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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 10

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,600 head

▲ 900 vs last sale 700▼ 200 vs year ago 1,800 · −11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 111▼ 283 vs year ago 397 · −71.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 37 vs year ago 53 · −69.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.80/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −143.87 against this barn's trailing median of $421.67.

Average price

$277.80

135 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$35.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

vs OK average

+9.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	285.16	1,562	107
Medium and Large 2	551	249.69	1,376	28

One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $186 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 sale135 hd

277.80

—

OK average6 barns · 1,013 hd

278.02

−0.22

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+9.60

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.67

−143.87

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.25, low $345.40, median $421.67 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	1,565	151.87	2,376	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	130.64	1,884	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	129.10	1,367	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	127.60	1,554	22

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,701	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,563	4thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	353.50/cwt	339.00–363.00	1,195	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	359.44/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,323	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	246.71/cwt	215.00–275.00	950	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	312.09/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,320	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	236.15/cwt	201.00–273.00	1,008	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	305.31/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,435	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	263.29/cwt	232.00–285.00	1,240	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	286.38/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,495	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	249.51/cwt	200.00–273.00	1,302	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	249.80/cwt	220.00–274.00	1,424	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	279.08/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,599	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	269.06/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,674	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	239.18/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,497	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	258.17/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,712	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	241.31/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,626	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	236.81/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,712	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	215.79/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,560	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	235.27/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,807	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	216.44/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,673	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	212.07/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,781	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,669	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	215.19/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,879	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	316.17/cwt	308.00–327.00	964	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	265.24/cwt	243.00–275.00	886	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	289.51/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,071	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	245.53/cwt	235.00–260.00	923	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	290.47/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,226	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	249.06/cwt	226.00–275.00	1,071	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	237.22/cwt	201.00–251.00	1,115	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	267.94/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,270	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	245.71/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,288	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	229.44/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,207	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	243.65/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,374	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	224.56/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,269	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	223.60/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,371	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	237.81/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,496	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	233.31/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,549	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	208.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,404	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	226.26/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,634	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	208.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,612	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,591	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,535	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	334.72/cwt	315.00–361.00	1,041	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	308.07/cwt	301.00–312.00	958	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	327.76/cwt	311.00–360.00	1,180	20
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	285.98/cwt	273.00–305.00	1,067	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	297.41/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,255	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	256.88/cwt	233.00–273.00	1,099	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	277.53/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,307	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	238.02/cwt	212.00–255.00	1,128	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	261.23/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,371	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	237.95/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,273	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	258.44/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,463	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	236.71/cwt	223.00–249.00	1,347	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	226.42/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,417	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	243.93/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,539	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	243.96/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,613	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	227.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,519	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	218.25/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,600	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,487	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	203.92/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,580	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	216.40/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,803	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	151.17/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,748	166.11/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,904	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	130.88/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,355	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,303	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	142.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,541	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	136.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,614	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	121.26/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,468	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	128.44/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,597	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	125.65/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,744	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	131.44/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,894	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	136.52/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,081	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,563.06/head	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,563	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,700.88/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,899.90/head	1,775.00–2,125.00	1,900	4

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 700Year ago 1,800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 111Year ago 397

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	243.00–275.00	265.24
4	350–400	376	235.00–260.00	245.53
18	400–450	430	226.00–275.00	249.06
23	450–500	470	201.00–251.00	237.22
7	500–550	526	210.00–240.00	229.44
14	550–600	565	210.00–232.00	224.56
4	600–650	613	215.00–233.00	223.60
8	650–700	674	200.00–220.00	208.36
1	700–750	745	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	308.00–327.00	316.17
12	350–400	370	281.00–298.00	289.51
33	400–450	422	280.00–303.00	290.47
41	450–500	474	263.00–280.00	267.94
55	500–550	524	242.00–258.00	245.71
55	550–600	564	238.00–255.00	243.65
66	600–650	629	233.00–250.00	237.81
37	650–700	664	223.00–238.00	233.31
3	700–750	722	218.00–231.00	226.26
5	750–800	772	200.00–215.00	208.75
2	800–850	833	190.00–192.00	191.02
1	900–950	930	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	339.00–363.00	353.50
5	350–400	368	347.00–375.00	359.44
10	400–450	423	302.00–320.00	312.09
45	450–500	470	295.00–315.00	305.31
34	500–550	522	280.00–298.00	286.38
60	550–600	573	275.00–291.00	279.08
39	600–650	622	263.00–281.00	269.06
47	650–700	663	250.00–267.00	258.17
33	700–750	723	226.00–243.00	236.81
7	750–800	768	227.00–243.00	235.27
3	800–850	840	200.00–218.00	212.07
18	850–900	873	201.00–219.00	215.19
1	950–1000	980	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	215.00–275.00	246.71
5	400–450	427	201.00–273.00	236.15
12	450–500	471	232.00–285.00	263.29
11	500–550	522	200.00–273.00	249.51
17	550–600	570	220.00–274.00	249.80
18	600–650	626	225.00–254.00	239.18
9	650–700	674	233.00–247.00	241.31
4	700–750	723	210.00–223.00	215.79
2	750–800	773	213.00–220.00	216.44
1	850–900	865	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	315.00–361.00	334.72
20	350–400	360	311.00–360.00	327.76
19	400–450	422	285.00–313.00	297.41
24	450–500	471	271.00–290.00	277.53
24	500–550	525	252.00–270.00	261.23
23	550–600	566	250.00–268.00	258.44
16	600–650	631	238.00–255.00	243.93
10	650–700	661	238.00–252.00	243.96
3	700–750	733	211.00–227.00	218.25
3	750–800	775	192.00–210.00	203.92
2	800–850	833	210.00–223.00	216.40
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	301.00–312.00	308.07
4	350–400	373	273.00–305.00	285.98
9	400–450	428	233.00–273.00	256.88
8	450–500	474	212.00–255.00	238.02
4	500–550	535	230.00–242.00	237.95
8	550–600	569	223.00–249.00	236.71
9	600–650	626	213.00–235.00	226.42
3	650–700	668	225.00–230.00	227.33
1	700–750	740	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	123.00–128.00	125.65
4	—	1,524	134.00–138.00	136.52
8	—	1,441	130.00–133.00	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,035	129.00–134.00	130.88
12	—	1,065	120.00–125.00	122.34
5	—	1,079	140.00–145.00	142.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,211	119.00–124.00	121.26
5	—	1,185	133.00–138.00	136.21
9	—	1,243	127.00–132.00	128.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	138.00–140.00	139.03
2	—	1,748	164.00–168.00	166.11
4	—	1,538	149.00–153.00	151.17

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)	4	—	1,310	1,775.00–2,125.00	1,899.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,058	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,563.06

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.