Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 12.00 to 21.00 higher. Quality was attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.54/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.62 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$309.54

42 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$61.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

vs OK average

−11.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	325.54	1,787	31
Medium and Large 2	543	264.45	1,436	11thin

One grade step is worth $61.09/cwt here — about $351 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 sale42 hd

309.54

—

OK average6 barns · 591 hd

321.15

−11.61

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−11.64

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−93.62

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	1,679	171.88	2,886	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	148.26	2,111	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	146.48	1,776	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	143.82	1,539	23

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	911	$2,012	5

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	158.47/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	150.05/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,655	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	151.30/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,853	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	145.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,742	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	137.80/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,674	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	134.60/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,428	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	153.19/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	339.72/cwt	312.00–363.00	1,454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	415.04/cwt	397.00–428.00	1,519	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	403.40/cwt	395.00–411.00	1,650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	233.38/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,935	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	272.53/cwt	240.00–293.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	378.00/cwt	373.00–383.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	235.71/cwt	223.00–249.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	462.35/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	323.68/cwt	283.00–353.00	1,534	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	363.93/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	287.16/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,898	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	337.44/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	359.39/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	341.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,772	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	254.76/cwt	223.00–293.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	378.29/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,035	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	352.84/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,032	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	401.41/cwt	398.00–405.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	364.92/cwt	363.00–367.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	239.40/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	283.09/cwt	263.00–303.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	244.36/cwt	233.00–250.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	417.48/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	247.88/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	332.89/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,061	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	270.57/cwt	255.00–288.00	2,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	471.13/cwt	430.00–499.00	1,522	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	314.52/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	293.38/cwt	283.00–298.00	2,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	396.48/cwt	389.00–405.00	1,875	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	302.86/cwt	295.00–319.00	1,893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	241.49/cwt	223.00–248.00	2,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	263.71/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	353.92/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,844	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.52/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,762	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	297.67/cwt	287.00–308.00	1,994	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	147.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,123	18
Bulls	—	—	1,786	183.29/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,274	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	174.31/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,846	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	165.18/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,745	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,715.22/head	1,525.00–1,890.00	1,715	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	2,209.05/head	2,025.00–2,375.00	2,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	361.70/cwt	330.00–393.00	1,573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	346.56/cwt	325.00–387.00	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	338.54/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,933	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	448.38/cwt	418.00–499.00	1,466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	474.34/cwt	450.00–503.00	1,760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	206.71/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	343.04/cwt	303.00–363.00	1,633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	254.29/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	259.09/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	298.59/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,848	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	417.31/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,340	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	269.52/cwt	266.00–273.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	284.64/cwt	257.00–325.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	416.34/cwt	400.00–433.00	1,744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	372.31/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,776	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	310.65/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,792	16

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 500Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 61Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	147.00–165.00	158.47
6	—	1,103	143.00–154.00	150.05
12	—	1,061	132.00–138.00	134.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,225	148.00–153.00	151.30
18	—	1,201	142.00–147.00	145.08
6	—	1,215	136.00–140.00	137.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	140.00–142.00	140.99
6	—	1,403	151.00–156.00	153.19
18	—	1,440	144.00–149.00	147.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,786	182.00–185.00	183.29
6	—	1,633	172.00–177.00	174.31
9	—	1,662	163.00–168.00	165.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	320.00–385.00	363.93
2	350–400	370	373.00–383.00	378.00
7	400–450	428	312.00–363.00	339.72
15	450–500	474	283.00–353.00	323.68
6	500–550	522	240.00–293.00	272.53
5	550–600	568	223.00–293.00	254.76
2	600–650	608	263.00	263.00
2	650–700	680	223.00–249.00	235.71
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	795	183.00	183.00
1	800–850	825	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	321	400.00–428.00	417.31
19	350–400	366	397.00–428.00	415.04
13	400–450	409	395.00–411.00	403.40
43	450–500	477	365.00–380.00	372.31
15	500–550	519	330.00–345.00	341.42
16	550–600	577	300.00–319.00	310.65
24	600–650	619	290.00–310.00	298.59
44	650–700	661	280.00–295.00	287.16
14	700–750	726	251.00–263.00	259.09
5	750–800	777	239.00–240.00	239.40
12	800–850	829	220.00–236.00	233.38
3	850–900	852	218.00	218.00
5	900–950	910	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	323	430.00–499.00	471.13
9	350–400	368	435.00–500.00	462.35
8	400–450	429	400.00–427.00	417.48
25	450–500	473	389.00–405.00	396.48
17	500–550	538	368.00–385.00	378.29
13	550–600	576	345.00–363.00	352.84
18	600–650	619	331.00–333.00	332.89
7	650–700	667	310.00–318.00	314.52
7	700–750	721	283.00–298.00	293.38
11	750–800	777	255.00–288.00	270.57
3	800–850	823	233.00–250.00	244.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	363.00–367.00	364.92
2	350–400	385	398.00–405.00	401.41
3	450–500	475	348.00–365.00	359.39
4	500–550	518	300.00–351.00	337.44
2	550–600	553	263.00–303.00	283.09
2	600–650	615	243.00–253.00	247.88
1	650–700	665	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	418.00–499.00	448.38
11	350–400	371	450.00–503.00	474.34
12	400–450	419	400.00–433.00	416.34
20	450–500	473	365.00–383.00	372.52
11	500–550	521	345.00–360.00	353.92
14	550–600	571	330.00–349.00	338.54
7	600–650	625	295.00–319.00	302.86
11	650–700	670	287.00–308.00	297.67
3	700–750	713	258.00–273.00	263.71
2	750–800	780	266.00–273.00	269.52
7	800–850	835	223.00–248.00	241.49
3	850–900	868	200.00–217.00	206.71
1	950–1000	980	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	383.00	383.00
5	350–400	371	325.00–387.00	346.56
7	400–450	435	330.00–393.00	361.70
10	450–500	476	303.00–363.00	343.04
1	500–550	500	332.00	332.00
3	550–600	568	257.00–325.00	284.64
1	600–650	615	211.00	211.00
3	650–700	673	251.00–257.00	254.29

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,525.00–1,890.00	1,715.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	2,025.00–2,375.00	2,209.05

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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