Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer and heifer calves compared to a light test last week 12.00 18.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.59/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −156.57 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$246.59

151 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs OK average

−18.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	250.09	1,369	123
Medium and Large 2	542	231.21	1,253	28

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $116 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 sale151 hd

246.59

—

OK average6 barns · 1,183 hd

251.22

−4.63

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−18.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−156.57

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	1,686	148.27	2,499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	116.32	1,422	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	114.38	1,664	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	107.85	1,158	28

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)	1,303	$1,943	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,933	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$1,861	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$979	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,738	4thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	278.76/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,597	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	283.72/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	208.70/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	243.94/cwt	212.00–260.00	1,378	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	291.83/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,538	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	234.44/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	248.15/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,526	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	270.14/cwt	250.00–290.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	269.19/cwt	203.00–296.00	1,271	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	359.28/cwt	343.00–373.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	224.26/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,379	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	231.28/cwt	202.00–243.00	1,200	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	238.51/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,627	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	259.15/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,472	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	227.94/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	215.37/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	266.55/cwt	227.00–298.00	984	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	231.11/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,324	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	266.34/cwt	210.00–295.00	1,137	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	386.33/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,422	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	323.81/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,059	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	252.72/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,193	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	241.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,723	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	291.13/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	338.24/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	366.05/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,519	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	255.22/cwt	230.00–278.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	277.54/cwt	255.00–304.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	388.88/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,241	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	220.88/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	332.59/cwt	324.00–343.00	1,547	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	238.45/cwt	203.00–245.00	1,614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	239.92/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,857	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	228.95/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,923	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	226.22/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	289.14/cwt	265.00–313.00	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	298.26/cwt	288.00–308.00	1,554	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	287.15/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,795	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	261.76/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,756	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	339.72/cwt	328.00–348.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	293.74/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,663	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	244.80/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,540	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	223.61/cwt	201.00–234.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	319.19/cwt	295.00–339.00	1,341	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,555	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	112.69/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,366	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	114.66/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,682	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	102.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,104	12
Bulls	—	—	1,783	150.02/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,675	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	117.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,439	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	116.73/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,255	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	110.24/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,178	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,720	9
Bulls	—	—	1,501	141.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,123	6
Bulls	—	—	1,827	157.82/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,942.87/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,943	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,932.96/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,933	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	979.25/head	925.00–1,035.00	979	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,861.20/head	1,275.00–2,100.00	1,861	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,536.94/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,940.01/head	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	233.00/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	323.20/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,490	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	255.62/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	232.08/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,576	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	250.57/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,310	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	349	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,138	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	303.06/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	346.62/cwt	335.00–363.00	1,473	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	353.82/cwt	335.00–393.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	318.22/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,235	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	182.66/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	216.97/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	221.70/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	293.28/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,358	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	301.23/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,307	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	244.36/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,537	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	249.96/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,435	60

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,950Last week 315Year ago 2,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 50Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 28

Steer and heifer calves compared to a light test last week 12.00 18.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	335.00–393.00	353.82
4	350–400	371	343.00–373.00	359.28
16	400–450	425	335.00–363.00	346.62
14	450–500	461	320.00–334.00	323.20
25	500–550	527	280.00–303.00	291.83
20	550–600	573	275.00–293.00	278.76
16	600–650	615	244.00–260.00	248.15
17	650–700	679	227.00–245.00	232.08
4	700–750	713	225.00–240.00	233.00
1	750–800	750	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	905	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	301.00–305.00	303.06
2	350–400	358	250.00–290.00	270.14
5	400–450	424	273.00–295.00	283.72
11	450–500	472	203.00–296.00	269.19
6	500–550	517	243.00–268.00	255.62
9	550–600	565	212.00–260.00	243.94
7	600–650	616	230.00–241.00	234.44
4	650–700	674	203.00–216.00	208.70
2	700–750	735	202.00–203.00	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	255.00–304.00	277.54
16	350–400	369	227.00–298.00	266.55
20	400–450	427	210.00–295.00	266.34
19	450–500	472	215.00–285.00	252.72
16	500–550	519	202.00–243.00	231.28
12	550–600	573	210.00–242.00	231.11
11	600–650	615	205.00–237.00	224.26
3	650–700	667	212.00–219.00	215.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	300–350	327	312.00–330.00	323.81
51	350–400	388	311.00–327.00	318.22
65	400–450	434	297.00–315.00	301.23
86	450–500	463	288.00–305.00	293.28
59	500–550	523	247.00–262.00	250.57
60	550–600	574	243.00–260.00	249.96
88	600–650	629	238.00–255.00	244.36
54	650–700	682	228.00–244.00	238.51
5	700–750	720	223.00–233.00	227.94
11	750–800	762	211.00–227.00	221.70
8	800–850	822	208.00–220.00	216.97
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
3	900–950	937	180.00–188.00	182.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	349	326.00	326.00
4	500–550	508	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	328.00–348.00	339.72
6	350–400	381	320.00–347.00	338.24
9	400–450	420	295.00–339.00	319.19
9	450–500	476	265.00–313.00	289.14
9	500–550	524	230.00–278.00	255.22
26	550–600	568	241.00–280.00	259.15
22	600–650	629	222.00–255.00	244.80
12	650–700	677	203.00–245.00	238.45
4	700–750	718	201.00–234.00	223.61
9	750–800	771	217.00–231.00	226.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	378.00–395.00	388.88
15	350–400	368	373.00–400.00	386.33
40	400–450	415	355.00–373.00	366.05
28	450–500	465	324.00–343.00	332.59
28	500–550	521	288.00–308.00	298.26
81	550–600	566	285.00–307.00	293.74
100	600–650	625	278.00–299.00	287.15
64	650–700	671	253.00–270.00	261.76
44	700–750	712	235.00–250.00	241.98
47	750–800	774	234.00–250.00	239.92
9	800–850	840	218.00–231.00	228.95
8	850–900	887	220.00–221.00	220.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	290.00	290.00
11	500–550	539	281.00–297.00	291.13
10	600–650	604	262.00	262.00
2	650–700	676	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	551	321.00	321.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	105.00–110.00	108.11
8	—	1,467	112.00–116.00	114.66
9	—	1,454	117.00–120.00	118.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	112.00–114.00	112.69
10	—	1,226	115.00–119.00	117.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,077	100.00–106.00	102.50
4	—	1,075	114.00–118.00	116.73
12	—	1,069	108.00–113.00	110.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,783	147.00–152.00	150.02
6	—	1,501	139.00–144.00	141.45
3	—	1,827	155.00–160.00	157.82

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)	3	—	1,303	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,942.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,932.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	858	925.00–1,035.00	979.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,324	1,275.00–2,100.00	1,861.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,536.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,940.01

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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