Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 6.00 lower, on a light test. Both feeder and slaughter cattle were plain to average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 lower on a small number test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.79/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −170.37 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$232.79

76 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$23.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.80

vs OK average

−27.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	238.63	1,289	57
Medium and Large 2	532	215.28	1,146	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $143 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 sale76 hd

232.79

—

OK average6 barns · 1,692 hd

250.59

−17.80

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−27.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−170.37

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	1,598	142.41	2,276	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	118.10	1,767	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	115.73	1,408	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	115.32	1,243	17

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)	1,227	$1,790	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,324	$1,631	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,620	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$1,496	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	300–350	315	269.61/cwt	261.00–277.00	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	209.86/cwt	202.00–227.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	208.14/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	226.27/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,283	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	246.18/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,155	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	165.58/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	232.07/cwt	214.00–242.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	244.75/cwt	240.00–249.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	205.71/cwt	202.00–212.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	220.93/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	340.10/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,479	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	420	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	239.62/cwt	205.00–260.00	1,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	243.70/cwt	231.00–260.00	1,177	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	226.14/cwt	203.00–251.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	241.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	278.65/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,312	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	248.90/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,576	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	345.42/cwt	337.00–359.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	234.62/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	258.26/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,498	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	276.03/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	231.50/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	368.79/cwt	352.00–375.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	277.65/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,463	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	258.81/cwt	215.00–281.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	201.50/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	216.30/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	244.68/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	230.21/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,340	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	108.63/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,279	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	119.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,482	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,273	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	110.40/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,170	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,728	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	131.47/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	120.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,806	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	115.73/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,412	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	123.50/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,357	4
Bulls	—	—	1,697	144.37/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,450	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	139.47/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,496.29/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,496	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,630.78/head	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,790.05/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,790	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,620.10/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,620	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	311.00/cwt	303.00–323.00	1,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	336.73/cwt	306.00–363.00	1,064	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	221.37/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	290.54/cwt	283.00–301.00	1,412	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	239.16/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	250.87/cwt	213.00–291.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	248.14/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	219.32/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	317.28/cwt	303.00–343.00	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	211.70/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	217.83/cwt	207.00–236.00	1,131	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	251.23/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,334	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	261.56/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	233.53/cwt	203.00–265.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	198.85/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	242.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	249.24/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,296	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	258.59/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,083	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	236.72/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,442	14

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

Tue Oct 29, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,100Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 244Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 46Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	315	261.00–277.00	269.61
8	350–400	372	235.00–250.00	242.28
20	400–450	419	248.00–265.00	258.59
23	450–500	469	239.00–256.00	246.18
29	500–550	520	242.00–259.00	249.24
25	550–600	567	220.00–236.00	226.27
14	600–650	609	228.00–245.00	236.72
6	650–700	668	203.00–219.00	211.70
4	700–750	726	190.00–206.00	198.85
2	800–850	828	160.00–171.00	165.58
1	850–900	855	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	240.00–249.00	244.75
3	350–400	382	202.00–212.00	205.71
6	400–450	423	214.00–242.00	232.07
5	450–500	475	200.00–230.00	220.93
14	500–550	519	207.00–236.00	217.83
5	550–600	570	202.00–218.00	208.14
5	600–650	623	202.00–227.00	209.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	232.00	232.00
3	500–550	510	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	352.00–375.00	368.79
9	350–400	377	337.00–359.00	345.42
13	400–450	435	333.00–355.00	340.10
13	450–500	471	274.00–289.00	278.65
17	500–550	527	270.00–287.00	277.65
27	550–600	580	254.00–271.00	258.26
30	600–650	633	242.00–260.00	248.90
13	650–700	680	235.00–250.00	241.14
13	700–750	724	228.00–243.00	234.62
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	215.00–281.00	258.81
3	400–450	433	273.00–280.00	276.03
6	450–500	483	231.00–260.00	243.70
7	500–550	521	205.00–260.00	239.62
5	550–600	580	203.00–251.00	226.14
4	600–650	618	230.00–233.00	231.50
1	650–700	685	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	303.00	303.00
2	650–700	668	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	306.00–363.00	336.73
8	350–400	381	303.00–343.00	317.28
9	400–450	426	303.00–323.00	311.00
11	450–500	486	283.00–301.00	290.54
12	500–550	531	242.00–258.00	251.23
10	550–600	569	240.00–260.00	248.14
11	600–650	632	238.00–243.00	239.16
4	650–700	666	235.00–237.00	235.98
3	700–750	725	217.00–229.00	221.37
6	750–800	774	211.00–229.00	219.32
1	800–850	805	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	875	197.00	197.00
2	900–950	908	185.00–187.00	186.01
2	950–1000	983	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	203.00–265.00	233.53
5	350–400	383	213.00–291.00	250.87
5	400–450	420	240.00–290.00	261.56
6	450–500	466	230.00–261.00	244.68
6	500–550	519	201.00–230.00	216.30
3	550–600	582	220.00–237.00	230.21
2	600–650	610	201.00–202.00	201.50
1	750–800	785	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
3	—	1,177	107.00–110.00	108.63
5	—	1,235	119.00–123.00	119.99
8	—	1,220	113.00–118.00	115.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	115.00–119.00	116.65
8	—	1,060	108.00–113.00	110.40
4	—	1,099	121.00–125.00	123.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,509	112.00–117.00	114.53
2	—	1,395	131.00–132.00	131.47
13	—	1,493	119.00–125.00	120.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	143.00–146.00	144.37
2	—	1,450	139.00–140.00	139.47

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)	3	—	1,057	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,496.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,324	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,630.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,227	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,790.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,273	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,620.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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