Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 20+ higher in all classes. Heifer calves 15+ higher in all classes. Quality was vary attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 1.00 -7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.14/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −56.02 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$347.14

77 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$47.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs OK average

+5.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	353.89	1,966	66
Medium and Large 2	537	306.68	1,648	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.21/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale77 hd

347.14

—

OK average4 barns · 379 hd

338.23

+8.91

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

+5.61

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−56.02

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	—	Low	1,825	188.73	3,445	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	160.27	2,301	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	159.42	1,937	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	154.91	1,631	28

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,295	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,181	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,955	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$2,575	33

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	389.69/cwt	387.00–391.00	2,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	379.89/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,953	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,391	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	445.36/cwt	429.00–458.00	1,857	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	475.48/cwt	439.00–497.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	353.88/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,275	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	400.61/cwt	389.00–407.00	1,875	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	293.48/cwt	288.00–303.00	2,139	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	303.03/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	429.29/cwt	423.00–448.00	1,812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	418.43/cwt	403.00–429.00	1,603	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	340.29/cwt	333.00–351.00	1,759	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	288.52/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	447.40/cwt	439.00–465.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	395.82/cwt	373.00–407.00	1,837	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	348.26/cwt	333.00–353.00	2,034	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	242.91/cwt	233.00–253.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	364.92/cwt	359.00–373.00	1,894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	291.27/cwt	277.00–303.00	1,823	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,294.52/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	417.66/cwt	403.00–433.00	1,311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	286.98/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	377.29/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,777	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	273.07/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,000	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	148.65/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,543	12
Bulls	—	—	1,670	175.17/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	198.68/cwt	197.00–202.00	3,461	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	150.75/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,070	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	166.05/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,431	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,751	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	155.23/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,644	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	159.78/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,312	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	161.77/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,956	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	153.16/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,882	10
Bulls	—	—	1,919	188.28/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,613	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,645.23/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,645	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,023.45/head	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,023	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	3,355.96/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,356	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,180.82/head	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,181	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,955.12/head	1,500.00–2,575.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	359.67/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	298.18/cwt	253.00–343.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	352.31/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	350.57/cwt	258.00–405.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	353.18/cwt	325.00–381.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	358.07/cwt	332.00–397.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	368.04/cwt	344.00–387.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	344.77/cwt	341.00–353.00	1,648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	265.27/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	228.43/cwt	203.00–265.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	292.52/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	420.96/cwt	419.00–423.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	323.41/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,827	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	349.26/cwt	315.00–381.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	314.34/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	312.19/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	296.05/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	314.77/cwt	283.00–326.00	1,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	469.08/cwt	459.00–495.00	1,754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	383.17/cwt	383.00–385.00	2,261	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	377.82/cwt	371.00–390.00	1,625	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	460.69/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	375.20/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,131	20

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 650Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 73Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 27Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	419	419.00–423.00	420.96
4	500–550	525	409.00	409.00
22	550–600	590	383.00–385.00	383.17
2	600–650	620	339.00	339.00
1	650–700	685	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	403.00–433.00	417.66
23	350–400	383	403.00–429.00	418.43
21	400–450	430	371.00–390.00	377.82
25	450–500	471	368.00–385.00	377.29
21	500–550	517	333.00–351.00	340.29
19	550–600	565	315.00–333.00	323.41
5	600–650	627	276.00–294.00	286.98
4	650–700	653	275.00–297.00	288.52
18	700–750	729	288.00–303.00	293.48
1	750–800	760	293.00	293.00
2	800–850	823	233.00–253.00	242.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	315.00–381.00	349.26
4	350–400	363	332.00–397.00	358.07
7	450–500	478	341.00–353.00	344.77
7	500–550	516	283.00–326.00	314.77
4	550–600	575	285.00–303.00	292.52
2	600–650	623	259.00–272.00	265.27
1	650–700	650	214.00	214.00
3	700–750	725	203.00–265.00	228.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	455.00–465.00	460.69
9	350–400	374	459.00–495.00	469.08
16	400–450	417	429.00–458.00	445.36
21	450–500	468	389.00–407.00	400.61
15	500–550	514	372.00–387.00	379.89
20	550–600	568	365.00–381.00	375.20
41	600–650	643	350.00–364.00	353.88
3	650–700	674	293.00–302.00	296.05
2	700–750	723	295.00–311.00	303.03
17	750–800	752	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	910	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	408.00	408.00
3	550–600	568	411.00	411.00
3	600–650	628	387.00–391.00	389.69
14	650–700	666	392.00	392.00
4	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	383.00	383.00
3	400–450	423	258.00–405.00	350.57
3	500–550	510	351.00–355.00	352.31
3	550–600	583	311.00–320.00	314.34
2	600–650	628	253.00–343.00	298.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	439.00–497.00	475.48
5	350–400	369	439.00–465.00	447.40
11	400–450	422	423.00–448.00	429.29
20	450–500	464	373.00–407.00	395.82
11	500–550	519	359.00–373.00	364.92
15	550–600	584	333.00–353.00	348.26
8	600–650	626	277.00–303.00	291.27
2	650–700	680	263.00–283.00	273.07
1	700–750	705	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	755	281.00	281.00
1	850–900	880	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	325.00–381.00	353.18
4	400–450	430	344.00–387.00	368.04
3	450–500	490	351.00–365.00	359.67
1	500–550	510	333.00	333.00
4	550–600	586	305.00–318.00	312.19
1	600–650	600	274.00	274.00

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)	1	—	865	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,294.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,180.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,500.00–2,575.00	1,955.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,075	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,645.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	992	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,023.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,355.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,625.00	2,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	165.00–170.00	166.70
8	—	1,209	159.00–164.00	161.77
10	—	1,229	151.00–156.00	153.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,038	146.00–151.00	148.65
8	—	1,068	162.00–166.00	163.98
8	—	1,059	154.00–159.00	155.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	149.00–153.00	150.75
7	—	1,464	165.00–169.00	166.05
5	—	1,447	159.00–161.00	159.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	173.00–178.00	175.17
3	—	1,742	197.00–202.00	198.68
6	—	1,919	186.00–191.00	188.28

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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