Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves 12.00+ higher. Quality was much improves through all classes. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows , 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.61/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −70.55 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$332.61

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$50.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs OK average

+3.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	343.43	1,845	11thin
Medium and Large 2	503	292.95	1,474	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.48/cwt here — about $371 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 sale14 hd

332.61

—

OK average6 barns · 562 hd

330.20

+2.41

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+3.27

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−70.55

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	1,784	185.63	3,312	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	156.39	2,232	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	152.59	1,843	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	144.41	1,526	17

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)	1,453	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$2,586	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,032	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,891	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$3,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	500–550	517	388.02/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	434.05/cwt	423.00–450.00	1,628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	271.48/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	399.10/cwt	391.00–409.00	1,864	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	325.84/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	448.67/cwt	443.00–455.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	273.13/cwt	266.00–275.00	2,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	311.81/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	430.87/cwt	421.00–448.00	1,823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	249.81/cwt	245.00–253.00	2,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	418.61/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,561	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	2,586.24/head	2,250.00–3,025.00	2,586	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	342.00/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	366.13/cwt	333.00–395.00	1,216	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,890.97/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,891	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,031.55/head	1,900.00–2,140.00	2,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	134.33/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,402	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	165.45/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	152.53/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,641	6
Bulls	—	—	2,051	195.81/cwt	193.00–198.00	4,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	183.74/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,089	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	174.59/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,732	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	170.01/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,487	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	151.86/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,155	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,237	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	148.72/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,770	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,008	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	155.27/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	349.83/cwt	325.00–393.00	1,333	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	323.49/cwt	252.00–393.00	1,368	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	331.58/cwt	291.00–373.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	292.95/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	347.80/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	279.59/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	474.33/cwt	468.00–480.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	328.05/cwt	314.00–345.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	394.97/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	487.34/cwt	480.00–498.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.93/cwt	415.00–438.00	1,981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	307.95/cwt	302.00–314.00	2,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	432.24/cwt	411.00–453.00	1,431	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	351.06/cwt	334.00–363.00	1,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	314.91/cwt	303.00–318.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	323.07/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	403.80/cwt	399.00–413.00	1,700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	414.88/cwt	403.00–435.00	1,767	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	349.55/cwt	329.00–365.00	1,842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	361.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,095	6

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 500Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 106Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	443.00–455.00	448.67
9	350–400	375	423.00–450.00	434.05
5	400–450	423	421.00–448.00	430.87
7	450–500	465	415.00–438.00	425.93
9	500–550	517	380.00–398.00	388.02
6	550–600	579	350.00–370.00	361.82
1	600–650	600	303.00	303.00
7	650–700	679	325.00–327.00	325.84
10	700–750	727	302.00–314.00	307.95
3	900–950	933	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	327.00–357.00	342.00
1	650–700	695	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	331	411.00–453.00	432.24
18	350–400	373	411.00–430.00	418.61
8	400–450	421	399.00–413.00	403.80
22	450–500	467	391.00–409.00	399.10
8	500–550	521	334.00–363.00	351.06
3	550–600	580	315.00–327.00	323.07
5	600–650	642	299.00–315.00	311.81
5	650–700	655	303.00–318.00	314.91
4	700–750	730	271.00–273.00	271.48
5	750–800	757	266.00–275.00	273.13
5	800–850	802	245.00–253.00	249.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	333.00–395.00	366.13
8	350–400	381	325.00–393.00	349.83
2	450–500	490	291.00–373.00	331.58
3	500–550	503	285.00–309.00	292.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
10	400–450	423	252.00–393.00	323.49
2	450–500	455	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	480.00–498.00	487.34
4	350–400	370	468.00–480.00	474.33
11	400–450	426	403.00–435.00	414.88
3	450–500	482	385.00–405.00	394.97
7	500–550	527	329.00–365.00	349.55
6	550–600	579	336.00–354.00	347.80
3	600–650	602	314.00–345.00	328.05
4	650–700	671	263.00–285.00	279.59

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)	2	—	1,195	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,116	2,250.00–3,025.00	2,586.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,453	3,025.00	3,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,890.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,900.00–2,140.00	2,031.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	3,125.00	3,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	132.00–137.00	134.33
2	—	1,058	164.00–167.00	165.45
6	—	1,076	150.00–154.00	152.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	168.00–172.00	170.01
7	—	1,419	149.00–154.00	151.86
8	—	1,425	155.00–160.00	156.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,190	147.00–151.00	148.72
2	—	1,235	160.00–165.00	162.56
7	—	1,226	152.00–158.00	155.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,051	193.00–198.00	195.81
4	—	1,681	181.00–186.00	183.74
3	—	1,565	173.00–177.00	174.59

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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