Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifer calves 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.83/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.33 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$340.83

42 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$50.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs OK average

+2.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	346.85	1,848	37
Medium and Large 2	520	296.33	1,541	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.52/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

340.83

—

OK average6 barns · 467 hd

346.74

−5.90

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

+2.09

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−62.33

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	1,521	187.85	2,857	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	169.42	2,065	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	167.68	1,806	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	166.02	2,390	23

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)	1,071	$2,677	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,507	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,156	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	650–700	673	294.82/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,984	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	355.12/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	514.18/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	486.59/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,839	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	400.30/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	384.32/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,198	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	415.46/cwt	403.00–431.00	1,749	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,156.11/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,156	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,676.56/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	333.15/cwt	311.00–351.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	368.59/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	310.39/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	296.33/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	413.31/cwt	395.00–433.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	342.45/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	374.41/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,591	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	373.56/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,774	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,507.25/head	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	386.65/cwt	340.00–424.00	1,477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	155.06/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,651	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	172.16/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,892	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	167.50/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,784	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	166.57/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,317	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	170.39/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,091	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	167.00/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.33/cwt	383.00–413.00	1,720	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	154.93/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,226	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	174.21/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,578	9
Bulls	—	—	1,505	191.46/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	185.14/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	397.40/cwt	393.00–411.00	2,074	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	449.11/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,891	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	334.00/cwt	310.00–353.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	380.78/cwt	370.00–391.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	281.05/cwt	273.00–289.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	412.65/cwt	390.00–443.00	1,931	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	430.15/cwt	423.00–440.00	1,574	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	415.61/cwt	403.00–435.00	1,974	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	448.59/cwt	434.00–470.00	1,929	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	363.65/cwt	348.00–384.00	2,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	344.29/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,790	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	312.67/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	315.89/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	502.69/cwt	489.00–535.00	1,629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	309.08/cwt	293.00–320.00	2,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	352.89/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	457.25/cwt	438.00–475.00	1,491	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	385.87/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	515.57/cwt	500.00–533.00	1,872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	354.80/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,189	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	372.39/cwt	360.00–391.00	1,962	9

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 600Last week 600Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 135Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	326	438.00–475.00	457.25
22	350–400	366	423.00–440.00	430.15
33	400–450	421	403.00–431.00	415.46
17	450–500	474	375.00–395.00	385.87
26	500–550	520	335.00–351.00	344.29
11	550–600	563	343.00–360.00	352.89
7	600–650	616	305.00–325.00	315.89
6	650–700	673	290.00–300.00	294.82
2	700–750	730	300.00–325.00	312.67
1	800–850	835	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	453	406.00	406.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	395.00–433.00	413.31
2	350–400	380	370.00–391.00	380.78
13	400–450	425	350.00–395.00	374.41
4	450–500	468	310.00–353.00	334.00
5	500–550	520	275.00–311.00	296.33
1	600–650	635	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	505.00–525.00	514.18
12	350–400	363	500.00–533.00	515.57
22	400–450	421	435.00–460.00	449.11
16	450–500	475	403.00–435.00	415.61
22	500–550	522	393.00–411.00	397.40
18	550–600	572	375.00–395.00	384.32
11	600–650	617	351.00–359.00	354.80
9	650–700	669	345.00–365.00	355.12
3	700–750	717	303.00–315.00	310.39
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	468.00	468.00
3	400–450	435	383.00–413.00	395.33
3	450–500	480	350.00–380.00	368.59
4	500–550	514	311.00–351.00	333.15
2	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	342.45
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	489.00–535.00	502.69
10	350–400	373	460.00–500.00	486.59
16	400–450	430	434.00–470.00	448.59
22	450–500	468	390.00–443.00	412.65
9	500–550	527	360.00–391.00	372.39
12	550–600	580	348.00–384.00	363.65
4	650–700	666	293.00–320.00	309.08
2	700–750	735	273.00–289.00	281.05
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	340.00–424.00	386.65
2	400–450	413	390.00–410.00	400.30
5	450–500	475	350.00–389.00	373.56
1	650–700	660	243.00	243.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,184	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,156.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,071	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,676.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	915	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,507.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	154.00–156.00	155.06
6	—	1,099	171.00–175.00	172.16
9	—	1,065	165.00–169.00	167.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,391	164.00–169.00	166.57
7	—	1,437	153.00–158.00	154.93
9	—	1,480	173.00–176.00	174.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	169.00–172.00	170.39
2	—	1,198	166.00–168.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	190.00–194.00	191.46
4	—	1,533	183.00–187.00	185.14

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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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

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