Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 25.00 to 35.00 higher. Heifer calves 11.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.18/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −60.98 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$342.18

39 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$32.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs OK average

−28.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	348.85	1,930	31
Medium and Large 2	565	316.32	1,788	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.53/cwt here — about $142 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 sale39 hd

342.18

—

OK average3 barns · 352 hd

355.98

−13.80

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−28.27

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−60.98

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	1,676	178.55	2,993	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	156.68	2,254	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	150.70	1,820	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	150.11	1,621	13

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)	1,195	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$2,686	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,665	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,462	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,887	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,300	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	440.28/cwt	435.00–451.00	1,867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	464	433.14/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	299.93/cwt	265.00–315.00	2,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	424.73/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	314.05/cwt	303.00–323.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	337.65/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	249.97/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	436.33/cwt	423.00–443.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	432.36/cwt	424.00–453.00	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,664.89/head	1,700.00–3,350.00	2,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	444.21/cwt	423.00–470.00	2,079	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	2,685.95/head	2,025.00–3,100.00	2,686	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	435	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	478.56/cwt	463.00–509.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	358.11/cwt	327.00–381.00	1,672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	369.19/cwt	352.00–398.00	1,554	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,461.68/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	372.36/cwt	300.00–440.00	1,422	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,886.78/head	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	408.11/cwt	403.00–413.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	411.26/cwt	403.00–420.00	1,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	423	398.10/cwt	383.00–412.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	319.17/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	505	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	371.94/cwt	300.00–440.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	315.37/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	400.62/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,883	7
Bulls	—	—	1,645	163.61/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,691	3
Bulls	—	—	1,621	178.02/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,886	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,710	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	157.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,246	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	141.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,734	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	150.58/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,173	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	165.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,429	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	161.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,948	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	188.04/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,291	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	150.88/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,809	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	135.78/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	327.83/cwt	310.00–343.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	269.30/cwt	242.00–296.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	356.47/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	288.54/cwt	283.00–298.00	2,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	394.71/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	571.40/cwt	545.00–600.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	413.61/cwt	411.00–423.00	2,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	478.07/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	480.02/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	385.26/cwt	373.00–397.00	1,999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	373.22/cwt	362.00–388.00	2,135	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	373.65/cwt	366.00–385.00	2,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	472.03/cwt	463.00–482.00	1,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	383.33/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	292.41/cwt	287.00–295.00	2,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	454.23/cwt	439.00–475.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	373.93/cwt	365.00–388.00	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	307.47/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,241	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	339.76/cwt	328.00–351.00	2,059	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	366.72/cwt	347.00–381.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	366.82/cwt	353.00–371.00	1,863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	330.03/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	317.66/cwt	303.00–325.00	2,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	391.99/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	468.72/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	289.83/cwt	280.00–298.00	2,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	355.81/cwt	346.00–366.00	2,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	342.11/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,977	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	322.28/cwt	311.00–330.00	2,482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	479.75/cwt	468.00–495.00	1,780	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	462.14/cwt	453.00–470.00	2,181	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	344.32/cwt	333.00–350.00	2,341	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	289.49/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	450.45/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	338.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,450	13

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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 1,200Year ago 1,675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 192Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 56Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	439.00–475.00	454.23
3	350–400	377	450.00–500.00	468.72
5	400–450	424	435.00–451.00	440.28
9	450–500	483	410.00–430.00	424.73
5	500–550	519	373.00–397.00	385.26
8	550–600	569	346.00–366.00	355.81
6	600–650	637	325.00–340.00	330.03
6	650–700	668	303.00–323.00	314.05
3	700–750	737	287.00–295.00	292.41
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	808	240.00–260.00	249.97
1	850–900	885	253.00	253.00
1	950–1000	955	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	418.00	418.00
3	350–400	377	463.00–509.00	478.56
6	400–450	424	424.00–453.00	432.36
7	450–500	464	423.00–435.00	433.14
6	500–550	528	347.00–381.00	366.72
3	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	613	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	403.00–413.00	408.11
4	400–450	421	352.00–398.00	369.19
5	450–500	467	327.00–381.00	358.11
2	500–550	528	350.00–363.00	356.47
2	650–700	683	242.00–296.00	269.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	423	383.00–412.00	398.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	545.00–600.00	571.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	423.00–443.00	436.33
5	450–500	468	423.00–470.00	444.21
2	500–550	505	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	590	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	373.00	373.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	403.00–420.00	411.26
7	450–500	470	390.00–410.00	400.62
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	353.00	353.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	765	285.00–295.00	289.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	324	435.00–465.00	450.45
4	350–400	364	465.00–495.00	480.02
8	400–450	420	465.00–485.00	478.07
17	450–500	472	453.00–470.00	462.14
9	500–550	533	411.00–423.00	413.61
7	550–600	572	362.00–388.00	373.22
9	600–650	617	366.00–385.00	373.65
13	650–700	680	333.00–350.00	344.32
13	700–750	724	330.00–345.00	338.42
12	750–800	770	311.00–330.00	322.28
3	850–900	875	283.00–298.00	288.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	360	514.00	514.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	463.00–482.00	472.03
16	350–400	371	468.00–495.00	479.75
9	400–450	422	380.00–403.00	391.99
9	450–500	480	365.00–388.00	373.93
9	500–550	508	353.00–371.00	366.82
19	550–600	578	333.00–349.00	342.11
10	600–650	606	328.00–351.00	339.76
10	650–700	681	303.00–325.00	317.66
10	700–750	729	290.00–315.00	307.47
4	750–800	789	285.00–293.00	289.49
5	800–850	816	265.00–315.00	299.93
4	850–900	870	280.00–298.00	289.83
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	301.00	301.00
2	400–450	425	390.00–399.00	394.71
5	450–500	468	375.00–388.00	383.33
3	500–550	532	333.00–340.00	337.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	300.00–440.00	371.94
5	350–400	382	300.00–440.00	372.36
2	400–450	445	373.00	373.00
3	450–500	482	310.00–343.00	327.83
2	500–550	530	313.00–325.00	319.17
6	550–600	577	300.00–325.00	315.37
1	600–650	615	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	425.00	425.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,358	1,700.00–3,350.00	2,664.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,019	2,025.00–3,100.00	2,685.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,233	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,461.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,008	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,886.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	162.00–166.00	163.61
5	—	1,621	176.00–181.00	178.02
5	—	1,750	185.00–190.00	188.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	168.00–170.00	169.00
4	—	1,086	155.00–160.00	157.44
6	—	1,090	133.00–139.00	135.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,428	155.00–160.00	157.27
9	—	1,443	148.00–153.00	150.58
5	—	1,467	164.00–169.00	165.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	140.00–144.00	141.41
4	—	1,203	160.00–165.00	161.96
8	—	1,199	149.00–154.00	150.88

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