Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of weaned calves. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher, except Breaker cows 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-6.00 higher. Packer demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.45/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −169.71 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$233.45

134 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$22.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.62

vs OK average

−24.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	238.79	1,313	102
Medium and Large 2	554	216.45	1,199	32

One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about $114 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 sale134 hd

233.45

—

OK average6 barns · 1,548 hd

245.07

−11.62

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−24.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−169.71

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	1,657	147.81	2,449	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	121.71	1,325	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	121.38	1,481	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	121.33	1,759	43

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)	1,120	$1,710	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$1,393	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,470	$2,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	625	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	218.03/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,247	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	230.75/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,553	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	265.41/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,109	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	240.18/cwt	212.00–253.00	1,362	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	264.41/cwt	230.00–293.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	228.45/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,405	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	237.95/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,128	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	213.42/cwt	202.00–228.00	1,110	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	221.04/cwt	200.00–243.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	356.21/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,343	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	242.00/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	241.90/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,381	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	278.90/cwt	272.00–287.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	259.45/cwt	222.00–289.00	1,227	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	302.19/cwt	294.00–310.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	337.23/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,467	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	221.67/cwt	210.00–234.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	299.31/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,419	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	247.99/cwt	210.00–273.00	1,292	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	263.22/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,519	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	241.75/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,511	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	256.17/cwt	223.00–294.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	244.15/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,628	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	220.36/cwt	202.00–236.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	241.23/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	284.83/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,484	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	203.00/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	234.16/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	272.07/cwt	235.00–294.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	292.14/cwt	284.00–303.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	224.47/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,190	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	131.30/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,624	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	125.18/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,363	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	115.91/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,413	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	125.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,510	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	116.80/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,272	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,444	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	117.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,605	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	121.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,832	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	128.85/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,962	8
Bulls	—	—	1,778	150.86/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,682	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	158.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,686	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	136.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,010	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,709.64/head	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,710	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,393.00/head	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	319.15/cwt	301.00–351.00	1,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	252.80/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,342	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	353.86/cwt	333.00–381.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	245.53/cwt	233.00–258.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	277.28/cwt	257.00–299.00	1,187	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	211.01/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.97/cwt	306.00–351.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	228.37/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	207.00/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	239.65/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	207.98/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	235.42/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,241	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	224.62/cwt	210.00–251.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	191.50/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	254.09/cwt	244.00–265.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	273.15/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	217.24/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,034	8

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 1,050Last week 1,100Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 182Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 38Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	210.00–251.00	224.62
4	350–400	359	210.00–234.00	221.67
7	400–450	419	200.00–243.00	221.04
8	450–500	476	212.00–226.00	217.24
11	500–550	520	202.00–228.00	213.42
21	550–600	572	203.00–230.00	218.03
2	600–650	625	204.00	204.00
2	650–700	675	210.00–211.00	210.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	272.00–287.00	278.90
7	350–400	382	267.00–284.00	273.15
41	400–450	418	258.00–275.00	265.41
52	450–500	474	232.00–247.00	237.95
49	500–550	527	232.00–248.00	235.42
53	550–600	571	237.00–252.00	241.90
15	600–650	615	222.00–235.00	228.45
29	650–700	673	224.00–239.00	230.75
6	700–750	730	200.00–212.00	207.98
1	750–800	765	201.00	201.00
1	900–950	915	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	223.00–294.00	256.17
7	400–450	430	230.00–293.00	264.41
15	450–500	473	222.00–289.00	259.45
18	500–550	521	210.00–273.00	247.99
13	550–600	567	212.00–253.00	240.18
5	600–650	623	202.00–236.00	220.36
3	650–700	667	201.00	201.00
2	750–800	775	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	294.00–310.00	302.19
11	350–400	377	345.00–369.00	356.21
11	400–450	435	327.00–347.00	337.23
31	450–500	474	292.00–309.00	299.31
31	500–550	521	278.00–294.00	284.83
44	550–600	577	258.00–275.00	263.22
70	600–650	625	238.00–253.00	241.75
22	650–700	667	232.00–248.00	244.15
2	700–750	720	240.00–244.00	242.00
10	750–800	766	232.00–246.00	241.23
2	800–850	840	201.00–205.00	203.00
1	850–900	865	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	935	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	301.00–351.00	319.15
4	350–400	381	333.00–381.00	353.86
5	400–450	425	306.00–351.00	320.97
6	450–500	472	284.00–303.00	292.14
14	500–550	531	246.00–261.00	252.80
8	550–600	567	227.00–243.00	239.65
7	600–650	622	225.00–238.00	234.16
6	650–700	676	225.00–238.00	228.37
3	700–750	708	206.00–209.00	207.00
1	750–800	750	202.00	202.00
2	800–850	810	191.00–192.00	191.50
3	850–900	882	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	235.00–294.00	272.07
2	350–400	380	244.00–265.00	254.09
8	400–450	428	257.00–299.00	277.28
3	450–500	468	233.00–258.00	245.53
3	500–550	530	210.00–239.00	224.47
1	550–600	575	224.00	224.00
3	600–650	603	200.00–220.00	211.01
2	650–700	658	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	128.00–133.00	131.30
18	—	1,219	114.00–119.00	115.91
8	—	1,208	122.00–126.00	125.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	123.00–128.00	125.18
15	—	1,089	114.00–119.00	116.80
5	—	1,086	131.00–135.00	132.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,366	114.00–119.00	117.53
17	—	1,504	120.00–125.00	121.82
8	—	1,523	127.00–131.00	128.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,778	149.00–154.00	150.86
3	—	1,695	156.00–161.00	158.44
4	—	1,478	134.00–139.00	136.01

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	1	—	1,205	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,010.00	2,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,120	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,709.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	928	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,393.00

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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