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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 30

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 300 vs last sale 700▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 154▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 26▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; A small number of receipts due to severe weather in the area, a trend could not be determined. Calves sold were attractive and demand was good. Slaughter cows, breakers 7.00 higher, boners and leans steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 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 $266.73/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −125.91 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$266.73

40 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs OK average

−1.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	271.31	1,501	33
Medium and Large 2	545	245.11	1,336	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

266.73

—

OK average5 barns · 384 hd

268.04

−1.31

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−1.65

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−125.91

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	—	Low	1,720	150.46	2,589	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	131.33	1,951	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	127.10	1,533	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	126.88	1,346	17

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)	1,195	$1,944	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,358	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,339	3thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	373.98/cwt	365.00–393.00	1,447	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	330.82/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,423	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	319.00/cwt	314.00–328.00	1,477	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,245	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	316.76/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,609	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	283.40/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,664	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,697	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,823	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,880	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	334.57/cwt	323.00–343.00	1,074	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	306.87/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,160	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,041	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,251	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	278.39/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,192	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	225.06/cwt	221.00–233.00	975	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	210.65/cwt	210.00–212.00	975	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	290.19/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,387	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	277.82/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,434	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	246.39/cwt	222.00–257.00	1,291	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	268.06/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,533	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	243.41/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,395	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,507	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	258.99/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,614	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	233.44/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,559	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	214.45/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,540	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	214.15/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,675	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,565	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,302	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	356.96/cwt	327.00–395.00	1,135	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	338.61/cwt	323.00–353.00	1,270	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,280	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	330.13/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,545	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	285.51/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,522	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	277.00/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,607	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	252.67/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,612	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,502	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	139.08/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	149.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,611	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	159.75/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,816	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,261	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	129.63/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,378	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	134.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,435	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	132.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,578	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,464	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	126.54/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,536	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	138.51/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,992	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	130.59/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,950	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,829	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,096.27/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,096	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,943.51/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,944	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	365.00–393.00	373.98
7	400–450	430	325.00–339.00	330.82
10	450–500	463	314.00–328.00	319.00
8	500–550	508	309.00–323.00	316.76
7	550–600	587	279.00–295.00	283.40
1	600–650	615	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	690	246.00	246.00
6	700–750	732	249.00	249.00
4	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	832	226.00	226.00
1	950–1000	975	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	323.00–343.00	334.57
11	350–400	378	301.00–318.00	306.87
8	400–450	428	271.00–287.00	278.39
20	450–500	478	283.00–293.00	290.19
11	500–550	516	270.00–285.00	277.82
22	550–600	572	263.00–272.00	268.06
19	600–650	623	253.00–270.00	258.99
18	650–700	668	226.00–241.00	233.44
4	700–750	718	212.00–217.00	214.45
17	750–800	782	202.00–218.00	214.15
2	800–850	815	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	880	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	267.00	267.00
3	400–450	433	221.00–233.00	225.06
3	450–500	463	210.00–212.00	210.65
4	500–550	524	222.00–257.00	246.39
3	550–600	573	232.00–251.00	243.41
1	600–650	620	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	327.00–395.00	356.96
4	350–400	375	323.00–353.00	338.61
1	400–450	440	291.00	291.00
3	450–500	468	319.00–336.00	330.13
2	500–550	533	285.00–286.00	285.51
3	550–600	580	270.00–291.00	277.00
6	600–650	638	251.00–254.00	252.67
1	700–750	745	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	825	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	975	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	125.00–129.00	126.54
3	—	1,200	120.00–123.00	121.99
4	—	1,195	130.00–135.00	132.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	127.00–132.00	129.63
5	—	1,066	132.00–137.00	134.59
7	—	1,056	117.00–122.00	119.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	137.00–142.00	138.51
1	—	1,550	118.00	118.00
11	—	1,493	128.00–133.00	130.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	138.00–140.00	139.08
3	—	1,763	157.00–162.00	159.75
5	—	1,747	147.00–152.00	149.44

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,096.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,975.00	1,975.00

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	—	935	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,943.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.