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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 17

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,075 head

▼ 525 vs last sale 1,600▼ 525 vs year ago 1,600 · −32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 114▼ 112 vs year ago 231 · −48.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 38 vs year ago 49 · −77.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10+ lower in all classes. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 12.00 lower/ Slaughter bulls 4.00 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 $236.78/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −155.86 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$236.78

150 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$19.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

vs OK average

−0.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	239.47	1,326	129
Medium and Large 2	533	220.25	1,173	21

One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about $153 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

236.78

—

OK average6 barns · 1,246 hd

242.17

−5.39

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−0.23

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−155.86

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	—	Average	1,731	142.74	2,470	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	119.93	1,446	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	118.69	1,698	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	115.43	1,246	32

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)	1,103	$2,262	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	310.49/cwt	303.00–325.00	984	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	249.10/cwt	235.00–263.00	879	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,182	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	287.59/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,076	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	274.82/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,190	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	242.70/cwt	220.00–262.00	1,068	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	242.28/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,144	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	269.20/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,289	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	235.96/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,248	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	262.07/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,392	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	221.55/cwt	207.00–237.00	1,263	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	250.85/cwt	238.00–263.00	1,447	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	244.67/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,522	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	218.00/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,395	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	242.19/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,635	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	221.74/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,503	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	223.02/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,635	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,587	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	220.47/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,702	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,710	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,766	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	312.30/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,024	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	254.69/cwt	223.00–278.00	838	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	252.28/cwt	245.00–264.00	926	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	309.61/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,158	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	245.18/cwt	223.00–272.00	1,057	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	285.00/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,234	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	258.99/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,212	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	228.98/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,088	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	224.30/cwt	203.00–234.00	1,148	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	242.94/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,256	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	212.15/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,218	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	237.20/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,371	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	213.36/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,319	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	237.73/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,481	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	236.86/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,599	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,397	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	230.32/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,651	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	221.51/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,734	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	179.53/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,504	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	178.47/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,660	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	175.50/cwt	168.00–183.00	1,729	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	332.37/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,050	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	287.03/cwt	272.00–293.00	918	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	277.17/cwt	258.00–295.00	1,020	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	238.07/cwt	210.00–258.00	1,002	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	285.51/cwt	273.00–308.00	1,211	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	229.44/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,062	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	253.97/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,191	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	214.68/cwt	203.00–223.00	1,131	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	244.13/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,296	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	215.02/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,191	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	239.25/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,364	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	228.27/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,431	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,279	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	227.18/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,538	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	210.37/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,494	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	133.98/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,079	7
Bulls	—	—	1,834	153.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,898	146.63/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,783	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	130.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,390	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	117.60/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,264	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	107.84/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,175	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	130.31/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,535	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	114.88/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,360	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	121.55/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,496	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	117.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,632	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	109.29/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,527	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	124.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,877	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	2,261.90/head	2,250.00–2,275.00	2,262	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 1,600Year ago 1,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 114Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	353	235.00–263.00	249.10
4	400–450	440	220.00–262.00	242.70
9	450–500	472	220.00–258.00	242.28
13	500–550	529	220.00–249.00	235.96
10	550–600	570	207.00–237.00	221.55
2	600–650	640	213.00–223.00	218.00
12	650–700	678	212.00–233.00	221.74
2	700–750	745	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	317	303.00–325.00	310.49
5	350–400	374	285.00–293.00	287.59
23	400–450	433	268.00–285.00	274.82
32	450–500	479	265.00–283.00	269.20
43	500–550	531	254.00–270.00	262.07
44	550–600	577	238.00–263.00	250.85
26	600–650	622	235.00–253.00	244.67
48	650–700	675	235.00–251.00	242.19
8	700–750	733	215.00–232.00	223.02
3	750–800	772	211.00–225.00	220.47
4	800–850	822	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	965	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	333.00	333.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	223.00–278.00	254.69
8	350–400	367	245.00–264.00	252.28
14	400–450	431	223.00–272.00	245.18
16	450–500	475	210.00–246.00	228.98
14	500–550	512	203.00–234.00	224.30
7	550–600	574	212.00–213.00	212.15
3	600–650	618	212.00–215.00	213.36
2	650–700	688	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	305.00–320.00	312.30
23	350–400	374	304.00–320.00	309.61
17	400–450	433	280.00–298.00	285.00
47	450–500	468	253.00–269.00	258.99
51	500–550	517	238.00–255.00	242.94
78	550–600	578	228.00–243.00	237.20
23	600–650	623	230.00–247.00	237.73
18	650–700	675	233.00–240.00	236.86
6	700–750	717	227.00–243.00	230.32
2	750–800	783	218.00–225.00	221.51
2	800–850	838	176.00–183.00	179.53
2	900–950	930	172.00–185.00	178.47
2	950–1000	985	168.00–183.00	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	310.00–350.00	332.37
6	350–400	368	258.00–295.00	277.17
25	400–450	424	273.00–308.00	285.51
19	450–500	469	245.00–267.00	253.97
19	500–550	531	233.00–255.00	244.13
23	550–600	570	226.00–249.00	239.25
11	600–650	627	221.00–237.00	228.27
7	650–700	677	217.00–235.00	227.18
3	700–750	710	201.00–215.00	210.37
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	272.00–293.00	287.03
7	400–450	421	210.00–258.00	238.07
4	450–500	463	210.00–242.00	229.44
5	500–550	527	203.00–223.00	214.68
5	550–600	554	210.00–221.00	215.02
1	600–650	630	203.00	203.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	128.00–133.00	130.31
10	—	1,184	112.00–118.00	114.88
12	—	1,231	119.00–124.00	121.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,090	106.00–111.00	107.84
3	—	1,067	128.00–133.00	130.28
18	—	1,075	115.00–121.00	117.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,506	123.00–127.00	124.64
8	—	1,386	116.00–121.00	117.75
3	—	1,397	108.00–111.00	109.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,898	144.00–149.00	146.63
7	—	1,552	125.00–139.00	133.98
4	—	1,834	150.00–155.00	153.22

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	2,250.00–2,275.00	2,261.90

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.