Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows , breakers 4.00 lower, boners and leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.08/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.08 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$274.08

49 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$38.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.59

vs OK average

+3.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	280.42	1,499	41
Medium and Large 2	536	241.63	1,296	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.79/cwt here — about $204 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 sale49 hd

274.08

—

OK average5 barns · 659 hd

261.49

+12.59

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

+3.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−129.08

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	1,653	141.19	2,334	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	127.86	1,375	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	126.87	1,536	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	124.29	1,816	29

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)	1,318	$1,829	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$1,406	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,031	$1,745	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,406.05/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,406	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,829.01/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	277.50/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,307	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	291.51/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,688	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	258.98/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,603	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	310.50/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	357.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,332	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	166.64/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	255.68/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	254.10/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	322.39/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,016	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	294.90/cwt	283.00–301.00	1,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	280.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	256.24/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	341.83/cwt	328.00–348.00	1,579	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	204.67/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	280.53/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,462	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	201.31/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	218.67/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	222.56/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	328.51/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	204.58/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	282.84/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	313.19/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,315	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	118.15/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,783	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	132.84/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,975	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	123.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	135.41/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,484	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	129.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,365	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	122.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,323	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	134.96/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,640	7
Bulls	—	—	1,452	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,881	6
Bulls	—	—	1,883	156.53/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	145.18/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,526	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	120.49/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,468	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	128.09/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	318.62/cwt	303.00–343.00	1,188	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	362.88/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	208.49/cwt	198.00–230.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	395.05/cwt	375.00–411.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	271.17/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	248.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	274.50/cwt	259.00–290.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	237.87/cwt	228.00–248.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	252.02/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	253.39/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	319.22/cwt	308.00–335.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	260.13/cwt	237.00–283.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	273.03/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	288.72/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,077	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	243.17/cwt	233.00–253.00	1,393	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	233.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,186	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,772.46/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	273.90/cwt	235.00–298.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	242.88/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	226.50/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	344.91/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,480	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	239.87/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,137	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	303.01/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,603	14

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 600Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 126Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 24Year ago 23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,072	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,772.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,406.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,318	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,829.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,425.00	1,425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	315	312.00–335.00	322.39
27	350–400	373	303.00–343.00	318.62
24	400–450	420	300.00–325.00	313.19
17	450–500	471	270.00–283.00	277.50
31	500–550	521	265.00–290.00	280.53
10	550–600	577	275.00–285.00	280.06
19	600–650	619	252.00–270.00	258.98
3	650–700	670	210.00–226.00	218.67
8	700–750	735	195.00–213.00	204.58
3	750–800	775	198.00–203.00	201.31
1	800–850	835	165.00	165.00
2	900–950	925	160.00–173.00	166.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	235.00–298.00	273.90
8	350–400	373	271.00–300.00	288.72
11	400–450	430	261.00–285.00	271.17
8	450–500	474	233.00–255.00	239.87
6	500–550	519	232.00–253.00	242.88
2	550–600	588	228.00–248.00	237.87
4	600–650	620	220.00–237.00	226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
23	350–400	373	350.00–370.00	357.15
25	400–450	429	325.00–368.00	344.91
13	450–500	462	328.00–348.00	341.83
14	500–550	529	301.00–311.00	303.01
16	550–600	579	283.00–300.00	291.51
7	600–650	621	245.00–265.00	254.10
9	650–700	680	245.00–261.00	255.68
3	700–750	722	216.00–232.00	222.56
3	750–800	785	204.00–205.00	204.67
3	800–850	808	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	249.00	249.00
5	350–400	382	308.00–335.00	319.22
3	400–450	448	241.00	241.00
4	450–500	470	230.00–275.00	252.02
1	500–550	510	276.00	276.00
4	550–600	578	240.00–260.00	248.53
2	600–650	625	204.00	204.00
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	375.00–411.00	395.05
5	350–400	371	345.00–375.00	362.88
10	400–450	430	320.00–341.00	328.51
7	450–500	473	300.00–326.00	310.50
6	500–550	514	283.00–301.00	294.90
8	550–600	559	273.00–296.00	282.84
5	600–650	606	245.00–265.00	256.24
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
4	700–750	720	198.00–230.00	208.49
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	259.00–290.00	274.50
3	350–400	370	262.00–279.00	273.03
2	400–450	438	237.00–283.00	260.13
5	450–500	478	235.00–280.00	253.39
8	500–550	509	220.00–235.00	233.05
4	550–600	573	233.00–253.00	243.17
1	650–700	685	189.00	189.00
1	850–900	850	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,509	116.00–120.00	118.15
8	—	1,487	131.00–136.00	132.84
11	—	1,399	122.00–127.00	123.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	133.00–137.00	135.41
9	—	1,053	127.00–132.00	129.63
13	—	1,079	121.00–126.00	122.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	132.00–137.00	134.96
11	—	1,218	117.00–123.00	120.49
11	—	1,201	126.00–131.00	128.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	127.00–132.00	129.52
3	—	1,883	154.00–158.00	156.53
6	—	1,740	143.00–148.00	145.18

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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