Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 9.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 to 13.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows, 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.57/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −123.53 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$325.57

143 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$47.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

vs OK average

+1.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	337.08	1,821	108
Medium and Large 2	542	290.04	1,572	35

One grade step is worth $47.05/cwt here — about $248 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $393.17, median $449.10 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 sale143 hd

325.57

—

OK average6 barns · 2,288 hd

319.42

+6.14

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+1.22

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−123.53

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	1,753	144.59	2,535	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	117.23	1,741	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	114.13	1,412	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	111.91	1,220	11

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)	1,063	$1,741	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,536	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$1,491	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$1,462	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	400–450	422	281.11/cwt	232.00–298.00	1,186	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	347.30/cwt	337.00–353.00	1,830	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	344.78/cwt	301.00–375.00	1,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	326.63/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,356	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	243.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	241.82/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,995	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	276.44/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	242.10/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	372.42/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,594	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	259.10/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,873	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	407.08/cwt	398.00–417.00	1,535	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	414.59/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,335	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	311.70/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,786	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	246.80/cwt	236.00–251.00	2,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	317.72/cwt	303.00–355.00	1,528	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	361.10/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,701	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	342.22/cwt	310.00–391.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	308.66/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.13/cwt	268.00–293.00	1,611	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.33/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	226.30/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	283.66/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,620	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	402.10/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,516	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	337.28/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	300.84/cwt	243.00–327.00	1,270	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	269.35/cwt	220.00–296.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,486	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	115.24/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	347.08/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,263	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	121.17/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,685	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	105.61/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,136	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	113.80/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	229.37/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	294.43/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,387	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	289.02/cwt	252.00–328.00	1,072	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,377	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	116.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,810	12
Bulls	—	—	1,627	152.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,476	3
Bulls	—	—	1,866	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	270.95/cwt	230.00–328.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	255.22/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,462	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,461.50/head	1,110.00–1,900.00	1,462	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	209.62/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	273.71/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,853	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	210.98/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	213.13/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	237.76/cwt	212.00–260.00	1,255	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	218.52/cwt	203.00–229.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	318.65/cwt	311.00–329.00	1,348	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	218.18/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,248	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,490.85/head	1,050.00–1,900.00	1,491	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,536.31/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,740.61/head	1,025.00–2,000.00	1,741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	256.41/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,718	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	243.46/cwt	215.00–263.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	306.46/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,612	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	227.33/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	393.84/cwt	388.00–402.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	238.04/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,607	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	272.37/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,422	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	253.68/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,563	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	349.96/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,144	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	229.24/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	328.71/cwt	303.00–367.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	249.79/cwt	232.00–292.00	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	246.69/cwt	215.00–278.00	1,164	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	236.42/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	228.42/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	188.98/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	261.15/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,640	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	212.15/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	351.31/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,511	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	229.77/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	175.94/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,707	3

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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 1,675Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 170Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 55Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	230.00–328.00	270.95
16	350–400	371	252.00–328.00	289.02
25	400–450	422	232.00–298.00	281.11
24	450–500	472	215.00–278.00	246.69
20	500–550	528	212.00–260.00	237.76
10	550–600	572	200.00–235.00	218.18
11	600–650	620	203.00–229.00	218.52
7	650–700	680	190.00–222.00	210.98
2	700–750	718	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	303.00	303.00
2	400–450	435	308.00	308.00
2	450–500	490	266.00	266.00
2	550–600	565	242.00	242.00
3	600–650	615	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	327	347.00–365.00	349.96
19	350–400	364	340.00–357.00	347.08
38	400–450	423	311.00–329.00	318.65
32	450–500	471	288.00–305.00	294.43
48	500–550	522	263.00–280.00	272.37
32	550–600	573	247.00–265.00	255.22
20	600–650	616	242.00–259.00	253.68
31	650–700	675	233.00–250.00	238.04
10	700–750	726	222.00–235.00	228.42
3	750–800	772	220.00–234.00	229.37
4	800–850	826	205.00–221.00	213.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	400.00–423.00	414.59
25	350–400	377	398.00–417.00	407.08
47	400–450	428	367.00–385.00	372.42
61	450–500	471	357.00–375.00	361.10
77	500–550	527	337.00–353.00	347.30
31	550–600	573	304.00–320.00	311.70
19	600–650	617	270.00–287.00	276.44
26	650–700	677	268.00–285.00	273.71
14	700–750	723	253.00–269.00	259.10
7	750–800	771	233.00–250.00	242.10
22	800–850	825	233.00–248.00	241.82
5	850–900	867	236.00–251.00	246.80
2	900–950	943	224.00	224.00
1	950–1000	970	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	310.00–391.00	342.22
8	350–400	383	301.00–375.00	344.78
14	400–450	415	302.00–355.00	326.63
20	450–500	481	303.00–355.00	317.72
19	500–550	524	293.00–330.00	308.66
13	550–600	575	268.00–293.00	280.13
4	600–650	629	240.00–250.00	243.70
6	650–700	660	242.00–257.00	250.33
2	700–750	725	215.00–237.00	226.30
1	750–800	770	218.00	218.00
3	800–850	807	201.00–223.00	209.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	388.00–402.00	393.84
9	350–400	377	390.00–420.00	402.10
12	400–450	430	340.00–365.00	351.31
10	450–500	474	320.00–345.00	337.28
18	500–550	526	297.00–320.00	306.46
13	550–600	571	272.00–295.00	283.66
25	600–650	628	255.00–275.00	261.15
15	650–700	670	245.00–265.00	256.41
4	700–750	723	230.00–245.00	236.42
8	750–800	781	220.00–235.00	227.33
7	800–850	822	203.00–217.00	212.15
1	850–900	855	179.00	179.00
2	900–950	918	183.00–195.00	188.98
3	950–1000	970	170.00–183.00	175.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	303.00–367.00	328.71
9	400–450	422	243.00–327.00	300.84
7	450–500	478	220.00–296.00	269.35
8	500–550	530	232.00–292.00	249.79
5	550–600	559	215.00–263.00	243.46
7	600–650	612	200.00–242.00	229.77
4	650–700	673	227.00–232.00	229.24
2	700–750	725	200.00–210.00	205.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,215	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,259	112.00–116.00	113.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	113.00–117.00	115.24
5	—	1,076	105.00–107.00	105.61
2	—	1,138	120.00–122.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	110.00–111.00	110.49
5	—	1,391	120.00–123.00	121.17
12	—	1,551	114.00–118.00	116.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	150.00–155.00	152.16
4	—	1,866	140.00–145.00	143.06
1	—	1,680	128.00	128.00

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)	7	—	1,019	1,110.00–1,900.00	1,461.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,157	1,050.00–1,900.00	1,490.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,536.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,063	1,025.00–2,000.00	1,740.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	2,275.00	2,275.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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