Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2024-07-09

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 9
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,500 head
▲ 800 vs last sale 700▲ 200 vs year ago 1,300 · +15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 60▲ 50 vs year ago 209 · +23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 5▲ 90 vs year ago 31 · +290.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves 9.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive, with a demand for replacement heifers. Slaughter cows, breakers and boners 5.00 to 6.00 higher, leans 12,00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.29/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −124.35 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$268.29
150 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,473
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.64
vs OK average
−0.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548272.141,492126
Medium and Large 2554248.071,37424
One grade step is worth $24.07/cwt here — about $118 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 sale150 hd
268.29
—
OK average2 barns · 332 hd
268.93
−0.64
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−0.57
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−124.35
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—High1,662163.382,71516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443140.762,03129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,207140.341,69437
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,054136.311,43759

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$1,8142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,167$1,78117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,66916
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,6622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,51618
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,033$2,03725
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)836$1,96914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)971$1,70512

Every lot

84 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320267.00/cwt267.00–267.008541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335378.99/cwt365.00–383.001,2708
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364367.09/cwt361.00–390.001,3368
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423257.26/cwt253.00–262.001,0882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428328.13/cwt323.00–340.001,40424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477306.08/cwt295.00–313.001,46031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493270.08/cwt255.00–285.001,3312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522300.77/cwt295.00–312.001,57034
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527277.25/cwt245.00–287.001,4616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576294.10/cwt287.00–305.001,69427
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588265.05/cwt261.00–267.001,5583
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622245.20/cwt212.00–277.001,52513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630282.27/cwt279.00–296.001,77864
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662221.39/cwt210.00–243.001,4663
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665261.93/cwt255.00–270.001,74223
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727219.72/cwt192.00–240.001,5976
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729251.59/cwt245.00–259.001,83428
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776248.47/cwt243.00–260.001,92812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326329.19/cwt320.00–337.001,07318
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333256.41/cwt243.00–267.008545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379327.15/cwt319.00–335.001,24021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424306.77/cwt300.00–317.001,30129
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429264.11/cwt225.00–298.001,13316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469293.88/cwt288.00–312.001,37831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475248.42/cwt200.00–265.001,18016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525247.59/cwt213.00–266.001,30011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528275.54/cwt268.00–286.001,45561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567268.95/cwt258.00–275.001,52565
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578248.48/cwt224.00–290.001,43613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610237.98/cwt210.00–251.001,45212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629262.26/cwt255.00–270.001,65051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666241.21/cwt233.00–250.001,60631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682209.56/cwt205.00–225.001,4295
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718223.40/cwt213.00–233.001,6049
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723187.46/cwt185.00–190.001,3552
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774207.99/cwt203.00–220.001,6107
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818181.98/cwt181.00–183.001,4892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313372.09/cwt345.00–398.001,16512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328265.27/cwt250.00–279.008702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377371.76/cwt351.00–383.001,40215
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383287.43/cwt251.00–310.001,1016
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418274.86/cwt253.00–290.001,1494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420316.16/cwt311.00–330.001,32816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467243.13/cwt200.00–260.001,1355
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469294.29/cwt287.00–305.001,38017
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521285.85/cwt275.00–297.001,48919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535257.38/cwt245.00–270.001,3772
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569270.85/cwt258.00–276.001,54124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569244.07/cwt235.00–255.001,3895
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613229.52/cwt225.00–234.001,4072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630249.55/cwt242.00–258.001,57210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680250.90/cwt246.00–265.001,70610
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1706238.78/cwt231.00–246.001,6864
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7831
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8172
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8103
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590155.17/cwt153.00–158.002,4676
Bulls——1,631162.89/cwt160.00–165.002,6577
Bulls——1,878180.94/cwt180.00–183.003,3983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042143.08/cwt140.00–144.001,49111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053132.49/cwt131.00–136.001,39540
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078146.13/cwt145.00–149.001,5758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193135.34/cwt133.00–138.001,61517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200142.50/cwt141.00–145.001,71012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246147.74/cwt146.00–150.001,8418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418146.22/cwt144.00–149.002,07312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440132.29/cwt131.00–136.001,9058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478141.01/cwt139.00–142.002,0849
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,515.65/head1,125.00–2,000.001,51618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,661.85/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,668.72/head1,450.00–2,325.001,66916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,781.31/head1,700.00–1,960.001,78117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,813.79/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28311,958.90/head1,500.00–2,200.001,95912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28632,027.39/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29691,729.51/head1,400.00–2,300.001,7309
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,998.81/head1,400.00–2,450.001,99923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.