Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-11-09

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 9
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,600 head
800 vs last sale 1,800 1,250 vs year ago 1,350 · +92.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
377 head
57 vs last sale 320 130 vs year ago 247 · +52.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
12 vs last sale 65 0 vs year ago 53 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 8.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 2.00 lower, leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 430 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.23/cwt on 807 head.
Average price
$137.23
807 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.73
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501139.85701635
Medium and Large 2497127.57634172
One grade step is worth $12.28/cwt here — about $67 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 sale807 hd
137.23
OK average7 barns · 10,889 hd
144.96
−7.73
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
BullsLow1,54377.841,20129
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43560.4786828
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20356.5568039
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06356.5060146

Every lot, as filed

91 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%1,18357.25/cwt55.00–59.0067717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21961.00/cwt60.00–64.007449
CowsLean 85-90%1,05159.68/cwt58.00–62.006278
CowsLean 85-90%1,06554.07/cwt53.00–57.0057632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34056.81/cwt56.00–57.007615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43265.47/cwt63.00–69.009386
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46459.78/cwt58.00–62.0087517
CowsLean 85-90%1,07265.22/cwt63.00–67.006996
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21752.54/cwt50.00–54.0063913
Bulls1,43072.06/cwt70.00–75.001,03011
Bulls1,67483.43/cwt82.00–86.001,3979
Bulls1,55179.31/cwt78.00–81.001,2309
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950753.82/cwt635.00–825.007,1614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,092806.50/cwt775.00–835.008,8075
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2844852.56/cwt825.00–875.007,1964
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,7881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2790793.72/cwt610.00–1,035.006,27010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2837822.41/cwt625.00–1,060.006,88413
BullsMedium and Large 1668140.37/cwt138.00–143.009385
BullsMedium and Large 1870107.50/cwt107.00–108.009352
BullsMedium and Large 2365165.92/cwt161.00–181.006065
SteersMedium and Large 2584139.61/cwt131.00–142.008158
SteersMedium and Large 2681128.00/cwt128.00–128.008724
SteersMedium and Large 2379176.75/cwt162.00–187.006707
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned425175.15/cwt169.00–186.007447
SteersMedium and Large 2480155.35/cwt145.00–166.0074626
SteersMedium and Large 1575151.83/cwt144.00–158.0087364
SteersMedium and Large 1630144.78/cwt139.00–153.0091254
SteersMedium and Large 1673139.64/cwt135.00–145.0094048
SteersMedium and Large 1807121.57/cwt115.00–125.009815
SteersMedium and Large 1466182.50/cwt177.00–196.0085057
SteersMedium and Large 1758137.13/cwt130.00–144.001,0396
SteersMedium and Large 1417190.25/cwt186.00–197.0079352
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned510147.26/cwt146.00–151.007514
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned308153.93/cwt151.00–183.0047411
SteersMedium and Large 1710139.33/cwt132.00–144.0098938
SteersMedium and Large 1367196.30/cwt190.00–211.0072015
SteersMedium and Large 1517164.08/cwt160.00–171.0084877
BullsMedium and Large 1419189.68/cwt180.00–202.0079531
BullsMedium and Large 2519148.77/cwt148.00–151.007724
BullsMedium and Large 1818113.27/cwt107.00–118.009276
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned479154.48/cwt147.00–166.0074011
BullsMedium and Large 1469172.98/cwt171.00–183.0081138
BullsMedium and Large 1516155.42/cwt148.00–162.0080224
SteersMedium and Large 1853119.02/cwt112.00–126.001,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned598125.00/cwt125.00–125.0074810
SteersMedium and Large 1315206.69/cwt198.00–217.0065114
SteersMedium and Large 2785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009661
SteersMedium and Large 2703128.00/cwt125.00–130.009003
SteersMedium and Large 2436163.10/cwt143.00–175.0071110
SteersMedium and Large 2521149.44/cwt140.00–157.0077923
HeifersMedium and Large 1324152.54/cwt145.00–159.0049423
SteersMedium and Large 2615133.81/cwt131.00–138.008238
HeifersMedium and Large 1473142.38/cwt133.00–147.0067365
HeifersMedium and Large 1519138.95/cwt133.00–148.0072179
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned370138.89/cwt132.00–143.005144
HeifersMedium and Large 2723113.20/cwt112.00–115.008185
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned363181.24/cwt177.00–189.006587
HeifersMedium and Large 1374152.14/cwt148.00–161.0056983
HeifersMedium and Large 1430141.97/cwt137.00–150.00610183
HeifersMedium and Large 1681132.71/cwt121.00–135.0090476
HeifersMedium and Large 1562137.87/cwt133.00–148.0077527
HeifersMedium and Large 1768117.68/cwt110.00–126.009046
HeifersMedium and Large 1720126.83/cwt119.00–130.0091325
HeifersMedium and Large 2515127.58/cwt122.00–132.0065731
HeifersMedium and Large 2319137.83/cwt128.00–145.0044014
HeifersMedium and Large 2427130.84/cwt121.00–138.0055921
HeifersMedium and Large 2687110.29/cwt102.00–115.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 1865109.51/cwt108.00–111.009472
HeifersMedium and Large 2621118.27/cwt115.00–121.0073411
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned476130.00/cwt129.00–131.006198
HeifersMedium and Large 2470128.03/cwt121.00–133.0060233
HeifersMedium and Large 2575124.24/cwt115.00–133.0071439
HeifersMedium and Large 1617130.75/cwt125.00–138.0080739
BullsMedium and Large 2577134.25/cwt127.00–140.0077512
BullsMedium and Large 2482153.20/cwt141.00–160.0073813
HeifersMedium and Large 1840108.00/cwt108.00–108.009071
HeifersMedium and Large 2377136.15/cwt120.00–142.0051315
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
BullsMedium and Large 1568144.65/cwt139.00–154.0082220
BullsMedium and Large 1363201.78/cwt185.00–209.0073224
BullsMedium and Large 2690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
BullsMedium and Large 1773118.79/cwt112.00–122.009185
BullsMedium and Large 1321207.80/cwt192.00–212.0066719
BullsMedium and Large 1618136.24/cwt127.00–140.0084219
BullsMedium and Large 2414170.04/cwt160.00–180.0070414
BullsMedium and Large 1723126.00/cwt126.00–126.009112
BullsMedium and Large 2310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005432

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.