Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2024-06-25

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 25
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 700▼ 310 vs year ago 1,010 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 109▼ 188 vs year ago 248 · −75.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 31▼ 34 vs year ago 39 · −87.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows , Breakers and Boners steady to 1.00 higher, Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.63/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −145.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$247.63
71 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,367
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.69
vs OK average
−21.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554251.451,39260
Medium and Large 2544226.841,23511thin
One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $157 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 sale71 hd
247.63
—
OK average5 barns · 484 hd
261.32
−13.69
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−21.65
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−145.00
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
441397352307median 392.6403/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,765161.952,85910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214137.821,67311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,398134.751,88411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,097129.381,4198thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,9152thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,4482thin

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323329.20/cwt303.00–345.001,0636
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326392.94/cwt373.00–407.001,28118
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363366.10/cwt343.00–381.001,32911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370316.06/cwt293.00–330.001,1696
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417311.31/cwt290.00–329.001,2985
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426341.81/cwt334.00–355.001,45635
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474333.48/cwt325.00–343.001,58135
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490304.32/cwt297.00–312.001,4914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525311.18/cwt305.00–322.001,63421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540274.70/cwt260.00–286.001,4834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569295.61/cwt289.00–304.001,68220
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571260.44/cwt246.00–282.001,4876
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614296.06/cwt286.00–301.001,81810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674247.27/cwt243.00–250.001,6677
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710243.45/cwt240.00–247.001,7282
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315334.64/cwt329.00–346.001,05420
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319307.39/cwt301.00–319.009817
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364332.32/cwt325.00–343.001,21022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374299.22/cwt291.00–317.001,1198
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414291.48/cwt285.00–301.001,20761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425266.14/cwt255.00–279.001,13115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474266.59/cwt261.00–278.001,26432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478242.18/cwt219.00–253.001,1588
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520254.14/cwt246.00–261.001,32230
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528226.64/cwt212.00–240.001,1976
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564227.07/cwt215.00–237.001,2815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587248.75/cwt243.00–259.001,46030
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620233.93/cwt229.00–246.001,45012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663211.13/cwt201.00–217.001,4006
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737209.83/cwt195.00–217.001,5463
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325359.68/cwt351.00–365.001,1695
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335281.00/cwt281.00–281.009411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369357.37/cwt335.00–373.001,3198
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374291.80/cwt277.00–303.001,0915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415254.32/cwt236.00–283.001,0554
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426314.33/cwt303.00–335.001,33913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479300.92/cwt292.00–316.001,44111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528241.31/cwt230.00–250.001,2743
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531285.62/cwt278.00–295.001,51710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578238.55/cwt229.00–250.001,3794
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612239.20/cwt225.00–249.001,4649
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682237.16/cwt233.00–246.001,6173
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717201.69/cwt193.00–211.001,4463
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833193.52/cwt188.00–199.001,6122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,428148.54/cwt145.00–150.002,1214
Bulls——1,942166.48/cwt164.00–169.003,2333
Bulls——2,038175.29/cwt174.00–177.003,5723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065139.57/cwt138.00–141.001,4862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105120.67/cwt119.00–123.001,3333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110131.30/cwt130.00–133.001,4573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193136.50/cwt134.00–139.001,6286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230124.98/cwt124.00–126.001,5372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245149.02/cwt147.00–151.001,8553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315145.00/cwt143.00–147.001,9072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328121.03/cwt119.00–123.001,6072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442135.74/cwt133.00–138.001,9577
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,448.03/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,914.87/head1,550.00–2,275.001,9152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.