Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder calves not well tested due to weather conditions. A few groups were comparable to their weight class of last week. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows and bulls--lack of receipts number needed to determine a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.20/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −179.96 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$223.20

43 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs OK average

−35.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	225.78	1,256	38
Medium and Large 2	551	203.60	1,122	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $134 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 sale43 hd

223.20

—

OK average6 barns · 761 hd

238.14

−14.94

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−35.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−179.96

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	1,613	133.30	2,150	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	118.49	1,311	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	113.29	1,563	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	106.45	1,282	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	300–350	310	235.22/cwt	218.00–253.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	276.28/cwt	268.00–283.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	213.82/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	226.71/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,310	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	224.63/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,188	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	267.11/cwt	262.00–277.00	980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	206.18/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,369	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	234.08/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	240.19/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,139	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	255.75/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	199.26/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	233.63/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	241.63/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,513	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.80/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,413	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	237.11/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	252.23/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,327	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	308.68/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	248.05/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	315.10/cwt	309.00–323.00	996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	286.77/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,187	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	258.60/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	246.97/cwt	243.00–251.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	241.99/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	102.39/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,119	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	143.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	109.37/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,218	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	113.21/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,566	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	136.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	213.98/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	226.88/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	220.48/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	298.75/cwt	294.00–303.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	293.31/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	201.51/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	216.30/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	243.60/cwt	232.00–256.00	921	2

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 700Year ago 1,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 94Year ago 294

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	218.00–253.00	235.22
2	350–400	378	232.00–256.00	243.60
2	450–500	480	210.00–223.00	216.30
2	500–550	530	201.00–202.00	201.51
3	550–600	565	202.00–207.00	205.00
1	600–650	620	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	268.00–283.00	276.28
12	350–400	367	262.00–277.00	267.11
6	400–450	427	247.00–263.00	255.75
17	450–500	474	235.00–250.00	240.19
17	500–550	529	215.00–230.00	224.63
21	550–600	578	221.00–236.00	226.71
6	600–650	621	223.00–239.00	233.63
6	650–700	664	202.00–212.00	206.18
4	700–750	721	211.00–222.00	213.82
4	800–850	816	195.00–201.00	199.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	309.00–323.00	315.10
6	350–400	377	299.00–316.00	308.68
2	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	490	243.00–252.00	248.05
8	500–550	526	246.00–260.00	252.23
12	550–600	575	232.00–249.00	245.80
16	600–650	626	236.00–247.00	241.63
12	650–700	672	229.00–246.00	234.08
8	700–750	728	227.00–242.00	237.11
1	750–800	750	233.00	233.00
3	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	570	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	294.00–303.00	298.75
5	350–400	367	288.00–303.00	293.31
7	400–450	414	276.00–292.00	286.77
6	450–500	482	246.00–262.00	258.60
4	500–550	515	219.00–235.00	226.88
4	550–600	569	239.00–244.00	241.99
2	600–650	628	219.00–222.00	220.48
4	650–700	689	207.00–225.00	213.98
1	950–1000	995	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	243.00–251.00	246.97
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	98.00–106.00	102.39
2	—	1,265	110.00–111.00	110.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	98.00–100.00	99.00
3	—	1,080	141.00–146.00	143.63
4	—	1,114	107.00–112.00	109.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	112.00–114.00	113.21
1	—	1,350	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,390	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,520	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,665	135.00–139.00	136.84

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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