Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows , Breakers and Boners steady to 1.00 higher, Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.63/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.53 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$247.63

71 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.69

vs OK average

−21.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	251.45	1,392	60
Medium and Large 2	544	226.84	1,235	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $157 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 sale71 hd

247.63

—

OK average5 barns · 484 hd

261.32

−13.69

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−21.65

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−155.53

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	1,765	161.95	2,859	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	137.82	1,673	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	134.75	1,884	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	129.38	1,419	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,915	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,448	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	350–400	369	357.37/cwt	335.00–373.00	1,319	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	239.20/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	285.62/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	295.61/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	311.18/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,634	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	131.30/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,457	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	139.57/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	120.67/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,333	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,628	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	149.02/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,855	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	300.92/cwt	292.00–316.00	1,441	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	193.52/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	237.16/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	266.59/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,264	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	247.27/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	296.06/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	209.83/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	211.13/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	233.93/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	304.32/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	274.70/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	311.31/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	314.33/cwt	303.00–335.00	1,339	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	341.81/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,456	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	333.48/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,581	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	299.22/cwt	291.00–317.00	1,119	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	260.44/cwt	246.00–282.00	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	366.10/cwt	343.00–381.00	1,329	11
Bulls	—	—	1,428	148.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,121	4
Bulls	—	—	2,038	175.29/cwt	174.00–177.00	3,572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,942	166.48/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,233	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	121.03/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,607	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,907	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	135.74/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	254.14/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,322	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	332.32/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,210	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	334.64/cwt	329.00–346.00	1,054	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	359.68/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	238.55/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	201.69/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.18/cwt	219.00–253.00	1,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	266.14/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	291.80/cwt	277.00–303.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	254.32/cwt	236.00–283.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	241.31/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,274	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,914.87/head	1,550.00–2,275.00	1,915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,448.03/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	307.39/cwt	301.00–319.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	226.64/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	227.07/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	248.75/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,460	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	243.45/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	316.06/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	329.20/cwt	303.00–345.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	392.94/cwt	373.00–407.00	1,281	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	291.48/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,207	61

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 700Year ago 1,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 109Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 31Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	351.00–365.00	359.68
8	350–400	369	335.00–373.00	357.37
13	400–450	426	303.00–335.00	314.33
11	450–500	479	292.00–316.00	300.92
10	500–550	531	278.00–295.00	285.62
4	550–600	578	229.00–250.00	238.55
9	600–650	612	225.00–249.00	239.20
3	650–700	682	233.00–246.00	237.16
3	700–750	717	193.00–211.00	201.69
1	750–800	795	194.00	194.00
2	800–850	833	188.00–199.00	193.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	281.00	281.00
5	350–400	374	277.00–303.00	291.80
4	400–450	415	236.00–283.00	254.32
3	500–550	528	230.00–250.00	241.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	326	373.00–407.00	392.94
11	350–400	363	343.00–381.00	366.10
35	400–450	426	334.00–355.00	341.81
35	450–500	474	325.00–343.00	333.48
21	500–550	525	305.00–322.00	311.18
20	550–600	569	289.00–304.00	295.61
10	600–650	614	286.00–301.00	296.06
7	650–700	674	243.00–250.00	247.27
2	700–750	710	240.00–247.00	243.45
1	750–800	785	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	303.00–345.00	329.20
6	350–400	370	293.00–330.00	316.06
5	400–450	417	290.00–329.00	311.31
4	450–500	490	297.00–312.00	304.32
4	500–550	540	260.00–286.00	274.70
6	550–600	571	246.00–282.00	260.44
1	600–650	620	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	315	329.00–346.00	334.64
22	350–400	364	325.00–343.00	332.32
61	400–450	414	285.00–301.00	291.48
32	450–500	474	261.00–278.00	266.59
30	500–550	520	246.00–261.00	254.14
30	550–600	587	243.00–259.00	248.75
12	600–650	620	229.00–246.00	233.93
6	650–700	663	201.00–217.00	211.13
3	700–750	737	195.00–217.00	209.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	301.00–319.00	307.39
8	350–400	374	291.00–317.00	299.22
15	400–450	425	255.00–279.00	266.14
8	450–500	478	219.00–253.00	242.18
6	500–550	528	212.00–240.00	226.64
5	550–600	564	215.00–237.00	227.07
1	600–650	610	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	130.00–133.00	131.30
2	—	1,065	138.00–141.00	139.57
3	—	1,105	119.00–123.00	120.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	134.00–139.00	136.50
3	—	1,245	147.00–151.00	149.02
2	—	1,230	124.00–126.00	124.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	119.00–123.00	121.03
2	—	1,315	143.00–147.00	145.00
7	—	1,442	133.00–138.00	135.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	145.00–150.00	148.54
3	—	2,038	174.00–177.00	175.29
3	—	1,942	164.00–169.00	166.48

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,550.00–2,275.00	1,914.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,448.03

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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