Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 10+ lower, over 500 lbs. 10.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality was attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers 4.00 lower, Boners and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.47/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −94.69 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$308.47

45 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$42.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.37

vs OK average

−34.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	316.96	1,750	36
Medium and Large 2	561	274.52	1,540	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.44/cwt here — about $210 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 sale45 hd

308.47

—

OK average5 barns · 490 hd

312.84

−4.37

National average21 barns · 2,053 hd

342.96

−34.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−94.69

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	1,788	184.49	3,299	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	169.84	2,509	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	169.28	2,046	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	164.76	1,735	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,333	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,319	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,263	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$1,920	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,864	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	300–350	310	489.39/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	352.16/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,659	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	382.36/cwt	373.00–392.00	1,617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	306.57/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,938	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	444.45/cwt	425.00–467.00	1,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	297.01/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	438.37/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	403.21/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,492	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	371.98/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	373.06/cwt	361.00–380.00	1,940	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	289.25/cwt	287.00–290.00	2,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	409.63/cwt	401.00–440.00	1,712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	349.92/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,023	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	336.50/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	414.44/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,326	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	282.80/cwt	263.00–288.00	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	348.83/cwt	330.00–358.00	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	315.81/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,810	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	405.13/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	312.17/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,789	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	339.92/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,601	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	271.65/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	331.31/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	261.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	264.09/cwt	258.00–270.00	2,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,332.66/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	298.99/cwt	293.00–309.00	1,911	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	162.67/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,981	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	166.01/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,791	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	187.59/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,332	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,831	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	175.61/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,578	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	169.77/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,581	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	161.89/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,302	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	168.63/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,056	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	169.80/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,963	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	192.99/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	1,919.98/head	1,400.00–2,325.00	1,920	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	2,263.49/head	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,263	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,319.48/head	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,863.93/head	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	328.42/cwt	250.00–385.00	1,218	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	330.94/cwt	245.00–355.00	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	276.64/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	300.45/cwt	210.00–335.00	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	353.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	359.98/cwt	285.00–397.00	1,512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	287.64/cwt	263.00–313.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	319.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,659	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	421.38/cwt	403.00–430.00	1,580	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	289.00/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	384.64/cwt	379.00–393.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	320.63/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.28/cwt	241.00–287.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	376.73/cwt	343.00–418.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	188.11/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	298.48/cwt	254.00–325.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	321.61/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,171	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	323.90/cwt	283.00–350.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.79/cwt	335.00–363.00	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	332.58/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	271.89/cwt	240.00–303.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	222.20/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,507	3

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 151Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	310	475.00–500.00	489.39
9	350–400	383	425.00–467.00	444.45
9	400–450	419	385.00–420.00	405.13
10	450–500	471	330.00–357.00	339.92
11	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	331.31
12	550–600	573	305.00–325.00	315.81
5	600–650	639	293.00–309.00	298.99
8	650–700	672	260.00–280.00	271.65
1	700–750	735	278.00	278.00
3	750–800	755	250.00–270.00	261.00
2	850–900	878	258.00–270.00	264.09
1	950–1000	955	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	300.00–395.00	332.58
8	350–400	369	343.00–418.00	376.73
4	400–450	420	335.00–363.00	350.79
6	450–500	475	254.00–325.00	298.48
2	500–550	523	263.00–313.00	287.64
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	678	205.00–235.00	222.20
1	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	750	153.00	153.00
2	850–900	870	183.00–193.00	188.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	400.00–430.00	414.44
30	350–400	370	395.00–415.00	403.21
24	400–450	423	373.00–392.00	382.36
23	450–500	471	345.00–360.00	352.16
14	500–550	519	310.00–325.00	319.63
21	550–600	573	303.00–325.00	312.17
10	600–650	632	299.00–315.00	306.57
6	650–700	658	283.00–300.00	297.01
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	241.00	241.00
2	900–950	940	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	379.00–393.00	384.64
11	350–400	371	250.00–385.00	328.42
9	400–450	424	245.00–355.00	330.94
9	450–500	473	210.00–335.00	300.45
3	500–550	525	241.00–287.00	270.28
6	550–600	579	245.00–295.00	276.64
1	600–650	620	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	420.00–465.00	438.37
14	350–400	375	403.00–430.00	421.38
16	400–450	418	401.00–440.00	409.63
11	450–500	485	365.00–380.00	371.98
18	500–550	520	361.00–380.00	373.06
18	550–600	578	343.00–360.00	349.92
18	600–650	611	330.00–347.00	336.50
9	650–700	675	315.00–330.00	321.61
5	700–750	712	263.00–288.00	282.80
4	750–800	774	287.00–290.00	289.25
1	800–850	805	293.00	293.00
1	900–950	910	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	363.00	363.00
3	550–600	580	330.00–358.00	348.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	345.00–365.00	353.48
5	400–450	420	285.00–397.00	359.98
3	450–500	477	283.00–350.00	323.90
7	500–550	521	290.00–337.00	320.63
2	550–600	590	283.00–295.00	289.00
2	600–650	608	240.00–303.00	271.89
2	650–700	680	215.00–245.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,332.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	959	1,400.00–2,325.00	1,919.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,349	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,263.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	2,025.00–2,550.00	2,319.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,650.00–2,025.00	1,863.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	161.00–165.00	162.67
3	—	1,183	176.00–178.00	176.98
5	—	1,219	167.00–171.00	168.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	164.00–168.00	166.01
2	—	1,040	175.00–177.00	176.01
2	—	1,015	150.00–152.00	150.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	174.00–178.00	175.61
8	—	1,520	167.00–172.00	169.77
5	—	1,422	159.00–164.00	161.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	185.00–189.00	187.59
2	—	1,745	169.00–171.00	169.80
2	—	1,855	191.00–195.00	192.99

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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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