Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. uneven, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 9.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality mostly average, with a number of attractive groups. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.91/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −173.25 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$229.91

79 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.62

vs OK average

−29.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	244.10	1,363	42
Medium and Large 2	546	213.80	1,168	37

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $195 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 sale79 hd

229.91

—

OK average6 barns · 936 hd

235.53

−5.62

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−29.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−173.25

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	1,707	146.19	2,496	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	118.76	1,466	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	116.71	1,642	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	114.25	1,233	30

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,312	$1,712	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,710	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$1,470	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,576	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	650–700	672	246.35/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	220.31/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	196.08/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	316.16/cwt	303.00–328.00	1,483	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	245.87/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,547	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	197.06/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	205.80/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	303.63/cwt	295.00–313.00	990	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	193.47/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	254.00/cwt	201.00–280.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	224.04/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,501	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	266.46/cwt	254.00–277.00	1,127	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	179.07/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	263.66/cwt	221.00–293.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	210.76/cwt	191.00–230.00	1,191	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	219.38/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,358	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	291.00/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	237.35/cwt	220.00–250.00	999	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	194.44/cwt	185.00–213.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	224.77/cwt	203.00–232.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	217.24/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	227.00/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	259.73/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	254.03/cwt	203.00–288.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	231.42/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	220.41/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	233.56/cwt	213.00–243.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	250.85/cwt	218.00–293.00	1,207	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	265.96/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,378	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	345.08/cwt	338.00–358.00	1,284	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	325.00/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,375	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	306.80/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,427	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	197.39/cwt	186.00–212.00	1,611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	256.67/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,217	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	118.16/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,491	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	114.83/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,241	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	110.37/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,565	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	106.89/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,136	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	120.66/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,318	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	121.72/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,733	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	116.97/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,625	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	110.59/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,343	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	123.68/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,526	28
Bulls	—	—	1,672	154.07/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	148.04/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,469	7
Bulls	—	—	1,757	140.38/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,466	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,710.37/head	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,710	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,712.16/head	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,712	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	1,469.82/head	950.00–1,700.00	1,470	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,575.84/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	244.34/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,400	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	251.89/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,217	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	204.68/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	243.75/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,309	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	269.99/cwt	218.00–298.00	1,164	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	258.53/cwt	229.00–300.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	186.74/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	217.78/cwt	202.00–234.00	1,137	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	223.44/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	218.02/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	223.67/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	237.10/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,475	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	231.79/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	320.40/cwt	303.00–340.00	1,025	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	210.08/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	236.40/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,369	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	318.89/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,330	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	238.08/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,267	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	215.84/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	336.98/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,247	13

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,050Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 151Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 19Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	365.00	365.00
19	350–400	372	338.00–358.00	345.08
14	400–450	423	313.00–331.00	325.00
23	450–500	469	303.00–328.00	316.16
22	500–550	518	258.00–273.00	265.96
12	550–600	568	251.00–275.00	259.73
24	600–650	629	241.00–257.00	245.87
17	650–700	672	235.00–251.00	246.35
11	700–750	722	224.00–240.00	231.42
8	750–800	790	223.00–228.00	227.00
7	800–850	810	217.00–229.00	220.41
1	950–1000	995	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	297.00	297.00
6	400–450	424	203.00–288.00	254.03
20	450–500	481	218.00–293.00	250.85
4	500–550	530	213.00–243.00	233.56
4	550–600	574	203.00–240.00	217.24
4	600–650	607	203.00–232.00	224.77
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	712	185.00–213.00	194.44
2	750–800	793	185.00–202.00	193.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	221.00–293.00	263.66
7	350–400	378	201.00–280.00	254.00
12	400–450	421	220.00–250.00	237.35
11	450–500	481	200.00–245.00	220.31
16	500–550	522	202.00–234.00	217.78
21	550–600	565	191.00–230.00	210.76
4	600–650	626	200.00–212.00	205.80
3	650–700	668	193.00–200.00	196.08
2	700–750	720	193.00–201.00	197.06
4	750–800	786	180.00–194.00	186.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	326	295.00–313.00	303.63
14	350–400	382	285.00–301.00	291.00
31	400–450	423	254.00–277.00	266.46
46	450–500	483	246.00–263.00	251.89
17	500–550	537	239.00–255.00	243.75
25	550–600	573	238.00–258.00	244.34
17	600–650	619	217.00–230.00	219.38
16	650–700	670	213.00–230.00	224.04
7	700–750	712	211.00–228.00	223.44
6	750–800	770	201.00–215.00	204.68
1	800–850	800	222.00	222.00
2	900–950	928	170.00–188.00	179.07
1	950–1000	970	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	250.00	250.00
12	300–350	320	303.00–340.00	320.40
13	350–400	370	315.00–350.00	336.98
15	400–450	417	305.00–335.00	318.89
12	450–500	465	298.00–320.00	306.80
11	500–550	532	227.00–250.00	238.08
17	550–600	579	230.00–251.00	236.40
11	600–650	622	235.00–239.00	237.10
7	650–700	663	220.00–240.00	231.79
3	700–750	720	223.00–225.00	223.67
6	750–800	774	213.00–220.00	215.84
7	800–850	816	186.00–212.00	197.39
1	850–900	875	178.00	178.00
1	900–950	905	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	229.00–300.00	258.53
17	400–450	431	218.00–298.00	269.99
9	450–500	474	242.00–270.00	256.67
7	500–550	519	200.00–226.00	210.08
3	550–600	553	213.00–221.00	218.02
1	650–700	680	217.00	217.00
1	800–850	800	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	116.00–121.00	118.16
16	—	1,214	108.00–114.00	110.59
28	—	1,234	123.00–129.00	123.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	112.00–117.00	114.83
11	—	1,063	105.00–110.00	106.89
12	—	1,092	118.00–123.00	120.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,418	108.00–113.00	110.37
20	—	1,424	121.00–126.00	121.72
30	—	1,389	114.00–121.00	116.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,672	152.00–157.00	154.07
7	—	1,668	146.00–151.00	148.04
9	—	1,757	137.00–143.00	140.38

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,117	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,710.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,312	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,712.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	896	950.00–1,700.00	1,469.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,575.84

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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