Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. 11.00 lower, over 550 lbs. 14.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows; 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.10/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −47.06 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$356.10

74 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$31.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs OK average

−28.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	359.90	1,946	65
Medium and Large 2	539	328.66	1,771	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.24/cwt here — about $175 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 sale74 hd

356.10

—

OK average6 barns · 1,026 hd

360.04

−3.94

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−28.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−47.06

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	1,672	190.42	3,183	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	163.32	2,339	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	159.04	1,913	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	153.07	1,631	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)	1,112	$3,108	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,819	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,483	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,469	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$2,343	6

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,342.98/head	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,343	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	3,108.25/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,108	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,468.95/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,818.59/head	2,300.00–3,225.00	2,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	362.39/cwt	343.00–375.00	2,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	309.08/cwt	306.00–312.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	312.00/cwt	303.00–321.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	392.05/cwt	387.00–397.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	307.16/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	428.14/cwt	411.00–445.00	1,571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	488.91/cwt	483.00–512.00	1,853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	402.20/cwt	392.00–416.00	2,087	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	352.50/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	321.29/cwt	307.00–329.00	2,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	483.70/cwt	460.00–488.00	1,553	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	336.44/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	383.88/cwt	377.00–391.00	2,587	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	340.22/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,283	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	397.97/cwt	390.00–414.00	1,878	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	362.30/cwt	356.00–371.00	2,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	446.54/cwt	432.00–465.00	1,460	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	485.09/cwt	475.00–494.00	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	389.68/cwt	380.00–396.00	2,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	449.99/cwt	442.00–473.00	1,899	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	365.89/cwt	361.00–380.00	1,954	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	336.44/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	468.87/cwt	461.00–481.00	1,754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	413.92/cwt	403.00–427.00	2,041	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	446.65/cwt	427.00–460.00	1,898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	470.57/cwt	423.00–524.00	1,746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	350.49/cwt	343.00–358.00	1,991	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	260.94/cwt	249.00–267.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	282.88/cwt	271.00–293.00	2,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	414.33/cwt	405.00–429.00	1,753	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	459.86/cwt	435.00–474.00	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	353.80/cwt	323.00–369.00	2,024	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	432.43/cwt	428.00–437.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	358.27/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	374.47/cwt	368.00–381.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	362.82/cwt	353.00–372.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	432.64/cwt	415.00–453.00	2,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	351.12/cwt	342.00–361.00	2,205	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	406	411.86/cwt	405.00–421.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	452.60/cwt	420.00–489.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	456.82/cwt	447.00–470.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	359.35/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,883	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	174.96/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,631	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	205.59/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	152.26/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,826	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,104	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	163.71/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,960	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	162.79/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,701	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	157.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,154	12
Bulls	—	—	1,708	189.51/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	177.05/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,851	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	165.88/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,453	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,466	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	171.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,836	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,482.94/head	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	485	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	259.68/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	367	416.54/cwt	370.00–473.00	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	354.88/cwt	310.00–371.00	1,867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	465	377.26/cwt	371.00–389.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	318.50/cwt	312.00–331.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	420	405.21/cwt	383.00–427.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	321.84/cwt	301.00–335.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	315	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	363.29/cwt	346.00–378.00	1,726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	374.29/cwt	352.00–397.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	525	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	335.88/cwt	312.00–351.00	1,767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	401.14/cwt	391.00–412.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	327.55/cwt	304.00–350.00	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	380.58/cwt	355.00–403.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	368.90/cwt	326.00–391.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	407.85/cwt	401.00–427.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	320.44/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	362.43/cwt	353.00–371.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	347.12/cwt	300.00–387.00	1,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	429	343.22/cwt	301.00–376.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	372	367.78/cwt	348.00–393.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	472.89/cwt	465.00–484.00	1,944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	475	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	380.95/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	370.44/cwt	362.00–383.00	1,619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	479.55/cwt	454.00–512.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	392.21/cwt	379.00–397.00	2,259	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	305.63/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,608	4

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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 900Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 125Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 38

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,202	1,800.00–2,725.00	2,342.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,108.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,468.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,300.00–3,225.00	2,818.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,225	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,482.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	304.00	304.00
1	400–450	430	309.00	309.00
2	450–500	490	387.00–397.00	392.05
8	500–550	526	310.00–371.00	354.88
10	550–600	578	343.00–375.00	362.39
1	600–650	640	307.00	307.00
3	650–700	672	304.00–350.00	327.55
2	700–750	745	303.00–321.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	321	460.00–488.00	483.70
12	350–400	371	423.00–524.00	470.57
17	400–450	422	442.00–473.00	449.99
17	450–500	493	403.00–427.00	413.92
36	500–550	519	392.00–416.00	402.20
44	550–600	576	379.00–397.00	392.21
7	600–650	632	380.00–396.00	389.68
17	650–700	674	377.00–391.00	383.88
6	700–750	733	356.00–371.00	362.30
4	750–800	785	341.00–357.00	352.50
2	800–850	823	330.00–343.00	336.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	420.00–489.00	452.60
1	400–450	405	434.00	434.00
2	450–500	473	428.00–437.00	432.43
2	500–550	528	368.00–381.00	374.47
2	600–650	620	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	312.00–330.00	320.44
7	350–400	371	300.00–387.00	347.12
9	400–450	434	352.00–397.00	374.29
10	450–500	475	346.00–378.00	363.29
5	500–550	526	312.00–351.00	335.88
3	550–600	565	312.00–331.00	318.50
7	600–650	625	301.00–335.00	321.84
2	650–700	673	306.00–312.00	309.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	447.00–470.00	456.82
11	350–400	367	411.00–445.00	428.14
8	400–450	406	405.00–421.00	411.86
5	450–500	463	375.00–392.00	380.95
16	500–550	524	347.00–365.00	359.35
1	550–600	560	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	327	432.00–465.00	446.54
7	350–400	374	461.00–481.00	468.87
11	400–450	423	405.00–429.00	414.33
41	450–500	472	390.00–414.00	397.97
31	500–550	534	361.00–380.00	365.89
17	550–600	568	343.00–358.00	350.49
19	600–650	628	342.00–361.00	351.12
9	650–700	671	336.00–354.00	340.22
8	700–750	723	307.00–329.00	321.29
1	750–800	750	319.00	319.00
1	900–950	900	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	348.00–393.00	367.78
4	400–450	429	301.00–376.00	343.22
1	450–500	475	303.00	303.00
1	500–550	525	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	454.00–512.00	479.55
5	350–400	379	483.00–512.00	488.91
8	400–450	411	465.00–484.00	472.89
4	450–500	471	401.00–427.00	407.85
4	500–550	526	301.00–312.00	305.63
3	550–600	563	353.00–371.00	362.43
3	600–650	622	298.00–312.00	307.16
3	650–700	653	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	435.00–474.00	459.86
3	350–400	392	475.00–494.00	485.09
17	400–450	425	427.00–460.00	446.65
15	450–500	473	415.00–453.00	432.64
13	500–550	536	340.00–377.00	358.27
23	550–600	572	323.00–369.00	353.80
9	600–650	614	328.00–345.00	336.44
2	650–700	673	353.00–372.00	362.82
9	700–750	733	271.00–293.00	282.88
3	750–800	787	249.00–267.00	260.94
2	800–850	820	255.00–265.00	259.88
1	850–900	875	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	326.00–391.00	368.90
2	350–400	368	391.00–412.00	401.14
7	400–450	437	362.00–383.00	370.44
5	450–500	478	355.00–403.00	380.58
3	600–650	608	253.00–263.00	259.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	407.00	407.00
3	350–400	367	370.00–473.00	416.54
4	400–450	420	383.00–427.00	405.21
3	450–500	465	371.00–389.00	377.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	172.00–177.00	174.96
12	—	1,369	155.00–160.00	157.31
10	—	1,479	163.00–169.00	165.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,199	149.00–154.00	152.26
9	—	1,220	170.00–175.00	172.43
9	—	1,197	156.00–169.00	163.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	161.00–165.00	162.79
11	—	1,073	135.00–138.00	136.63
7	—	1,068	170.00–175.00	171.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	204.00–208.00	205.59
4	—	1,708	188.00–191.00	189.51
2	—	1,610	176.00–178.00	177.05

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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