Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 10.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality (large groups of attractive calves). Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.30/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −183.80 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$265.30

127 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs OK average

−21.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	271.67	1,480	101
Medium and Large 2	547	240.56	1,315	26

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $165 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $393.17, median $449.10 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 sale127 hd

265.30

—

OK average6 barns · 1,696 hd

268.70

−3.40

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−21.52

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−183.80

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	1,676	146.26	2,451	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	116.10	1,652	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	114.61	1,372	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	111.05	1,195	25

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)	1,110	$2,027	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,831	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,654	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	550–600	559	215.86/cwt	202.00–223.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	196.03/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	204.54/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	249.15/cwt	227.00–263.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	266.21/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,147	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	275.49/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,022	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	237.43/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,465	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	250.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	237.60/cwt	207.00–253.00	1,129	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	326.33/cwt	318.00–337.00	1,387	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	214.12/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	239.07/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,745	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	238.77/cwt	210.00–253.00	1,366	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.56/cwt	231.00–279.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	234.46/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,320	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	359.34/cwt	333.00–369.00	1,215	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	225.94/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	358.55/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,334	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	279.52/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,448	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	288.70/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,392	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	263.97/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,507	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	233.13/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,462	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	219.48/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	248.16/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,692	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	241.68/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,283	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	261.29/cwt	242.00–281.00	1,252	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	250.72/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,549	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	192.54/cwt	181.00–204.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	256.30/cwt	215.00–283.00	956	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	285.79/cwt	263.00–312.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	237.17/cwt	213.00–246.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	109.74/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,304	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	110.64/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,153	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,760	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	110.28/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,541	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	115.72/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,390	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,313	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	123.75/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,500	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	104.12/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,123	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	156.44/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,866	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	146.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,464	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	117.14/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,683	13
Bulls	—	—	1,553	138.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,151	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,653.60/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,830.87/head	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,026.69/head	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	218.91/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,567	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	293.22/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	338.36/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,083	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	213.21/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,228	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	265.01/cwt	253.00–290.00	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	313.03/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,349	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	240.99/cwt	203.00–263.00	1,130	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	240.80/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,380	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	337.52/cwt	317.00–351.00	1,269	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	263.99/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,280	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	256.90/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,328	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	204.56/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	222.65/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,496	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	223.26/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,378	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	285.36/cwt	279.00–293.00	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	229.05/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	232.80/cwt	200.00–259.00	978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	238.24/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,263	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	217.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,147	10

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 1,300Last week 840Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 191Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	240.00–260.00	250.07
6	350–400	377	227.00–263.00	249.15
14	400–450	420	200.00–259.00	232.80
29	450–500	475	207.00–253.00	237.60
10	500–550	526	210.00–225.00	217.98
11	550–600	559	202.00–223.00	215.86
5	600–650	624	200.00–224.00	214.12
5	650–700	667	180.00–215.00	204.56
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	333	279.00–293.00	285.36
27	350–400	371	268.00–285.00	275.49
52	400–450	431	260.00–277.00	266.21
55	450–500	485	258.00–275.00	263.99
32	500–550	530	230.00–246.00	238.24
22	550–600	563	229.00–244.00	234.46
36	600–650	617	228.00–243.00	237.43
7	650–700	671	225.00–239.00	229.05
6	700–750	713	195.00–211.00	204.54
3	750–800	760	195.00–198.00	196.03
1	800–850	845	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	338	333.00–369.00	359.34
21	350–400	372	348.00–365.00	358.55
46	400–450	425	318.00–337.00	326.33
49	450–500	482	284.00–301.00	288.70
50	500–550	518	273.00–290.00	279.52
51	550–600	571	255.00–273.00	263.97
44	600–650	618	242.00–259.00	250.72
20	650–700	682	238.00–253.00	248.16
19	700–750	730	230.00–246.00	239.07
2	750–800	788	220.00–232.00	225.94
1	800–850	800	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	910	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	423	231.00–279.00	260.56
12	450–500	479	242.00–281.00	261.29
16	500–550	531	210.00–265.00	241.68
10	550–600	572	210.00–253.00	238.77
9	600–650	627	223.00–238.00	233.13
1	650–700	685	214.00	214.00
4	700–750	726	217.00–223.00	219.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	323.00–355.00	338.36
11	350–400	376	317.00–351.00	337.52
20	400–450	431	305.00–325.00	313.03
10	450–500	469	285.00–309.00	293.22
15	500–550	517	250.00–269.00	256.90
16	550–600	573	235.00–255.00	240.80
14	600–650	617	217.00–231.00	223.26
9	650–700	672	213.00–232.00	222.65
10	700–750	716	206.00–223.00	218.91
2	750–800	778	181.00–204.00	192.54
2	850–900	863	171.00	171.00
1	950–1000	985	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	263.00–312.00	285.79
7	350–400	373	215.00–283.00	256.30
7	400–450	418	253.00–290.00	265.01
9	450–500	469	203.00–263.00	240.99
5	500–550	509	213.00–246.00	237.17
8	550–600	576	203.00–222.00	213.21
1	600–650	640	213.00	213.00
1	650–700	675	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	745	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	107.00–113.00	109.74
7	—	1,201	102.00–120.00	115.72
5	—	1,212	121.00–126.00	123.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,042	109.00–114.00	110.64
8	—	1,116	115.00–119.00	117.63
7	—	1,079	101.00–107.00	104.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	120.00–125.00	122.36
12	—	1,397	108.00–113.00	110.28
13	—	1,437	114.00–119.00	117.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,832	153.00–158.00	156.44
6	—	1,683	144.00–149.00	146.42
8	—	1,553	135.00–140.00	138.50

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)	1	—	1,345	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,653.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,015	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,830.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,026.69

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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Steers · 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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