Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Correction to lean slaughter cows. *

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 7.00 to 10.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 9.00 higher. Quality was very attractive. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows ; Breakers steady, Boners and Leans 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.19/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −96.97 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$306.19

50 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$31.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.45

vs OK average

−15.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	314.37	1,717	37
Medium and Large 2	556	282.93	1,573	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about $144 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 sale50 hd

306.19

—

OK average6 barns · 772 hd

324.64

−18.45

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−15.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−96.97

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	—	Low	1,712	163.01	2,791	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	146.74	2,151	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	145.20	1,752	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	136.87	1,445	25

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)	1,245	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,327	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,197	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$2,044	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,282	$1,929	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,813	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	956	$2,098	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,881.57/head	1,625.00–2,300.00	1,882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	313.41/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,639	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,196.95/head	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,197	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	337.58/cwt	333.00–343.00	1,887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	343.27/cwt	338.00–354.00	1,620	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,271.25/head	1,775.00–3,125.00	2,271	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,076	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,807.35/head	2,400.00–3,135.00	2,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	314.18/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,788	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,928.97/head	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,929	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,327.31/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	324.92/cwt	271.00–363.00	1,862	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	2,043.50/head	1,525.00–2,825.00	2,044	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	363.18/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	330.23/cwt	303.00–373.00	1,242	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	324.09/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	281.68/cwt	235.00–299.00	1,603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	315.60/cwt	270.00–373.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.69/cwt	311.00–371.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	324.13/cwt	253.00–365.00	1,371	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	287.09/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,470	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	152.69/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,135	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,188	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	143.16/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,702	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	134.10/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	178.67/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,409	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	149.51/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,817	8
Bulls	—	—	1,665	160.42/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,671	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	138.72/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,437	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	132.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,410	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	146.85/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	140.74/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	301.20/cwt	275.00–333.00	1,398	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	347.02/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	372.32/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.31/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	387.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,017	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	398.56/cwt	388.00–407.00	1,861	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	416.61/cwt	401.00–445.00	1,325	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	320.40/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	390.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	281.98/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	437.31/cwt	425.00–448.00	1,622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	407.44/cwt	397.00–418.00	1,760	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	396.16/cwt	388.00–403.00	1,688	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	394.78/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	430.49/cwt	403.00–443.00	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	254.79/cwt	242.00–259.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	278.83/cwt	269.00–293.00	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	261.50/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	423.81/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,314	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	330.66/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	324.17/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	396.77/cwt	393.00–413.00	1,504	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	383.03/cwt	377.00–394.00	2,191	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	361.34/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,734	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	345.14/cwt	318.00–355.00	1,784	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	261.98/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	280.67/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,782	15

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 750Last week 850Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 170Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 40Year ago 29

* Correction to lean slaughter cows. *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	428	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	403.00–443.00	430.49
11	350–400	371	425.00–448.00	437.31
18	400–450	432	397.00–418.00	407.44
16	450–500	467	388.00–407.00	398.56
16	500–550	521	380.00–395.00	387.09
21	550–600	572	377.00–394.00	383.03
7	600–650	626	325.00–340.00	330.66
9	650–700	678	316.00–330.00	324.17
2	700–750	728	309.00	309.00
5	750–800	762	269.00–293.00	278.83
4	850–900	874	242.00–259.00	254.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	374	270.00–373.00	315.60
4	400–450	443	345.00–390.00	372.32
2	450–500	485	311.00–371.00	340.69
4	500–550	519	345.00–353.00	347.02
10	550–600	573	271.00–363.00	324.92
1	600–650	625	309.00	309.00
1	650–700	655	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	310	405.00–435.00	423.81
17	350–400	379	393.00–413.00	396.77
43	400–450	426	388.00–403.00	396.16
33	450–500	472	338.00–354.00	343.27
18	500–550	523	305.00–321.00	313.41
18	550–600	569	300.00–326.00	314.18
15	600–650	635	273.00–290.00	280.67
4	650–700	670	260.00–263.00	261.50
8	700–750	729	255.00–268.00	261.98
1	750–800	750	227.00	227.00
1	850–900	850	218.00	218.00
2	900–950	925	200.00–220.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	320.00–395.00	363.18
9	350–400	376	303.00–373.00	330.23
15	400–450	423	253.00–365.00	324.13
10	450–500	464	275.00–333.00	301.20
3	500–550	512	285.00–291.00	287.09
10	550–600	569	235.00–299.00	281.68
3	600–650	620	243.00–263.00	255.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	467	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	401.00–445.00	416.61
4	350–400	381	380.00–400.00	390.61
7	400–450	422	385.00–405.00	394.78
18	450–500	480	350.00–369.00	361.34
11	500–550	517	318.00–355.00	345.14
9	550–600	559	333.00–343.00	337.58
6	600–650	612	315.00–325.00	320.40
2	650–700	670	279.00–285.00	281.98
1	700–750	710	264.00	264.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	355	303.00	303.00
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	473	312.00–330.00	324.09
1	500–550	515	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	585	281.00	281.00
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	1,625.00–2,300.00	1,881.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	940	1,775.00–3,125.00	2,271.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	2,400.00–3,135.00	2,807.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,250	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,196.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,928.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,310	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,327.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,091	1,525.00–2,825.00	2,043.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	151.00–156.00	152.69
23	—	1,491	145.00–150.00	146.75
6	—	1,437	138.00–143.00	140.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	141.00–145.00	143.16
2	—	1,223	132.00–136.00	134.10
8	—	1,215	147.00–151.00	149.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	136.00–141.00	138.72
13	—	1,068	129.00–135.00	132.04
5	—	1,053	143.00–148.00	146.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,908	177.00–181.00	178.67
5	—	1,665	158.00–163.00	160.42

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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