Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.65/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.51 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$248.65

121 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs OK average

+6.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	250.53	1,390	108
Medium and Large 2	542	233.01	1,264	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about $126 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 sale121 hd

248.65

—

OK average6 barns · 878 hd

248.90

−0.25

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+6.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−154.51

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	1,810	160.22	2,899	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	135.53	2,001	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	129.15	1,562	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	127.86	1,361	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,762	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$1,721	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,712	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,750	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	177.58/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	323.61/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,055	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	225.19/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	294.13/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,109	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	279.05/cwt	263.00–293.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	247.61/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,426	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	253.68/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,350	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	245.71/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	267.71/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,264	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	233.56/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	234.30/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,572	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	276.71/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,176	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	244.54/cwt	200.00–267.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	233.65/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	259.60/cwt	249.00–267.00	1,734	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	247.46/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,534	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	232.08/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	235.10/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.55/cwt	284.00–319.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	252.78/cwt	233.00–273.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	301.87/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,558	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	268.60/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	262.13/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,620	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	276.05/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,562	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	275.65/cwt	243.00–291.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	186.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	254.18/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.07/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,363	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	249.45/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	232.61/cwt	202.00–243.00	1,221	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	269.78/cwt	223.00–283.00	1,020	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	199.60/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	370.56/cwt	345.00–381.00	1,204	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	233.47/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	347.85/cwt	325.00–387.00	1,315	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	316.91/cwt	303.00–349.00	1,325	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,720.93/head	1,425.00–1,975.00	1,721	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,761.87/head	1,425.00–2,075.00	1,762	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	1,711.90/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,712	5
Bulls	—	—	1,797	161.78/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,907	5
Bulls	—	—	1,817	168.05/cwt	166.00–169.00	3,053	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	152.39/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,773	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,458	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,619	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	133.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,911	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,111	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	119.76/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,479	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	129.00/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,547	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	128.70/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,382	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	125.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,679	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	117.65/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	349.26/cwt	339.00–363.00	1,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	374.92/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,170	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	245.02/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	311.90/cwt	303.00–319.00	1,463	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	361.35/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,362	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	291.66/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,368	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	243.77/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	246.60/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	268.48/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,316	4

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,080Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 92Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 28Year ago 38

Compared to last week; Steer calves 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	303.00	303.00
2	350–400	370	284.00–319.00	300.55
5	400–450	426	233.00–273.00	252.78
7	450–500	473	243.00–291.00	275.65
7	500–550	522	255.00–275.00	268.60
1	550–600	590	258.00	258.00
2	600–650	610	243.00–247.00	245.02
3	650–700	682	223.00–245.00	233.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	357.00–380.00	374.92
23	350–400	377	350.00–375.00	361.35
9	400–450	414	339.00–363.00	349.26
40	450–500	469	303.00–319.00	311.90
31	500–550	516	290.00–308.00	301.87
18	550–600	566	270.00–285.00	276.05
22	600–650	618	250.00–275.00	262.13
36	650–700	668	249.00–267.00	259.60
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
7	750–800	766	227.00–240.00	235.10
4	800–850	811	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	855	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	910	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	326	315.00–333.00	323.61
40	350–400	377	288.00–305.00	294.13
51	400–450	425	270.00–286.00	276.71
15	450–500	472	259.00–277.00	267.71
52	500–550	532	245.00–261.00	253.68
56	550–600	576	241.00–258.00	247.61
23	600–650	620	240.00–258.00	247.46
13	650–700	671	226.00–236.00	234.30
11	700–750	742	211.00–229.00	225.19
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	193.00	193.00
2	850–900	870	173.00–182.00	177.58
3	900–950	910	180.00–190.00	186.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	263.00–293.00	279.05
10	350–400	378	223.00–283.00	269.78
6	400–450	428	200.00–267.00	244.54
3	450–500	478	241.00–254.00	245.71
8	500–550	525	202.00–243.00	232.61
5	550–600	570	230.00–237.00	233.65
4	600–650	611	222.00–239.00	232.08
1	650–700	690	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	325	345.00–381.00	370.56
13	350–400	378	325.00–387.00	347.85
13	400–450	418	303.00–349.00	316.91
26	450–500	469	281.00–299.00	291.66
10	500–550	520	257.00–277.00	262.07
6	550–600	583	245.00–265.00	254.18
14	600–650	626	240.00–255.00	249.45
6	650–700	662	237.00–253.00	243.77
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
3	750–800	783	191.00–213.00	199.60
1	850–900	880	186.00	186.00
1	950–1000	955	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	264.00–273.00	268.48
2	500–550	530	243.00–250.00	246.60
1	550–600	560	239.00	239.00
2	600–650	613	231.00–236.00	233.47

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,282	1,425.00–1,975.00	1,720.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,243	1,425.00–2,075.00	1,761.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	937	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,711.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,797	160.00–164.00	161.78
3	—	1,817	166.00–169.00	168.05
4	—	1,820	151.00–155.00	152.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	132.00–136.00	134.04
7	—	1,074	126.00–131.00	128.70
3	—	1,010	116.00–119.00	117.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	132.00–136.00	134.00
3	—	1,235	117.00–121.00	119.76
6	—	1,199	126.00–131.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,431	130.00–135.00	133.54
12	—	1,525	137.00–140.00	138.44
2	—	1,343	123.00–127.00	125.03

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

McAlester Union Stockyards

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

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle