Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.04/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.12 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$265.04

48 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$39.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs OK average

−11.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	273.33	1,503	38
Medium and Large 2	553	233.52	1,292	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.81/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale48 hd

265.04

—

OK average5 barns · 631 hd

265.46

−0.42

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−11.13

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−138.12

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	1,626	139.65	2,271	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	130.04	1,849	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	128.72	1,361	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	125.08	1,502	10

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)	1,140	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	600–650	628	275.26/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	332.28/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	332.63/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,710	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	270.93/cwt	259.00–283.00	1,550	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	242.53/cwt	223.00–251.00	1,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	261.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,710	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	377.99/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,429	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	367.38/cwt	348.00–380.00	1,583	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	276.00/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,449	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	370.47/cwt	345.00–383.00	1,356	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	376.81/cwt	353.00–405.00	1,164	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	305.81/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,440	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.53/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,326	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	269.39/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	350.49/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,511	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	279.08/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	346.87/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	251.47/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	184.10/cwt	172.00–196.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	127.07/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,535	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	114.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,219	7
Bulls	—	—	1,894	158.15/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,995	4
Bulls	—	—	1,517	139.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,123	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	130.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,836	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	135.25/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,607	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,396	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	147.70/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,527	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	124.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,331	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	128.69/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,077	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	121.10/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,714	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	138.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	324.85/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,014	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	320.30/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,211	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	296.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	260.50/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	344.87/cwt	310.00–363.00	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	219.15/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	264.82/cwt	245.00–283.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	292.03/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	238.54/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	220.75/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	267.66/cwt	251.00–285.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	227.11/cwt	201.00–255.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	317.50/cwt	302.00–333.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	260.37/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	259.64/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,098	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,124.63/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	238.99/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	313.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,833	19

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 750Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 116Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	320.00–350.00	332.28
23	350–400	378	355.00–397.00	377.99
22	400–450	431	348.00–380.00	367.38
16	450–500	474	335.00–359.00	346.87
12	500–550	514	325.00–343.00	332.63
19	550–600	584	305.00–320.00	313.93
8	600–650	628	265.00–283.00	275.26
8	650–700	653	250.00–265.00	261.89
2	700–750	705	232.00	232.00
5	750–800	766	238.00–255.00	251.47
1	850–900	865	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	990	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	373	251.00–285.00	267.66
2	400–450	435	302.00–333.00	317.50
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	577	201.00–255.00	227.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	312	310.00–340.00	324.85
44	350–400	378	311.00–333.00	320.30
26	400–450	423	305.00–323.00	313.53
31	450–500	471	297.00–320.00	305.81
18	500–550	525	263.00–285.00	276.00
20	550–600	572	259.00–283.00	270.93
15	600–650	625	259.00–275.00	269.39
8	650–700	665	223.00–251.00	242.53
2	850–900	855	155.00–165.00	160.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	280.00–285.00	282.54
8	350–400	383	245.00–283.00	264.82
5	400–450	423	230.00–295.00	259.64
7	450–500	482	243.00–285.00	260.37
3	500–550	523	205.00–235.00	220.75
7	550–600	566	220.00–255.00	238.99
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	309	353.00–405.00	376.81
17	350–400	366	345.00–383.00	370.47
12	400–450	431	340.00–375.00	350.49
5	450–500	467	310.00–363.00	344.87
7	500–550	517	280.00–310.00	296.93
9	550–600	580	272.00–290.00	279.08
6	600–650	628	255.00–267.00	260.50
1	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	729	207.00–225.00	219.15
2	850–900	883	172.00–196.00	184.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	275.00–310.00	292.03
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	553	230.00–247.00	238.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,124.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	124.00–129.00	127.07
3	—	1,188	132.00–137.00	135.25
4	—	1,204	114.00–118.00	115.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,065	113.00–118.00	114.46
7	—	1,034	144.00–150.00	147.70
7	—	1,073	122.00–128.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	128.00–132.00	130.31
5	—	1,415	119.00–123.00	121.10
5	—	1,439	135.00–140.00	138.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	154.00–161.00	158.15
9	—	1,517	138.00–143.00	139.96
7	—	1,614	126.00–132.00	128.69

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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

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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Replacement Cattle

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