Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 13.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality continues to be attractive. Slaughter cows , Breakers 1.00 higher, Boners and Leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls , 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.58/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −46.58 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$356.58

79 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$46.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.19

vs OK average

−34.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	365.98	1,997	63
Medium and Large 2	553	319.59	1,767	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.39/cwt here — about $230 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 sale79 hd

356.58

—

OK average6 barns · 1,215 hd

377.77

−21.19

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−34.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−46.58

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	—	Low	1,604	184.39	2,958	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	160.65	2,295	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	157.65	1,916	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	148.01	1,593	27

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)	1,405	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$3,496	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$3,011	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$2,857	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,089	$2,159	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,062	$2,675	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	278.43/cwt	270.00–287.00	2,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	371.89/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	437.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	366.31/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,073	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	399.47/cwt	390.00–417.00	2,293	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	297.21/cwt	293.00–308.00	2,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	306.25/cwt	303.00–317.00	2,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	412.05/cwt	330.00–440.00	1,776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	377.60/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,948	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	313.56/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	563	368.40/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	395.01/cwt	394.00–397.00	2,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	408.28/cwt	397.00–419.00	1,927	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	349.70/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,130	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	432.76/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,389	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	284.21/cwt	275.00–298.00	2,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	458.90/cwt	442.00–469.00	2,194	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	475.35/cwt	468.00–485.00	2,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	401.57/cwt	388.00–417.00	2,478	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	350.06/cwt	339.00–358.00	2,191	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	382.96/cwt	378.00–391.00	2,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	482.29/cwt	475.00–492.00	1,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	439.93/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,641	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	440.22/cwt	433.00–451.00	2,289	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	423.41/cwt	415.00–433.00	1,799	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	384.78/cwt	368.00–398.00	2,039	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	476.95/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	333.87/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,377	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	387.73/cwt	378.00–398.00	2,571	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	450.67/cwt	448.00–454.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	272.54/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	594	332.76/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	391.48/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	248.29/cwt	244.00–257.00	2,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	389.45/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	514	364.19/cwt	358.00–371.00	1,872	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	3,495.91/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	159.77/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,988	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	161.52/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,300	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	154.79/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,212	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	159.14/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,768	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	138.43/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,462	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	168.04/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,406	7
Bulls	—	—	1,599	178.84/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,860	11
Bulls	—	—	1,765	201.40/cwt	201.00–202.00	3,555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	186.91/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,800	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	149.79/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,607	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	167.04/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,030	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	153.27/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,845	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,010.71/head	2,825.00–3,400.00	3,011	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,385.34/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	1,550.88/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	595	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	307.10/cwt	303.00–311.00	2,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	277.03/cwt	220.00–313.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	361.12/cwt	340.00–373.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	565	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	540	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	354.14/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	375.03/cwt	337.00–393.00	1,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	371.35/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.56/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	353.11/cwt	303.00–393.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	367.14/cwt	331.00–393.00	1,953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	260.66/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	341.68/cwt	305.00–357.00	1,801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	360.48/cwt	353.00–373.00	2,051	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	456.24/cwt	453.00–457.00	2,459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	340.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	431.47/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	370.52/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	359.86/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	440.37/cwt	427.00–450.00	1,647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	327.10/cwt	302.00–365.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	487.93/cwt	483.00–500.00	1,610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	366.77/cwt	364.00–375.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	307.65/cwt	298.00–319.00	1,886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	308	469.46/cwt	464.00–475.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	261.50/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	340.39/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	473.72/cwt	469.00–480.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	302.41/cwt	220.00–325.00	1,733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	331.06/cwt	321.00–348.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	360.48/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	347.59/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	455	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	305.04/cwt	281.00–330.00	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	324.47/cwt	303.00–361.00	1,807	3

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 900Last week 850Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 125Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	483.00–500.00	487.93
8	350–400	375	475.00–492.00	482.29
15	400–450	424	468.00–485.00	475.35
24	450–500	478	442.00–469.00	458.90
31	500–550	520	433.00–451.00	440.22
14	550–600	574	390.00–417.00	399.47
23	600–650	617	388.00–417.00	401.57
27	650–700	663	378.00–398.00	387.73
3	700–750	705	394.00–397.00	395.01
3	750–800	775	378.00–391.00	382.96
4	850–900	865	275.00–298.00	284.21
2	900–950	913	270.00–287.00	278.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	375	469.00–480.00	473.72
3	400–450	425	405.00–420.00	415.00
2	450–500	470	390.00–393.00	391.48
5	500–550	539	453.00–457.00	456.24
5	550–600	573	355.00–367.00	359.86
8	600–650	628	335.00–357.00	340.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	595	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	372	350.00–387.00	371.35
3	400–450	413	340.00–373.00	361.12
6	450–500	469	303.00–393.00	353.11
6	500–550	532	331.00–393.00	367.14
3	550–600	557	303.00–361.00	324.47
3	600–650	618	335.00–355.00	347.59
3	650–700	665	300.00–360.00	320.56
2	700–750	728	303.00–311.00	307.10
3	750–800	777	220.00–313.00	277.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	420.00–495.00	476.95
4	350–400	387	420.00–450.00	437.77
7	400–450	431	330.00–440.00	412.05
6	450–500	480	363.00–380.00	371.89
17	500–550	530	368.00–398.00	384.78
18	550–600	566	355.00–385.00	366.31
16	600–650	609	335.00–355.00	349.70
2	650–700	690	280.00–300.00	290.00
10	700–750	712	310.00–365.00	333.87
2	750–800	753	260.00–285.00	272.54
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
3	950–1000	980	244.00–257.00	248.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	464.00–475.00	469.46
3	350–400	365	448.00–454.00	450.67
4	400–450	415	420.00–440.00	431.47
4	450–500	489	380.00–400.00	389.45
5	500–550	516	355.00–385.00	370.52
8	550–600	563	355.00–375.00	368.40
3	600–650	622	330.00–345.00	340.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	303.00	303.00
1	550–600	565	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	367.00	367.00
6	500–550	523	302.00–365.00	327.10
3	550–600	580	321.00–348.00	331.06
2	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	302.51
3	700–750	740	260.00–262.00	260.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	321	425.00–450.00	432.76
24	350–400	373	425.00–450.00	439.93
14	400–450	425	415.00–433.00	423.41
17	450–500	472	397.00–419.00	408.28
24	500–550	516	368.00–385.00	377.60
31	550–600	569	353.00–373.00	360.48
23	600–650	626	339.00–358.00	350.06
5	650–700	679	303.00–317.00	306.25
3	700–750	708	305.00–318.00	313.56
4	750–800	776	293.00–308.00	297.21
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	427.00–450.00	440.37
2	400–450	435	391.00	391.00
4	450–500	471	364.00–375.00	366.77
5	500–550	514	358.00–371.00	364.19
3	550–600	594	320.00–339.00	332.76
5	600–650	613	298.00–319.00	307.65
2	650–700	658	311.00	311.00
1	700–750	705	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
8	350–400	375	337.00–393.00	375.03
7	400–450	419	320.00–390.00	360.48
6	450–500	468	340.00–370.00	354.14
7	500–550	527	305.00–357.00	341.68
9	550–600	573	220.00–325.00	302.41
5	600–650	622	281.00–330.00	305.04
2	650–700	655	240.00–283.00	261.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,495.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,445	2,825.00–3,400.00	3,010.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	3,375.00	3,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,385.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,600.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,550.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,075.00	3,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	158.00–163.00	159.77
8	—	1,215	164.00–169.00	167.04
21	—	1,204	151.00–156.00	153.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,424	159.00–164.00	161.52
10	—	1,429	153.00–158.00	154.79
7	—	1,432	166.00–170.00	168.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	157.00–161.00	159.14
10	—	1,056	136.00–141.00	138.43
10	—	1,073	148.00–153.00	149.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,599	177.00–182.00	178.84
3	—	1,765	201.00–202.00	201.40
4	—	1,498	184.00–190.00	186.91

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