Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-11-16

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 16
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,400 head
200 vs last sale 2,600 1,450 vs year ago 3,850 · 37.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
82 vs last sale 377 35 vs year ago 260 · +13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
8 vs last sale 53 35 vs year ago 80 · 43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 340 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.84/cwt on 714 head.
Average price
$138.84
714 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.85
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506142.81723505
Medium and Large 2508129.27657209
One grade step is worth $13.53/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 sale714 hd
138.84
OK average7 barns · 12,810 hd
144.70
−5.85
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
BullsAverage1,59179.431,26423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38852.0372239
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20349.2159244
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07146.7850157

Every lot, as filed

86 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2521126.37/cwt120.00–137.0065844
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned514133.78/cwt129.00–137.0068810
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added514168.00/cwt168.00–168.008646
HeifersMedium and Large 2728111.16/cwt102.00–116.008096
HeifersMedium and Large 2625127.42/cwt121.00–134.0079635
HeifersMedium and Large 1675136.33/cwt127.00–141.0092012
HeifersMedium and Large 1728128.93/cwt126.00–140.009399
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned553147.00/cwt147.00–147.008132
SteersMedium and Large 1519170.83/cwt163.00–175.0088789
HeifersMedium and Large 2321142.10/cwt131.00–148.0045613
HeifersMedium and Large 2666117.88/cwt115.00–125.007857
HeifersMedium and Large 1337157.20/cwt147.00–168.0053029
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned360147.00/cwt147.00–147.005293
SteersMedium and Large 2621138.93/cwt127.00–148.0086321
SteersMedium and Large 2425168.52/cwt150.00–180.0071633
HeifersMedium and Large 1431146.95/cwt141.00–155.0063389
HeifersMedium and Large 1775112.01/cwt110.00–114.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2325170.51/cwt163.00–179.005542
SteersMedium and Large 1572165.83/cwt162.00–175.0094992
SteersMedium and Large 1421186.47/cwt182.00–190.0078526
SteersMedium and Large 1755142.74/cwt132.00–145.001,07819
HeifersMedium and Large 1373159.70/cwt146.00–172.0059626
HeifersMedium and Large 1623137.48/cwt134.00–148.0085740
SteersMedium and Large 2673134.91/cwt126.00–140.0090812
SteersMedium and Large 2361169.11/cwt150.00–180.006107
SteersMedium and Large 1672145.52/cwt141.00–155.0097861
SteersMedium and Large 1702149.12/cwt135.00–150.001,04729
SteersMedium and Large 2572146.73/cwt141.00–160.0083952
SteersMedium and Large 2481159.76/cwt137.00–170.0076836
SteersMedium and Large 1326196.89/cwt185.00–220.0064212
SteersMedium and Large 1814121.99/cwt115.00–127.0099310
SteersMedium and Large 2705124.50/cwt120.00–127.008784
SteersMedium and Large 2532146.38/cwt140.00–160.0077918
SteersMedium and Large 2763124.92/cwt120.00–130.009532
SteersMedium and Large 1384192.52/cwt189.00–200.0073919
SteersMedium and Large 1477178.25/cwt172.00–186.0085070
SteersMedium and Large 1624156.59/cwt146.00–159.0097762
BullsMedium and Large 1626143.13/cwt136.00–150.008968
BullsMedium and Large 1415182.23/cwt177.00–193.0075617
BullsMedium and Large 1572156.09/cwt154.00–169.0089327
BullsMedium and Large 1479162.06/cwt160.00–174.0077619
BullsMedium and Large 1506157.06/cwt152.00–167.0079511
BullsMedium and Large 1721123.69/cwt115.00–126.0089210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24953.89/cwt53.00–56.0067311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17944.93/cwt43.00–47.0053015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19649.92/cwt48.00–52.0059718
CowsLean 85-90%1,05341.05/cwt39.00–43.0043218
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34452.12/cwt50.00–54.0070019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40947.22/cwt45.00–49.006659
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44655.81/cwt55.00–59.0080711
CowsLean 85-90%1,07152.43/cwt50.00–54.0056217
CowsLean 85-90%1,08547.10/cwt45.00–49.0051122
Bulls1,62980.96/cwt79.00–83.001,31911
Bulls1,52775.06/cwt73.00–77.001,1469
Bulls1,64786.90/cwt86.00–89.001,4313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,015.81/cwt875.00–1,110.0011,5907
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085753.83/cwt675.00–850.008,1799
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2765800.08/cwt700.00–875.006,1212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,092805.54/cwt650.00–1,075.008,79610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,164739.40/cwt625.00–850.008,6077
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2926894.22/cwt685.00–1,125.008,2804
BullsMedium and Large 1322192.69/cwt189.00–209.0062015
BullsMedium and Large 2616129.34/cwt121.00–134.007976
BullsMedium and Large 2573130.34/cwt123.00–137.007476
BullsMedium and Large 2658126.97/cwt122.00–139.008354
BullsMedium and Large 2471147.53/cwt134.00–154.0069512
BullsMedium and Large 1865115.00/cwt115.00–115.009951
BullsMedium and Large 2424156.21/cwt141.00–170.0066223
BullsMedium and Large 2326164.18/cwt155.00–181.0053516
BullsMedium and Large 2524133.60/cwt127.00–147.0070014
BullsMedium and Large 1820106.44/cwt103.00–110.008732
BullsMedium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
BullsMedium and Large 2381150.56/cwt142.00–162.005747
BullsMedium and Large 1372180.36/cwt177.00–193.0067115
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned460136.00/cwt136.00–136.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 1825109.00/cwt109.00–109.008991
BullsMedium and Large 1757122.00/cwt122.00–122.009245
BullsMedium and Large 1667139.92/cwt132.00–146.0093315
BullsMedium and Large 1920103.00/cwt103.00–103.009482
HeifersMedium and Large 2376139.71/cwt130.00–154.0052523
HeifersMedium and Large 1472140.87/cwt136.00–150.0066560
HeifersMedium and Large 1525140.03/cwt137.00–148.00735134
HeifersMedium and Large 1574139.31/cwt132.00–146.0080082
HeifersMedium and Large 2468127.36/cwt122.00–135.0059618
HeifersMedium and Large 2424132.79/cwt122.00–138.0056334
HeifersMedium and Large 2575125.45/cwt118.00–133.0072129

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.