Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the small number of receipts a trend could not be determined. Quality was average to attractive for several drafts of calves. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.39/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −120.77 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$282.39

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$47.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.36

vs OK average

−14.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	290.70	1,562	14thin
Medium and Large 2	549	243.62	1,337	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.08/cwt here — about $225 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 sale17 hd

282.39

—

OK average6 barns · 917 hd

296.75

−14.36

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−14.61

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−120.77

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	145.18	1,760	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	144.74	2,024	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	144.01	1,536	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	994	$2,188	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	939	$1,880	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	300–350	314	395.23/cwt	388.00–423.00	1,241	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	268.25/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	353.51/cwt	348.00–363.00	1,831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	320.33/cwt	308.00–333.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	405.07/cwt	395.00–418.00	1,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	366.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	364.10/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,172	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	318.96/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	310.75/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	274.50/cwt	273.00–276.00	2,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	333.77/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	286.36/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	431.34/cwt	405.00–448.00	1,329	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	394.33/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	315.94/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.72/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,295	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	238.93/cwt	210.00–266.00	1,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	139.37/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,958	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	147.76/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	249.63/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	267.15/cwt	230.00–286.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	305.70/cwt	285.00–325.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.05/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	316.69/cwt	308.00–321.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	271.37/cwt	243.00–288.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	256.41/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,574	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	2,187.51/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	1,879.69/head	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	273.92/cwt	243.00–303.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	345.40/cwt	343.00–352.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	312.97/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	312.38/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	315.83/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	293.11/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,533	9

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 1,350Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 91Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 19

Due to the small number of receipts a trend could not be determined. Quality was average to attractive for several drafts of calves. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	388.00–423.00	395.23
7	350–400	382	343.00–352.00	345.40
6	400–450	409	305.00–330.00	315.83
4	450–500	467	310.00–314.00	312.97
6	500–550	528	301.00–321.00	312.38
3	550–600	550	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	617	261.00–276.00	268.25
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	883	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	203.00	203.00
1	550–600	590	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	308	405.00–448.00	431.34
8	350–400	363	395.00–418.00	405.07
11	400–450	421	383.00–400.00	394.33
13	450–500	477	360.00–375.00	366.68
18	500–550	518	348.00–363.00	353.51
3	550–600	573	308.00–321.00	316.69
11	600–650	630	305.00–320.00	315.94
4	650–700	672	256.00	256.00
8	700–750	729	273.00–276.00	274.50
3	750–800	758	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	308.00–333.00	320.33
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	521	308.00–313.00	310.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	322	358.00–375.00	364.10
19	350–400	380	333.00–350.00	340.72
5	400–450	407	328.00–340.00	333.77
16	450–500	479	307.00–327.00	318.96
9	500–550	523	283.00–297.00	293.11
5	550–600	563	273.00–292.00	286.36
6	600–650	614	248.00–262.00	256.41
15	650–700	674	237.00–254.00	249.63
2	700–750	725	203.00–217.00	210.05
1	900–950	900	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	285.00–325.00	305.70
4	350–400	389	243.00–303.00	273.92
6	400–450	418	230.00–286.00	267.15
6	450–500	478	243.00–288.00	271.37
2	500–550	528	210.00–266.00	238.93
1	550–600	590	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	600	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	145.00–147.00	146.02
1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	138.00–141.00	139.37
1	—	1,325	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,417	145.00–147.00	146.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	147.00–150.00	147.76
2	—	1,270	138.00–142.00	140.03

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	994	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	939	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,879.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

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