Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves uneven in classes, lack of receipts due to weather. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows breakers and leans 4.00 to 7.00 lower, boners 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.69/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −131.47 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$271.69

23 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$48.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs OK average

+4.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	275.89	1,473	21
Medium and Large 2	510	227.67	1,161	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

271.69

—

OK average5 barns · 449 hd

269.06

+2.64

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+4.10

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−131.47

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	1,620	152.01	2,463	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	130.25	1,825	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	129.61	1,564	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	124.29	1,323	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$1,848	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,651	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,540	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,105	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,039	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	328	344.99/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	259.22/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	177.50/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	338.06/cwt	334.00–351.00	1,207	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,038.73/head	1,935.00–2,200.00	2,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	273.96/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	279.93/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,344	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	336.98/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	224.05/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	310.39/cwt	303.00–322.00	1,164	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	213.29/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	276.09/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,463	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	301.56/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,264	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	247.42/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	219.61/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	290.01/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	136.35/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,879	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	124.15/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,769	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,398	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	125.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,347	4
Bulls	—	—	1,467	145.37/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	129.62/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,590	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	135.34/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,617	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	153.31/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	275.36/cwt	261.00–283.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	289.56/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	332.22/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	360.68/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	259.00/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	363.63/cwt	354.00–373.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	284.11/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	315.86/cwt	307.00–324.00	1,636	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	277.97/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,847.85/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,650.73/head	1,085.00–1,875.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	308.16/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,418	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,540.36/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	227.67/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,105.23/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	272.46/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	355.82/cwt	349.00–367.00	1,498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	241.90/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	885	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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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 400Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 109Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	335.00–359.00	344.99
5	350–400	357	334.00–351.00	338.06
12	400–450	421	349.00–367.00	355.82
5	450–500	460	301.00–310.00	308.16
21	500–550	518	307.00–324.00	315.86
4	550–600	583	289.00–291.00	290.01
7	600–650	616	273.00–289.00	284.11
1	650–700	680	222.00	222.00
2	750–800	760	217.00–231.00	224.05
4	800–850	838	205.00–219.00	213.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	353.00–370.00	360.68
2	350–400	370	354.00–373.00	363.63
10	400–450	416	325.00–355.00	336.98
11	450–500	474	320.00–349.00	332.22
3	500–550	512	283.00–296.00	289.56
5	550–600	584	265.00–283.00	272.46
4	600–650	634	253.00–275.00	259.22
2	650–700	660	243.00–275.00	259.00
1	700–750	705	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	765	173.00	173.00
1	800–850	835	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	960	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	261.00–283.00	275.36
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	289.00	289.00
14	350–400	375	303.00–322.00	310.39
14	400–450	419	293.00–306.00	301.56
18	450–500	480	273.00–290.00	279.93
19	500–550	530	267.00–281.00	276.09
2	550–600	570	269.00–279.00	273.96
4	600–650	615	235.00–255.00	247.42
2	650–700	658	210.00–229.00	219.61
1	700–750	740	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	755	203.00	203.00
3	800–850	830	173.00–187.00	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	273.00–283.00	277.97
2	400–450	440	233.00–251.00	241.90
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	510	219.00–236.00	227.67

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,847.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,139	1,085.00–1,875.00	1,650.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,235	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,540.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,013	1,935.00–2,200.00	2,038.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,130	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,105.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	136.00–137.00	136.35
3	—	1,425	122.00–127.00	124.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,227	128.00–131.00	129.62
3	—	1,195	134.00–137.00	135.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	129.00–131.00	130.01
4	—	1,069	123.00–128.00	125.99
3	—	1,048	115.00–118.00	116.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	142.00–148.00	145.37
1	—	1,885	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,685	151.00–156.00	153.31

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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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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