Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; A small number of receipts due to severe weather in the area, a trend could not be determined. Calves sold were attractive and demand was good. Slaughter cows, breakers 7.00 higher, boners and leans steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.73/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −136.43 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$266.73

40 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs OK average

−1.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	271.31	1,501	33
Medium and Large 2	545	245.11	1,336	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about $165 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 sale40 hd

266.73

—

OK average5 barns · 384 hd

268.04

−1.31

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−1.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−136.43

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	1,720	150.46	2,589	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	131.33	1,951	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	127.10	1,533	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	126.88	1,346	17

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)	1,195	$1,944	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,358	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,339	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	500–550	508	316.76/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	268.06/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,533	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	290.19/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,387	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	258.99/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,614	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	283.40/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	330.82/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	233.44/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,559	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	277.82/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,434	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	306.87/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,160	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	285.51/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	278.39/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	214.45/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	277.00/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	330.13/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	214.15/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	334.57/cwt	323.00–343.00	1,074	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	126.54/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,536	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	129.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,378	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	139.08/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	159.75/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,816	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	138.51/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,992	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,464	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	134.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,435	5
Bulls	—	—	1,747	149.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,611	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	130.59/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	132.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	319.00/cwt	314.00–328.00	1,477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	252.67/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	356.96/cwt	327.00–395.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	338.61/cwt	323.00–353.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	246.39/cwt	222.00–257.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	210.65/cwt	210.00–212.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	225.06/cwt	221.00–233.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	243.41/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,943.51/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,096.27/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,096	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	373.98/cwt	365.00–393.00	1,447	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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	365.00–393.00	373.98
7	400–450	430	325.00–339.00	330.82
10	450–500	463	314.00–328.00	319.00
8	500–550	508	309.00–323.00	316.76
7	550–600	587	279.00–295.00	283.40
1	600–650	615	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	690	246.00	246.00
6	700–750	732	249.00	249.00
4	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	832	226.00	226.00
1	950–1000	975	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	323.00–343.00	334.57
11	350–400	378	301.00–318.00	306.87
8	400–450	428	271.00–287.00	278.39
20	450–500	478	283.00–293.00	290.19
11	500–550	516	270.00–285.00	277.82
22	550–600	572	263.00–272.00	268.06
19	600–650	623	253.00–270.00	258.99
18	650–700	668	226.00–241.00	233.44
4	700–750	718	212.00–217.00	214.45
17	750–800	782	202.00–218.00	214.15
2	800–850	815	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	880	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	267.00	267.00
3	400–450	433	221.00–233.00	225.06
3	450–500	463	210.00–212.00	210.65
4	500–550	524	222.00–257.00	246.39
3	550–600	573	232.00–251.00	243.41
1	600–650	620	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	327.00–395.00	356.96
4	350–400	375	323.00–353.00	338.61
1	400–450	440	291.00	291.00
3	450–500	468	319.00–336.00	330.13
2	500–550	533	285.00–286.00	285.51
3	550–600	580	270.00–291.00	277.00
6	600–650	638	251.00–254.00	252.67
1	700–750	745	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	825	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	975	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	125.00–129.00	126.54
3	—	1,200	120.00–123.00	121.99
4	—	1,195	130.00–135.00	132.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	127.00–132.00	129.63
5	—	1,066	132.00–137.00	134.59
7	—	1,056	117.00–122.00	119.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	137.00–142.00	138.51
1	—	1,550	118.00	118.00
11	—	1,493	128.00–133.00	130.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	138.00–140.00	139.08
3	—	1,763	157.00–162.00	159.75
5	—	1,747	147.00–152.00	149.44

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,096.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,943.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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