Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20+ higher, There was a large number of weaned , worked, and attractive quality calves. Heifer calves classes uneven , but good quality. Demand was very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.92/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.24 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$294.92

52 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$37.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

vs OK average

−9.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	305.85	1,623	37
Medium and Large 2	523	267.94	1,400	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.92/cwt here — about $223 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 sale52 hd

294.92

—

OK average6 barns · 931 hd

289.80

+5.12

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−9.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−108.24

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	1,682	149.79	2,519	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	121.24	1,787	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	119.71	1,484	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	113.97	1,236	12

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)	1,260	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,881	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,279	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	500–550	533	279.03/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	249.74/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	242.01/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.02/cwt	353.00–357.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	274.86/cwt	233.00–298.00	1,416	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	338.64/cwt	303.00–383.00	1,273	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	433.41/cwt	401.00–455.00	1,812	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	269.94/cwt	233.00–288.00	1,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	377.30/cwt	362.00–399.00	1,230	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	344.78/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,465	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	316.53/cwt	273.00–340.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	280.69/cwt	230.00–321.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	328.52/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,869	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	296.97/cwt	273.00–319.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	286.69/cwt	251.00–302.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	272.71/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	463.07/cwt	405.00–477.00	1,468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	445.15/cwt	423.00–470.00	1,723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	298.25/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	236.44/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	341.97/cwt	303.00–363.00	1,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	285.09/cwt	263.00–297.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	286.38/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	362.27/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,891	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	372.10/cwt	363.00–387.00	1,771	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	320.47/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	461.24/cwt	453.00–470.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	252.77/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,822	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	118.53/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,453	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	107.58/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,161	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	125.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	120.83/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,821	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	112.25/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,359	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	119.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,303	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	124.07/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,568	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	113.45/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,665	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	149.79/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,519	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,880.57/head	1,225.00–2,375.00	1,881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,278.87/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	242.54/cwt	205.00–281.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	387.60/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	308.80/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	232.05/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	271.56/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,684	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	262.97/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	322.56/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	240.25/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	318.13/cwt	313.00–332.00	1,645	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	269.65/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,060	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 Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20+ higher, There was a large number of weaned , worked, and attractive quality calves. Heifer calves classes uneven , but good quality. Demand was very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	205.00–281.00	242.54
1	450–500	480	243.00	243.00
2	500–550	533	273.00–285.00	279.03
3	550–600	588	240.00–243.00	242.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	455.00–470.00	465.00
4	350–400	364	453.00–470.00	461.24
3	400–450	408	380.00–403.00	387.60
2	450–500	470	353.00–357.00	355.02
4	500–550	505	313.00–323.00	320.47
5	550–600	568	303.00–315.00	308.80
1	600–650	620	243.00	243.00
3	650–700	690	243.00–253.00	249.74
17	700–750	721	240.00–260.00	252.77
4	750–800	764	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	800	214.00	214.00
1	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	273.00–319.00	296.97
3	350–400	393	253.00–283.00	269.65
7	400–450	418	251.00–302.00	286.69
8	450–500	471	233.00–288.00	269.94
12	500–550	515	233.00–298.00	274.86
3	550–600	553	226.00–250.00	240.25
4	600–650	630	240.00–265.00	247.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	362.00–399.00	377.30
9	350–400	376	303.00–383.00	338.64
32	400–450	425	337.00–355.00	344.78
14	450–500	473	315.00–333.00	322.56
27	500–550	517	313.00–332.00	318.13
10	550–600	568	266.00–278.00	272.71
20	600–650	620	269.00–283.00	271.56
12	650–700	663	258.00–271.00	262.97
7	700–750	733	223.00–240.00	232.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	405.00–477.00	463.07
7	350–400	387	423.00–470.00	445.15
24	400–450	418	401.00–455.00	433.41
28	450–500	476	363.00–387.00	372.10
27	500–550	522	355.00–373.00	362.27
16	550–600	569	323.00–340.00	328.52
9	600–650	609	285.00–303.00	298.25
18	650–700	667	273.00–295.00	286.38
3	700–750	742	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	845	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	303.00–363.00	341.97
4	450–500	461	273.00–340.00	316.53
3	500–550	532	230.00–321.00	280.69
3	550–600	568	263.00–297.00	285.09
2	600–650	635	233.00–240.00	236.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	117.00–122.00	118.53
4	—	1,211	111.00–114.00	112.25
9	—	1,264	123.00–127.00	124.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	106.00–109.00	107.58
3	—	1,090	117.00–124.00	119.55
2	—	1,093	127.00–129.00	127.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	124.00–128.00	125.76
6	—	1,507	119.00–123.00	120.83
2	—	1,468	113.00–114.00	113.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	147.00–153.00	149.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,146	1,225.00–2,375.00	1,880.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,278.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,175.00	2,175.00

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

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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Slaughter Cattle

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