Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-11-02

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 2
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,800 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 1,900▲ 450 vs year ago 1,350 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
320 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 261▲ 73 vs year ago 247 · +29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 64▲ 12 vs year ago 53 · +22.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was vary good for steer calves, moderate for heifer calves. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 385 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.65/cwt on 416 head.
Average price
$131.65
416 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.81
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498134.66671298
Medium and Large 2453124.07562118
One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $109 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 sale416 hd
131.65
—
OK average7 barns · 7,518 hd
142.46
−10.81
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—Low1,60776.381,22723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44061.6688838
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20356.5668040
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07155.2459234

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,400875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,135750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,5131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—908780.69/cwt725.00–825.007,0893
BullsMedium and Large 2—330173.98/cwt165.00–178.005744
HeifersMedium and Large 1—808112.50/cwt112.00–113.009094
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
HeifersMedium and Large 2—516118.74/cwt111.00–123.006139
HeifersMedium and Large 2—617113.80/cwt110.00–118.007025
SteersMedium and Large 1—758138.80/cwt129.00–143.001,05212
SteersMedium and Large 1—480166.44/cwt163.00–178.0079958
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624128.18/cwt119.00–132.0080031
HeifersMedium and Large 2—422124.85/cwt120.00–131.0052728
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320135.52/cwt130.00–142.0043419
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523130.69/cwt122.00–136.0068454
SteersMedium and Large 2—343164.00/cwt164.00–164.005634
SteersMedium and Large 2—765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
SteersMedium and Large 2—525150.99/cwt140.00–158.0079316
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380130.85/cwt124.00–137.004979
HeifersMedium and Large 2—568112.90/cwt108.00–118.0064115
SteersMedium and Large 2—481151.48/cwt142.00–158.0072912
SteersMedium and Large 2—389174.03/cwt162.00–183.006777
SteersMedium and Large 2—735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008891
SteersMedium and Large 1—364196.97/cwt185.00–201.0071717
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375143.10/cwt138.00–152.0053733
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571127.50/cwt120.00–133.0072839
SteersMedium and Large 2—635128.34/cwt122.00–137.008159
SteersMedium and Large 1—574155.63/cwt150.00–164.0089329
SteersMedium and Large 1—668145.72/cwt136.00–150.0097328
SteersMedium and Large 1—524168.95/cwt156.00–170.0088529
SteersMedium and Large 2—676133.54/cwt127.00–137.0090311
SteersMedium and Large 2—564140.77/cwt130.00–147.0079410
SteersMedium and Large 1—721132.99/cwt125.00–138.0095910
SteersMedium and Large 1—872126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0995
SteersMedium and Large 1—333207.43/cwt193.00–213.0069115
SteersMedium and Large 1—816134.08/cwt124.00–138.001,09411
SteersMedium and Large 1—958122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1692
SteersMedium and Large 2—416157.25/cwt151.00–171.0065414
SteersMedium and Large 1—915111.44/cwt108.00–115.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1—626145.26/cwt138.00–150.0090930
SteersMedium and Large 1—430177.93/cwt167.00–181.0076546
SteersMedium and Large 2—825122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0071
BullsMedium and Large 2—517140.20/cwt134.00–142.007256
BullsMedium and Large 1—870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 1—527150.26/cwt145.00–159.0079231
BullsMedium and Large 1—470164.04/cwt159.00–172.0077124
BullsMedium and Large 1—665131.78/cwt127.00–141.0087617
BullsMedium and Large 1—413177.75/cwt167.00–181.0073411
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21660.78/cwt60.00–64.007398
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20356.65/cwt55.00–59.0068122
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44561.77/cwt60.00–64.0089314
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,37756.64/cwt55.00–59.0078017
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58273.63/cwt72.00–76.001,1657
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08351.83/cwt50.00–54.0056118
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19253.00/cwt52.00–54.0063210
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05761.60/cwt60.00–65.006517
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05957.12/cwt55.00–59.006059
Bulls——1,46070.71/cwt58.00–74.001,03210
Bulls——1,90884.02/cwt82.00–86.001,6033
Bulls——1,63978.80/cwt77.00–81.001,2928
Bulls——1,75883.58/cwt82.00–85.001,4692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—958819.17/cwt675.00–925.007,8483
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,034767.29/cwt625.00–960.007,9344
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,015760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,7141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,148752.56/cwt710.00–785.008,6393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—870727.74/cwt600.00–1,010.006,33125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,125800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,128861.18/cwt625.00–1,025.009,71412
BullsMedium and Large 2—626118.21/cwt109.00–123.007404
BullsMedium and Large 2—580112.00/cwt112.00–112.006501
BullsMedium and Large 2—374162.20/cwt160.00–170.0060710
BullsMedium and Large 2—690120.50/cwt119.00–122.008312
BullsMedium and Large 2—725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1—714123.12/cwt118.00–133.008797
BullsMedium and Large 2—429155.65/cwt145.00–165.0066824
BullsMedium and Large 2—485146.84/cwt142.00–154.0071213
BullsMedium and Large 1—371190.50/cwt180.00–205.007078
BullsMedium and Large 1—567137.40/cwt134.00–141.007797
BullsMedium and Large 1—756120.16/cwt115.00–128.009085
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469123.88/cwt116.00–131.0058131
HeifersMedium and Large 1—724118.49/cwt116.00–120.008584
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327151.79/cwt143.00–158.0049629
HeifersMedium and Large 1—788109.00/cwt109.00–109.008592
BullsMedium and Large 1—616136.39/cwt127.00–141.0084024
BullsMedium and Large 1—322194.55/cwt189.00–201.0062610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660119.92/cwt111.00–125.0079111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478136.22/cwt127.00–140.0065158
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426140.55/cwt130.00–144.0059933

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.