Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 4,00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.15/cwt on 178 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −156.01 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$247.15

178 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$24.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.41

vs OK average

+2.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	250.15	1,413	156
Medium and Large 2	542	225.92	1,225	22

One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about $188 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 sale178 hd

247.15

—

OK average5 barns · 635 hd

255.56

−8.41

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+2.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−156.01

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	1,651	160.03	2,642	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	141.64	1,973	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	134.87	1,618	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	132.08	1,407	12

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,353	$2,044	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$1,949	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,508	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,377	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,049	$2,197	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,800	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	228.43/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	287.46/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,509	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	213.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	297.68/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,116	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	288.95/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,216	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	226.82/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	250.10/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,578	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	247.28/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,051	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	244.96/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,411	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	262.94/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,412	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	347.10/cwt	325.00–371.00	1,135	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	251.70/cwt	233.00–270.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	271.00/cwt	248.00–293.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	243.72/cwt	209.00–251.00	1,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	225.40/cwt	203.00–248.00	1,179	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	259.63/cwt	197.00–295.00	1,007	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	224.06/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	213.93/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	300.54/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,250	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	266.24/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	236.77/cwt	210.00–254.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	241.74/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	324.68/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,253	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	301.36/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,251	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	229.69/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	257.11/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	301.49/cwt	301.00–302.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,797	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	264.93/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,513	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	247.15/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,676	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	226.71/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	298.94/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,417	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	203.05/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	238.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	312.14/cwt	278.00–336.00	983	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	231.20/cwt	203.00–248.00	1,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	271.29/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	208.55/cwt	192.00–226.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	259.39/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,235	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	215.67/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	241.30/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	232.35/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	244.85/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,547	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	259.00/cwt	212.00–287.00	1,357	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	318.97/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,199	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	263.30/cwt	232.00–290.00	1,245	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	330.37/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,070	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	250.06/cwt	222.00–351.00	1,560	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,575.32/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,044.09/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,044	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,948.80/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,508.40/head	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,508	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,377.28/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,287.60/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,288	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	165.44/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,522	154.03/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,344	5
Bulls	—	—	1,816	161.70/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,936	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	132.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,608	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	140.28/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,404	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	140.18/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,970	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,473	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	145.59/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,054	5

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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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 700Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 87Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 23Year ago 16

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 4,00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	230.00–245.00	238.02
5	350–400	378	263.00–277.00	271.29
16	400–450	425	220.00–270.00	247.28
8	450–500	463	203.00–248.00	231.20
14	500–550	523	203.00–248.00	225.40
8	550–600	576	220.00–233.00	226.82
5	600–650	622	221.00–231.00	228.43
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	723	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	315	278.00–336.00	312.14
34	350–400	375	291.00–310.00	297.68
29	400–450	421	280.00–298.00	288.95
40	450–500	476	252.00–269.00	259.39
45	500–550	537	257.00–273.00	262.94
111	550–600	576	237.00–254.00	244.96
16	600–650	632	236.00–252.00	244.85
15	650–700	672	228.00–238.00	232.35
14	700–750	704	229.00–244.00	241.30
4	750–800	776	210.00–223.00	215.67
3	800–850	840	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	327	325.00–371.00	347.10
17	350–400	386	305.00–330.00	324.68
10	400–450	415	298.00–313.00	301.36
17	450–500	474	293.00–306.00	298.94
65	500–550	525	278.00–293.00	287.46
23	550–600	571	257.00–270.00	264.93
40	600–650	631	243.00–258.00	250.10
32	650–700	678	239.00–255.00	247.15
11	700–750	719	235.00–250.00	241.74
2	750–800	785	199.00–207.00	203.05
5	800–850	825	216.00	216.00
11	850–900	860	209.00	209.00
2	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	257.00	257.00
2	350–400	370	301.00–302.00	301.49
6	400–450	420	248.00–293.00	271.00
2	450–500	465	233.00–270.00	251.70
11	500–550	520	241.00–270.00	257.11
11	550–600	588	209.00–251.00	243.72
2	600–650	625	220.00–233.00	226.71
3	650–700	668	222.00–234.00	229.69
2	700–750	730	210.00–217.00	213.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	197.00–295.00	259.63
10	400–450	420	243.00–285.00	266.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	315.00–340.00	330.37
13	350–400	376	307.00–327.00	318.97
23	400–450	416	291.00–319.00	300.54
14	450–500	473	232.00–290.00	263.30
31	500–550	524	212.00–287.00	259.00
7	550–600	568	210.00–254.00	236.77
16	600–650	624	222.00–351.00	250.06
4	650–700	660	210.00–234.00	224.06
2	700–750	735	204.00–224.00	213.93
5	750–800	768	192.00–226.00	208.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,008	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,287.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,353	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,044.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,948.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,508.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	164.00–168.00	165.44
5	—	1,522	152.00–157.00	154.03
5	—	1,816	160.00–163.00	161.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,212	131.00–135.00	132.71
4	—	1,168	137.00–142.00	140.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	130.00–134.00	131.81
3	—	1,053	125.00–127.00	126.01
4	—	1,075	135.00–139.00	136.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	136.00–138.00	136.99
4	—	1,405	138.00–142.00	140.18
5	—	1,411	144.00–148.00	145.59

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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