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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 13

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 500▼ 850 vs year ago 1,550 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 88▼ 221 vs year ago 308 · −71.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 12▼ 29 vs year ago 52 · −55.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. A good recover from last weeks drop in demand and quality. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

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 $251.34/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −141.30 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$251.34

50 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs OK average

−0.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	254.77	1,402	43
Medium and Large 2	554	230.28	1,277	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

251.34

—

OK average5 barns · 430 hd

252.68

−1.34

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−0.60

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−141.30

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	1,687	163.74	2,763	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	142.06	2,031	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	137.52	1,665	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	130.52	1,401	13

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)	1,170	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,030	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,149	$1,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

67 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	312	376.26/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,174	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	371.04/cwt	366.00–381.00	1,384	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	268.94/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,148	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	310.11/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,361	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	309.46/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,464	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	277.53/cwt	246.00–293.00	1,315	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	276.68/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,433	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	299.95/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,566	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	306.45/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,735	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	263.44/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,528	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	287.94/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,756	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	246.80/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,557	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	261.08/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,783	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	236.17/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,842	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	322.53/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,006	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	294.10/cwt	287.00–301.00	956	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	303.23/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,137	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	276.64/cwt	235.00–293.00	1,048	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	289.57/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,228	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	260.63/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,113	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	273.70/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,286	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	245.42/cwt	224.00–261.00	1,161	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	221.68/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,142	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	258.66/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,355	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	252.89/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,424	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	236.73/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,383	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	231.26/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,434	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	249.41/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,551	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	230.96/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,531	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	229.02/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,686	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	211.76/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,662	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	358.04/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,099	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	306.55/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,104	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	354.38/cwt	333.00–367.00	1,297	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	298.36/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,265	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	256.56/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,101	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	287.95/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,348	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	255.87/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,197	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	242.40/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,280	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	273.79/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,457	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	257.96/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,463	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	241.25/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,503	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	240.05/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,618	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,089	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	228.88/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,694	9
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	165.48/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,722	5
Bulls	—	—	1,663	153.72/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,556	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	174.21/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,118	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	135.14/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,437	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,327	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,845	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	127.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,542	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	140.52/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,712	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	134.23/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,834	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	147.90/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,145	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	142.58/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,073	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	1,469.37/head	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,469	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	2,029.82/head	1,475.00–2,325.00	2,030	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 500Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 88Year ago 308

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	303.00–310.00	306.55
6	400–450	429	248.00–267.00	256.56
5	450–500	468	245.00–266.00	255.87
3	500–550	528	237.00–251.00	242.40
1	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	733	147.00–150.00	148.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	307	347.00–375.00	358.04
13	350–400	366	333.00–367.00	354.38
15	400–450	424	290.00–309.00	298.36
15	450–500	468	278.00–298.00	287.95
13	500–550	532	263.00–280.00	273.79
6	550–600	567	252.00–270.00	257.96
12	600–650	623	235.00–243.00	241.25
5	650–700	674	229.00–245.00	240.05
9	700–750	740	225.00–232.00	228.88
1	850–900	860	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	312	355.00–385.00	376.26
25	350–400	373	366.00–381.00	371.04
25	400–450	439	300.00–315.00	310.11
32	450–500	473	301.00–318.00	309.46
22	500–550	522	293.00–310.00	299.95
13	550–600	566	295.00–314.00	306.45
23	600–650	610	280.00–296.00	287.94
15	650–700	683	255.00–270.00	261.08
2	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
5	750–800	780	234.00–245.00	236.17
1	800–850	835	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	263.00–282.00	268.94
9	450–500	474	246.00–293.00	277.53
6	500–550	518	265.00–285.00	276.68
4	550–600	580	251.00–275.00	263.44
5	600–650	631	220.00–260.00	246.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	312	309.00–335.00	322.53
26	350–400	375	295.00–315.00	303.23
24	400–450	424	283.00–300.00	289.57
22	450–500	470	267.00–285.00	273.70
14	500–550	524	250.00–268.00	258.66
29	550–600	563	245.00–263.00	252.89
21	600–650	622	238.00–255.00	249.41
13	650–700	663	221.00–239.00	230.96
8	700–750	736	223.00–230.00	229.02
4	750–800	785	211.00–212.00	211.76
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	287.00–301.00	294.10
7	350–400	379	235.00–293.00	276.64
8	400–450	427	240.00–273.00	260.63
10	450–500	473	224.00–261.00	245.42
3	500–550	515	211.00–231.00	221.68
4	550–600	584	230.00–242.00	236.73
3	600–650	620	226.00–235.00	231.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,208	126.00–130.00	127.68
4	—	1,218	139.00–144.00	140.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,082	120.00–125.00	122.66
6	—	1,063	133.00–137.00	135.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	132.00–136.00	134.23
6	—	1,450	146.00–151.00	147.90
8	—	1,454	141.00–145.00	142.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	152.00–157.00	153.72
3	—	1,790	172.00–177.00	174.21
5	—	1,645	163.00–167.00	165.48

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,231	1,475.00–2,325.00	2,029.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,149	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,469.37

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	—	1,025	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.