Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.89/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.27 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$262.89

97 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.32

vs OK average

+22.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	263.77	1,450	92
Medium and Large 2	564	246.70	1,391	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $59 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 sale97 hd

262.89

—

OK average5 barns · 761 hd

249.57

+13.32

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

+22.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−140.27

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	1,689	155.90	2,633	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	129.25	1,871	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	126.94	1,581	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	122.83	1,307	23

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)	1,355	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,627	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,581	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,400	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	276.28/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	238.61/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	301.17/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	277.24/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,306	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	282.32/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	265.37/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,494	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	231.15/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	250.56/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,551	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	316.75/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	268.78/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,793	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	247.13/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	237.22/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	354.53/cwt	348.00–363.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	276.99/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,734	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	258.83/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	258.73/cwt	234.00–280.00	1,459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	249.25/cwt	213.00–291.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	266.38/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	298.27/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,560	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	308.20/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,442	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	227.68/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.73/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,684	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	221.22/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	238.02/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	396.19/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	394.52/cwt	372.00–399.00	1,262	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	295.05/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	130.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,611	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,233	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,720	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	136.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,957	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	129.24/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,908	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	124.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,320	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,591	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	130.78/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,439	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,446	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	163.67/cwt	163.00–164.00	3,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	155.61/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,667	5
Bulls	—	—	1,323	144.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,581.12/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,627.48/head	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,627	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	308.72/cwt	302.00–339.00	1,294	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	147.04/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	277.74/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	354.27/cwt	317.00–383.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	267.64/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,432	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	258.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	264.58/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	238.50/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	260.62/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,366	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	230.78/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	256.58/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	303.62/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,284	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	207.00/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,697	2

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 1,000Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 106Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 34Year ago 30

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	340	243.00	243.00
2	350–400	370	269.00–283.00	276.28
5	400–450	433	251.00–281.00	264.58
6	450–500	472	242.00–269.00	256.58
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	576	237.00–255.00	247.13
3	600–650	620	232.00–242.00	238.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	310.00–329.00	316.75
8	350–400	375	296.00–312.00	301.17
16	400–450	423	297.00–312.00	303.62
24	450–500	471	271.00–288.00	277.24
31	500–550	524	254.00–267.00	260.62
61	550–600	563	258.00–273.00	265.37
22	600–650	619	244.00–260.00	250.56
5	650–700	672	223.00–238.00	231.15
8	700–750	712	229.00–239.00	230.78
2	800–850	820	202.00–212.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	245.00–287.00	266.38
4	450–500	479	213.00–291.00	249.25
3	500–550	513	278.00–286.00	282.32
10	550–600	564	234.00–280.00	258.73
4	600–650	620	247.00–266.00	258.83
4	650–700	692	221.00–236.00	227.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	313.00	313.00
5	350–400	359	395.00–397.00	396.19
7	400–450	432	348.00–363.00	354.53
28	450–500	468	300.00–316.00	308.20
32	500–550	523	291.00–307.00	298.27
26	550–600	560	292.00–310.00	300.73
32	600–650	626	268.00–281.00	276.99
20	650–700	667	257.00–274.00	268.78
8	700–750	731	228.00–241.00	237.22
14	750–800	777	232.00–247.00	238.02
7	800–850	839	218.00–231.00	221.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	372.00–399.00	394.52
5	350–400	371	317.00–383.00	354.27
10	400–450	419	302.00–339.00	308.72
9	450–500	486	294.00–301.00	295.05
7	500–550	535	263.00–279.00	267.64
6	550–600	573	271.00–285.00	277.74
9	600–650	615	250.00–265.00	258.59
2	650–700	675	232.00–245.00	238.50
3	700–750	715	191.00	191.00
1	800–850	810	193.00	193.00
2	850–900	855	141.00–153.00	147.04
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	960	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	251.00	251.00
1	400–450	430	299.00	299.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	128.00–132.00	130.31
6	—	1,268	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	1,210	119.00–120.00	119.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	115.00–120.00	117.79
8	—	1,063	122.00–126.00	124.16
5	—	1,100	128.00–133.00	130.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	120.00–125.00	123.41
6	—	1,438	133.00–138.00	136.07
15	—	1,476	126.00–131.00	129.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,890	163.00–164.00	163.67
5	—	1,714	153.00–157.00	155.61
2	—	1,323	143.00–147.00	144.97

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,581.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,153	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,627.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,975.00	1,975.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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