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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 7

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 400▼ 845 vs year ago 1,125 · −75.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 109▼ 135 vs year ago 202 · −66.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 31▼ 15 vs year ago 48 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves uneven in classes, lack of receipts due to weather. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows breakers and leans 4.00 to 7.00 lower, boners 3.00 higher. 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 $271.69/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −120.94 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$271.69

23 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$48.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs OK average

+4.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	275.89	1,473	21
Medium and Large 2	510	227.67	1,161	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

271.69

—

OK average5 barns · 449 hd

269.06

+2.64

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+4.10

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−120.94

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	1,620	152.01	2,463	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	130.25	1,825	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	129.61	1,564	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	124.29	1,323	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$1,848	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,651	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,540	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,105	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,039	3thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	344.99/cwt	335.00–359.00	1,132	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	338.06/cwt	334.00–351.00	1,207	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	885	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	355.82/cwt	349.00–367.00	1,498	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	308.16/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,418	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	315.86/cwt	307.00–324.00	1,636	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	290.01/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,691	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	284.11/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,750	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	224.05/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,703	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	213.29/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,787	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	968	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	310.39/cwt	303.00–322.00	1,164	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	277.97/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,065	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	301.56/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,264	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	241.90/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,064	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	279.93/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,344	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	227.67/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,161	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	276.09/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,463	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	273.96/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,562	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	247.42/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,522	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	219.61/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,445	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,539	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,533	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	177.50/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,473	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	360.68/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,215	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	363.63/cwt	354.00–373.00	1,345	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	336.98/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,402	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	332.22/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,575	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	275.36/cwt	261.00–283.00	1,322	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	289.56/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,483	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	272.46/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,591	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	259.22/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,643	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	259.00/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,709	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,544	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,323	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,678	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,467	145.37/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,133	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	153.31/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,167	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,219	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	125.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,347	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,398	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,444	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	135.34/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,617	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	129.62/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,590	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	136.35/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,879	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	124.15/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,769	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,650.73/head	1,085.00–1,875.00	1,651	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,540.36/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,540	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,847.85/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,848	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,038.73/head	1,935.00–2,200.00	2,039	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,105.23/head	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,105	7

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 400Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 109Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 48

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	328	335.00–359.00	344.99
5	350–400	357	334.00–351.00	338.06
12	400–450	421	349.00–367.00	355.82
5	450–500	460	301.00–310.00	308.16
21	500–550	518	307.00–324.00	315.86
4	550–600	583	289.00–291.00	290.01
7	600–650	616	273.00–289.00	284.11
1	650–700	680	222.00	222.00
2	750–800	760	217.00–231.00	224.05
4	800–850	838	205.00–219.00	213.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	353.00–370.00	360.68
2	350–400	370	354.00–373.00	363.63
10	400–450	416	325.00–355.00	336.98
11	450–500	474	320.00–349.00	332.22
3	500–550	512	283.00–296.00	289.56
5	550–600	584	265.00–283.00	272.46
4	600–650	634	253.00–275.00	259.22
2	650–700	660	243.00–275.00	259.00
1	700–750	705	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	765	173.00	173.00
1	800–850	835	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	960	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	261.00–283.00	275.36
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	289.00	289.00
14	350–400	375	303.00–322.00	310.39
14	400–450	419	293.00–306.00	301.56
18	450–500	480	273.00–290.00	279.93
19	500–550	530	267.00–281.00	276.09
2	550–600	570	269.00–279.00	273.96
4	600–650	615	235.00–255.00	247.42
2	650–700	658	210.00–229.00	219.61
1	700–750	740	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	755	203.00	203.00
3	800–850	830	173.00–187.00	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	273.00–283.00	277.97
2	400–450	440	233.00–251.00	241.90
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	510	219.00–236.00	227.67

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)	1	—	1,155	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,847.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,139	1,085.00–1,875.00	1,650.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,235	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,540.36

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	3	—	1,013	1,935.00–2,200.00	2,038.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,130	2,025.00–2,200.00	2,105.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	136.00–137.00	136.35
3	—	1,425	122.00–127.00	124.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,227	128.00–131.00	129.62
3	—	1,195	134.00–137.00	135.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	129.00–131.00	130.01
4	—	1,069	123.00–128.00	125.99
3	—	1,048	115.00–118.00	116.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	142.00–148.00	145.37
1	—	1,885	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,685	151.00–156.00	153.31

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.