Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00-10.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive for all classes. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 6.00-13.00 higher, but Lean cows 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 13.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.04/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −94.12 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$309.04

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$74.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs OK average

−5.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	325.63	1,773	42
Medium and Large 2	543	250.97	1,364	12thin

One grade step is worth $74.66/cwt here — about $409 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale54 hd

309.04

—

OK average6 barns · 805 hd

310.05

−1.01

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−5.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−94.12

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	1,801	164.39	2,960	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	141.49	2,068	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	136.19	1,633	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	128.00	1,370	26

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)	1,225	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,292	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,014	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,924	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,064	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	300–350	320	361.14/cwt	337.00–389.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	288.07/cwt	233.00–339.00	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	236.45/cwt	203.00–263.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	310.43/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	389.87/cwt	385.00–393.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	404.13/cwt	397.00–413.00	1,322	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.71/cwt	263.00–381.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	212.01/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	302.18/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,170	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	347.23/cwt	293.00–361.00	1,476	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	277.39/cwt	271.00–285.00	2,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	360.47/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	304.35/cwt	273.00–323.00	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	376.48/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	338.80/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	352.47/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	415.84/cwt	407.00–423.00	1,767	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	446.98/cwt	433.00–465.00	1,435	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	365.33/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	433.18/cwt	415.00–449.00	1,611	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	294.93/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,014	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	394.80/cwt	385.00–401.00	1,899	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	392.69/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,085	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	238.61/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	262.41/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	326.00/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	132.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,585	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,594	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	141.87/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,056	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	140.02/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,679	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	125.27/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,339	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	132.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,416	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	150.63/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,134	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	133.29/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,022	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	174.09/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,889	167.23/cwt	166.00–170.00	3,159	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	149.01/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,924.35/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,064.23/head	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,064	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,292.42/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,292	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,013.95/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	303.45/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	263.57/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	363.47/cwt	353.00–377.00	1,730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	336.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	414.75/cwt	400.00–433.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	334.08/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,751	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	260.89/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	247.91/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,787	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	396.88/cwt	391.00–403.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	398.85/cwt	391.00–411.00	1,679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	231.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	398.03/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,505	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	366.39/cwt	360.00–378.00	1,784	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	272.64/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	258.23/cwt	203.00–293.00	1,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	387.96/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,653	28

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 620Last week 550Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 81Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	337.00–389.00	361.14
6	350–400	375	263.00–381.00	330.71
12	400–450	425	293.00–361.00	347.23
7	450–500	470	233.00–339.00	288.07
8	500–550	523	203.00–293.00	258.23
4	550–600	584	203.00–263.00	236.45
1	600–650	610	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	678	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	708	209.00–215.00	212.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	327	397.00–413.00	404.13
17	350–400	378	390.00–408.00	398.03
28	400–450	426	383.00–400.00	387.96
23	450–500	487	360.00–378.00	366.39
27	500–550	524	325.00–339.00	334.08
15	550–600	581	305.00–320.00	310.43
15	600–650	631	250.00–268.00	260.89
10	650–700	673	262.00–278.00	272.64
8	700–750	721	239.00–255.00	247.91
7	800–850	824	230.00–235.00	231.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	385.00–393.00	389.87
2	350–400	370	325.00–395.00	360.47
6	400–450	431	365.00–383.00	376.48
4	450–500	475	273.00–323.00	304.35
3	500–550	523	330.00–353.00	338.80
1	550–600	570	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	433.00–465.00	446.98
22	350–400	372	415.00–449.00	433.18
20	400–450	425	407.00–423.00	415.84
17	450–500	481	385.00–401.00	394.80
15	500–550	531	382.00–400.00	392.69
6	550–600	550	359.00–370.00	365.33
9	600–650	627	345.00–363.00	352.47
18	650–700	683	290.00–305.00	294.93
14	700–750	718	290.00–310.00	302.18
5	750–800	783	271.00–285.00	277.39
1	900–950	905	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	520	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	455	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	400.00–433.00	414.75
2	350–400	378	391.00–403.00	396.88
8	400–450	421	391.00–411.00	398.85
9	450–500	476	353.00–377.00	363.47
6	500–550	527	330.00–340.00	336.90
3	550–600	575	295.00–315.00	303.45
2	600–650	633	255.00–270.00	262.41
2	650–700	668	260.00–267.00	263.57
3	750–800	775	230.00–243.00	238.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	353.00	353.00
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	465	325.00–327.00	326.00
1	500–550	545	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,197	130.00–136.00	132.41
6	—	1,199	138.00–143.00	140.02
1	—	1,220	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	143.00	143.00
18	—	1,069	124.00–129.00	125.27
7	—	1,066	130.00–135.00	132.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,449	140.00–144.00	141.87
5	—	1,417	148.00–153.00	150.63
6	—	1,517	131.00–136.00	133.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	172.00–176.00	174.09
4	—	1,889	166.00–170.00	167.23
2	—	1,725	147.00–151.00	149.01

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)	1	—	985	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,292.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,013.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,064.23

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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