Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average, with groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.83/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.33 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$254.83

81 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$30.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs OK average

−3.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	259.40	1,416	69
Medium and Large 2	547	228.51	1,249	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.90/cwt here — about $167 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 sale81 hd

254.83

—

OK average5 barns · 590 hd

267.03

−12.21

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−3.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−148.33

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	—	High	1,642	164.76	2,706	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	144.32	2,120	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	141.09	1,725	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	134.10	1,430	21

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$2,038	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,893	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,745	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,700	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,892	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	831	$1,714	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	226.65/cwt	205.00–243.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	259.88/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,505	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	259.06/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,352	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.36/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	283.30/cwt	278.00–287.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	236.68/cwt	205.00–260.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	284.42/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,314	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	282.54/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,212	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	330.87/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,221	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	284.91/cwt	273.00–310.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	258.09/cwt	243.00–273.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.40/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,583	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	360.99/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	196.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	250.31/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	298.51/cwt	283.00–312.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	237.47/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,620	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	389.16/cwt	368.00–395.00	1,417	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	996	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	346.96/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,495	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	303.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,736	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	274.51/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	210.84/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	325.05/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	260.57/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	268.31/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,790	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	312.31/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,608	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	297.18/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	269.51/cwt	221.00–297.00	1,412	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	270.65/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	274.87/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	261.93/cwt	243.00–280.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	141.59/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,696	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	143.59/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,117	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	149.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,888	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,667	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	139.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,494	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,046	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	151.29/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,179	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	128.53/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,371	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	172.11/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	168.03/cwt	167.00–169.00	3,023	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	160.12/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,451	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,038.02/head	1,775.00–2,350.00	2,038	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,892.54/head	1,425.00–2,175.00	1,893	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,744.87/head	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,745	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	1,736.29/head	1,623.00–1,950.00	1,736	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,900.10/head	1,875.00–1,925.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	211.46/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	284.62/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,500	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	263.41/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,504	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	350.63/cwt	343.00–359.00	1,522	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	312.39/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,462	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	249.71/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.48/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	391.69/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	355.26/cwt	346.00–361.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	219.85/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,572	13

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 850Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 160Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 60Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	278.00–287.00	283.30
3	350–400	383	283.00–312.00	298.51
2	400–450	438	243.00–273.00	258.09
5	450–500	474	205.00–260.00	236.68
6	500–550	523	205.00–243.00	226.65
6	550–600	570	200.00–250.00	230.36
2	600–650	610	220.00–230.00	225.04
2	650–700	683	202.00–220.00	210.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	355.00–369.00	360.99
18	350–400	369	323.00–340.00	330.87
18	400–450	429	276.00–291.00	282.54
21	450–500	462	278.00–295.00	284.42
40	500–550	522	248.00–265.00	259.06
29	550–600	579	255.00–271.00	259.88
17	600–650	615	248.00–263.00	257.40
22	650–700	682	232.00–245.00	237.47
13	700–750	715	212.00–228.00	219.85
3	750–800	785	190.00–205.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	430	243.00–280.00	261.93
1	450–500	480	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	575	200.00–223.00	211.46
1	700–750	720	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	346.00–361.00	355.26
5	350–400	371	385.00–395.00	391.69
23	400–450	434	343.00–359.00	350.63
9	450–500	468	302.00–320.00	312.39
9	500–550	527	278.00–295.00	284.62
13	550–600	571	253.00–271.00	263.41
14	600–650	623	265.00–280.00	274.87
6	650–700	665	255.00–270.00	260.48
6	700–750	717	240.00–257.00	249.71
1	750–800	765	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	890	151.00	151.00
1	950–1000	985	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	312.00	312.00
3	450–500	487	273.00–310.00	284.91
8	500–550	524	221.00–297.00	269.51
2	550–600	578	273.00–276.00	274.51
3	600–650	615	265.00–279.00	270.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	397.00	397.00
22	350–400	364	368.00–395.00	389.16
17	400–450	431	335.00–360.00	346.96
12	450–500	469	319.00–335.00	325.05
16	500–550	515	305.00–320.00	312.31
16	550–600	572	295.00–310.00	303.43
13	600–650	625	290.00–305.00	297.18
21	650–700	667	259.00–273.00	268.31
8	700–750	719	253.00–265.00	260.57
6	750–800	759	240.00–253.00	250.31
1	800–850	820	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	920	217.00	217.00
6	950–1000	996	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,198	126.00–145.00	141.59
3	—	1,267	147.00–150.00	149.01
4	—	1,244	132.00–136.00	134.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,474	141.00–147.00	143.59
2	—	1,488	137.00–138.00	137.49
3	—	1,440	149.00–154.00	151.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	137.00–142.00	139.22
13	—	1,067	125.00–131.00	128.53
3	—	1,052	149.00–150.00	149.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	170.00–174.00	172.11
4	—	1,799	167.00–169.00	168.03
6	—	1,531	158.00–163.00	160.12

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,157	1,775.00–2,350.00	2,038.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,177	1,425.00–2,175.00	1,892.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,112	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,744.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	847	1,623.00–1,950.00	1,736.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,700	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,875.00–1,925.00	1,900.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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