Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher with classes being vary uneven. Heifer calves steady with all classes being uneven. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.80/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.36 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$348.80

105 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$28.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs OK average

−1.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	354.99	1,955	82
Medium and Large 2	541	326.74	1,767	23

One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale105 hd

348.80

—

OK average6 barns · 602 hd

352.60

−3.80

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−1.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−54.36

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	1,608	196.85	3,166	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	174.96	2,133	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	174.26	2,525	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	171.81	1,852	21

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)	1,415	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,772	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,674	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,556	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$3,259	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$3,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	600–650	635	352.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,237	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	417.20/cwt	355.00–463.00	1,957	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	523.05/cwt	505.00–553.00	1,632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	376.42/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,168	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,401.72/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	313	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	373.67/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,980	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,772.36/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,673.67/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,674	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,556.04/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	361.18/cwt	339.00–383.00	1,719	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,044.46/head	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	340.07/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	469.03/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	441.46/cwt	395.00–495.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	323.32/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	447.69/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,674	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	397.34/cwt	351.00–420.00	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	353.49/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	361.22/cwt	343.00–371.00	2,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	320.42/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	391.30/cwt	350.00–429.00	1,894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	387.09/cwt	346.00–415.00	2,044	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	167.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,028	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,309	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	172.17/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,875	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	185.56/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,654	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	177.38/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,160	8
Bulls	—	—	1,634	195.01/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,186	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	175.75/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,562	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	166.66/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,420	9
Bulls	—	—	1,688	206.23/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,481	4
Bulls	—	—	1,358	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	165.66/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,779	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	180.66/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	381.52/cwt	333.00–424.00	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	330.81/cwt	303.00–343.00	1,733	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	399.88/cwt	363.00–425.00	1,667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	361.99/cwt	361.00–363.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	358.35/cwt	324.00–401.00	1,541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	304	436.25/cwt	403.00–470.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	554.90/cwt	533.00–573.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	318.29/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	244.61/cwt	234.00–255.00	2,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	440.21/cwt	433.00–458.00	2,456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	392.80/cwt	381.00–403.00	2,054	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	449.61/cwt	433.00–483.00	1,933	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	332.06/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,085	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	516.44/cwt	503.00–540.00	1,895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	365.88/cwt	358.00–373.00	2,459	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	449.41/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,103	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	434.87/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,253	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.17/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,247	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	316.35/cwt	303.00–323.00	2,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	379.97/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,394	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	301.67/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	326.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	428.91/cwt	420.00–443.00	1,801	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	352.53/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,879	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	417.53/cwt	408.00–430.00	1,958	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	531.42/cwt	518.00–560.00	1,993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	352.85/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,029	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	446.73/cwt	435.00–459.00	1,680	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	317.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	481.80/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,542	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	430.39/cwt	390.00–443.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	354.66/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	472.06/cwt	455.00–498.00	1,983	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	303.00/cwt	293.00–309.00	2,160	5

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 1,050Last week 700Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 103Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 12

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	312	505.00–553.00	523.05
16	350–400	367	503.00–540.00	516.44
16	400–450	430	433.00–483.00	449.61
31	450–500	469	355.00–463.00	417.20
26	500–550	523	381.00–403.00	392.80
33	550–600	576	363.00–385.00	376.42
10	600–650	635	340.00–365.00	352.24
6	650–700	663	345.00–360.00	354.66
3	700–750	718	313.00–325.00	318.29
1	750–800	775	279.00	279.00
1	800–850	845	265.00	265.00
2	950–1000	975	234.00–255.00	244.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	435.00–490.00	469.03
5	350–400	366	395.00–495.00	441.46
10	400–450	417	363.00–425.00	399.88
2	450–500	493	361.00–363.00	361.99
6	550–600	568	330.00–353.00	340.07
2	600–650	623	317.00–330.00	323.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	477.00	477.00
9	500–550	530	373.00–375.00	373.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	454.00	454.00
4	350–400	389	390.00–443.00	430.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	403.00–470.00	436.25
10	350–400	372	333.00–424.00	381.52
15	400–450	430	324.00–401.00	358.35
24	450–500	476	339.00–383.00	361.18
14	500–550	524	303.00–343.00	330.81
9	550–600	567	292.00–330.00	320.42
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	320	475.00–495.00	481.80
26	350–400	376	435.00–459.00	446.73
27	400–450	420	420.00–443.00	428.91
21	450–500	469	408.00–430.00	417.53
38	500–550	533	345.00–363.00	352.53
35	550–600	575	345.00–363.00	352.85
22	600–650	628	320.00–338.00	332.06
15	650–700	659	310.00–330.00	317.96
5	700–750	713	293.00–309.00	303.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	431.00	431.00
2	550–600	588	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	435.00–465.00	447.69
7	400–450	438	351.00–420.00	397.34
8	450–500	484	350.00–429.00	391.30
15	500–550	528	346.00–415.00	387.09
6	550–600	569	343.00–371.00	361.22
3	600–650	609	345.00–370.00	353.49
2	650–700	688	330.00–335.00	332.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	533.00–573.00	554.90
8	350–400	375	518.00–560.00	531.42
22	400–450	420	455.00–498.00	472.06
27	450–500	468	440.00–467.00	449.41
45	500–550	518	425.00–450.00	434.87
38	550–600	573	380.00–401.00	392.17
35	600–650	630	373.00–390.00	379.97
13	650–700	672	358.00–373.00	365.88
4	700–750	731	320.00–335.00	326.54
3	750–800	755	295.00–315.00	301.67
3	800–850	832	303.00–323.00	316.35
2	850–900	898	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	558	433.00–458.00	440.21

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	3	—	1,165	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,401.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,525.00	3,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,044.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,772.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,000	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,673.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,556.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,208	165.00–170.00	167.90
3	—	1,248	184.00–186.00	184.99
8	—	1,218	176.00–179.00	177.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,089	171.00–175.00	172.17
9	—	1,074	163.00–169.00	165.66
6	—	1,073	178.00–182.00	180.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	183.00–188.00	185.56
8	—	1,458	174.00–179.00	175.75
9	—	1,452	165.00–169.00	166.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,634	193.00–197.00	195.01
4	—	1,688	203.00–208.00	206.23
2	—	1,358	184.00–185.00	184.51

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

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