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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 6

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 700▼ 650 vs year ago 1,150 · −56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 102▼ 130 vs year ago 218 · −59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 38▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. A small number of receipts and average quality, steer and heifer calves 10.00+ lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

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 $255.32/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −137.31 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$255.32

70 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$26.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs OK average

+10.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	257.18	1,464	65
Medium and Large 2	571	231.16	1,320	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.02/cwt here — about $144 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 sale70 hd

255.32

—

OK average4 barns · 331 hd

252.54

+2.79

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+10.25

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−137.31

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	1,734	155.80	2,702	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	143.93	2,016	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	132.70	1,600	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	130.11	1,414	21

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,900	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	347.99/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,159	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	358.63/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,334	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	325.85/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,369	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	301.49/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,462	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	293.72/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,521	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	251.92/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,348	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	222.31/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,263	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	266.92/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,537	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	248.53/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,568	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	249.07/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,636	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,756	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,817	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,720	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	833	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	297.68/cwt	290.00–305.00	959	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	302.58/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,120	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	252.60/cwt	221.00–279.00	935	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	226.96/cwt	214.00–234.00	935	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	272.71/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,175	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	266.27/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,262	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	242.50/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,273	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	219.97/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,194	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	262.38/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,535	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	238.62/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,408	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	215.31/cwt	202.00–228.00	1,335	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	246.72/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,532	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	214.69/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,417	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	198.07/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,420	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	199.11/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,545	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	332.30/cwt	314.00–355.00	1,073	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	832	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	355.88/cwt	339.00–371.00	1,327	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	291.99/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,089	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	263.76/cwt	239.00–289.00	1,092	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	322.74/cwt	316.00–341.00	1,372	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	294.89/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,362	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	986	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	259.92/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,354	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	254.74/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,467	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	224.53/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,374	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	253.04/cwt	232.00–333.00	1,665	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	144.50/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,048	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	191.86/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,510	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,376	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	543	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,674	160.15/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	145.10/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,796	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	3,027	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	116.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,232	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	134.15/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,468	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	143.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,603	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	134.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,440	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,743	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	148.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,075	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,024	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 700Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 102Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 38Year ago 30

Compared to last week. A small number of receipts and average quality, steer and heifer calves 10.00+ lower. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	314.00–355.00	332.30
8	350–400	373	339.00–371.00	355.88
11	400–450	425	316.00–341.00	322.74
7	450–500	462	287.00–301.00	294.89
7	500–550	521	253.00–264.00	259.92
6	550–600	576	243.00–262.00	254.74
3	600–650	612	214.00–240.00	224.53
5	650–700	658	232.00–333.00	253.04
4	700–750	725	136.00–153.00	144.50
3	750–800	787	187.00–202.00	191.86
1	900–950	905	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	252.00	252.00
2	350–400	373	291.00–293.00	291.99
4	400–450	414	239.00–289.00	263.76
1	450–500	465	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	290.00–305.00	297.68
14	350–400	370	297.00–312.00	302.58
8	400–450	431	266.00–279.00	272.71
11	450–500	474	258.00–277.00	266.27
17	500–550	525	233.00–248.00	242.50
48	550–600	585	253.00–271.00	262.38
12	600–650	621	237.00–253.00	246.72
3	650–700	660	211.00–217.00	214.69
3	700–750	717	192.00–201.00	198.07
9	750–800	776	191.00–206.00	199.11
1	950–1000	990	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	273.00	273.00
4	350–400	370	221.00–279.00	252.60
3	400–450	412	214.00–234.00	226.96
2	500–550	543	214.00–226.00	219.97
3	550–600	590	227.00–245.00	238.62
2	600–650	620	202.00–228.00	215.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	340.00–359.00	347.99
8	350–400	372	355.00–369.00	358.63
5	400–450	420	319.00–335.00	325.85
10	450–500	485	291.00–310.00	301.49
12	500–550	518	287.00–303.00	293.72
8	550–600	576	263.00–276.00	266.92
5	600–650	631	235.00–252.00	248.53
18	650–700	657	241.00–252.00	249.07
1	700–750	700	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	770	228.00	228.00
4	850–900	857	212.00	212.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	243.00–261.00	251.92
2	550–600	568	212.00–232.00	222.31
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,390	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	1,185	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,094	132.00–137.00	134.15
8	—	1,057	114.00–119.00	116.53
6	—	1,117	140.00–145.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	132.00–136.00	134.30
2	—	1,205	119.00–120.00	119.52
2	—	1,215	143.00–144.00	143.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,421	140.00–145.00	142.44
5	—	1,400	146.00–150.00	148.21
1	—	1,305	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	143.00–149.00	145.10
2	—	1,796	167.00–170.00	168.52
4	—	1,674	158.00–163.00	160.15

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.