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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 300 vs last sale 1,000▼ 450 vs year ago 1,150 · −39.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 106▼ 107 vs year ago 218 · −49.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 34▼ 6 vs year ago 30 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 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 $262.89/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −129.75 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$262.89

97 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$17.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.32

vs OK average

+22.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	263.77	1,450	92
Medium and Large 2	564	246.70	1,391	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $59 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 sale97 hd

262.89

—

OK average5 barns · 761 hd

249.57

+13.32

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

+22.20

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−129.75

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	—	High	1,689	155.90	2,633	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	129.25	1,871	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	126.94	1,581	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	122.83	1,307	23

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)	1,355	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,627	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,581	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,400	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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,049	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	396.19/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,422	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	266.38/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,113	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	354.53/cwt	348.00–363.00	1,532	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	308.20/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,442	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	249.25/cwt	213.00–291.00	1,194	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	282.32/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,448	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	298.27/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,560	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	300.73/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,684	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	258.73/cwt	234.00–280.00	1,459	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	258.83/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,605	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	276.99/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,734	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	268.78/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,793	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	227.68/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,576	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	237.22/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,734	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	238.02/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,849	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	221.22/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,856	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	316.75/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,023	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	826	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	276.28/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,022	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	301.17/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,129	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	303.62/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,284	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	264.58/cwt	251.00–281.00	1,146	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	277.24/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,306	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	256.58/cwt	242.00–269.00	1,211	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	260.62/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,366	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	265.37/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,494	61
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	247.13/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,423	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	250.56/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,551	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	238.61/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,479	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	231.15/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,553	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	230.78/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,643	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	207.00/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,697	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	394.52/cwt	372.00–399.00	1,262	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	354.27/cwt	317.00–383.00	1,314	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	954	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	308.72/cwt	302.00–339.00	1,294	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,286	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	295.05/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,434	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	267.64/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,432	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	277.74/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,591	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	258.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,590	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	238.50/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,610	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,563	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	147.04/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,257	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	144.97/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,918	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	155.61/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,667	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	163.67/cwt	163.00–164.00	3,093	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,233	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	124.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,320	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	130.78/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,439	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,446	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	130.31/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,611	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,591	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,720	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	136.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,957	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	129.24/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,908	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,581.12/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,627.48/head	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,627	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,000Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 106Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 34Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	243.00	243.00
2	350–400	370	269.00–283.00	276.28
5	400–450	433	251.00–281.00	264.58
6	450–500	472	242.00–269.00	256.58
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	576	237.00–255.00	247.13
3	600–650	620	232.00–242.00	238.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	310.00–329.00	316.75
8	350–400	375	296.00–312.00	301.17
16	400–450	423	297.00–312.00	303.62
24	450–500	471	271.00–288.00	277.24
31	500–550	524	254.00–267.00	260.62
61	550–600	563	258.00–273.00	265.37
22	600–650	619	244.00–260.00	250.56
5	650–700	672	223.00–238.00	231.15
8	700–750	712	229.00–239.00	230.78
2	800–850	820	202.00–212.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	245.00–287.00	266.38
4	450–500	479	213.00–291.00	249.25
3	500–550	513	278.00–286.00	282.32
10	550–600	564	234.00–280.00	258.73
4	600–650	620	247.00–266.00	258.83
4	650–700	692	221.00–236.00	227.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	313.00	313.00
5	350–400	359	395.00–397.00	396.19
7	400–450	432	348.00–363.00	354.53
28	450–500	468	300.00–316.00	308.20
32	500–550	523	291.00–307.00	298.27
26	550–600	560	292.00–310.00	300.73
32	600–650	626	268.00–281.00	276.99
20	650–700	667	257.00–274.00	268.78
8	700–750	731	228.00–241.00	237.22
14	750–800	777	232.00–247.00	238.02
7	800–850	839	218.00–231.00	221.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	372.00–399.00	394.52
5	350–400	371	317.00–383.00	354.27
10	400–450	419	302.00–339.00	308.72
9	450–500	486	294.00–301.00	295.05
7	500–550	535	263.00–279.00	267.64
6	550–600	573	271.00–285.00	277.74
9	600–650	615	250.00–265.00	258.59
2	650–700	675	232.00–245.00	238.50
3	700–750	715	191.00	191.00
1	800–850	810	193.00	193.00
2	850–900	855	141.00–153.00	147.04
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	960	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	251.00	251.00
1	400–450	430	299.00	299.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	128.00–132.00	130.31
6	—	1,268	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	1,210	119.00–120.00	119.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	115.00–120.00	117.79
8	—	1,063	122.00–126.00	124.16
5	—	1,100	128.00–133.00	130.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,394	120.00–125.00	123.41
6	—	1,438	133.00–138.00	136.07
15	—	1,476	126.00–131.00	129.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,890	163.00–164.00	163.67
5	—	1,714	153.00–157.00	155.61
2	—	1,323	143.00–147.00	144.97

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,581.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,153	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,627.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.