Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2021-11-30

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 30
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,000 head
400 vs last sale 2,400 350 vs year ago 2,350 · 14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
334 head
39 vs last sale 295 97 vs year ago 237 · +40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
6 vs last sale 45 28 vs year ago 23 · +121.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher, some 16.00 higher. Heifer calves 9.00 to 11.00 higher, some 14.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 9.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 385 cows and bulls sold with 84 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.24/cwt on 531 head.
Average price
$173.24
531 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.59
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544179.41976358
Medium and Large 2510160.47819173
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $158 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 sale531 hd
173.24
OK average4 barns · 11,226 hd
169.65
+3.59
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
BullsLow1,60874.041,19019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47365.5796645
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19960.8873049
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07655.0559346

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007061
HeifersMedium and Large 2426152.65/cwt138.00–165.0065040
HeifersMedium and Large 2531137.14/cwt130.00–140.0072826
BullsMedium and Large 1723145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0482
BullsMedium and Large 2755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
BullsMedium and Large 2578145.67/cwt143.00–150.008426
HeifersMedium and Large 1373175.52/cwt170.00–185.0065541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned351151.00/cwt151.00–151.005304
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned424152.00/cwt152.00–152.006445
BullsMedium and Large 2324172.05/cwt161.00–190.0055711
BullsMedium and Large 2636133.44/cwt132.00–138.008494
BullsMedium and Large 2485169.85/cwt160.00–174.008248
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned447184.00/cwt184.00–184.008225
BullsMedium and Large 1316212.56/cwt198.00–225.0067223
BullsMedium and Large 1576159.05/cwt153.00–178.0091623
BullsMedium and Large 2438167.59/cwt151.00–174.007349
BullsMedium and Large 2526154.46/cwt142.00–159.008129
BullsMedium and Large 2379180.27/cwt160.00–191.0068318
BullsMedium and Large 1752139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0453
BullsMedium and Large 1830115.34/cwt113.00–117.009573
BullsMedium and Large 1616148.35/cwt146.00–150.009146
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,067850.00/cwt725.00–925.009,0703
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,213825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,0072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248814.88/cwt750.00–875.0010,1702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1591,159.62/cwt1,025.00–1,225.0013,4406
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087830.28/cwt760.00–925.009,0257
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2933812.84/cwt710.00–925.007,58410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1101,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,4881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,293987.04/cwt975.00–1,000.0012,7622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1401,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,9651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2945890.48/cwt850.00–925.008,4152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128743.64/cwt625.00–825.008,3886
Bulls1,54068.38/cwt67.00–71.001,0539
Bulls1,57376.46/cwt75.00–79.001,2035
Bulls1,76481.79/cwt81.00–84.001,4435
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22969.66/cwt67.00–71.008566
CowsLean 85-90%1,07663.79/cwt60.00–65.006868
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22364.24/cwt62.00–66.007869
CowsLean 85-90%1,05850.65/cwt49.00–54.0053620
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18858.44/cwt57.00–61.0069434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48967.17/cwt65.00–69.001,00021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57972.57/cwt71.00–75.001,1466
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41861.36/cwt59.00–64.0087018
CowsLean 85-90%1,09756.05/cwt55.00–59.0061518
BullsMedium and Large 1484191.89/cwt188.00–201.009298
BullsMedium and Large 1518169.55/cwt167.00–180.0087814
BullsMedium and Large 1423195.30/cwt188.00–203.0082617
BullsMedium and Large 1374207.99/cwt197.00–215.0077822
BullsMedium and Large 1688134.98/cwt130.00–140.009292
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned588145.00/cwt145.00–145.008534
SteersMedium and Large 1469196.59/cwt190.00–207.0092266
SteersMedium and Large 1383212.30/cwt210.00–220.0081320
SteersMedium and Large 1809138.57/cwt121.00–143.001,1215
SteersMedium and Large 1322218.25/cwt200.00–230.0070326
SteersMedium and Large 1668153.34/cwt146.00–159.001,02436
SteersMedium and Large 1887124.34/cwt123.00–125.001,1033
SteersMedium and Large 2673135.49/cwt122.00–144.009123
SteersMedium and Large 2565150.15/cwt146.00–161.0084812
SteersMedium and Large 1429205.11/cwt199.00–215.0088026
SteersMedium and Large 1712147.23/cwt143.00–150.001,04834
SteersMedium and Large 1757144.35/cwt135.00–146.001,0937
SteersMedium and Large 1612168.19/cwt162.00–175.001,02951
SteersMedium and Large 2484164.11/cwt147.00–185.0079426
SteersMedium and Large 2430169.95/cwt152.00–194.0073128
SteersMedium and Large 2710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
SteersMedium and Large 2621150.96/cwt140.00–160.0093742
HeifersMedium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 2581135.30/cwt122.00–143.0078615
HeifersMedium and Large 2312148.41/cwt140.00–166.0046310
HeifersMedium and Large 1969105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0174
HeifersMedium and Large 1577140.81/cwt135.00–149.0081265
HeifersMedium and Large 1522146.81/cwt143.00–152.0076662
HeifersMedium and Large 1472162.04/cwt155.00–167.0076562
HeifersMedium and Large 2479146.35/cwt138.00–154.0070133
HeifersMedium and Large 2374153.51/cwt140.00–169.0057427
HeifersMedium and Large 1725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009211
HeifersMedium and Large 1619135.01/cwt125.00–139.0083642
HeifersMedium and Large 1422169.86/cwt166.00–180.0071728
HeifersMedium and Large 1326173.67/cwt166.00–179.0056623
HeifersMedium and Large 1669132.03/cwt128.00–136.0088315
HeifersMedium and Large 1822114.01/cwt110.00–119.009375
SteersMedium and Large 2377182.79/cwt166.00–193.0068917
SteersMedium and Large 2317169.19/cwt153.00–189.0053610
SteersMedium and Large 1576173.30/cwt166.00–179.0099840
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned472178.29/cwt170.00–185.0084221
SteersMedium and Large 1533180.26/cwt177.00–191.0096123
HeifersMedium and Large 1755123.00/cwt123.00–123.009291
SteersMedium and Large 2795129.50/cwt128.00–131.001,0302
SteersMedium and Large 2527156.30/cwt143.00–172.0082432

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.