Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. 4.00-9.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 8.00 lower. Heifer calves steady. Quality average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 5.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.27/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −135.90 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$267.27

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$31.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs OK average

+0.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	276.42	1,499	42
Medium and Large 2	544	244.64	1,330	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.79/cwt here — about $169 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 sale59 hd

267.27

—

OK average5 barns · 623 hd

274.14

−6.87

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+0.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−135.90

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	—	Low	1,766	152.58	2,695	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	141.09	2,023	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	139.31	1,671	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	130.25	1,393	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,857	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	924	$1,293	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	312.90/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	238.68/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	379.47/cwt	373.00–389.00	1,427	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	314.50/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,324	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,856.67/head	1,475.00–2,300.00	1,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	233.28/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	361.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,526	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	351.53/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	253.72/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	276.19/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	385.74/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	309.15/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,453	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	279.78/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,455	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	208.27/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	343.13/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	233.62/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	318.20/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,009	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	374.62/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,424	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	300.69/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	271.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,556	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	363.83/cwt	353.00–380.00	1,186	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,989	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	138.58/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,644	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	143.30/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,760	3
Bulls	—	—	1,960	138.65/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,718	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	129.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,330	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	155.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,039	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	139.68/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,485	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	145.25/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	234.76/cwt	214.00–255.00	1,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	225.30/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	260.27/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	356.37/cwt	338.00–365.00	1,668	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	297.12/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	265.23/cwt	240.00–298.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	239.02/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	251.55/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,323	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	276.55/cwt	243.00–298.00	1,314	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	260.39/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	251.26/cwt	248.00–253.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	317.99/cwt	303.00–334.00	1,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	269.64/cwt	250.00–291.00	1,003	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	1,293.49/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,293	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	316.67/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,283	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	373.66/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,596	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	291.69/cwt	290.00–295.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	295.85/cwt	283.00–303.00	1,704	7

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 750Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 157Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	317	310.00–327.00	318.20
21	350–400	375	301.00–320.00	312.90
36	400–450	421	305.00–325.00	314.50
27	450–500	470	300.00–329.00	309.15
24	500–550	520	272.00–294.00	279.78
18	550–600	572	265.00–280.00	271.95
15	600–650	614	269.00–285.00	276.19
6	650–700	681	228.00–243.00	233.62
3	700–750	728	203.00–211.00	208.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	290.00–295.00	291.69
5	350–400	372	250.00–291.00	269.64
3	400–450	437	253.00–275.00	260.39
11	450–500	475	243.00–298.00	276.55
10	500–550	526	210.00–270.00	251.55
7	550–600	569	214.00–255.00	234.76
3	600–650	623	233.00–250.00	238.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	373.00–390.00	385.74
14	350–400	376	373.00–389.00	379.47
29	400–450	427	367.00–385.00	373.66
14	450–500	468	338.00–365.00	356.37
13	500–550	514	340.00–355.00	351.53
7	550–600	576	283.00–303.00	295.85
3	600–650	615	253.00	253.00
7	650–700	657	245.00–263.00	253.72
4	700–750	744	228.00–235.00	233.28
1	1000–1050	1,000	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	303.00–334.00	317.99
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	326	353.00–380.00	363.83
11	350–400	380	360.00–385.00	374.62
16	400–450	422	350.00–370.00	361.71
15	450–500	486	330.00–360.00	343.13
7	500–550	521	290.00–317.00	300.69
13	550–600	570	285.00–319.00	297.12
4	600–650	606	255.00–262.00	260.27
4	650–700	671	220.00–227.00	225.30
1	750–800	790	176.00	176.00
1	800–850	800	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	375	343.00	343.00
2	400–450	405	303.00–330.00	316.67
3	450–500	472	240.00–298.00	265.23
2	500–550	518	235.00–243.00	239.02
3	550–600	567	248.00–253.00	251.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,111	1,475.00–2,300.00	1,856.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	924	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,293.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,431	137.00–141.00	139.01
4	—	1,440	144.00–148.00	145.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,186	137.00–141.00	138.58
3	—	1,228	142.00–146.00	143.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,063	127.00–132.00	129.42
4	—	1,088	120.00–124.00	122.26
4	—	1,063	137.00–142.00	139.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	137.00–140.00	138.65
4	—	1,656	154.00–159.00	155.94
1	—	1,820	167.00	167.00

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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