Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. Weather conditions continue to affect the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.96/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −146.20 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$256.96

86 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$29.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

vs OK average

−16.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	261.38	1,441	73
Medium and Large 2	535	232.17	1,243	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about $198 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 sale86 hd

256.96

—

OK average5 barns · 530 hd

260.00

−3.03

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−16.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−146.20

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	—	Average	1,723	157.42	2,712	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	138.08	2,042	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	133.47	1,642	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	129.78	1,400	28

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$1,805	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,781	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,009	$1,688	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$2,669	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,453	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	292.44/cwt	283.00–302.00	1,670	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,100.67/head	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,101	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,453.39/head	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,453	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	329.84/cwt	324.00–341.00	1,237	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	228.77/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,679	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	382.05/cwt	348.00–403.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	257.41/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,490	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	397.85/cwt	385.00–401.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	308.14/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,636	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	255.57/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,728	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	221.39/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,488	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	345.72/cwt	311.00–391.00	1,462	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	318.65/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	294.81/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,232	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	307.69/cwt	301.00–333.00	1,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	244.32/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,532	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	190.68/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	283.99/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,792	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	193.01/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.02/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	353.64/cwt	337.00–371.00	1,125	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	294.95/cwt	277.00–303.00	1,563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	265.46/cwt	259.00–278.00	1,388	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	385.82/cwt	376.00–391.00	1,285	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	127.16/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,545	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	126.31/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,331	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	133.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,941	7
Bulls	—	—	1,571	153.05/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,404	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	138.39/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,997	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,264	5
Bulls	—	—	1,612	143.91/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,320	5
Bulls	—	—	2,017	174.52/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,520	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	140.25/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,757	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	134.75/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,656	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	138.49/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	244.75/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	222.46/cwt	211.00–234.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	318.27/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	279.80/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,343	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	362.18/cwt	335.00–397.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	268.50/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	198.06/cwt	183.00–213.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	253.83/cwt	218.00–283.00	1,089	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	261.59/cwt	233.00–293.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	227.32/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	265.25/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	289.42/cwt	275.00–310.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	240.06/cwt	217.00–253.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	261.73/cwt	243.00–278.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	228.76/cwt	201.00–240.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	281.30/cwt	263.00–299.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	245.53/cwt	214.00–269.00	1,188	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	257.00/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	263.12/cwt	243.00–283.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,428	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,780.78/head	1,425.00–2,150.00	1,781	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,805.19/head	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	263.85/cwt	230.00–293.00	1,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	249.42/cwt	220.00–269.00	1,561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	219.55/cwt	193.00–247.00	1,240	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	234.49/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	276.18/cwt	253.00–289.00	1,309	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	3,095.03/head	2,550.00–3,500.00	3,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	1,687.52/head	1,150.00–2,350.00	1,688	19

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 900Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 148Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 52Year ago 24

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,168	1,425.00–2,150.00	1,780.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,221	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,805.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,009	1,150.00–2,350.00	1,687.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,100.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,453.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,106	2,550.00–3,500.00	3,095.03

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	308	385.00–401.00	397.85
6	350–400	366	348.00–403.00	382.05
21	400–450	423	311.00–391.00	345.72
16	450–500	483	310.00–333.00	318.65
43	500–550	531	301.00–319.00	308.14
37	550–600	571	283.00–302.00	292.44
30	600–650	631	278.00–295.00	283.99
27	650–700	676	248.00–263.00	255.57
9	700–750	715	228.00–243.00	234.49
1	800–850	810	201.00	201.00
2	850–900	850	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	263.00–299.00	281.30
7	450–500	474	253.00–289.00	276.18
10	500–550	528	230.00–293.00	263.85
7	550–600	571	252.00–279.00	265.25
8	600–650	626	220.00–269.00	249.42
4	650–700	675	201.00–240.00	228.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	318	337.00–371.00	353.64
17	350–400	375	324.00–341.00	329.84
37	400–450	418	285.00–303.00	294.81
41	450–500	480	273.00–288.00	279.80
36	500–550	523	259.00–278.00	265.46
37	550–600	579	250.00–268.00	257.41
17	600–650	627	240.00–255.00	244.32
32	650–700	672	216.00–233.00	221.39
35	700–750	734	214.00–230.00	228.77
3	750–800	775	190.00–191.00	190.68
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	275.00–310.00	289.42
7	350–400	376	243.00–278.00	261.73
9	400–450	429	218.00–283.00	253.83
10	450–500	484	214.00–269.00	245.53
8	500–550	517	217.00–253.00	240.06
5	550–600	565	193.00–247.00	219.55
3	600–650	634	226.00–230.00	227.32
2	650–700	673	183.00–213.00	198.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	376.00–391.00	385.82
7	350–400	376	335.00–397.00	362.18
7	400–450	414	310.00–339.00	318.27
8	450–500	477	301.00–333.00	307.69
7	500–550	530	277.00–303.00	294.95
6	550–600	588	259.00–274.00	268.50
3	600–650	628	240.00–249.00	244.75
2	650–700	653	211.00–234.00	222.46
3	700–750	720	212.00–226.00	220.02
3	800–850	840	191.00–197.00	193.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	233.00–293.00	261.59
2	400–450	418	243.00–283.00	263.12
2	450–500	490	243.00–271.00	257.00
3	500–550	527	270.00–272.00	271.02
1	550–600	590	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	126.00–131.00	127.16
5	—	1,253	138.00–143.00	140.25
8	—	1,229	133.00–137.00	134.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,054	123.00–129.00	126.31
5	—	1,147	136.00–141.00	138.49
6	—	1,093	130.00–135.00	132.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	130.00–135.00	133.49
8	—	1,443	136.00–141.00	138.39
5	—	1,572	142.00–147.00	144.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,571	150.00–155.00	153.05
5	—	1,612	141.00–147.00	143.91
6	—	2,017	173.00–178.00	174.52

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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