Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows Breakers and Boners steady, Leans 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.60/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −142.56 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$260.60

63 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$34.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs OK average

−3.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	266.65	1,455	52
Medium and Large 2	551	232.00	1,277	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.65/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale63 hd

260.60

—

OK average5 barns · 512 hd

257.46

+3.15

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−3.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−142.56

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	1,722	143.79	2,476	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	136.15	1,900	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	132.63	1,605	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	127.58	1,327	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,652	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$1,534	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	997	$1,932	14

Every lot, as filed

71 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	700–750	712	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,638	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,651.96/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	230.06/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,544	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,961.65/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,962	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,709.92/head	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	292.24/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	330.96/cwt	323.00–341.00	1,423	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	267.57/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,421	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	290.76/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,544	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	276.61/cwt	268.00–288.00	1,715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	235.69/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,452	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	157.62/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	265.19/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,509	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	283.92/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,326	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	262.19/cwt	243.00–273.00	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	303.60/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,457	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	246.48/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	296.80/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,267	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	306.32/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,167	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	307.68/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,440	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	236.89/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,592	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	346.94/cwt	333.00–357.00	1,471	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	351.33/cwt	334.00–377.00	1,307	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	170.45/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	139.30/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,697	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	118.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,202	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,521	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,050	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,017	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	136.32/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,910	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,622	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	131.39/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,373	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	142.26/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,553	3
Bulls	—	—	1,687	148.90/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,512	5
Bulls	—	—	1,678	155.30/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,606	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	356.45/cwt	338.00–377.00	1,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	283.67/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	336.13/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,052	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	341.32/cwt	328.00–355.00	1,287	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	273.95/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,578	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	296.22/cwt	283.00–303.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	241.72/cwt	203.00–283.00	1,025	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	226.01/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	240.89/cwt	212.00–265.00	1,139	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	278.30/cwt	273.00–298.00	927	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	288.49/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	266.66/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,132	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	263.49/cwt	243.00–297.00	967	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,533.62/head	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	237.00/cwt	203.00–253.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	277.77/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	370.20/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,214	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	275.07/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	213.48/cwt	198.00–233.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,436	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1

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 750Last week 600Year ago 1,470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 0

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	313	327.00–350.00	336.13
26	350–400	381	298.00–320.00	306.32
54	400–450	427	290.00–312.00	296.80
27	450–500	467	278.00–295.00	283.92
32	500–550	531	258.00–275.00	267.57
20	550–600	569	255.00–273.00	265.19
14	600–650	616	225.00–240.00	235.69
15	650–700	671	220.00–232.00	230.06
20	700–750	712	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	773	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	800–850	835	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	273.00–298.00	278.30
19	350–400	367	243.00–297.00	263.49
11	400–450	424	203.00–283.00	241.72
14	450–500	473	212.00–265.00	240.89
6	500–550	526	203.00–253.00	237.00
5	550–600	580	220.00–235.00	226.01
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	338.00–377.00	356.45
13	350–400	372	334.00–377.00	351.33
13	400–450	424	333.00–357.00	346.94
11	450–500	468	297.00–319.00	307.68
7	500–550	527	287.00–303.00	292.24
17	550–600	576	268.00–283.00	273.95
7	600–650	632	239.00–255.00	246.48
11	650–700	672	230.00–241.00	236.89
1	700–750	715	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	780	159.00	159.00
2	800–850	820	168.00–173.00	170.45
3	850–900	888	172.00	172.00
2	900–950	915	150.00–165.00	157.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	318.00	318.00
3	350–400	383	283.00–303.00	296.22
2	400–450	430	273.00–277.00	275.07
5	450–500	473	245.00–287.00	266.66
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	567	250.00–255.00	253.35
3	600–650	625	198.00–233.00	213.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	360.00–375.00	370.20
16	350–400	377	328.00–355.00	341.32
18	400–450	430	323.00–341.00	330.96
21	450–500	480	296.00–315.00	303.60
12	500–550	531	281.00–297.00	290.76
9	550–600	564	272.00–290.00	283.67
9	600–650	620	268.00–288.00	276.61
5	650–700	661	243.00–273.00	262.19
2	700–750	725	225.00–235.00	230.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	273.00–283.00	277.77
3	400–450	425	275.00–295.00	288.49
1	450–500	470	268.00	268.00
2	500–550	525	263.00	263.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,651.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,533.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,004	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,961.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,709.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	137.00–141.00	139.30
6	—	1,224	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	1,173	122.00–126.00	123.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	115.00–120.00	118.56
5	—	1,045	129.00–134.00	131.39
3	—	1,092	141.00–145.00	142.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,418	140.00–145.00	142.26
5	—	1,401	134.00–139.00	136.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	108.00	108.00
5	—	1,687	147.00–151.00	148.90
4	—	1,678	153.00–157.00	155.30

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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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