Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.43/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −169.73 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$233.43

88 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$18.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

vs OK average

−6.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	235.36	1,295	79
Medium and Large 2	546	216.50	1,182	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $113 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 sale88 hd

233.43

—

OK average6 barns · 835 hd

242.48

−9.06

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−6.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−169.73

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	1,651	145.49	2,403	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	113.27	1,630	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	112.32	1,384	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	109.66	1,164	28

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)	1,106	$1,872	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	911	$1,467	8

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1	450–500	475	260.51/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,237	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	228.54/cwt	220.00–241.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	219.46/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	222.96/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	216.27/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	294.90/cwt	285.00–302.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	193.59/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	195.53/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	190.44/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	251.33/cwt	210.00–277.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	232.83/cwt	200.00–249.00	1,094	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	319.75/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	217.08/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	278.59/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,446	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	258.82/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,512	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	230.14/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	238.07/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,595	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	246.17/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	277.75/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,336	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	187.01/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	209.46/cwt	192.00–225.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	320.71/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	245.46/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	227.66/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	254.15/cwt	233.00–278.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	264.70/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,625	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	222.70/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	264.37/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	309.18/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,184	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	185.57/cwt	173.00–193.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	242.88/cwt	200.00–273.00	1,032	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	265.04/cwt	263.00–269.00	986	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	114.80/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,425	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,650	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	106.09/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,503	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	118.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,669	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	106.65/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,306	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,457	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	104.72/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,103	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	118.84/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,299	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	111.55/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,181	12
Bulls	—	—	1,459	137.49/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,006	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	156.36/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,955	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	150.74/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,694	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	1,467.45/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,467	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,872.13/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,872	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	212.63/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	272.95/cwt	270.00–276.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	239.61/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	203.44/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	234.11/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,360	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	252.95/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,318	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	217.29/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	206.14/cwt	183.00–223.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	344.18/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,122	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	294.21/cwt	283.00–308.00	1,262	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	224.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	211.33/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	220.60/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	225.03/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	238.09/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,255	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	231.74/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,346	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	266.26/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,134	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	295.83/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,086	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	202.44/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,478	12

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,075Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 119Year ago 267

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 11Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	285.00–302.00	294.90
14	350–400	367	289.00–305.00	295.83
15	400–450	426	258.00–275.00	266.26
47	450–500	475	251.00–268.00	260.51
45	500–550	527	232.00–248.00	238.09
34	550–600	581	221.00–239.00	231.74
12	600–650	628	211.00–225.00	216.27
11	650–700	668	212.00–226.00	219.46
12	700–750	730	197.00–213.00	202.44
4	750–800	773	189.00–203.00	193.59
2	800–850	813	163.00	163.00
1	900–950	930	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	220.00–228.00	224.03
6	350–400	373	210.00–277.00	251.33
4	400–450	430	220.00–241.00	228.54
11	450–500	470	200.00–249.00	232.83
4	500–550	521	220.00–229.00	222.96
5	550–600	566	200.00–218.00	211.33
4	600–650	629	183.00–193.00	190.44
2	650–700	665	191.00–200.00	195.53
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	233.00–278.00	254.15
2	450–500	478	238.00–253.00	245.46
4	500–550	515	242.00–251.00	246.17
3	550–600	577	192.00–225.00	209.46
11	600–650	613	205.00–250.00	230.14
1	650–700	685	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	740	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	312.00–333.00	320.71
1	350–400	385	273.00	273.00
7	400–450	417	307.00–328.00	319.75
20	450–500	481	272.00–288.00	277.75
34	500–550	519	267.00–284.00	278.59
18	550–600	584	250.00–268.00	258.82
30	600–650	614	256.00–272.00	264.70
10	650–700	670	228.00–243.00	238.07
6	700–750	725	220.00–233.00	227.66
5	750–800	768	208.00–225.00	217.08
1	800–850	800	168.00	168.00
2	900–950	943	183.00–191.00	187.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	310.00–365.00	344.18
13	350–400	383	303.00–330.00	309.18
17	400–450	429	283.00–308.00	294.21
6	450–500	475	257.00–273.00	264.37
16	500–550	521	244.00–267.00	252.95
19	550–600	581	225.00–243.00	234.11
6	600–650	619	233.00–250.00	239.61
6	650–700	660	217.00–233.00	222.70
6	700–750	725	201.00–218.00	212.63
4	750–800	765	197.00–207.00	203.44
2	800–850	833	168.00	168.00
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	905	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	270.00–276.00	272.95
3	350–400	372	263.00–269.00	265.04
13	400–450	425	200.00–273.00	242.88
4	450–500	473	212.00–233.00	220.60
8	500–550	519	205.00–235.00	225.03
4	550–600	581	205.00–223.00	217.29
5	600–650	616	183.00–223.00	206.14
3	650–700	673	173.00–193.00	185.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,241	111.00–116.00	114.80
12	—	1,225	104.00–109.00	106.65
5	—	1,225	117.00–121.00	118.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,467	110.00–115.00	112.50
9	—	1,417	103.00–109.00	106.09
17	—	1,414	116.00–120.00	118.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,053	102.00–107.00	104.72
4	—	1,093	116.00–120.00	118.84
12	—	1,059	109.00–114.00	111.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,459	136.00–141.00	137.49
2	—	1,890	155.00–158.00	156.36
5	—	1,787	150.00–152.00	150.74

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)	8	—	911	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,467.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,106	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,872.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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