Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves uneven in classes. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, some 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive, with nice drafts of calves in each class. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 higher, Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.89/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −82.27 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$320.89

60 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$41.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs OK average

−20.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	327.89	1,739	50
Medium and Large 2	540	285.91	1,544	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.97/cwt here — about $195 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 sale60 hd

320.89

—

OK average6 barns · 600 hd

324.34

−3.45

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−20.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−82.27

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	1,712	189.47	3,244	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	158.52	1,913	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	154.78	2,220	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	151.94	1,599	35

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)	1,155	$2,707	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,128	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$2,033	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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%	—	1,055	159.07/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,678	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	163.14/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,338	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	158.98/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,955	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	202.62/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	418.49/cwt	410.00–443.00	1,553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	272.89/cwt	266.00–280.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	321.21/cwt	218.00–335.00	1,802	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	331.10/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,887	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	406.68/cwt	403.00–417.00	1,346	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	397.14/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	331.64/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,701	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	387.53/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,632	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	237.23/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	313.07/cwt	309.00–328.00	2,066	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	415.93/cwt	400.00–439.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	296.91/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,835	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	349.14/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,617	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	274.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	293.25/cwt	286.00–303.00	1,959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	433.78/cwt	426.00–445.00	1,427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	221.59/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	316.87/cwt	302.00–336.00	1,955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	444.07/cwt	435.00–453.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	415.99/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,764	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	340.06/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	282.60/cwt	274.00–296.00	1,746	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	304.07/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,730	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,127.98/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	221.13/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	357.22/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,872	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	379.66/cwt	373.00–393.00	1,773	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	155.32/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,369	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	145.76/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	149.15/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,764	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	166.10/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,998	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	150.32/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,577	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	142.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,533	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	176.75/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,913	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	184.81/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,032.69/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,707.29/head	2,050.00–3,600.00	2,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	332.75/cwt	318.00–348.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.98/cwt	225.00–326.00	1,565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	272.39/cwt	240.00–303.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	341.72/cwt	313.00–359.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	340.73/cwt	318.00–361.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	294.93/cwt	265.00–304.00	1,528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	272.60/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	354.34/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	278.20/cwt	253.00–319.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	349.59/cwt	301.00–393.00	1,465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	253.74/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	219.44/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	335.28/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	317.13/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	386.44/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,847	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	293.08/cwt	288.00–301.00	2,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	276.41/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	407.78/cwt	403.00–420.00	1,766	11

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 1,200Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 221Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 89Year ago 68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	156.00–161.00	159.07
23	—	1,049	148.00–153.00	150.32
3	—	1,072	142.00–145.00	142.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	161.00–166.00	163.14
5	—	1,525	154.00–158.00	155.32
4	—	1,323	143.00–148.00	145.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	157.00–161.00	158.98
6	—	1,183	147.00–150.00	149.15
7	—	1,203	163.00–169.00	166.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	201.00–205.00	202.62
2	—	1,648	175.00–178.00	176.75
3	—	1,635	183.00–187.00	184.81

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	318	435.00–453.00	444.07
11	350–400	371	410.00–443.00	418.49
11	400–450	433	403.00–420.00	407.78
14	450–500	478	373.00–400.00	386.44
29	500–550	524	343.00–365.00	357.22
35	550–600	570	320.00–338.00	331.10
16	600–650	617	302.00–336.00	316.87
11	650–700	660	309.00–328.00	313.07
6	700–750	732	288.00–301.00	293.08
2	750–800	763	266.00–280.00	272.89
1	800–850	830	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	880	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	380	343.00	343.00
6	400–450	419	301.00–393.00	349.59
2	450–500	458	318.00–348.00	332.75
9	500–550	520	225.00–326.00	300.98
4	550–600	578	253.00–319.00	278.20
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	675	270.00–283.00	276.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	403.00–417.00	406.68
5	350–400	367	390.00–405.00	397.14
28	400–450	421	380.00–397.00	387.53
19	450–500	463	341.00–355.00	349.14
32	500–550	513	325.00–342.00	331.64
18	550–600	561	218.00–335.00	321.21
19	600–650	618	290.00–308.00	296.91
10	650–700	668	286.00–303.00	293.25
4	700–750	724	270.00–280.00	274.49
2	750–800	773	223.00	223.00
4	800–850	814	233.00–250.00	237.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	424	313.00–359.00	341.72
4	450–500	484	312.00–325.00	317.13
6	500–550	518	265.00–304.00	294.93
4	550–600	573	240.00–303.00	272.39
3	600–650	622	267.00–277.00	272.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	426.00–445.00	433.78
6	350–400	376	400.00–439.00	415.93
11	400–450	424	400.00–435.00	415.99
16	450–500	467	373.00–393.00	379.66
11	500–550	517	333.00–349.00	340.06
11	550–600	569	295.00–320.00	304.07
13	600–650	618	274.00–296.00	282.60
3	650–700	682	213.00–225.00	221.13
5	700–750	739	215.00–228.00	221.59
1	750–800	795	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	353.00–355.00	354.34
3	400–450	438	318.00–361.00	340.73
3	450–500	482	333.00–338.00	335.28
1	500–550	535	303.00	303.00
6	550–600	571	230.00–285.00	253.74
3	600–650	623	205.00–250.00	219.44

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,127.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,032.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,155	2,050.00–3,600.00	2,707.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	3,025.00	3,025.00

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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