Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Attractive---Large groups of vary nice steer and heifer calves. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and boners 8.00 to 9.00 lower, Leans 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.58/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −59.52 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$389.58

84 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$59.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.75

vs OK average

−33.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	395.97	2,217	75
Medium and Large 2	547	336.30	1,840	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.67/cwt here — about $376 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 sale84 hd

389.58

—

OK average6 barns · 1,216 hd

415.33

−25.75

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−33.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−59.52

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	1,718	185.24	3,182	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	160.20	1,716	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	158.49	2,250	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	158.04	1,901	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,946	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,692	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$2,093	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	500–550	528	389.66/cwt	373.00–430.00	2,057	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	392.46/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	306.42/cwt	298.00–315.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	428.20/cwt	399.00–445.00	2,004	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	378.20/cwt	371.00–390.00	2,163	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	393.62/cwt	385.00–403.00	1,842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	327.37/cwt	323.00–334.00	2,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	432.54/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,830	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	251.14/cwt	231.00–273.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	442.81/cwt	431.00–453.00	1,621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	332.17/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	345.27/cwt	338.00–354.00	2,503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	447.25/cwt	438.00–459.00	2,138	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	384.67/cwt	378.00–397.00	1,843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	388.09/cwt	371.00–399.00	2,402	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	489.30/cwt	479.00–495.00	2,148	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.70/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	551.82/cwt	525.00–630.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	443.14/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	346.08/cwt	337.00–356.00	1,831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	324	468.21/cwt	411.00–505.00	1,517	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	360.23/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,435	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	439.88/cwt	412.00–473.00	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	384.76/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,993	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	505.02/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	465.88/cwt	458.00–475.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	292.47/cwt	263.00–325.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	495.44/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	414.58/cwt	403.00–423.00	2,197	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	307.44/cwt	291.00–313.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	512.73/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	333.48/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,918	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	331.04/cwt	303.00–389.00	2,059	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	457.24/cwt	442.00–469.00	1,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	373.32/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,162	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	500–550	500	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	530.23/cwt	526.00–535.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	415.75/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	419.85/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,385	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	432.08/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	440.77/cwt	375.00–456.00	2,054	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,533	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	171.66/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,838	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	154.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,207	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	160.90/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,277	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	168.42/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,053	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	158.52/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,904	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	151.14/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,806	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	163.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,798	7
Bulls	—	—	1,764	197.24/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,479	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	188.14/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,426	9
Bulls	—	—	1,578	175.97/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	474	360.49/cwt	348.00–387.00	1,709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,946.40/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,946	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,691.53/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,093.00/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	540	317.44/cwt	306.00–323.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	368	354.95/cwt	341.00–373.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	322.63/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	635	282.06/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	528	332.71/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	341.52/cwt	303.00–355.00	1,957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	330.45/cwt	273.00–355.00	1,732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	429	388.01/cwt	330.00–409.00	1,665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	323.19/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	712	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	334.57/cwt	308.00–362.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	473.49/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	372.78/cwt	355.00–413.00	1,942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	445.05/cwt	433.00–455.00	1,678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,066	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	390.82/cwt	388.00–391.00	2,325	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	399.49/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	520.39/cwt	490.00–527.00	1,967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	341.49/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	424.67/cwt	418.00–435.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	373.94/cwt	363.00–383.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	467	338.67/cwt	303.00–360.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	469	345.83/cwt	303.00–375.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	328	364.22/cwt	335.00–393.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	303.21/cwt	290.00–312.00	2,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	365.62/cwt	313.00–410.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	347.24/cwt	303.00–376.00	1,809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	375	300.49/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	319.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	326.26/cwt	303.00–350.00	1,582	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,100Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 260Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 90Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	458.00–475.00	465.88
2	350–400	380	495.00–530.00	512.73
2	400–450	418	385.00–400.00	392.46
7	450–500	470	415.00–455.00	432.08
10	500–550	528	373.00–430.00	389.66
10	550–600	575	312.00–350.00	333.48
19	600–650	622	303.00–389.00	331.04
4	650–700	673	291.00–313.00	307.44
9	700–750	712	263.00–325.00	292.47
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
4	800–850	820	231.00–273.00	251.14
1	850–900	895	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	455.00–495.00	473.49
8	350–400	366	431.00–453.00	442.81
8	400–450	416	412.00–473.00	439.88
15	450–500	468	399.00–445.00	428.20
9	500–550	521	355.00–413.00	372.78
1	600–650	615	359.00	359.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	373.00	373.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	526.00–535.00	530.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	375	300.00–301.00	300.49
9	400–450	429	330.00–409.00	388.01
3	450–500	474	348.00–387.00	360.49
4	500–550	528	315.00–345.00	332.71
2	600–650	635	275.00–289.00	282.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	525	308.00–362.00	334.57
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	640	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	720	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	495.00–505.00	500.00
4	350–400	380	490.00–510.00	495.44
12	400–450	423	425.00–440.00	432.54
20	450–500	468	385.00–403.00	393.62
33	500–550	518	375.00–395.00	384.76
16	550–600	579	368.00–385.00	373.32
15	600–650	620	347.00–365.00	354.70
10	650–700	677	323.00–334.00	327.37
2	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	778	298.00–315.00	306.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	324	411.00–505.00	468.21
12	350–400	377	433.00–455.00	445.05
5	400–450	418	418.00–435.00	424.67
12	450–500	479	378.00–397.00	384.67
6	500–550	529	337.00–356.00	346.08
25	550–600	563	367.00	367.00
2	600–650	613	338.00–345.00	341.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	415.00–418.00	415.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	335.00–393.00	364.22
3	350–400	368	341.00–373.00	354.95
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	467	303.00–360.00	338.67
3	500–550	540	306.00–323.00	317.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	328.00	328.00
3	400–450	427	363.00–383.00	373.94
2	450–500	485	303.00–350.00	326.26
8	500–550	524	273.00–355.00	330.45
7	550–600	573	303.00–355.00	341.52
3	600–650	613	310.00–325.00	319.90
4	650–700	683	290.00–312.00	303.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	525.00–630.00	551.82
4	350–400	377	500.00–510.00	505.02
14	400–450	439	479.00–495.00	489.30
15	450–500	478	438.00–459.00	447.25
23	500–550	530	403.00–423.00	414.58
26	550–600	572	371.00–390.00	378.20
32	600–650	619	371.00–399.00	388.09
19	650–700	676	348.00–365.00	360.23
9	700–750	725	338.00–354.00	345.27
5	750–800	773	325.00–343.00	332.17
1	800–850	845	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	333	442.00–469.00	457.24
10	350–400	378	490.00–527.00	520.39
4	400–450	419	435.00–450.00	443.14
15	450–500	466	375.00–456.00	440.77
6	500–550	522	395.00–411.00	399.49
16	550–600	595	388.00–391.00	390.82
3	700–750	712	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	415.00–425.00	419.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	469	303.00–375.00	345.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	313.00–410.00	365.62
5	500–550	521	303.00–376.00	347.24
4	550–600	580	300.00–330.00	322.63
5	600–650	623	305.00–345.00	323.19
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,946.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,691.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,093.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	145.00–149.00	146.98
6	—	1,071	170.00–174.00	171.66
7	—	1,099	161.00–166.00	163.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,427	152.00–157.00	154.63
8	—	1,415	160.00–162.00	160.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	167.00–170.00	168.42
7	—	1,201	156.00–161.00	158.52
8	—	1,195	149.00–154.00	151.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	195.00–200.00	197.24
9	—	1,821	186.00–191.00	188.14
8	—	1,578	174.00–179.00	175.97

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