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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 14

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▲ 320 vs last sale 280▼ 250 vs year ago 850 · −29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 67▼ 110 vs year ago 229 · −48.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 0 vs year ago 41 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to a limited number of receipts last week, a comparison could not be made. If compared to Okla. City market the market was steady. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher There were several drafts of seven weight heifer calves that were very attractive.

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 $264.51/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −128.12 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$264.51

50 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$31.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

vs OK average

−5.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	269.52	1,437	42
Medium and Large 2	529	238.22	1,259	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.30/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale50 hd

264.51

—

OK average5 barns · 424 hd

267.07

−2.55

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−5.49

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−128.12

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	1,686	153.89	2,595	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	132.14	2,001	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	131.47	1,586	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	130.60	1,398	23

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)	1,235	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,935	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,754	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,600	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,412	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,297	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$2,049	5

Every lot

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	397.85/cwt	390.00–403.00	1,305	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	377.25/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,456	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	282.95/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,160	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	355.78/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,498	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,373	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	337.58/cwt	327.00–353.00	1,610	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	318.02/cwt	301.00–328.00	1,663	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,076	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	314.51/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,774	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	266.54/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,538	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	286.12/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,791	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,472	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	258.99/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,756	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	249.01/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,838	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	198.52/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,467	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,566	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,833	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,709	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,844	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	342.78/cwt	337.00–353.00	1,114	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	331.61/cwt	326.00–343.00	1,237	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	272.56/cwt	233.00–294.00	1,139	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	315.24/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,337	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	290.62/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,372	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	275.70/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,307	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	238.54/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,238	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	271.60/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,423	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	260.68/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,491	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,404	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	249.34/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,548	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	218.62/cwt	203.00–229.00	1,388	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	212.98/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,416	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	228.80/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,528	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	190.54/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,343	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	227.05/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,617	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	220.22/cwt	192.00–240.00	1,711	29
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	161.85/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,385	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	397.55/cwt	379.00–403.00	1,312	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	377.41/cwt	374.00–381.00	1,434	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	280.70/cwt	241.00–303.00	1,142	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	340.92/cwt	338.00–353.00	1,442	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	328.86/cwt	322.00–349.00	1,552	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,191	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	308.61/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,633	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	295.59/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,676	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	270.75/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,692	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	252.16/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,705	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,117	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	206.99/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,666	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,701	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	143.89/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,751	155.31/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,922	168.68/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,242	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	123.32/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,292	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	137.84/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,462	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	131.86/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,472	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	123.18/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,452	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	134.35/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,624	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	140.39/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,758	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	125.46/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,804	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	131.23/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,968	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	135.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,122	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,753.72/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,754	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	1,600.27/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,600	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,764.31/head	1,450.00–2,275.00	1,764	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	2,388.43/head	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,388	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,296.80/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,297	4

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 280Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 67Year ago 229

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	390.00–403.00	397.85
10	350–400	386	365.00–385.00	377.25
13	400–450	421	343.00–365.00	355.78
11	450–500	477	327.00–353.00	337.58
14	500–550	523	301.00–328.00	318.02
23	550–600	564	297.00–317.00	314.51
10	600–650	626	275.00–292.00	286.12
19	650–700	678	253.00–270.00	258.99
11	700–750	738	240.00–259.00	249.01
1	750–800	760	206.00	206.00
6	800–850	833	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	201.00	201.00
3	900–950	913	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	279.00–287.00	282.95
1	450–500	475	289.00	289.00
1	500–550	530	203.00	203.00
3	550–600	577	260.00–279.00	266.54
1	650–700	660	223.00	223.00
3	700–750	739	193.00–210.00	198.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	337.00–353.00	342.78
16	350–400	373	326.00–343.00	331.61
26	400–450	424	307.00–327.00	315.24
17	450–500	472	285.00–301.00	290.62
34	500–550	524	264.00–281.00	271.60
8	550–600	572	251.00–265.00	260.68
16	600–650	621	243.00–260.00	249.34
10	650–700	668	222.00–236.00	228.80
15	700–750	712	214.00–230.00	227.05
29	750–800	777	192.00–240.00	220.22
5	850–900	856	153.00–170.00	161.85
1	900–950	915	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	233.00–294.00	272.56
4	450–500	474	267.00–282.00	275.70
7	500–550	519	227.00–257.00	238.54
1	550–600	595	236.00	236.00
3	600–650	635	203.00–229.00	218.62
2	650–700	665	212.00–214.00	212.98
2	700–750	705	185.00–196.00	190.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	379.00–403.00	397.55
2	350–400	380	374.00–381.00	377.41
8	400–450	423	338.00–353.00	340.92
5	450–500	472	322.00–349.00	328.86
10	500–550	529	299.00–317.00	308.61
11	550–600	567	282.00–303.00	295.59
4	600–650	625	256.00–279.00	270.75
4	650–700	676	250.00–259.00	252.16
1	700–750	745	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	760	181.00	181.00
3	800–850	805	206.00–209.00	206.99
2	850–900	855	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	241.00–303.00	280.70
1	450–500	490	243.00	243.00
1	550–600	580	187.00	187.00
1	650–700	685	163.00	163.00

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)	6	—	1,113	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,753.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,935.00	1,935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,152	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,600.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	6	—	1,166	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,388.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,296.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	1,450.00–2,275.00	1,764.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	121.00–126.00	123.18
8	—	1,209	132.00–135.00	134.35
3	—	1,252	138.00–143.00	140.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	136.00–140.00	137.84
6	—	1,116	130.00–133.00	131.86
9	—	1,048	121.00–126.00	123.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	134.00–138.00	135.74
17	—	1,500	128.00–133.00	131.23
2	—	1,438	125.00–126.00	125.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	142.00–147.00	143.89
4	—	1,751	152.00–158.00	155.31
3	—	1,922	165.00–171.00	168.68

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.