Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report; Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Leans 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 17.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.47/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −100.69 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$302.47

42 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$44.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.03

vs OK average

−27.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	310.96	1,704	34
Medium and Large 2	536	266.43	1,429	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.52/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

302.47

—

OK average6 barns · 449 hd

315.51

−13.03

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−27.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−100.69

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	1,796	186.11	3,342	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	151.70	1,840	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	151.51	2,212	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	144.83	1,553	18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	295.99/cwt	293.00–309.00	1,708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	337.32/cwt	328.00–345.00	1,592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	264.94/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	439.79/cwt	419.00–470.00	1,821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	266.93/cwt	220.00–286.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	366.36/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	437.15/cwt	423.00–495.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	243.11/cwt	223.00–259.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	322.77/cwt	314.00–331.00	1,695	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	290.43/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	399.27/cwt	388.00–409.00	1,677	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	303.71/cwt	289.00–319.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	420.07/cwt	395.00–431.00	1,609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	366.55/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	302.00/cwt	293.00–307.00	1,888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	283.21/cwt	269.00–293.00	2,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	319.15/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	339.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	287.83/cwt	263.00–300.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	286.96/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	458.20/cwt	431.00–464.00	2,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	439.32/cwt	415.00–469.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	178.00/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	295.21/cwt	283.00–301.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	414.67/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	425.76/cwt	403.00–439.00	1,827	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	151.66/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	147.46/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,190	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	157.01/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,900	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	145.83/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,550	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	145.27/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,771	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	152.60/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,848	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	151.59/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,177	8
Bulls	—	—	2,003	191.42/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,834	5
Bulls	—	—	1,547	174.89/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	200.87/cwt	199.00–203.00	3,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	422.84/cwt	412.00–428.00	1,954	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	277.24/cwt	259.00–289.00	1,605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	268.31/cwt	203.00–335.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	254.95/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	334.25/cwt	288.00–373.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	367.89/cwt	364.00–381.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	275.19/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	348.99/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	296.46/cwt	283.00–311.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	324.25/cwt	303.00–331.00	1,813	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	256.00/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	399.61/cwt	389.00–413.00	1,319	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	251.00/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	300.46/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	299.89/cwt	235.00–355.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,639	1

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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 1,000Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 191Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	330	389.00–413.00	399.61
4	350–400	382	364.00–381.00	367.89
25	400–450	420	388.00–409.00	399.27
13	450–500	472	328.00–345.00	337.32
19	500–550	525	314.00–331.00	322.77
15	550–600	577	293.00–309.00	295.99
10	600–650	622	295.00–313.00	300.46
7	650–700	660	268.00–283.00	275.19
1	700–750	735	223.00	223.00
4	750–800	772	223.00–259.00	243.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	338.00–355.00	348.99
6	400–450	414	235.00–355.00	299.89
1	450–500	495	291.00	291.00
6	500–550	524	220.00–286.00	266.93
2	550–600	573	263.00–267.00	264.94
2	600–650	605	247.00–255.00	251.00
2	650–700	695	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	423.00–495.00	437.15
8	350–400	383	395.00–431.00	420.07
13	400–450	414	419.00–470.00	439.79
8	450–500	466	355.00–380.00	366.36
10	500–550	530	363.00–375.00	366.55
8	550–600	581	330.00–345.00	339.43
8	600–650	625	293.00–307.00	302.00
3	650–700	657	281.00–290.00	286.96
5	750–800	775	269.00–293.00	283.21
2	800–850	805	267.00	267.00
1	900–950	945	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	381.00	381.00
7	400–450	420	310.00–339.00	319.15
3	450–500	492	263.00–300.00	287.83
2	500–550	515	289.00–319.00	303.71
3	550–600	562	281.00–295.00	290.43
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	415.00–469.00	439.32
2	350–400	368	400.00–428.00	414.67
9	400–450	429	403.00–439.00	425.76
7	450–500	462	412.00–428.00	422.84
6	500–550	513	431.00–464.00	458.20
11	550–600	559	303.00–331.00	324.25
5	600–650	609	283.00–301.00	295.21
2	650–700	670	253.00–259.00	256.00
5	700–750	720	249.00–259.00	254.95
1	800–850	820	193.00	193.00
2	900–950	945	173.00–183.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	288.00–373.00	334.25
2	450–500	480	203.00–335.00	268.31
2	500–550	520	283.00–311.00	296.46
6	550–600	579	259.00–289.00	277.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	150.00–153.00	151.66
12	—	1,063	145.00–149.00	145.83
3	—	1,055	132.00–136.00	133.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	147.00–148.00	147.46
1	—	1,600	159.00	159.00
8	—	1,436	150.00–154.00	151.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	156.00–159.00	157.01
4	—	1,219	143.00–148.00	145.27
5	—	1,211	151.00–155.00	152.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,003	189.00–193.00	191.42
5	—	1,547	172.00–177.00	174.89
2	—	1,900	199.00–203.00	200.87

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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