Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows , Breakers steady, Bonners and Leans 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.34/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −141.82 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$261.34

83 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs OK average

−5.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	264.00	1,440	75
Medium and Large 2	555	236.46	1,311	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $129 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 sale83 hd

261.34

—

OK average5 barns · 541 hd

255.11

+6.24

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−5.88

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−141.82

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	1,666	165.43	2,756	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	136.30	1,668	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	133.90	1,910	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	130.74	1,407	8thin

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)	1,325	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,376	$1,942	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,920	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,547	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,464	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,272	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	650–700	672	255.58/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	284.43/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,792	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	257.88/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,483	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,546.67/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	275.17/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,324	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	259.04/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	297.77/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,730	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,295.95/head	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,296	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	248.66/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,554	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	223.42/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	269.07/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,402	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	239.02/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	321.18/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,551	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	300.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,265	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	329.48/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,242	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	223.82/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	224.48/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	202.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	399.12/cwt	389.00–411.00	1,313	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	365.30/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,355	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	382.74/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,447	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	186.75/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	239.58/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	360.36/cwt	348.00–373.00	1,560	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	256.75/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,466	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	142.45/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,973	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	136.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,957	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	129.07/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,851	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	141.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,705	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	121.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,305	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,511	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	135.70/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,661	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	132.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	128.63/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,607	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	180.42/cwt	180.00–181.00	3,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	162.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	387.12/cwt	369.00–425.00	1,250	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	296.51/cwt	283.00–315.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	251.24/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	306.08/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,601	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	354.33/cwt	343.00–370.00	1,495	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	314.33/cwt	303.00–329.00	1,465	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	248.61/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	265.65/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	242.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	230.16/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	279.57/cwt	267.00–295.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	293.14/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	250.82/cwt	234.00–263.00	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	291.94/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	265.95/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,463.74/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	253.74/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,089	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	1,942.17/head	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,942	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,919.76/head	1,175.00–2,300.00	1,920	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	293.72/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	248.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	336.21/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,076	10

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,350Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 277Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 68Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	389.00–411.00	399.12
12	350–400	371	357.00–370.00	365.30
22	400–450	422	343.00–370.00	354.33
22	450–500	483	314.00–330.00	321.18
16	500–550	523	299.00–315.00	306.08
18	550–600	581	292.00–315.00	297.77
28	600–650	630	279.00–297.00	284.43
8	650–700	672	248.00–262.00	255.58
10	700–750	727	245.00–255.00	251.24
5	750–800	769	230.00–242.00	239.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	234.00	234.00
3	400–450	440	285.00–310.00	293.14
5	450–500	481	285.00–305.00	293.72
5	500–550	524	240.00–283.00	265.65
3	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	248.29
4	600–650	620	225.00–270.00	248.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	327.00–345.00	336.21
12	350–400	377	322.00–340.00	329.48
15	400–450	421	290.00–310.00	300.40
17	450–500	481	268.00–287.00	275.17
41	500–550	521	253.00–280.00	269.07
34	550–600	575	248.00–265.00	257.88
34	600–650	625	239.00–258.00	248.66
3	650–700	682	225.00–230.00	228.33
9	700–750	718	216.00–230.00	223.42
3	850–900	868	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	267.00–295.00	279.57
4	400–450	429	230.00–273.00	253.74
5	450–500	478	234.00–263.00	250.82
4	500–550	531	210.00–246.00	230.16
4	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	242.76
2	600–650	600	213.00–215.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	369.00–425.00	387.12
10	350–400	378	373.00–391.00	382.74
12	400–450	433	348.00–373.00	360.36
18	450–500	466	303.00–329.00	314.33
7	500–550	525	283.00–315.00	296.51
11	550–600	571	248.00–265.00	256.75
10	600–650	619	253.00–270.00	259.04
3	650–700	660	235.00–242.00	239.02
3	700–750	725	213.00–230.00	223.82
4	750–800	774	222.00–230.00	224.48
6	800–850	817	200.00–210.00	202.66
3	850–900	879	170.00–195.00	186.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	436	265.00–310.00	291.94
3	450–500	473	255.00–280.00	265.95
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.48

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	—	950	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,546.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,463.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,376	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,942.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	1,175.00–2,300.00	1,919.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,348	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,295.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	141.00–145.00	142.45
6	—	1,438	133.00–138.00	136.07
8	—	1,434	127.00–132.00	129.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	140.00–144.00	141.02
7	—	1,224	134.00–139.00	135.70
5	—	1,249	126.00–132.00	128.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	120.00–124.00	121.59
2	—	1,068	141.00–142.00	141.51
3	—	1,085	131.00–135.00	132.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	154.00–157.00	155.46
2	—	1,725	180.00–181.00	180.42
4	—	1,744	160.00–165.00	162.92

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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