Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20.00--30.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00--9.00 higher. Demand was very good, without a preference for weaned or un-weaned calves. Quality was attractive for all classes. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners--1.00--5.00 higher, Leans 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.79/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.37 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$352.79

89 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$46.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.76

vs OK average

−45.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	365.41	2,015	65
Medium and Large 2	557	318.59	1,774	24

One grade step is worth $46.82/cwt here — about $240 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 sale89 hd

352.79

—

OK average6 barns · 1,248 hd

371.55

−18.76

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−45.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−50.37

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	1,691	181.67	3,071	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	161.47	1,992	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	161.45	2,316	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	151.35	1,639	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,876	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,869	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,201	$2,471	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,220	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$2,167	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$3,090	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	336.46/cwt	315.00–347.00	2,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	354.49/cwt	341.00–359.00	2,021	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	332	514.15/cwt	495.00–570.00	1,707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	390.58/cwt	370.00–438.00	2,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	341.78/cwt	337.00–343.00	2,266	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	380.94/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,575	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	460.93/cwt	433.00–475.00	2,180	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	391.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,229	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	382.79/cwt	375.00–393.00	2,423	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	415.99/cwt	398.00–432.00	2,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	405.99/cwt	390.00–421.00	1,912	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	494.84/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	536.15/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	373.50/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	432.72/cwt	418.00–437.00	1,787	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	435.19/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,632	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	494.86/cwt	423.00–540.00	1,846	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	346.74/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	356.63/cwt	351.00–365.00	2,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	333.64/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	360.36/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,086	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	355.51/cwt	338.00–385.00	2,222	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	426.03/cwt	403.00–443.00	2,245	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	393.72/cwt	370.00–412.00	2,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	353.54/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	341.57/cwt	303.00–365.00	2,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	373.45/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,927	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	445.75/cwt	424.00–505.00	1,676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	493.60/cwt	477.00–520.00	1,644	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	292.82/cwt	274.00–320.00	2,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	437.65/cwt	410.00–456.00	2,053	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	458.28/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	256.80/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	375.02/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	320.22/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	370.92/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	412.43/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	616.73/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,220.46/head	1,650.00–2,600.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	469.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	438.84/cwt	430.00–448.00	1,834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	156.26/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	150.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	160.53/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,294	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,095	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	162.22/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,023	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	152.44/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	165.10/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,391	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,720	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,912	183.49/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,508	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	194.29/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,452	173.55/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,520	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,875.99/head	1,975.00–3,600.00	2,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	363.30/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,762	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,470.77/head	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,471	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	2,167.01/head	1,525.00–3,350.00	2,167	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,089.83/head	2,825.00–3,300.00	3,090	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,868.96/head	1,750.00–3,500.00	2,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	474	338.08/cwt	291.00–391.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	515	309.51/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	433	390.48/cwt	373.00–409.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	373	330.13/cwt	301.00–363.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	334.31/cwt	313.00–355.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	317.13/cwt	250.00–345.00	1,814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	338.87/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	349.89/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	355.85/cwt	318.00–381.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	332.80/cwt	303.00–353.00	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	325.90/cwt	280.00–350.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	354.94/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,519	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	423.68/cwt	413.00–435.00	1,805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	342.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	314	493.20/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	465.10/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	431	313.54/cwt	280.00–353.00	1,351	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	423.36/cwt	407.00–436.00	2,070	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	360.15/cwt	343.00–367.00	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	452.89/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	546.41/cwt	510.00–575.00	2,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	463.01/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.30/cwt	305.00–403.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	385.01/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,836	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	252.19/cwt	203.00–303.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	525	308.40/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	500	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	385	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	266.05/cwt	240.00–310.00	1,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	297.96/cwt	234.00–350.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	323.85/cwt	275.00–353.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	382.28/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	349.76/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	288.68/cwt	245.00–312.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	307.46/cwt	273.00–335.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	350.51/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,686	10

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 850Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 134Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 31Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	317	505.00–560.00	536.15
20	350–400	373	423.00–540.00	494.86
12	400–450	421	475.00–510.00	494.84
17	450–500	473	433.00–475.00	460.93
15	500–550	527	403.00–443.00	426.03
16	550–600	569	380.00–400.00	391.73
15	600–650	633	375.00–393.00	382.79
24	650–700	676	370.00–395.00	380.94
7	700–750	729	365.00–390.00	373.50
1	800–850	800	303.00	303.00
3	850–900	865	315.00–347.00	336.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00–415.00	412.43
2	350–400	385	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	418	430.00–448.00	438.84
6	450–500	486	440.00–470.00	452.89
7	500–550	534	398.00–432.00	415.99
4	550–600	569	343.00–367.00	360.15
3	600–650	632	365.00–380.00	375.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	485	300.00–395.00	363.30
4	500–550	525	303.00–353.00	332.80
2	550–600	558	330.00–369.00	349.76
3	600–650	608	310.00–365.00	338.87
2	650–700	670	335.00–365.00	349.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	495.00–570.00	514.15
8	350–400	373	510.00–575.00	546.41
7	400–450	432	455.00–490.00	465.10
19	450–500	489	407.00–436.00	423.36
6	500–550	513	370.00–438.00	390.58
9	550–600	570	341.00–359.00	354.49
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	663	337.00–343.00	341.78
3	700–750	715	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	425.00–500.00	458.28
9	350–400	376	424.00–505.00	445.75
8	400–450	424	450.00–500.00	469.00
14	450–500	469	410.00–456.00	437.65
8	500–550	528	370.00–412.00	393.72
7	550–600	574	330.00–375.00	353.54
13	600–650	625	338.00–385.00	355.51
5	650–700	669	303.00–365.00	341.57
3	700–750	740	274.00–320.00	292.82
3	750–800	777	230.00–285.00	256.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	610.00–620.00	616.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	373	301.00–363.00	330.13
2	400–450	433	373.00–409.00	390.48
6	450–500	474	291.00–391.00	338.08
2	500–550	515	309.00–310.00	309.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	337.00	337.00
2	350–400	378	350.00–415.00	382.28
3	400–450	420	305.00–403.00	345.30
6	450–500	463	275.00–353.00	323.85
4	500–550	516	234.00–350.00	297.96
3	550–600	580	245.00–312.00	288.68
2	600–650	615	203.00–303.00	252.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	333	477.00–520.00	493.60
29	350–400	375	420.00–500.00	435.19
16	400–450	413	418.00–437.00	432.72
31	450–500	471	390.00–421.00	405.99
23	500–550	516	365.00–385.00	373.45
34	550–600	579	353.00–370.00	360.36
10	600–650	634	351.00–365.00	356.63
7	650–700	681	340.00–358.00	346.74
5	700–750	726	315.00–323.00	320.22
3	750–800	782	333.00–335.00	333.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	480.00–525.00	493.20
6	350–400	377	425.00–475.00	463.01
14	400–450	426	413.00–435.00	423.68
12	450–500	477	375.00–397.00	385.01
6	500–550	525	366.00–380.00	370.92
2	550–600	565	335.00–350.00	342.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	306	313.00–355.00	334.31
7	350–400	371	318.00–381.00	355.85
14	400–450	428	300.00–410.00	354.94
10	450–500	481	300.00–385.00	350.51
6	500–550	527	280.00–350.00	325.90
16	550–600	572	250.00–345.00	317.13
5	600–650	628	273.00–335.00	307.46
6	650–700	664	240.00–310.00	266.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	353.00	353.00
5	400–450	431	280.00–353.00	313.54
2	500–550	525	305.00–312.00	308.40

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)	2	—	1,033	1,650.00–2,600.00	2,220.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,975.00–3,600.00	2,875.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,201	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,470.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	934	1,525.00–3,350.00	2,167.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,750.00–3,500.00	2,868.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,825.00–3,300.00	3,089.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	154.00–158.00	156.26
5	—	1,075	149.00–153.00	150.97
2	—	1,068	142.00–143.00	142.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,429	158.00–163.00	160.53
3	—	1,412	150.00–154.00	152.44
13	—	1,448	164.00–168.00	165.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,247	167.00–169.00	168.01
5	—	1,247	159.00–164.00	162.22
2	—	1,174	145.00–148.00	146.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,912	180.00–186.00	183.49
3	—	1,725	193.00–197.00	194.29
6	—	1,452	171.00–176.00	173.55

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

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