Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 16.00+ higher. Heifer calves 12.00+ higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows; Breakers 8.00 higher, Boners 1.00 lower, Leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.22/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.94 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$328.22

64 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$31.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.97

vs OK average

−11.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	334.63	1,802	51
Medium and Large 2	545	303.06	1,653	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.57/cwt here — about $149 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 sale64 hd

328.22

—

OK average6 barns · 597 hd

345.19

−16.97

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−11.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−74.94

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	1,684	180.76	3,044	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	153.35	2,258	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	150.96	1,615	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	150.77	1,849	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,324	$2,687	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,413	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,196	$2,374	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,930	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,611	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	430.73/cwt	419.00–444.00	1,826	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	381.77/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,794	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	358	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	421.54/cwt	411.00–429.00	2,272	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	290.69/cwt	253.00–365.00	1,951	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	2,687.46/head	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	442.73/cwt	411.00–449.00	1,461	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,610.80/head	1,700.00–3,050.00	2,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	492.39/cwt	482.00–505.00	1,595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	364.13/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,046	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	408.39/cwt	403.00–414.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	328.11/cwt	321.00–337.00	2,018	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,930.00/head	1,275.00–2,400.00	1,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,374.44/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	350.37/cwt	339.00–371.00	1,797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,412.76/head	2,125.00–2,625.00	2,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	329.48/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	301.70/cwt	270.00–333.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	345.01/cwt	343.00–347.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	396.65/cwt	389.00–403.00	1,678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	351.44/cwt	241.00–391.00	1,483	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	361.77/cwt	312.00–395.00	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	326.46/cwt	303.00–348.00	1,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	385.61/cwt	371.00–397.00	1,650	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	164.17/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,310	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	155.65/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,302	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	145.87/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,791	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	187.79/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,100	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	178.36/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,118	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	154.21/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,891	9
Bulls	—	—	1,435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	143.96/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,537	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	171.53/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,823	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	156.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,703	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	148.38/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,198	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	308.52/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	341.89/cwt	323.00–353.00	1,299	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	296.69/cwt	291.00–303.00	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	285.75/cwt	263.00–303.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	356.07/cwt	349.00–367.00	2,247	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	473.29/cwt	464.00–483.00	1,789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	392.38/cwt	383.00–403.00	1,836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	279.76/cwt	273.00–285.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	374.73/cwt	368.00–381.00	2,128	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	354.23/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	404.38/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,690	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	498.65/cwt	481.00–503.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	430.62/cwt	403.00–453.00	1,822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	416.22/cwt	403.00–419.00	1,948	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	429.28/cwt	423.00–440.00	1,597	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	272.08/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	337.01/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,746	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	304.32/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	335.55/cwt	333.00–341.00	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	330.27/cwt	319.00–338.00	1,902	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	337.69/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	427.83/cwt	405.00–449.00	1,630	4

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 600Last week 500Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 76Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 24Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	482.00–505.00	492.39
15	350–400	378	464.00–483.00	473.29
20	400–450	424	419.00–444.00	430.73
8	450–500	468	383.00–403.00	392.38
5	500–550	519	345.00–363.00	354.23
7	550–600	562	351.00–371.00	364.13
3	600–650	630	331.00–341.00	337.69
3	650–700	657	297.00–315.00	304.32
3	700–750	715	273.00–285.00	279.76
1	800–850	820	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	403.00–414.00	408.39
6	400–450	423	389.00–403.00	396.65
1	500–550	505	263.00	263.00
1	550–600	555	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	330	411.00–449.00	442.73
18	350–400	372	423.00–440.00	429.28
20	400–450	418	395.00–415.00	404.38
11	450–500	470	373.00–390.00	381.77
33	500–550	518	327.00–345.00	337.01
18	550–600	576	319.00–338.00	330.27
19	600–650	615	321.00–337.00	328.11
15	650–700	671	253.00–365.00	290.69
1	850–900	860	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	940	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	393.00	393.00
5	350–400	380	323.00–353.00	341.89
13	400–450	422	241.00–391.00	351.44
2	450–500	478	343.00–347.00	345.01
7	500–550	526	293.00–325.00	308.52
6	550–600	568	291.00–303.00	296.69
3	600–650	623	263.00–303.00	285.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	363.00	363.00
3	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	481.00–503.00	498.65
4	350–400	381	405.00–449.00	427.83
18	400–450	423	403.00–453.00	430.62
14	450–500	468	403.00–419.00	416.22
11	500–550	539	411.00–429.00	421.54
16	550–600	568	368.00–381.00	374.73
10	600–650	631	349.00–367.00	356.07
3	650–700	680	333.00–341.00	335.55
3	700–750	722	265.00–281.00	272.08
1	750–800	760	267.00	267.00
1	850–900	880	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	270.00–333.00	301.70
5	400–450	428	371.00–397.00	385.61
5	450–500	471	312.00–395.00	361.77
3	500–550	513	339.00–371.00	350.37
6	550–600	576	303.00–348.00	326.46
2	600–650	633	325.00–334.00	329.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,324	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,687.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,275.00–2,400.00	1,930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,196	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,374.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,352	2,125.00–2,625.00	2,412.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	1,700.00–3,050.00	2,610.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	162.00–167.00	164.17
14	—	1,479	153.00–159.00	155.65
13	—	1,481	146.00–151.00	148.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	144.00–149.00	145.87
1	—	1,215	164.00	164.00
9	—	1,226	152.00–156.00	154.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,068	142.00–147.00	143.96
5	—	1,063	169.00–173.00	171.53
5	—	1,085	155.00–160.00	156.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	186.00–191.00	187.79
6	—	1,748	177.00–181.00	178.36
1	—	1,435	167.00	167.00

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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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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