Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. A good recover from last weeks drop in demand and quality. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.34/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −151.82 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$251.34

50 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs OK average

−0.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	254.77	1,402	43
Medium and Large 2	554	230.28	1,277	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd

251.34

—

OK average5 barns · 430 hd

252.68

−1.34

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−0.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−151.82

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	1,687	163.74	2,763	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	142.06	2,031	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	137.52	1,665	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	130.52	1,401	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,030	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,149	$1,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	500–550	528	242.40/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	257.96/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	287.95/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,348	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	240.05/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	298.36/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,265	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	228.88/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	246.80/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	376.26/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,174	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	236.17/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	309.46/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,464	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	287.94/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,756	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	277.53/cwt	246.00–293.00	1,315	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	268.94/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	310.11/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,361	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	276.68/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	299.95/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,566	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	371.04/cwt	366.00–381.00	1,384	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	261.08/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	306.45/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	260.63/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	236.73/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	276.64/cwt	235.00–293.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	303.23/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,137	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	211.76/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	263.44/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	258.66/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,355	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	273.70/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,286	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	249.41/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,551	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	322.53/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,006	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	221.68/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,142	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	134.23/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,834	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	147.90/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,145	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	127.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,327	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	140.52/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,712	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	135.14/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,437	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	142.58/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,073	8
Bulls	—	—	1,663	153.72/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,556	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	174.21/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,118	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	165.48/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,722	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,029.82/head	1,475.00–2,325.00	2,030	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,469.37/head	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	255.87/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	358.04/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,099	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	273.79/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,457	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	241.25/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	229.02/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	354.38/cwt	333.00–367.00	1,297	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	231.26/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	256.56/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	306.55/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	230.96/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	289.57/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,228	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	252.89/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,424	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	245.42/cwt	224.00–261.00	1,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	294.10/cwt	287.00–301.00	956	3

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

Tue Aug 13, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 500Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 88Year ago 308

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	303.00–310.00	306.55
6	400–450	429	248.00–267.00	256.56
5	450–500	468	245.00–266.00	255.87
3	500–550	528	237.00–251.00	242.40
1	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	733	147.00–150.00	148.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	307	347.00–375.00	358.04
13	350–400	366	333.00–367.00	354.38
15	400–450	424	290.00–309.00	298.36
15	450–500	468	278.00–298.00	287.95
13	500–550	532	263.00–280.00	273.79
6	550–600	567	252.00–270.00	257.96
12	600–650	623	235.00–243.00	241.25
5	650–700	674	229.00–245.00	240.05
9	700–750	740	225.00–232.00	228.88
1	850–900	860	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	355.00–385.00	376.26
25	350–400	373	366.00–381.00	371.04
25	400–450	439	300.00–315.00	310.11
32	450–500	473	301.00–318.00	309.46
22	500–550	522	293.00–310.00	299.95
13	550–600	566	295.00–314.00	306.45
23	600–650	610	280.00–296.00	287.94
15	650–700	683	255.00–270.00	261.08
2	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
5	750–800	780	234.00–245.00	236.17
1	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	263.00–282.00	268.94
9	450–500	474	246.00–293.00	277.53
6	500–550	518	265.00–285.00	276.68
4	550–600	580	251.00–275.00	263.44
5	600–650	631	220.00–260.00	246.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	312	309.00–335.00	322.53
26	350–400	375	295.00–315.00	303.23
24	400–450	424	283.00–300.00	289.57
22	450–500	470	267.00–285.00	273.70
14	500–550	524	250.00–268.00	258.66
29	550–600	563	245.00–263.00	252.89
21	600–650	622	238.00–255.00	249.41
13	650–700	663	221.00–239.00	230.96
8	700–750	736	223.00–230.00	229.02
4	750–800	785	211.00–212.00	211.76
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	287.00–301.00	294.10
7	350–400	379	235.00–293.00	276.64
8	400–450	427	240.00–273.00	260.63
10	450–500	473	224.00–261.00	245.42
3	500–550	515	211.00–231.00	221.68
4	550–600	584	230.00–242.00	236.73
3	600–650	620	226.00–235.00	231.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,208	126.00–130.00	127.68
4	—	1,218	139.00–144.00	140.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,082	120.00–125.00	122.66
6	—	1,063	133.00–137.00	135.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	132.00–136.00	134.23
6	—	1,450	146.00–151.00	147.90
8	—	1,454	141.00–145.00	142.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	152.00–157.00	153.72
3	—	1,790	172.00–177.00	174.21
5	—	1,645	163.00–167.00	165.48

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)	6	—	1,231	1,475.00–2,325.00	2,029.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,149	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,469.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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