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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 12

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 750▼ 20 vs year ago 620 · −3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 116▲ 37 vs year ago 84 · +44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 34▲ 3 vs year ago 16 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.04/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −127.60 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$265.04

48 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$39.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs OK average

−11.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	273.33	1,503	38
Medium and Large 2	553	233.52	1,292	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.81/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

265.04

—

OK average5 barns · 631 hd

265.46

−0.42

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−11.13

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−127.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.45, low $320.69, median $392.64 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,626	139.65	2,271	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	130.04	1,849	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	128.72	1,361	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	125.08	1,502	10

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)	1,140	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

70 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	332.28/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,040	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	267.66/cwt	251.00–285.00	998	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	377.99/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,429	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	367.38/cwt	348.00–380.00	1,583	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	317.50/cwt	302.00–333.00	1,381	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	346.87/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,644	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	332.63/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,710	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	227.11/cwt	201.00–255.00	1,310	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	313.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,833	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	275.26/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,729	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	261.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,710	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	251.47/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,926	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,574	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,713	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	324.85/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,014	23
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	961	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	320.30/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,211	44
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	380	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,486	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	264.82/cwt	245.00–283.00	1,014	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	313.53/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,326	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	259.64/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,098	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	305.81/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,440	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	260.37/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,255	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	220.75/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,155	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	276.00/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,449	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	238.99/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,353	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	270.93/cwt	259.00–283.00	1,550	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	269.39/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,684	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	242.53/cwt	223.00–251.00	1,613	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,368	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	376.81/cwt	353.00–405.00	1,164	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	370.47/cwt	345.00–383.00	1,356	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	292.03/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,081	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	350.49/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,511	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	344.87/cwt	310.00–363.00	1,611	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	296.93/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,535	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	238.54/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,319	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	279.08/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,619	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	260.50/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,636	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	219.15/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,598	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	184.10/cwt	172.00–196.00	1,626	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	139.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,123	9
Bulls	—	—	1,614	128.69/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,077	7
Bulls	—	—	1,894	158.15/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,995	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	147.70/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,527	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	114.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,219	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	124.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,331	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	135.25/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,607	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,396	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	127.07/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,535	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	130.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,836	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	121.10/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,714	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	138.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,997	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,124.63/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,125	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 750Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 116Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 16

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	313	320.00–350.00	332.28
23	350–400	378	355.00–397.00	377.99
22	400–450	431	348.00–380.00	367.38
16	450–500	474	335.00–359.00	346.87
12	500–550	514	325.00–343.00	332.63
19	550–600	584	305.00–320.00	313.93
8	600–650	628	265.00–283.00	275.26
8	650–700	653	250.00–265.00	261.89
2	700–750	705	232.00	232.00
5	750–800	766	238.00–255.00	251.47
1	850–900	865	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	990	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	373	251.00–285.00	267.66
2	400–450	435	302.00–333.00	317.50
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	577	201.00–255.00	227.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	312	310.00–340.00	324.85
44	350–400	378	311.00–333.00	320.30
26	400–450	423	305.00–323.00	313.53
31	450–500	471	297.00–320.00	305.81
18	500–550	525	263.00–285.00	276.00
20	550–600	572	259.00–283.00	270.93
15	600–650	625	259.00–275.00	269.39
8	650–700	665	223.00–251.00	242.53
2	850–900	855	155.00–165.00	160.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	280.00–285.00	282.54
8	350–400	383	245.00–283.00	264.82
5	400–450	423	230.00–295.00	259.64
7	450–500	482	243.00–285.00	260.37
3	500–550	523	205.00–235.00	220.75
7	550–600	566	220.00–255.00	238.99
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	309	353.00–405.00	376.81
17	350–400	366	345.00–383.00	370.47
12	400–450	431	340.00–375.00	350.49
5	450–500	467	310.00–363.00	344.87
7	500–550	517	280.00–310.00	296.93
9	550–600	580	272.00–290.00	279.08
6	600–650	628	255.00–267.00	260.50
1	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
3	700–750	729	207.00–225.00	219.15
2	850–900	883	172.00–196.00	184.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	275.00–310.00	292.03
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	553	230.00–247.00	238.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,124.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,310	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	124.00–129.00	127.07
3	—	1,188	132.00–137.00	135.25
4	—	1,204	114.00–118.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,065	113.00–118.00	114.46
7	—	1,034	144.00–150.00	147.70
7	—	1,073	122.00–128.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	128.00–132.00	130.31
5	—	1,415	119.00–123.00	121.10
5	—	1,439	135.00–140.00	138.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	154.00–161.00	158.15
9	—	1,517	138.00–143.00	139.96
7	—	1,614	126.00–132.00	128.69

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.