Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average, some attractive. Slaughter cows , Breakers and Leans 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Boners 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.29/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −149.87 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$253.29

51 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$25.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

vs OK average

−11.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	258.36	1,404	41
Medium and Large 2	539	232.51	1,253	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about $150 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 sale51 hd

253.29

—

OK average5 barns · 413 hd

266.05

−12.76

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−11.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−149.87

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	1,691	166.86	2,822	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	142.05	2,049	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	137.74	1,685	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	134.51	1,479	24

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)	1,268	$2,299	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,061	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,316	$1,988	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$1,959	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,291	$1,892	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$1,845	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,137	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,122	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	143.32/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,075	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	131.13/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,606	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	147.50/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,783	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	137.83/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,695	7
Bulls	—	—	1,745	163.45/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,852	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	148.89/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	364.90/cwt	359.00–372.00	1,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	320.41/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	372.94/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,432	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	260.96/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,717	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	136.14/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,504	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	127.65/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,404	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	137.25/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,912	16
Bulls	—	—	1,633	175.36/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	145.74/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	245.30/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,403	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	232.88/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,684	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	338.84/cwt	273.00–401.00	1,264	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	388.95/cwt	369.00–402.00	1,233	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	342.59/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,449	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	252.80/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	271.16/cwt	235.00–299.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	261.71/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	273.89/cwt	251.00–285.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	244.36/cwt	234.00–255.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	230.85/cwt	218.00–243.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	297.44/cwt	280.00–321.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	267.55/cwt	212.00–295.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	248.85/cwt	202.00–285.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	240.93/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	219.88/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	257.18/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,237	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,298.52/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,299	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,891.62/head	1,325.00–2,100.00	1,892	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,988.18/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,988	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	309.36/cwt	284.00–335.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.95/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	226.69/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,439	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	261.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,884	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	221.40/cwt	208.00–228.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	186.00/cwt	176.00–196.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	251.42/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	230.23/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	289.83/cwt	284.00–303.00	1,667	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	273.84/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,706	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	328.96/cwt	321.00–339.00	1,207	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	296.08/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,546	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	283.88/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,374	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,987.22/head	1,631.00–2,225.00	1,987	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,129.03/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,129	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,360.76/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	253.99/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,590	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	292.52/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,229	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	237.49/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,829	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	1,958.69/head	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,959	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,061.12/head	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,845.34/head	1,550.00–2,225.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	304.60/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,593	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	262.23/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,505	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	205.96/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	287.16/cwt	263.00–315.00	1,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	296.40/cwt	287.00–304.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	347.80/cwt	338.00–357.00	1,123	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	311.61/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,471	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	349.90/cwt	341.00–359.00	1,498	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	249.07/cwt	214.00–273.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	108.96/cwt	101.00–117.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	267.61/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,400	24

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 850Last week 675Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 141Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,448	141.00–146.00	143.32
9	—	1,522	147.00–152.00	148.89
16	—	1,393	134.00–140.00	137.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	129.00–134.00	131.13
4	—	1,209	145.00–149.00	147.50
7	—	1,230	136.00–140.00	137.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,105	133.00–139.00	136.14
8	—	1,100	126.00–132.00	127.65
3	—	1,072	144.00–148.00	145.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	161.00–166.00	163.45
3	—	1,633	174.00–176.00	175.36
1	—	1,650	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	359.00–372.00	364.90
21	350–400	384	365.00–381.00	372.94
25	400–450	428	341.00–359.00	349.90
17	450–500	472	301.00–318.00	311.61
26	500–550	523	297.00–312.00	304.60
16	550–600	575	284.00–303.00	289.83
16	600–650	623	263.00–281.00	273.84
27	650–700	658	258.00–267.00	260.96
19	700–750	720	255.00–270.00	261.61
8	750–800	770	235.00–247.00	237.49
3	800–850	809	208.00–228.00	221.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	287.00–304.00	296.40
7	400–450	426	280.00–321.00	297.44
6	450–500	478	212.00–295.00	267.55
4	500–550	528	202.00–285.00	248.85
2	550–600	553	101.00–117.00	108.96
1	600–650	620	228.00	228.00
6	700–750	733	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	323	338.00–357.00	347.80
37	350–400	367	321.00–339.00	328.96
21	400–450	420	285.00–301.00	292.52
30	450–500	484	279.00–296.00	283.88
24	500–550	523	258.00–274.00	267.61
17	550–600	572	241.00–256.00	245.30
27	600–650	626	243.00–260.00	253.99
10	650–700	668	220.00–236.00	230.23
16	700–750	723	222.00–240.00	232.88
2	750–800	775	200.00–212.00	205.96
1	900–950	935	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	284.00–335.00	309.36
7	350–400	379	263.00–315.00	287.16
6	400–450	425	214.00–273.00	249.07
7	450–500	481	242.00–269.00	257.18
6	500–550	521	220.00–249.00	240.93
4	550–600	566	210.00–232.00	219.88
5	600–650	635	212.00–236.00	226.69
2	650–700	655	200.00–212.00	205.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	317	369.00–402.00	388.95
22	350–400	373	273.00–401.00	338.84
11	400–450	423	338.00–355.00	342.59
13	450–500	464	312.00–332.00	320.41
16	500–550	522	291.00–307.00	296.08
15	550–600	574	257.00–271.00	262.23
3	600–650	625	248.00–256.00	251.42
6	650–700	669	248.00–255.00	252.80
4	750–800	769	230.00–231.00	230.49
2	950–1000	990	176.00–196.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	339.00	339.00
2	350–400	370	234.00–255.00	244.36
5	400–450	420	251.00–285.00	273.89
5	450–500	470	235.00–299.00	271.16
8	500–550	523	249.00–280.00	261.71
3	550–600	567	218.00–243.00	230.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,298.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,291	1,325.00–2,100.00	1,891.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,316	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,988.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,301	1,575.00–2,250.00	1,958.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,061.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,550.00–2,225.00	1,845.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,307	1,631.00–2,225.00	1,987.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,129.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,360.76

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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