Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 18+ higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive with large groups of QBN calves. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.27/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −59.83 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$389.27

153 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$41.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs OK average

−35.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	399.26	2,214	116
Medium and Large 2	561	357.92	2,006	37

One grade step is worth $41.35/cwt here — about $208 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 sale153 hd

389.27

—

OK average6 barns · 1,213 hd

398.50

−9.23

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−35.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−59.83

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	1,757	181.18	3,183	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	156.95	2,357	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	150.71	1,849	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	149.26	1,596	32

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)	1,215	$2,768	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,612	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,456	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,407	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,374	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$2,373	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$2,289	3thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	333.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.67/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	429.54/cwt	423.00–442.00	2,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	493.28/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	385.52/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	348.59/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,492	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	343.78/cwt	308.00–359.00	1,970	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	317.07/cwt	303.00–331.00	2,147	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	392.11/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,270	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	381.64/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,317	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	463.14/cwt	453.00–480.00	1,487	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	302.41/cwt	295.00–306.00	2,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	317.39/cwt	295.00–326.00	2,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	527.95/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,753	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	284.59/cwt	260.00–305.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	335.08/cwt	327.00–351.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	435.18/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,658	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	424.66/cwt	403.00–445.00	1,758	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	428.10/cwt	411.00–445.00	2,021	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	352.11/cwt	335.00–358.00	2,694	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	404.32/cwt	391.00–420.00	2,131	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	498.94/cwt	488.00–510.00	1,846	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	304.00/cwt	303.00–305.00	2,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	507.90/cwt	498.00–545.00	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	341.98/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,124	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	376.10/cwt	359.00–395.00	1,794	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	267.35/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	313.50/cwt	283.00–329.00	2,235	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	474.08/cwt	419.00–493.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	350–400	375	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	365.16/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	294.91/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,277	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,101.84/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,664.23/head	2,225.00–3,000.00	2,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	348.12/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,824	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	425.76/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	387.91/cwt	360.00–413.00	1,629	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,558.71/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,455.96/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,456	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,407.44/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,407	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	157.46/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,277	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	145.73/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,166	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,867	13
Bulls	—	—	1,923	186.71/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	159.00/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,910	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	145.07/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,549	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,749	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	153.38/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,635	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	166.63/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,601	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	142.86/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,780	7
Bulls	—	—	1,586	173.76/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,756	9
Bulls	—	—	1,993	194.22/cwt	191.00–196.00	3,871	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,792.24/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,837.33/head	2,400.00–3,450.00	2,837	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,794.92/head	1,425.00–2,100.00	1,795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,953.83/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	337.12/cwt	267.00–355.00	2,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	359.97/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,915	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	438.86/cwt	402.00–475.00	1,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	528	307.48/cwt	273.00–341.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	273.60/cwt	230.00–296.00	1,729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	408	303.04/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	375.16/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.27/cwt	296.00–328.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	325.67/cwt	263.00–350.00	2,032	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	419.03/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	356.67/cwt	309.00–379.00	2,062	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	315.26/cwt	290.00–347.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	372.55/cwt	325.00–435.00	1,591	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.14/cwt	242.00–331.00	1,760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	412.07/cwt	387.00–435.00	1,755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	462.16/cwt	440.00–482.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	351.69/cwt	342.00–356.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	343.63/cwt	313.00–373.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	378.91/cwt	373.00–389.00	1,982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	417.24/cwt	403.00–434.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	464.63/cwt	441.00–493.00	1,984	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	375.11/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	420.54/cwt	417.00–424.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	380.18/cwt	371.00–393.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	434.42/cwt	430.00–441.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	365.48/cwt	358.00–380.00	2,434	84

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 1,600Last week 740Year ago 1,950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 97Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 48Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	320.00–345.00	333.43
5	350–400	371	430.00–441.00	434.42
5	400–450	420	360.00–413.00	387.91
4	450–500	467	342.00–356.00	351.69
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	321	453.00–480.00	463.14
34	350–400	381	425.00–450.00	435.18
43	400–450	414	403.00–445.00	424.66
44	450–500	477	359.00–395.00	376.10
56	500–550	524	335.00–358.00	348.12
83	550–600	573	308.00–359.00	343.78
73	600–650	621	310.00–360.00	341.98
36	650–700	677	303.00–331.00	317.07
27	700–750	713	283.00–329.00	313.50
3	750–800	777	260.00–305.00	284.59
3	800–850	817	295.00–306.00	302.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	414.00	414.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	705	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	313.00–373.00	343.63
1	350–400	390	403.00	403.00
16	400–450	427	325.00–435.00	372.55
4	450–500	473	290.00–347.00	315.26
7	500–550	525	296.00–328.00	315.27
6	550–600	573	242.00–331.00	307.14
4	600–650	632	230.00–296.00	273.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	353.00	353.00
3	550–600	575	340.00–341.00	340.67
1	700–750	730	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	498.00–545.00	507.90
4	350–400	381	480.00–510.00	493.28
6	400–450	424	419.00–493.00	474.08
7	450–500	488	360.00–395.00	385.52
3	500–550	513	423.00–442.00	429.54
8	550–600	571	355.00–373.00	365.16
1	600–650	625	359.00	359.00
6	700–750	731	290.00–305.00	294.91
2	750–800	770	260.00–275.00	267.35
1	800–850	825	297.00	297.00
1	900–950	925	242.00	242.00
1	950–1000	970	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	440.00–482.00	462.16
5	350–400	383	403.00–434.00	417.24
5	400–450	415	424.00–430.00	425.76
3	450–500	490	327.00–351.00	335.08
3	500–550	523	373.00–389.00	378.91
3	550–600	587	294.00	294.00
2	600–650	633	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	408	301.00–305.00	303.04
2	500–550	528	273.00–341.00	307.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	332	515.00–545.00	527.95
30	350–400	370	488.00–510.00	498.94
53	400–450	427	441.00–493.00	464.63
40	450–500	472	411.00–445.00	428.10
49	500–550	527	391.00–420.00	404.32
63	550–600	579	380.00–415.00	392.11
42	600–650	607	370.00–387.00	381.64
84	650–700	666	358.00–380.00	365.48
23	700–750	715	345.00–361.00	348.59
58	750–800	765	335.00–358.00	352.11
2	800–850	833	303.00–305.00	304.00
6	850–900	863	295.00–326.00	317.39
2	950–1000	955	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	371.00–393.00	380.18
1	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	430	417.00–424.00	420.54
1	450–500	470	349.00	349.00
3	600–650	622	355.00–385.00	375.11
3	650–700	658	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	402.00–475.00	438.86
2	350–400	383	418.00–420.00	419.03
9	400–450	426	387.00–435.00	412.07
7	450–500	484	335.00–405.00	375.16
14	500–550	532	340.00–385.00	359.97
23	550–600	578	309.00–379.00	356.67
11	600–650	624	263.00–350.00	325.67
10	650–700	671	267.00–355.00	337.12
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	890	250.00	250.00

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)	2	—	1,220	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,101.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	2,225.00–3,000.00	2,664.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,209	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,455.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	1,215	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,407.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,792.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,046	2,400.00–3,450.00	2,837.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,425.00–2,100.00	1,794.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,953.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,558.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,446	154.00–160.00	157.46
9	—	1,486	144.00–149.00	145.73
10	—	1,561	164.00–168.00	166.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	150.00–155.00	152.38
4	—	1,201	156.00–161.00	159.00
7	—	1,246	141.00–145.00	142.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,068	142.00–147.00	145.07
4	—	1,080	160.00–164.00	161.94
8	—	1,066	151.00–156.00	153.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,923	184.00–189.00	186.71
9	—	1,586	172.00–177.00	173.76
3	—	1,993	191.00–196.00	194.22

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