Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves and Heifer calves 25.00 to 43.00 higher in all classes. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Leans 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.77/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −120.39 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$282.77

179 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$38.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.95

vs OK average

−0.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	291.34	1,606	139
Medium and Large 2	548	252.99	1,386	40

One grade step is worth $38.36/cwt here — about $220 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 sale179 hd

282.77

—

OK average3 barns · 808 hd

289.72

−6.95

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−0.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−120.39

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	1,797	142.36	2,558	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	116.77	1,425	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	116.22	1,681	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	115.45	1,248	32

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$1,584	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,543	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,526	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,327	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,939	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$1,692	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	267.42/cwt	220.00–299.00	1,276	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	262.71/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	299.67/cwt	270.00–333.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	362.84/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,161	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	234.32/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	354.91/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,331	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	201.50/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	188.69/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	304.43/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,607	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	195.01/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	286.23/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,895	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.57/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,209	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	323.81/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,366	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	327.67/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	248.52/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,417	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	369.96/cwt	358.00–376.00	1,713	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	300.64/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,882	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	259.03/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,342	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	254.86/cwt	223.00–290.00	1,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	346.84/cwt	313.00–359.00	1,838	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	211.03/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	310.00/cwt	283.00–330.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	257.04/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,846	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	370.58/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,590	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	422.24/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,322	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	289.53/cwt	251.00–318.00	1,514	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	417.14/cwt	400.00–453.00	1,548	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	328.35/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,862	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	281.83/cwt	243.00–310.00	1,637	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	253.08/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	358.50/cwt	318.00–398.00	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	247.76/cwt	235.00–254.00	2,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	244.48/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	214.51/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	286.49/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	366.16/cwt	333.00–380.00	1,366	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	357.20/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,164	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	110.57/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,328	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	124.45/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,538	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	115.82/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,416	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	123.67/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,782	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,673	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	111.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,202	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	125.57/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,350	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,287	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	110.63/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,630	10
Bulls	—	—	1,961	150.62/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,832	143.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,634	9
Bulls	—	—	1,676	136.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,290	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,327.48/head	950.00–2,025.00	1,327	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,525.79/head	1,200.00–1,950.00	1,526	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,584.10/head	1,250.00–2,100.00	1,584	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,543.23/head	1,100.00–2,050.00	1,543	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,938.61/head	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,939	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,691.87/head	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	286.23/cwt	260.00–307.00	1,508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	270.32/cwt	254.00–285.00	1,817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	323.32/cwt	314.00–343.00	1,717	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	342.02/cwt	319.00–365.00	1,631	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	217.06/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	331.52/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,399	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	276.74/cwt	263.00–288.00	1,688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	416.94/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	249.86/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	447.95/cwt	439.00–456.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	266.39/cwt	239.00–288.00	1,537	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	252.60/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	231.07/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	317.97/cwt	255.00–350.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	226.29/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	312.75/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	224.51/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	216.90/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	256.78/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,600	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	284.22/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,603	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	317.21/cwt	308.00–326.00	1,475	46

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,675Last week 1,200Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 147Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 53Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	255.00–350.00	317.97
14	350–400	377	270.00–333.00	299.67
17	400–450	425	250.00–305.00	284.57
29	450–500	477	220.00–299.00	267.42
17	500–550	518	225.00–280.00	259.03
23	550–600	570	230.00–270.00	248.52
8	600–650	616	221.00–242.00	231.07
2	650–700	673	201.00–202.00	201.50
1	700–750	710	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	408	319.00	319.00
5	450–500	489	252.00–279.00	262.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	320	355.00–373.00	362.84
20	350–400	375	348.00–365.00	354.91
29	400–450	422	317.00–333.00	323.81
46	450–500	465	308.00–326.00	317.21
49	500–550	528	298.00–316.00	304.43
90	550–600	564	273.00–290.00	284.22
25	600–650	623	247.00–263.00	256.78
9	650–700	665	226.00–242.00	234.32
6	700–750	717	211.00–228.00	216.90
7	750–800	755	216.00–231.00	224.51
5	850–900	888	202.00	202.00
2	900–950	925	152.00–160.00	156.00
3	950–1000	960	182.00–192.00	188.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	410.00–450.00	422.24
25	350–400	371	400.00–453.00	417.14
19	400–450	429	363.00–380.00	370.58
42	450–500	463	358.00–376.00	369.96
58	500–550	530	313.00–359.00	346.84
22	550–600	567	319.00–335.00	328.35
38	600–650	626	295.00–314.00	300.64
30	650–700	662	273.00–290.00	286.23
21	700–750	718	250.00–266.00	257.04
2	750–800	763	239.00–250.00	244.48
11	800–850	810	235.00–254.00	247.76
2	850–900	865	193.00–197.00	195.01
5	900–950	936	203.00–213.00	211.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	353.00	353.00
6	350–400	367	318.00–398.00	358.50
5	400–450	411	283.00–330.00	310.00
7	450–500	469	310.00–355.00	327.67
12	500–550	523	251.00–318.00	289.53
13	550–600	581	243.00–310.00	281.83
6	600–650	624	223.00–290.00	254.86
5	650–700	671	243.00–260.00	253.08
1	800–850	830	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	439.00–456.00	447.95
12	350–400	373	390.00–435.00	416.94
21	400–450	422	300.00–395.00	331.52
15	450–500	477	319.00–365.00	342.02
19	500–550	531	314.00–343.00	323.32
7	550–600	561	303.00–330.00	312.75
13	600–650	610	263.00–288.00	276.74
8	650–700	672	254.00–285.00	270.32
7	700–750	715	237.00–260.00	249.86
10	750–800	762	212.00–230.00	214.51
4	800–850	821	203.00–230.00	217.06
7	900–950	916	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	310.00–395.00	357.20
8	350–400	373	333.00–380.00	366.16
2	400–450	415	298.00	298.00
5	450–500	468	245.00–315.00	286.49
8	500–550	527	260.00–307.00	286.23
11	550–600	577	239.00–288.00	266.39
6	600–650	618	243.00–260.00	252.60
3	650–700	690	213.00–233.00	226.29
1	700–750	705	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	768	190.00–192.00	190.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	108.00–113.00	110.57
7	—	1,236	122.00–126.00	124.45
11	—	1,223	114.00–119.00	115.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,441	121.00–126.00	123.67
14	—	1,430	114.00–120.00	117.02
10	—	1,473	108.00–113.00	110.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,083	109.00–114.00	111.01
7	—	1,075	122.00–127.00	125.57
5	—	1,081	117.00–121.00	119.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,961	148.00–152.00	150.62
9	—	1,832	140.00–145.00	143.78
8	—	1,676	134.00–139.00	136.63

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)	6	—	1,040	950.00–2,025.00	1,327.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,075	1,200.00–1,950.00	1,525.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,017	1,250.00–2,100.00	1,584.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,123	1,100.00–2,050.00	1,543.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,390	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,938.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,034	1,300.00–2,300.00	1,691.87

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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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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