Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; The number of receipts in steer and heifer calves and price range in classes a trend could not be determined. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 9.00 to 18.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.72/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.44 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$254.72

35 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.34

vs OK average

−17.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	258.85	1,399	29
Medium and Large 2	542	234.79	1,272	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.05/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.69, low $357.86, median $403.16 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

254.72

—

OK average2 barns · 180 hd

272.07

−17.34

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−17.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−148.44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,592	133.48	2,125	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	127.54	1,860	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	122.90	1,482	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	114.73	1,222	22

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,275	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,955	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,831	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$1,746	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$1,557	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,343	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,445	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,769	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	263.46/cwt	252.00–273.00	1,768	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,831.48/head	1,400.00–2,220.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	354.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,477	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,557.16/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	258.71/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	385.79/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,262	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	317.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,190	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	181.84/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	247.18/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,540	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	252.54/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	307.42/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,294	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	247.38/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.40/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	364.92/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,358	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	329.54/cwt	303.00–350.00	1,401	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	280.21/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	318.94/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,008	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	264.53/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,370	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	245.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	313.16/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,472	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	203.15/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	332.78/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	326.05/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	359.01/cwt	343.00–367.00	1,361	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	249.55/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,440	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	125.44/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,798	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	133.32/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,960	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	123.60/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,512	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	107.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,137	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,276	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	135.37/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,376	5
Bulls	—	—	1,320	130.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,720	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	131.66/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	117.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	283.19/cwt	275.00–299.00	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	235.59/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	315.34/cwt	301.00–325.00	1,649	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	264.69/cwt	246.00–280.00	1,485	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	246.43/cwt	223.00–270.00	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	258.71/cwt	245.00–282.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	273.30/cwt	263.00–285.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	218.26/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	273.34/cwt	245.00–293.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	265.70/cwt	220.00–312.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	260.52/cwt	234.00–298.00	1,107	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	224.49/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,387	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,343.42/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,275.37/head	2,000.00–2,575.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,955.32/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	251.58/cwt	233.00–275.00	1,303	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,745.72/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,746	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,617.63/head	2,375.00–2,825.00	2,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	243.06/cwt	223.00–255.00	1,266	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,103.08/head	1,425.00–2,575.00	2,103	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	256.21/cwt	235.00–269.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	339.91/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,615	20

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Mar 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 1,270Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 113Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	327	360.00–402.00	385.79
23	350–400	379	343.00–367.00	359.01
17	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	354.17
20	450–500	475	335.00–352.00	339.91
4	500–550	523	295.00–305.00	301.40
9	550–600	566	270.00–285.00	280.21
13	600–650	621	249.00–265.00	252.54
4	650–700	671	252.00–273.00	263.46
5	700–750	714	235.00–250.00	245.05
2	750–800	768	240.00–255.00	247.38
1	850–900	890	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	220.00–312.00	265.70
6	400–450	419	245.00–293.00	273.34
1	450–500	450	272.00	272.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	316	310.00–330.00	318.94
28	350–400	375	300.00–330.00	317.21
29	400–450	421	302.00–315.00	307.42
20	450–500	470	301.00–325.00	313.16
18	500–550	518	260.00–278.00	264.53
11	550–600	577	240.00–255.00	249.55
14	600–650	617	253.00–270.00	258.71
3	650–700	679	199.00–212.00	203.15
4	700–750	733	173.00–187.00	181.84
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	275.00–299.00	283.19
4	350–400	363	263.00–285.00	273.30
11	400–450	425	234.00–298.00	260.52
5	450–500	473	235.00–269.00	256.21
4	500–550	521	223.00–255.00	243.06
2	550–600	583	200.00–237.00	218.26
2	600–650	618	223.00–226.00	224.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	300.00–370.00	332.78
14	350–400	372	350.00–385.00	364.92
15	400–450	425	303.00–350.00	329.54
8	450–500	481	317.00–340.00	326.05
15	500–550	523	301.00–325.00	315.34
11	550–600	561	246.00–280.00	264.69
13	600–650	623	235.00–265.00	247.18
4	650–700	660	220.00–241.00	235.59
1	750–800	755	169.00	169.00
1	800–850	830	181.00	181.00
1	850–900	855	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	234.00	234.00
4	400–450	426	245.00–282.00	258.71
6	450–500	483	223.00–270.00	246.43
3	500–550	518	233.00–275.00	251.58
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,400.00–2,220.00	1,831.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,557.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,343.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	2,000.00–2,575.00	2,275.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,955.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,148	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,745.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	936	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	2,375.00–2,825.00	2,617.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	1,425.00–2,575.00	2,103.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	124.00–128.00	125.44
1	—	1,560	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,470	131.00–134.00	133.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	122.00–127.00	123.60
2	—	1,178	107.00–109.00	107.99
3	—	1,195	131.00–133.00	131.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	105.00–110.00	107.91
7	—	1,061	120.00–124.00	121.28
6	—	1,087	115.00–119.00	117.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,755	134.00–138.00	135.37
3	—	1,320	129.00–132.00	130.34

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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