Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to a limited number of receipts last week, a comparison could not be made. If compared to Okla. City market the market was steady. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher There were several drafts of seven weight heifer calves that were very attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.51/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −138.65 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$264.51

50 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$31.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

vs OK average

−5.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	269.52	1,437	42
Medium and Large 2	529	238.22	1,259	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.30/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 sale50 hd

264.51

—

OK average5 barns · 424 hd

267.07

−2.55

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−5.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−138.65

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	1,686	153.89	2,595	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	132.14	2,001	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	131.47	1,586	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	130.60	1,398	23

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)	1,235	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,935	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,754	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,600	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,412	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,297	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$2,049	5

Every lot, as filed

79 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	523	318.02/cwt	301.00–328.00	1,663	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,753.72/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	258.99/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,756	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	355.78/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,498	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	249.01/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,838	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	286.12/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,791	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,388.43/head	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	290.62/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,372	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	397.85/cwt	390.00–403.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	227.05/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,617	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	337.58/cwt	327.00–353.00	1,610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	314.51/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,774	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	260.68/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	220.22/cwt	192.00–240.00	1,711	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	161.85/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	342.78/cwt	337.00–353.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	315.24/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,337	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	397.55/cwt	379.00–403.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	249.34/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,548	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	228.80/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	206.99/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	252.16/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	271.60/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,423	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	377.41/cwt	374.00–381.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.75/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,692	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	123.18/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,452	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	134.35/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,624	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	140.39/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,758	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	137.84/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,462	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	131.86/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,472	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	123.32/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,292	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	135.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,122	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	131.23/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,968	17
Bulls	—	—	1,493	143.89/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,751	155.31/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,922	168.68/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,242	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	125.46/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	295.59/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	308.61/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	340.92/cwt	338.00–353.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	328.86/cwt	322.00–349.00	1,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	377.25/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	190.54/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	275.70/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	218.62/cwt	203.00–229.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	198.52/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	212.98/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	282.95/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	272.56/cwt	233.00–294.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,117	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	238.54/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,238	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,600.27/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	266.54/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,538	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	280.70/cwt	241.00–303.00	1,142	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,296.80/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,297	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,764.31/head	1,450.00–2,275.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	331.61/cwt	326.00–343.00	1,237	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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.

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

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 280Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 67Year ago 229

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	390.00–403.00	397.85
10	350–400	386	365.00–385.00	377.25
13	400–450	421	343.00–365.00	355.78
11	450–500	477	327.00–353.00	337.58
14	500–550	523	301.00–328.00	318.02
23	550–600	564	297.00–317.00	314.51
10	600–650	626	275.00–292.00	286.12
19	650–700	678	253.00–270.00	258.99
11	700–750	738	240.00–259.00	249.01
1	750–800	760	206.00	206.00
6	800–850	833	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	201.00	201.00
3	900–950	913	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	279.00–287.00	282.95
1	450–500	475	289.00	289.00
1	500–550	530	203.00	203.00
3	550–600	577	260.00–279.00	266.54
1	650–700	660	223.00	223.00
3	700–750	739	193.00–210.00	198.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	337.00–353.00	342.78
16	350–400	373	326.00–343.00	331.61
26	400–450	424	307.00–327.00	315.24
17	450–500	472	285.00–301.00	290.62
34	500–550	524	264.00–281.00	271.60
8	550–600	572	251.00–265.00	260.68
16	600–650	621	243.00–260.00	249.34
10	650–700	668	222.00–236.00	228.80
15	700–750	712	214.00–230.00	227.05
29	750–800	777	192.00–240.00	220.22
5	850–900	856	153.00–170.00	161.85
1	900–950	915	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	233.00–294.00	272.56
4	450–500	474	267.00–282.00	275.70
7	500–550	519	227.00–257.00	238.54
1	550–600	595	236.00	236.00
3	600–650	635	203.00–229.00	218.62
2	650–700	665	212.00–214.00	212.98
2	700–750	705	185.00–196.00	190.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	379.00–403.00	397.55
2	350–400	380	374.00–381.00	377.41
8	400–450	423	338.00–353.00	340.92
5	450–500	472	322.00–349.00	328.86
10	500–550	529	299.00–317.00	308.61
11	550–600	567	282.00–303.00	295.59
4	600–650	625	256.00–279.00	270.75
4	650–700	676	250.00–259.00	252.16
1	700–750	745	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	760	181.00	181.00
3	800–850	805	206.00–209.00	206.99
2	850–900	855	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	241.00–303.00	280.70
1	450–500	490	243.00	243.00
1	550–600	580	187.00	187.00
1	650–700	685	163.00	163.00

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)	6	—	1,113	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,753.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,935.00	1,935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,152	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,600.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,166	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,388.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,296.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	1,450.00–2,275.00	1,764.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	121.00–126.00	123.18
8	—	1,209	132.00–135.00	134.35
3	—	1,252	138.00–143.00	140.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	136.00–140.00	137.84
6	—	1,116	130.00–133.00	131.86
9	—	1,048	121.00–126.00	123.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	134.00–138.00	135.74
17	—	1,500	128.00–133.00	131.23
2	—	1,438	125.00–126.00	125.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	142.00–147.00	143.89
4	—	1,751	152.00–158.00	155.31
3	—	1,922	165.00–171.00	168.68

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

McAlester Union Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle