cwt123.00–131.0049017
HeifersMedium and Large 2563120.42/cwt117.00–124.006789
HeifersMedium and Large 1659131.79/cwt129.00–133.0086815
SteersMedium and Large 1308173.71/cwt167.00–181.005353
HeifersMedium and Large 2477118.90/cwt112.00–123.005679
HeifersMedium and Large 2195133.00/cwt133.00–133.002591
HeifersMedium and Large 1430136.38/cwt129.00–142.0058657
HeifersMedium and Large 1617131.30/cwt127.00–140.0081038
HeifersMedium and Large 2320125.92/cwt120.00–131.004039
HeifersMedium and Large 1581132.12/cwt122.00–135.0076879
HeifersMedium and Large 2428125.99/cwt121.00–132.0053917
HeifersMedium and Large 2712115.00/cwt114.00–116.008196
BullsMedium and Large 1465173.80/cwt170.00–186.008086
HeifersMedium and Large 1853111.00/cwt111.00–111.009472
HeifersMedium and Large 1763119.76/cwt118.00–121.009148
HeifersMedium and Large 2525123.62/cwt118.00–127.0064920
HeifersMedium and Large 2685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 1725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
BullsMedium and Large 2578124.78/cwt120.00–129.007215
BullsMedium and Large 2427154.30/cwt144.00–158.006596
BullsMedium and Large 2315168.62/cwt160.00–174.0053110
BullsMedium and Large 1422174.78/cwt171.00–188.0073815
BullsMedium and Large 1830111.50/cwt111.00–112.009252
BullsMedium and Large 1765120.29/cwt115.00–128.009203
BullsMedium and Large 1679128.87/cwt122.00–131.008756
BullsMedium and Large 2665109.97/cwt108.00–112.007312
BullsMedium and Large 2476143.12/cwt135.00–149.0068114
BullsMedium and Large 1570135.76/cwt130.00–144.0077414
BullsMedium and Large 2628117.24/cwt111.00–123.007365
BullsMedium and Large 2379155.70/cwt149.00–163.005906
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,084829.87/cwt725.00–1,000.008,9965
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2963799.62/cwt790.00–810.007,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,264894.73/cwt800.00–1,000.0011,3094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2928909.91/cwt825.00–1,000.008,4442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,088894.03/cwt850.00–925.009,7273
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,118948.47/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,6043
Bulls1,56970.65/cwt69.00–74.001,1087
Bulls1,66377.38/cwt75.00–80.001,2878
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21756.25/cwt54.00–58.0068520
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41060.17/cwt58.00–62.0084817
Bulls1,58884.19/cwt83.00–87.001,3376
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24251.69/cwt49.00–53.0064212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41564.27/cwt63.00–67.0090910
CowsLean 85-90%1,11658.77/cwt57.00–60.0065623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34255.53/cwt53.00–57.0074513

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.