Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs 5.00-7.00 lower, over 400 lbs 6.00-7.00 higher. Heifers mostly 4.00-8.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.03/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.13 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$265.03

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$48.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs OK average

+0.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	274.82	1,497	28
Medium and Large 2	547	225.91	1,235	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.90/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

265.03

—

OK average5 barns · 355 hd

265.06

−0.03

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+0.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−138.13

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	1,440	144.28	2,077	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	129.34	1,592	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	127.01	1,784	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	125.73	1,352	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,558	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$1,512	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,930	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	300–350	327	365.34/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,195	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.64/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,642	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	353.00/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	298.09/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	254.42/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,572	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	250.81/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	334.16/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,273	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	216.61/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	229.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	293.54/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,380	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	309.05/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,286	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.84/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,453	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	309.89/cwt	303.00–323.00	1,001	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	270.14/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	254.50/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	210.59/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	310.78/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	253.79/cwt	239.00–275.00	1,700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	193.27/cwt	178.00–202.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	210.17/cwt	193.00–225.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	317.92/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	267.78/cwt	259.00–297.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	310.30/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	228.55/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,552	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	256.91/cwt	242.00–275.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	343.66/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,289	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,685	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	126.87/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,557	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,234	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	133.70/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,448	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	126.54/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,377	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	127.88/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,725	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	133.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,913	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,772	10
Bulls	—	—	1,419	133.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,893	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	154.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,457	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	378.78/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	268.55/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	214.53/cwt	195.00–232.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	241.09/cwt	223.00–252.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	194.45/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	213.98/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	253.85/cwt	236.00–271.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	240.86/cwt	208.00–278.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	234.51/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	242.26/cwt	233.00–253.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	222.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.30/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	281.04/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	248.60/cwt	215.00–267.00	1,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	257.00/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,318	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	1,512.39/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,512	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,557.62/head	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,930.00/head	1,835.00–2,025.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	316.67/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,533	16

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 750Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 97Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	327	359.00–375.00	365.34
9	350–400	381	329.00–345.00	334.16
12	400–450	426	343.00–360.00	353.00
16	450–500	484	313.00–335.00	316.67
11	500–550	532	290.00–309.00	298.09
12	550–600	575	275.00–295.00	285.64
10	600–650	618	239.00–265.00	254.42
18	650–700	678	247.00–263.00	250.81
6	700–750	719	220.00–235.00	229.52
6	750–800	776	205.00–219.00	216.61
1	800–850	810	211.00	211.00
1	950–1000	960	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	233.00	233.00
2	450–500	493	273.00–289.00	281.04
3	500–550	513	240.00–277.00	257.00
2	550–600	565	235.00–250.00	242.30
2	650–700	653	210.00–235.00	222.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	323	303.00–323.00	309.89
8	350–400	389	303.00–320.00	310.78
21	400–450	416	298.00–318.00	309.05
21	450–500	470	285.00–305.00	293.54
17	500–550	523	269.00–285.00	277.84
11	550–600	578	255.00–285.00	270.14
10	600–650	611	243.00–285.00	254.50
7	650–700	670	239.00–275.00	253.79
5	700–750	711	193.00–225.00	210.17
8	750–800	771	200.00–218.00	210.59
5	800–850	817	178.00–202.00	193.27
3	850–900	863	176.00	176.00
1	900–950	915	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	236.00–271.00	253.85
7	400–450	426	215.00–267.00	248.60
6	450–500	482	250.00–283.00	268.55
3	500–550	522	223.00–252.00	241.09
4	550–600	565	195.00–232.00	214.53
2	600–650	643	208.00–220.00	213.98
2	650–700	685	188.00–201.00	194.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	378.00–380.00	378.78
13	350–400	375	330.00–375.00	343.66
10	400–450	418	308.00–330.00	317.92
7	450–500	480	305.00–323.00	310.30
8	500–550	522	259.00–297.00	267.78
5	550–600	572	242.00–275.00	256.91
1	600–650	615	203.00	203.00
13	650–700	679	224.00–235.00	228.55
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	183.00	183.00
1	900–950	915	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	281.00	281.00
4	400–450	416	208.00–278.00	240.86
1	450–500	475	221.00	221.00
4	500–550	524	233.00–253.00	242.26
2	550–600	593	232.00–237.00	234.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	123.00	123.00
6	—	1,224	135.00–140.00	137.63
15	—	1,227	124.00–129.00	126.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,055	115.00–119.00	116.96
6	—	1,083	131.00–136.00	133.70
6	—	1,088	124.00–129.00	126.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,349	127.00–131.00	127.88
5	—	1,432	132.00–136.00	133.62
10	—	1,442	120.00–125.00	122.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	130.00–138.00	133.39
3	—	1,450	152.00–156.00	154.02
3	—	1,457	147.00–150.00	149.05

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)	4	—	877	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,512.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,557.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,835.00–2,025.00	1,930.00

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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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