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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 18

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 650 vs last sale 1,350▼ 800 vs year ago 1,500 · −53.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 277▼ 141 vs year ago 250 · −56.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 68▲ 6 vs year ago 25 · +24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows , Breakers steady, Bonners and Leans 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $261.34/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −131.29 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$261.34

83 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs OK average

−5.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	264.00	1,440	75
Medium and Large 2	555	236.46	1,311	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale83 hd

261.34

—

OK average5 barns · 541 hd

255.11

+6.24

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−5.88

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−131.29

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	1,666	165.43	2,756	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	136.30	1,668	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	133.90	1,910	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	130.74	1,407	8thin

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)	1,325	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,376	$1,942	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,920	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,547	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,464	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,272	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,625	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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	399.12/cwt	389.00–411.00	1,313	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	365.30/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,355	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	354.33/cwt	343.00–370.00	1,495	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	293.14/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,290	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	293.72/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,413	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	321.18/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,551	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	306.08/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,601	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	265.65/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,392	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	248.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,415	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	297.77/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,730	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	248.61/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,541	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	284.43/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,792	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	255.58/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,717	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	251.24/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,827	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	239.58/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,842	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	336.21/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,076	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	279.57/cwt	267.00–295.00	998	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	329.48/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,242	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	300.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,265	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	253.74/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,089	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	250.82/cwt	234.00–263.00	1,199	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	275.17/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,324	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	269.07/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,402	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	230.16/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,222	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	257.88/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,483	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	242.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,403	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,284	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	248.66/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,554	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,557	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	223.42/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,604	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,649	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	387.12/cwt	369.00–425.00	1,250	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	382.74/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,447	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	360.36/cwt	348.00–373.00	1,560	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	291.94/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,273	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	314.33/cwt	303.00–329.00	1,465	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	265.95/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,258	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	296.51/cwt	283.00–315.00	1,557	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	256.75/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,466	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,366	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	259.04/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,603	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	239.02/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,578	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	223.82/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,623	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	224.48/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,737	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	202.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,656	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	186.75/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,642	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	180.42/cwt	180.00–181.00	3,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	162.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,841	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,511	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	121.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,305	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	132.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,440	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	141.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,705	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	135.70/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,661	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	128.63/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,607	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	142.45/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,973	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	129.07/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,851	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	136.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,957	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,546.67/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,463.74/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,464	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,919.76/head	1,175.00–2,300.00	1,920	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,376	1,942.17/head	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,942	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,295.95/head	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,296	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	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 Jun 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,350Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 277Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 68Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	389.00–411.00	399.12
12	350–400	371	357.00–370.00	365.30
22	400–450	422	343.00–370.00	354.33
22	450–500	483	314.00–330.00	321.18
16	500–550	523	299.00–315.00	306.08
18	550–600	581	292.00–315.00	297.77
28	600–650	630	279.00–297.00	284.43
8	650–700	672	248.00–262.00	255.58
10	700–750	727	245.00–255.00	251.24
5	750–800	769	230.00–242.00	239.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	234.00	234.00
3	400–450	440	285.00–310.00	293.14
5	450–500	481	285.00–305.00	293.72
5	500–550	524	240.00–283.00	265.65
3	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	248.29
4	600–650	620	225.00–270.00	248.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	327.00–345.00	336.21
12	350–400	377	322.00–340.00	329.48
15	400–450	421	290.00–310.00	300.40
17	450–500	481	268.00–287.00	275.17
41	500–550	521	253.00–280.00	269.07
34	550–600	575	248.00–265.00	257.88
34	600–650	625	239.00–258.00	248.66
3	650–700	682	225.00–230.00	228.33
9	700–750	718	216.00–230.00	223.42
3	850–900	868	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	267.00–295.00	279.57
4	400–450	429	230.00–273.00	253.74
5	450–500	478	234.00–263.00	250.82
4	500–550	531	210.00–246.00	230.16
4	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	242.76
2	600–650	600	213.00–215.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	369.00–425.00	387.12
10	350–400	378	373.00–391.00	382.74
12	400–450	433	348.00–373.00	360.36
18	450–500	466	303.00–329.00	314.33
7	500–550	525	283.00–315.00	296.51
11	550–600	571	248.00–265.00	256.75
10	600–650	619	253.00–270.00	259.04
3	650–700	660	235.00–242.00	239.02
3	700–750	725	213.00–230.00	223.82
4	750–800	774	222.00–230.00	224.48
6	800–850	817	200.00–210.00	202.66
3	850–900	879	170.00–195.00	186.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	436	265.00–310.00	291.94
3	450–500	473	255.00–280.00	265.95
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,546.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,463.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,376	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,942.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	1,175.00–2,300.00	1,919.76

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	3	—	1,348	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,295.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	141.00–145.00	142.45
6	—	1,438	133.00–138.00	136.07
8	—	1,434	127.00–132.00	129.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	140.00–144.00	141.02
7	—	1,224	134.00–139.00	135.70
5	—	1,249	126.00–132.00	128.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	120.00–124.00	121.59
2	—	1,068	141.00–142.00	141.51
3	—	1,085	131.00–135.00	132.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	154.00–157.00	155.46
2	—	1,725	180.00–181.00	180.42
4	—	1,744	160.00–165.00	162.92

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.