Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 700lbs. 10.00 higher. Quality was good in all classes. Demand was vary good. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.61/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −16.55 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$386.61

42 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$44.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.78

vs OK average

−3.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	397.23	2,107	32
Medium and Large 2	553	352.63	1,951	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.60/cwt here — about $156 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 sale42 hd

386.61

—

OK average6 barns · 1,423 hd

398.39

−11.78

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−3.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−16.55

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	1,595	180.79	2,883	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	161.55	2,282	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	161.20	1,721	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	157.06	1,930	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$2,663	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$2,434	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$2,255	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,228	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$3,067	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	300–350	324	360.90/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	340.89/cwt	318.00–360.00	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	316.52/cwt	312.00–321.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	378.07/cwt	300.00–430.00	1,429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	355.07/cwt	343.00–365.00	2,212	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	244.20/cwt	233.00–255.00	2,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	401.31/cwt	393.00–418.00	2,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	288.48/cwt	287.00–290.00	2,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	316.43/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	372.58/cwt	340.00–407.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	426.04/cwt	353.00–447.00	1,845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	409.00/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,127	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	405	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	327.42/cwt	323.00–333.00	2,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	429.73/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	363.16/cwt	305.00–395.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	401.40/cwt	398.00–405.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	473.42/cwt	468.00–487.00	2,282	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	390.55/cwt	383.00–405.00	2,464	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	386.38/cwt	373.00–400.00	2,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	362.01/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	550.22/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	403.12/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	496.60/cwt	491.00–500.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	496.62/cwt	488.00–503.00	2,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	357.44/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	323.94/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	330.86/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	435	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	494.37/cwt	485.00–509.00	2,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	333.68/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	408.07/cwt	398.00–419.00	2,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	441.02/cwt	419.00–453.00	2,324	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	403.95/cwt	363.00–409.00	2,173	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	547.94/cwt	460.00–575.00	1,995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	437.44/cwt	418.00–465.00	2,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	432	369.65/cwt	310.00–405.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	292.64/cwt	279.00–305.00	2,089	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,085	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	156.20/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,934	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	148.72/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,820	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	145.27/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	177.81/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,903	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,403	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	163.56/cwt	159.00–177.00	2,342	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	166.70/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,034	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,690	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,499	179.92/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,697	6
Bulls	—	—	1,757	187.12/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,288	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,227.74/head	1,750.00–2,625.00	2,228	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	2,434.18/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,434	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	3,150.99/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	2,662.83/head	1,900.00–3,075.00	2,663	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	2,255.08/head	1,525.00–2,900.00	2,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	468.81/cwt	464.00–470.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	536.83/cwt	525.00–543.00	1,761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	314.39/cwt	239.00–385.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	385.27/cwt	320.00–423.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	231.19/cwt	203.00–260.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	317.93/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	460.65/cwt	413.00–504.00	1,958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	370.21/cwt	359.00–381.00	2,325	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	388.19/cwt	367.00–403.00	2,182	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	483.26/cwt	430.00–515.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	389.36/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,029	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	370.24/cwt	356.00–381.00	1,973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	299.68/cwt	293.00–303.00	2,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	491.24/cwt	425.00–515.00	2,083	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	594	354.59/cwt	333.00–360.00	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	332.84/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	378.86/cwt	265.00–420.00	1,572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	458.47/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	448.66/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,934	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	506.48/cwt	483.00–525.00	1,606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	271.87/cwt	250.00–293.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	441.67/cwt	428.00–450.00	2,041	23

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 650Last week 1,100Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 154Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	330.00–385.00	360.90
9	350–400	378	300.00–430.00	378.07
9	400–450	415	265.00–420.00	378.86
7	450–500	469	340.00–407.00	372.58
4	500–550	533	356.00–381.00	370.24
6	550–600	567	318.00–360.00	340.89
2	600–650	633	312.00–321.00	316.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	479.00	479.00
7	400–450	433	353.00–447.00	426.04
1	450–500	495	314.00	314.00
2	500–550	503	303.00–330.00	316.43
1	550–600	570	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	317	483.00–525.00	506.48
14	350–400	373	425.00–485.00	458.47
25	400–450	431	420.00–465.00	448.66
23	450–500	462	428.00–450.00	441.67
21	500–550	520	400.00–421.00	409.00
8	550–600	560	393.00–418.00	401.31
11	600–650	623	343.00–365.00	355.07
5	650–700	668	325.00–340.00	332.84
9	700–750	710	323.00–333.00	327.42
2	750–800	763	287.00–290.00	288.48
3	800–850	808	293.00–303.00	299.68
2	850–900	865	250.00–293.00	271.87
2	950–1000	978	233.00–255.00	244.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	365	400.00–450.00	429.73
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	484	375.00–415.00	403.12
4	500–550	514	305.00–395.00	363.16
2	550–600	573	359.00–365.00	362.01
5	600–650	620	305.00–340.00	323.94
1	650–700	690	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	425	485.00–509.00	494.37
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	515	398.00–405.00	401.40
1	550–600	570	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	491.00–500.00	496.60
6	350–400	369	545.00–555.00	550.22
6	400–450	435	488.00–503.00	496.62
15	450–500	482	468.00–487.00	473.42
13	500–550	527	419.00–453.00	441.02
10	550–600	581	398.00–419.00	408.07
14	600–650	631	383.00–405.00	390.55
7	650–700	663	373.00–400.00	386.38
10	700–750	731	347.00–360.00	357.44
3	750–800	784	320.00–336.00	330.86
10	800–850	811	328.00–340.00	333.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	412.00	412.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
7	350–400	364	460.00–575.00	547.94
12	400–450	424	425.00–515.00	491.24
5	450–500	484	418.00–465.00	437.44
12	500–550	538	363.00–409.00	403.95
5	550–600	594	333.00–360.00	354.59
2	600–650	603	359.00	359.00
4	800–850	820	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	310.00–405.00	369.65
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	525.00–543.00	536.83
4	350–400	384	430.00–515.00	483.26
5	400–450	425	413.00–504.00	460.65
5	450–500	485	464.00–470.00	468.81
15	500–550	521	375.00–415.00	389.36
8	550–600	562	367.00–403.00	388.19
8	600–650	628	359.00–381.00	370.21
10	700–750	714	279.00–305.00	292.64
1	800–850	825	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	885	227.00	227.00
2	900–950	930	203.00–260.00	231.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	239.00–385.00	314.39
1	400–450	440	391.00	391.00
3	450–500	463	320.00–423.00	385.27
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
4	600–650	624	312.00–320.00	317.93
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	152.00–156.00	153.96
4	—	1,443	165.00–168.00	166.52
9	—	1,432	159.00–177.00	163.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	154.00–159.00	156.20
4	—	1,224	147.00–151.00	148.72
4	—	1,220	165.00–169.00	166.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	144.00–148.00	145.27
5	—	1,070	176.00–179.00	177.81
6	—	1,070	156.00–160.00	157.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	167.00	167.00
6	—	1,499	178.00–182.00	179.92
3	—	1,757	185.00–189.00	187.12

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)	2	—	1,278	1,750.00–2,625.00	2,227.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,434.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,034	1,900.00–3,075.00	2,662.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	1,525.00–2,900.00	2,255.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150.99

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