Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 12.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive, small percent average. Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 higher. Leans 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.04/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.12 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$360.04

100 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$35.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.97

vs OK average

−17.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	365.32	1,990	85
Medium and Large 2	541	330.14	1,786	15thin

One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about $204 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 sale100 hd

360.04

—

OK average6 barns · 1,282 hd

383.01

−22.97

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−17.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−43.12

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	1,678	190.70	3,199	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	160.35	2,443	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	153.20	1,863	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	149.22	1,605	28

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)	1,138	$2,994	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,385	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,575	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	375.79/cwt	330.00–430.00	1,398	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	355.91/cwt	320.00–369.00	1,715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	383.02/cwt	350.00–418.00	2,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	306	485.09/cwt	472.00–505.00	1,484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	489.37/cwt	467.00–509.00	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	431	366.10/cwt	323.00–381.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	445	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	350.64/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	489.79/cwt	486.00–500.00	1,905	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,993.57/head	2,675.00–3,325.00	2,994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,384.87/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	375.76/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	353.31/cwt	348.00–370.00	1,975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	425.45/cwt	410.00–434.00	2,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	470.53/cwt	450.00–486.00	1,967	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	544.76/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	370.45/cwt	363.00–383.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	350.88/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,161	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	348.30/cwt	315.00–363.00	1,964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	284.79/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	361.51/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	402.95/cwt	315.00–435.00	1,749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	354.65/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	331.10/cwt	302.00–353.00	1,745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	374.20/cwt	300.00–403.00	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	306.18/cwt	283.00–340.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	387.48/cwt	355.00–413.00	1,837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	417.28/cwt	361.00–445.00	1,757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	330	471.25/cwt	445.00–484.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	520	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	327.51/cwt	283.00–345.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	297.20/cwt	255.00–341.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	344.22/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	309.28/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	438.78/cwt	360.00–490.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	394.78/cwt	323.00–439.00	1,307	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	165.66/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,540	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	159.90/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,494	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	148.06/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,796	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	160.60/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,963	7
Bulls	—	—	1,457	185.30/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,700	7
Bulls	—	—	1,895	198.55/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	154.02/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,873	12
Bulls	—	—	1,813	191.98/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,481	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	145.44/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,527	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	150.22/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,648	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,212	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	331.44/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	390	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	413	428.09/cwt	425.00–431.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	412.03/cwt	360.00–470.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	353.30/cwt	339.00–360.00	2,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	474.05/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,996	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	591.30/cwt	575.00–635.00	1,957	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	435.48/cwt	423.00–443.00	2,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	422.63/cwt	418.00–438.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	353.50/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,397	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	368.08/cwt	358.00–379.00	2,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	447.71/cwt	438.00–460.00	2,167	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	312.02/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	482.09/cwt	463.00–510.00	1,576	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	525.35/cwt	503.00–540.00	1,965	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	525.73/cwt	518.00–535.00	1,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	453.71/cwt	448.00–465.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	395.14/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,027	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	355.01/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	259.04/cwt	251.00–267.00	2,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	465.34/cwt	441.00–505.00	1,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	383.62/cwt	378.00–391.00	1,872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	392.74/cwt	378.00–403.00	1,862	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	358.91/cwt	348.00–369.00	2,064	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	327.62/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	745	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	559.00/cwt	535.00–583.00	1,845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	456.03/cwt	449.00–470.00	1,934	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	314.25/cwt	301.00–325.00	2,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	459.24/cwt	448.00–470.00	1,722	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	529.47/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	520.27/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	423.88/cwt	403.00–440.00	2,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	381.71/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,397	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	374.86/cwt	360.00–381.00	1,994	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	390.47/cwt	375.00–413.00	2,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	337.47/cwt	324.00–350.00	2,443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	271.38/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	241.45/cwt	225.00–258.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	425.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,257	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,956	1

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 650Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 113Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	555	329.00	329.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	500.00–575.00	529.47
4	350–400	363	518.00–535.00	525.73
5	400–450	415	467.00–509.00	489.37
9	450–500	475	410.00–434.00	425.45
4	500–550	525	363.00–383.00	370.45
2	550–600	565	363.00	363.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	510.00–600.00	544.76
6	350–400	378	510.00–535.00	520.27
8	400–450	425	441.00–505.00	465.34
10	450–500	472	403.00–440.00	423.88
8	500–550	513	380.00–410.00	395.14
13	550–600	572	340.00–367.00	355.01
5	600–650	613	360.00–395.00	375.76
6	650–700	681	315.00–331.00	327.62
2	700–750	708	305.00–319.00	312.02
2	750–800	768	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	843	225.00–258.00	241.45
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	370	360.00–470.00	412.03
6	400–450	434	315.00–435.00	402.95
2	450–500	493	360.00–363.00	361.51
5	500–550	530	350.00–363.00	354.65
2	550–600	573	330.00–333.00	331.44
4	600–650	623	283.00–340.00	306.18
1	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	445.00–484.00	471.25
2	400–450	413	425.00–431.00	428.09
1	500–550	520	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	323.00–439.00	394.78
11	350–400	372	330.00–430.00	375.79
6	400–450	435	300.00–403.00	374.20
13	450–500	482	320.00–369.00	355.91
11	500–550	527	302.00–353.00	331.10
4	550–600	579	283.00–345.00	327.51
4	600–650	615	302.00–318.00	309.28
4	650–700	679	263.00–295.00	284.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	306	472.00–505.00	485.09
6	350–400	374	448.00–465.00	453.71
6	400–450	428	418.00–438.00	422.63
5	450–500	488	378.00–391.00	383.62
13	500–550	526	337.00–365.00	350.64
6	550–600	559	348.00–370.00	353.31
16	600–650	616	340.00–365.00	350.88
2	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	431	323.00–381.00	366.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	327	463.00–510.00	482.09
29	350–400	375	448.00–470.00	459.24
15	400–450	424	449.00–470.00	456.03
38	450–500	474	378.00–403.00	392.74
43	500–550	532	360.00–381.00	374.86
23	550–600	575	348.00–369.00	358.91
9	600–650	622	339.00–360.00	353.30
15	650–700	678	340.00–373.00	353.50
2	700–750	735	263.00–280.00	271.38
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00
2	950–1000	955	251.00–267.00	259.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	455.00–500.00	485.00
9	350–400	384	360.00–490.00	438.78
7	400–450	421	361.00–445.00	417.28
4	450–500	474	355.00–413.00	387.48
14	500–550	527	350.00–418.00	383.02
5	550–600	564	315.00–363.00	348.30
8	600–650	627	320.00–365.00	344.22
3	650–700	692	255.00–341.00	297.20
1	750–800	770	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	390	333.00	333.00
2	400–450	445	427.00	427.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	535.00–583.00	559.00
5	350–400	389	486.00–500.00	489.79
9	400–450	418	450.00–486.00	470.53
1	450–500	475	341.00	341.00
8	500–550	519	423.00–443.00	435.48
2	550–600	583	363.00	363.00
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	575.00–635.00	591.30
30	350–400	374	503.00–540.00	525.35
23	400–450	421	450.00–500.00	474.05
20	450–500	484	438.00–460.00	447.71
42	500–550	530	420.00–445.00	425.78
13	550–600	570	375.00–413.00	390.47
42	600–650	628	370.00–393.00	381.71
15	650–700	673	358.00–379.00	368.08
14	700–750	724	324.00–350.00	337.47
7	750–800	771	301.00–325.00	314.25
1	800–850	805	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	491.00	491.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	2,675.00–3,325.00	2,993.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,275	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,384.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	164.00–168.00	165.66
15	—	1,560	158.00–162.00	159.90
7	—	1,432	152.00–157.00	154.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,213	146.00–151.00	148.06
7	—	1,222	159.00–164.00	160.60
12	—	1,216	152.00–157.00	154.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	143.00–148.00	145.44
2	—	1,058	162.00–163.00	162.50
15	—	1,097	144.00–154.00	150.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,457	183.00–188.00	185.30
4	—	1,895	197.00–201.00	198.55
5	—	1,813	189.00–195.00	191.98

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McAlester Union Stockyards

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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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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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