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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 19

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

750 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 600▲ 175 vs year ago 575 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 121▲ 24 vs year ago 133 · +18.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 32 · +3.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive. Slaughter cows was steady. Slaughter bulls 11.00 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 $273.08/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −119.56 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$273.08

67 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$24.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs OK average

−4.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	278.88	1,521	51
Medium and Large 2	527	254.59	1,342	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.29/cwt here — about $180 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 sale67 hd

273.08

—

OK average5 barns · 613 hd

279.39

−6.31

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−4.14

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−119.56

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	1,709	153.87	2,629	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	129.37	1,831	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	127.38	1,521	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	123.55	1,318	35

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)	1,148	$1,995	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,760	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,527	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$1,383	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$1,905	4thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	374.19/cwt	355.00–401.00	1,171	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	383.43/cwt	353.00–400.00	1,469	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	370.17/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,555	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,362	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	287.86/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,362	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	340.89/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,616	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	294.96/cwt	280.00–318.00	1,543	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	343.12/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,819	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	310.31/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,763	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	272.04/cwt	243.00–295.00	1,553	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	268.67/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,685	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	249.48/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,779	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,890	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,843	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,901	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	320.75/cwt	309.00–333.00	1,049	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	271.67/cwt	265.00–287.00	918	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	317.43/cwt	303.00–340.00	1,213	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	284.28/cwt	263.00–297.00	1,100	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	308.62/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,293	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	266.74/cwt	221.00–291.00	1,152	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	307.92/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,450	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	270.04/cwt	240.00–291.00	1,288	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	255.31/cwt	218.00–268.00	1,325	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	281.46/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,475	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	251.46/cwt	236.00–265.00	1,413	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	274.87/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,591	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	274.17/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,692	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	239.27/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,596	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,825	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	384.00/cwt	350.00–401.00	1,248	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	389.54/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,445	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	326.09/cwt	305.00–363.00	1,223	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	381.64/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,633	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.01/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,290	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	350.39/cwt	343.00–363.00	1,650	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	290.37/cwt	279.00–318.00	1,382	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	308.80/cwt	302.00–321.00	1,606	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	270.28/cwt	256.00–299.00	1,441	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	294.76/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,674	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	257.31/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,462	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	246.99/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,539	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	265.33/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,664	20
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	261.26/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,732	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	196.71/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,656	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,681	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	151.42/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,626	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,213	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	130.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,392	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	124.45/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,342	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	125.50/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,485	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	120.75/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,439	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	135.35/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,636	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	121.01/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,624	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,989	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	129.62/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,894	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	1,527.43/head	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,527	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	1,382.78/head	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,383	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,994.99/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,995	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,759.73/head	1,250.00–2,175.00	1,760	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,309.39/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,309	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 600Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 121Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 19Year ago 32

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)	5	—	1,141	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,382.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,994.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	968	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,527.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,250.00–2,175.00	1,759.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,309.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	355.00–401.00	374.19
12	350–400	383	353.00–400.00	383.43
16	400–450	420	351.00–400.00	370.17
13	450–500	474	335.00–350.00	340.89
19	500–550	530	333.00–355.00	343.12
30	550–600	568	301.00–320.00	310.31
9	600–650	627	262.00–277.00	268.67
4	700–750	713	245.00–251.00	249.48
1	750–800	765	247.00	247.00
8	800–850	819	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
3	950–1000	960	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	313.00	313.00
2	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	287.86
6	500–550	523	280.00–318.00	294.96
5	550–600	571	243.00–295.00	272.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	327	309.00–333.00	320.75
9	350–400	382	303.00–340.00	317.43
25	400–450	419	305.00–317.00	308.62
29	450–500	471	303.00–320.00	307.92
31	500–550	524	275.00–295.00	281.46
20	550–600	579	269.00–283.00	274.87
15	600–650	617	264.00–279.00	274.17
7	650–700	667	230.00–247.00	239.27
1	750–800	760	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
3	900–950	917	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	265.00–287.00	271.67
3	350–400	387	263.00–297.00	284.28
16	400–450	432	221.00–291.00	266.74
13	450–500	477	240.00–291.00	270.04
13	500–550	519	218.00–268.00	255.31
3	550–600	562	236.00–265.00	251.46
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	685	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	350.00–401.00	384.00
19	350–400	371	379.00–400.00	389.54
14	400–450	428	370.00–395.00	381.64
20	450–500	471	343.00–363.00	350.39
13	500–550	520	302.00–321.00	308.80
12	550–600	568	291.00–305.00	294.76
20	600–650	627	255.00–271.00	265.33
7	650–700	663	257.00–275.00	261.26
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	842	195.00–202.00	196.71
2	850–900	880	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	305.00–363.00	326.09
2	400–450	430	299.00–301.00	300.01
9	450–500	476	279.00–318.00	290.37
7	500–550	533	256.00–299.00	270.28
2	550–600	568	243.00–271.00	257.31
2	600–650	623	245.00–249.00	246.99
1	650–700	670	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,192	119.00–124.00	120.75
9	—	1,209	133.00–137.00	135.35
10	—	1,183	114.00–131.00	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	114.00–119.00	116.45
7	—	1,069	127.00–132.00	130.25
19	—	1,078	121.00–126.00	124.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	138.00–140.00	139.00
6	—	1,342	118.00–123.00	121.01
8	—	1,461	127.00–132.00	129.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,734	149.00–154.00	151.42

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.