Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 4.00 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, Breakers and Boners steady to 1.00 lower, Leans 11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.35/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −131.81 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$271.35

60 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$30.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

vs OK average

+13.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	275.40	1,514	52
Medium and Large 2	541	244.99	1,324	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.41/cwt here — about $190 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 sale60 hd

271.35

—

OK average5 barns · 557 hd

264.67

+6.67

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+13.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−131.81

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	1,605	161.69	2,595	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	138.85	1,945	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	138.70	1,729	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	127.69	1,370	39

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)	1,205	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,108	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,875	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,680	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$901	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,172	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,874	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	1,144	2,107.99/head	1,575.00–2,300.00	2,108	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	901.29/head	875.00–925.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	181.90/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	237.55/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	241.46/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	278.24/cwt	253.00–293.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	271.06/cwt	242.00–295.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	180.24/cwt	168.00–193.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	216.50/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	264.95/cwt	230.00–293.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	235.51/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	216.39/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	263.86/cwt	243.00–278.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	255.16/cwt	200.00–283.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	277.17/cwt	263.00–291.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	246.17/cwt	215.00–268.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	270.11/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	281.92/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,489	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	316.05/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,514	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	270.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	358.58/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	294.96/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,416	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	356.68/cwt	335.00–363.00	1,348	11
Bulls	—	—	1,669	163.83/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,877	171.28/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,215	3
Bulls	—	—	1,452	156.35/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,270	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,653	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	131.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,393	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	141.27/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,766	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	137.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,544	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	123.07/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,301	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	148.55/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,841	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,850	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	140.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,980	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	145.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	255.09/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	333.14/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,416	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	228.17/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	351.75/cwt	337.00–385.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	214.96/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	322.67/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	231.71/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,659	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	281.69/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,501	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	308.96/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	250.92/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	232.37/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	272.51/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	265.34/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,531	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,874.49/head	1,851.00–1,900.00	1,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,367.09/head	2,050.00–2,925.00	2,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,172.08/head	2,108.00–2,246.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	272.98/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	242.67/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	246.77/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,557	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	295.76/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,707	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	251.60/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,824	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,680.42/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	350.30/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	266.27/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,779	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.65/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	309.89/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	320.45/cwt	308.00–326.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	218.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	306.30/cwt	301.00–329.00	1,320	42

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 675Last week 1,500Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 259Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 131Year ago 25

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	—	1,144	1,575.00–2,300.00	2,107.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	875.00–925.00	901.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,174	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,680.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,851.00–1,900.00	1,874.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,126	2,050.00–2,925.00	2,367.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,162	2,108.00–2,246.00	2,172.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	230.00–295.00	272.98
1	450–500	450	273.00	273.00
2	500–550	535	232.00–243.00	237.55
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	765	177.00–187.00	181.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	337.00–385.00	351.75
11	350–400	378	335.00–363.00	356.68
24	400–450	425	320.00–341.00	333.14
6	450–500	460	301.00–317.00	308.96
24	500–550	528	275.00–290.00	281.92
11	550–600	578	260.00–277.00	272.51
11	600–650	627	250.00–265.00	255.09
4	650–700	661	245.00–261.00	250.92
5	700–750	737	221.00–235.00	228.17
2	750–800	770	212.00–218.00	214.96
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	243.00–278.00	263.86
4	400–450	416	263.00–291.00	277.17
5	450–500	471	200.00–283.00	255.16
6	500–550	529	215.00–268.00	246.17
2	550–600	575	240.00–243.00	241.46
3	600–650	615	213.00–223.00	216.39
1	650–700	675	201.00	201.00
2	700–750	720	168.00–193.00	180.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	308.00–326.00	320.45
9	350–400	377	311.00–333.00	322.67
42	400–450	431	301.00–329.00	306.30
22	450–500	480	290.00–309.00	294.96
32	500–550	533	273.00–290.00	281.69
20	550–600	577	258.00–273.00	265.34
15	600–650	631	240.00–255.00	246.77
3	650–700	658	238.00–250.00	242.67
13	700–750	716	225.00–240.00	231.71
3	750–800	765	220.00–232.00	225.65
6	800–850	805	215.00–220.00	218.66
1	850–900	870	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	300.00–310.00	305.00
4	400–450	412	253.00–293.00	278.24
6	450–500	474	230.00–293.00	264.95
6	500–550	527	242.00–295.00	271.06
3	550–600	583	263.00–278.00	270.11
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	670	200.00–233.00	216.50
2	700–750	725	235.00–236.00	235.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	345.00–375.00	358.58
17	400–450	418	338.00–360.00	350.30
36	450–500	479	305.00–326.00	316.05
18	500–550	532	302.00–318.00	309.89
20	550–600	577	289.00–305.00	295.76
9	600–650	634	260.00–275.00	270.40
15	650–700	668	260.00–278.00	266.27
9	700–750	725	243.00–260.00	251.60
5	750–800	771	227.00–242.00	232.37
1	900–950	945	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	161.00–166.00	163.83
3	—	1,877	169.00–175.00	171.28
7	—	1,452	153.00–158.00	156.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	131.00–134.00	132.49
4	—	1,250	139.00–144.00	141.27
4	—	1,239	146.00–151.00	148.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	130.00–134.00	131.67
9	—	1,124	135.00–139.00	137.35
24	—	1,057	122.00–127.00	123.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,376	132.00–137.00	134.44
10	—	1,409	138.00–143.00	140.52
5	—	1,439	144.00–149.00	145.20

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

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