Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower over 450 lbs. 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.14/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −149.02 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$254.14

163 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$23.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs OK average

−11.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	258.73	1,429	131
Medium and Large 2	541	235.36	1,273	32

One grade step is worth $23.37/cwt here — about $155 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 sale163 hd

254.14

—

OK average5 barns · 535 hd

254.53

−0.39

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−11.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−149.02

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	1,740	164.08	2,855	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	135.17	1,912	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	132.45	1,622	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	128.85	1,376	50

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,832	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,813	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,573	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$2,399	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,339	19

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	245.76/cwt	232.00–273.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	252.77/cwt	225.00–270.00	940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,743.39/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,724.74/head	1,125.00–2,200.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	260.01/cwt	231.00–291.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	240.17/cwt	201.00–251.00	1,249	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	215.42/cwt	193.00–230.00	1,353	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,293	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,454.77/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	316.97/cwt	305.00–339.00	1,185	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	225.42/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,298	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	183.73/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	216.08/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,831.83/head	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,832	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,813.38/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,813	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,572.92/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	325.06/cwt	311.00–338.00	1,710	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	276.17/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,301	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,233.60/head	1,725.00–2,600.00	2,234	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,180.10/head	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	328.84/cwt	323.00–337.00	1,562	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	228.63/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	307.78/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,280	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	264.78/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	380.86/cwt	363.00–397.00	1,249	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	341.23/cwt	330.00–363.00	1,478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	291.63/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,820	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	307.70/cwt	298.00–333.00	1,474	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	230.36/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,527	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	331.25/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,087	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	355.19/cwt	345.00–391.00	1,332	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	323.65/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,366	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	244.79/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,530	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	365.30/cwt	336.00–385.00	1,209	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	253.29/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	226.07/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	224.24/cwt	201.00–260.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	263.54/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,405	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	252.48/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,457	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	124.78/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,527	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	134.80/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,397	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	144.84/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,041	7
Bulls	—	—	1,750	165.18/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,891	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	130.48/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,844	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	135.98/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,930	15
Bulls	—	—	1,630	150.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,453	4
Bulls	—	—	1,802	171.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,097	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,699	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	131.72/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,598	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	130.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,433	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	123.22/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,309	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	208.02/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	286.96/cwt	278.00–312.00	1,521	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.65/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,531	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	308.47/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,780	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	349.83/cwt	305.00–385.00	1,294	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	248.16/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,407	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	202.15/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	216.50/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	227.33/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,309	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	278.71/cwt	250.00–305.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	263.32/cwt	240.00–293.00	1,116	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	228.65/cwt	204.00–260.00	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	250.24/cwt	214.00–281.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	240.28/cwt	200.00–257.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	203.54/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	257.24/cwt	199.00–293.00	1,199	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,314.98/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	291.54/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	277.52/cwt	235.00–294.00	1,463	9

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 950Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 165Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 56Year ago 26

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower over 450 lbs. 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	425	231.00–291.00	260.01
12	450–500	466	199.00–293.00	257.24
5	500–550	516	232.00–273.00	245.76
8	550–600	576	210.00–245.00	225.42
2	600–650	640	200.00–233.00	216.50
1	650–700	695	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	331	336.00–385.00	365.30
18	350–400	370	305.00–385.00	349.83
18	400–450	422	300.00–343.00	323.65
21	450–500	479	298.00–333.00	307.70
18	500–550	530	278.00–312.00	286.96
18	550–600	570	257.00–280.00	268.65
13	600–650	619	245.00–270.00	253.29
20	650–700	663	221.00–240.00	230.36
3	700–750	723	190.00–230.00	208.02
3	850–900	890	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	225.00–270.00	252.77
9	400–450	424	240.00–293.00	263.32
7	450–500	477	200.00–257.00	240.28
20	500–550	520	201.00–251.00	240.17
12	550–600	576	215.00–242.00	227.33
13	600–650	628	193.00–230.00	215.42
3	650–700	665	190.00–209.00	202.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	328	320.00–343.00	331.25
17	350–400	374	305.00–339.00	316.97
34	400–450	416	301.00–319.00	307.78
28	450–500	471	265.00–286.00	276.17
74	500–550	533	258.00–275.00	263.54
57	550–600	577	245.00–261.00	252.48
56	600–650	625	238.00–255.00	244.79
15	650–700	671	218.00–235.00	226.07
6	700–750	710	201.00–260.00	224.24
4	750–800	765	178.00–187.00	183.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	328	363.00–397.00	380.86
20	350–400	375	345.00–391.00	355.19
12	400–450	433	330.00–363.00	341.23
18	450–500	475	323.00–337.00	328.84
39	500–550	526	311.00–338.00	325.06
44	550–600	577	297.00–315.00	308.47
39	600–650	624	281.00–305.00	291.63
17	650–700	670	260.00–275.00	264.78
17	700–750	717	210.00–260.00	228.63
4	750–800	768	200.00–235.00	216.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	250.00–305.00	278.71
1	350–400	390	303.00	303.00
3	400–450	437	280.00–299.00	291.54
7	450–500	477	214.00–281.00	250.24
9	500–550	527	235.00–294.00	277.52
9	550–600	567	220.00–270.00	248.16
8	600–650	626	204.00–260.00	228.65
2	650–700	688	192.00–215.00	203.54

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	2	—	1,380	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,743.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	993	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,454.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	1,725.00–2,600.00	2,233.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	2,100.00–2,225.00	2,180.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,204	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,314.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	1,125.00–2,200.00	1,724.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,145	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,831.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,175	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,813.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,572.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,224	122.00–128.00	124.78
19	—	1,235	135.00–140.00	137.59
18	—	1,213	129.00–134.00	131.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,036	133.00–138.00	134.80
17	—	1,100	127.00–132.00	130.24
19	—	1,062	121.00–126.00	123.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	143.00–148.00	144.84
17	—	1,413	128.00–133.00	130.48
15	—	1,419	134.00–139.00	135.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,750	162.00–167.00	165.18
4	—	1,630	149.00–154.00	150.51
6	—	1,802	170.00–175.00	171.84

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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How this sale compares

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