Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was good for the quality group calves, over all mostly average. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.69/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.41 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$345.69

58 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$45.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

vs OK average

−26.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	354.25	1,941	47
Medium and Large 2	533	309.13	1,648	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.12/cwt here — about $293 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $393.17, median $449.10 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 sale58 hd

345.69

—

OK average6 barns · 424 hd

361.84

−16.15

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−26.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−103.41

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	1,680	193.10	3,245	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	159.26	1,949	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	159.09	2,298	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	152.45	1,612	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	256.68/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	354.63/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,021	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	355.86/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,520	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	361.97/cwt	352.00–373.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	401.43/cwt	391.00–405.00	1,317	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	337.95/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,605	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	342.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	396.02/cwt	387.00–403.00	1,481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	285.16/cwt	236.00–307.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	298.25/cwt	251.00–350.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	423.02/cwt	403.00–440.00	1,578	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	323.22/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,991	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	397.96/cwt	383.00–417.00	1,671	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	261.88/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	264.53/cwt	258.00–277.00	2,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	303.46/cwt	271.00–323.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	288.22/cwt	262.00–332.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	302.56/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	287.00/cwt	254.00–351.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.17/cwt	253.00–297.00	1,734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	202.93/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,794	195.16/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,501	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	165.23/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,401	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	155.17/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,222	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	144.26/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,466	185.61/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,721	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	166.18/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,064	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	150.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,685	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	158.54/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,942	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	156.16/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,594	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	150.36/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	332.78/cwt	275.00–363.00	1,581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	368.36/cwt	354.00–393.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	359.37/cwt	335.00–407.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	311.59/cwt	273.00–334.00	1,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	431.25/cwt	423.00–440.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	354.32/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,850	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	334.15/cwt	311.00–363.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	280.68/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	313.03/cwt	310.00–331.00	2,122	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	383.70/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,842	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	419.09/cwt	407.00–423.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	286.72/cwt	279.00–303.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	442.85/cwt	435.00–463.00	1,639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	314.75/cwt	308.00–323.00	1,646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	420.98/cwt	411.00–431.00	1,793	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	337.68/cwt	328.00–346.00	2,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	315.18/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,841	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 525Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 121Year ago 109

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	333	407.00–423.00	419.09
14	350–400	370	435.00–463.00	442.85
25	400–450	426	411.00–431.00	420.98
17	450–500	480	373.00–391.00	383.70
22	500–550	522	347.00–365.00	354.32
23	550–600	570	345.00–359.00	354.63
7	600–650	627	328.00–346.00	337.68
10	650–700	678	310.00–331.00	313.03
1	700–750	735	307.00	307.00
2	750–800	773	243.00–271.00	256.68
2	800–850	810	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	354.00–393.00	368.36
8	400–450	421	335.00–407.00	359.37
7	450–500	475	275.00–363.00	332.78
8	500–550	521	273.00–334.00	311.59
3	550–600	565	290.00–325.00	302.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	391.00–405.00	401.43
15	350–400	374	387.00–403.00	396.02
20	400–450	427	347.00–367.00	355.86
17	450–500	475	326.00–345.00	337.95
13	500–550	523	308.00–323.00	314.75
7	550–600	571	305.00–331.00	315.18
14	600–650	616	311.00–327.00	323.22
7	650–700	676	277.00–289.00	280.68
1	700–750	700	263.00	263.00
7	750–800	771	258.00–277.00	264.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	247.00	247.00
4	400–450	438	271.00–323.00	303.46
4	450–500	465	236.00–307.00	285.16
1	500–550	530	283.00	283.00
5	550–600	579	243.00–285.00	261.88
2	600–650	630	253.00–297.00	275.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	423.00–440.00	431.25
19	350–400	373	403.00–440.00	423.02
17	400–450	420	383.00–417.00	397.96
6	450–500	468	352.00–373.00	361.97
6	500–550	510	325.00–350.00	342.06
4	550–600	560	311.00–363.00	334.15
1	600–650	605	309.00	309.00
3	650–700	678	279.00–303.00	286.72
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	251.00–350.00	298.25
3	350–400	387	254.00–351.00	287.00
6	400–450	434	262.00–332.00	288.22
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	283.00	283.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	202.00–204.00	202.93
5	—	1,794	193.00–198.00	195.16
4	—	1,466	183.00–187.00	185.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	163.00–167.00	165.23
5	—	1,432	153.00–158.00	155.17
1	—	1,465	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	142.00–146.00	144.26
9	—	1,118	150.00–153.00	150.73
13	—	1,021	155.00–158.00	156.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	164.00–169.00	166.18
11	—	1,225	156.00–161.00	158.54
3	—	1,188	149.00–152.00	150.36

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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