Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2023-01-10

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 10
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,700 head
400 vs last sale 1,300 50 vs year ago 1,750 · 2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
305 head
53 vs last sale 252 48 vs year ago 257 · +18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
17 vs last sale 48 22 vs year ago 43 · +51.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.68/cwt on 432 head.
Average price
$180.68
432 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.77
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499182.53911336
Medium and Large 2414174.1972196
One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $190 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 sale432 hd
180.68
OK average5 barns · 3,972 hd
181.44
−0.77
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
BullsLow1,59395.301,51822
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40976.481,07748
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23275.9393647
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06770.7075442

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,167$1,0473thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)962$95315
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)996$9347
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$8544thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)939$1,2985
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)912$1,1563thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,051$1,0878

Every lot, as filed

81 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
BullsMedium and Large 2385196.23/cwt196.00–197.007554
BullsMedium and Large 2475181.34/cwt168.00–195.008613
BullsMedium and Large 1332236.79/cwt225.00–251.0078621
BullsMedium and Large 2322208.96/cwt202.00–221.006735
BullsMedium and Large 2433191.62/cwt179.00–205.008302
BullsMedium and Large 2550153.00/cwt153.00–153.008421
CowsLean 85-90%1,06174.11/cwt72.00–76.007868
CowsLean 85-90%1,06268.09/cwt67.00–71.0072328
CowsLean 85-90%1,09978.34/cwt77.00–81.008616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23180.18/cwt78.00–82.0098721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24575.78/cwt73.00–77.0094313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22169.23/cwt68.00–72.0084513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46871.49/cwt69.00–72.001,0498
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43381.60/cwt79.00–83.001,1697
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38976.60/cwt74.00–78.001,06433
Bulls1,53791.26/cwt90.00–94.001,4039
Bulls1,798103.48/cwt100.00–105.001,8613
Bulls1,58196.49/cwt95.00–99.001,52610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0691,110.38/head960.00–1,210.001,1107
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2925925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,047.04/head875.00–1,225.001,0473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2730850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103853.96/head775.00–910.008544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2962952.94/head700.00–1,425.0095315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2996934.25/head825.00–1,085.009347
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28131,033.31/head925.00–1,125.001,0332
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29391,298.21/head1,175.00–1,500.001,2985
BullsMedium and Large 1481207.83/cwt199.00–219.001,00011
BullsMedium and Large 1511204.07/cwt195.00–222.001,0439
BullsMedium and Large 1624167.05/cwt162.00–172.001,0426
BullsMedium and Large 1661167.77/cwt161.00–171.001,1097
BullsMedium and Large 2525177.00/cwt177.00–177.009291
BullsMedium and Large 1710164.44/cwt160.00–169.001,1682
HeifersMedium and Large 1755146.47/cwt142.00–150.001,1064
HeifersMedium and Large 2465166.09/cwt152.00–174.0077213
HeifersMedium and Large 1616164.46/cwt159.00–173.001,01327
HeifersMedium and Large 2575151.57/cwt143.00–160.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
BullsMedium and Large 1985114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1231
BullsMedium and Large 1558166.95/cwt163.00–171.009322
BullsMedium and Large 1371229.76/cwt202.00–245.0085225
BullsMedium and Large 1426215.95/cwt205.00–230.0092025
BullsMedium and Large 1933123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1482
SteersMedium and Large 1569203.40/cwt197.00–212.001,15746
SteersMedium and Large 1714170.96/cwt165.00–173.001,2216
SteersMedium and Large 1470224.79/cwt215.00–233.001,05746
SteersMedium and Large 1366234.04/cwt220.00–255.0085735
SteersMedium and Large 1750167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2531
SteersMedium and Large 2318208.06/cwt185.00–221.006627
SteersMedium and Large 2575179.05/cwt150.00–189.001,03015
SteersMedium and Large 1523216.71/cwt209.00–226.001,13350
SteersMedium and Large 2378199.90/cwt181.00–215.007567
SteersMedium and Large 2524185.14/cwt170.00–205.0097014
HeifersMedium and Large 1471187.09/cwt177.00–192.0088145
HeifersMedium and Large 1835126.96/cwt124.00–130.001,0602
HeifersMedium and Large 1903128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1562
SteersMedium and Large 1323241.02/cwt230.00–254.0077818
HeifersMedium and Large 2423178.30/cwt160.00–193.0075431
HeifersMedium and Large 1574169.81/cwt161.00–176.0097544
HeifersMedium and Large 1666160.88/cwt150.00–163.001,07111
HeifersMedium and Large 1528177.00/cwt173.00–188.0093562
HeifersMedium and Large 2326181.26/cwt161.00–193.0059125
HeifersMedium and Large 1375201.89/cwt195.00–221.0075759
HeifersMedium and Large 1870139.05/cwt135.00–147.001,2103
SteersMedium and Large 1661186.07/cwt182.00–197.001,23019
SteersMedium and Large 1615200.12/cwt190.00–205.001,23112
SteersMedium and Large 1429231.07/cwt223.00–241.0099165
HeifersMedium and Large 1321207.07/cwt201.00–221.0066527
HeifersMedium and Large 2518159.90/cwt150.00–171.0082812
HeifersMedium and Large 2372178.56/cwt163.00–190.0066412
SteersMedium and Large 2467197.91/cwt184.00–212.009245
SteersMedium and Large 2615171.53/cwt161.00–185.001,0556
SteersMedium and Large 2695165.77/cwt153.00–176.001,1525
HeifersMedium and Large 1988145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4333
HeifersMedium and Large 1414196.43/cwt190.00–205.0081340
HeifersMedium and Large 1730135.44/cwt129.00–144.009897
SteersMedium and Large 1830158.11/cwt152.00–161.001,3123
SteersMedium and Large 2425199.35/cwt180.00–219.0084725

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.