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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 1

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,300 head

▲ 460 vs last sale 840▲ 50 vs year ago 1,250 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 191▼ 50 vs year ago 193 · −25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 29▼ 10 vs year ago 27 · −37.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 10.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality (large groups of attractive calves). Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 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 $265.30/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −156.37 against this barn's trailing median of $421.67.

Average price

$265.30

127 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$31.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs OK average

−21.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	271.67	1,480	101
Medium and Large 2	547	240.56	1,315	26

One grade step is worth $31.11/cwt here — about $165 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 sale127 hd

265.30

—

OK average6 barns · 1,696 hd

268.70

−3.40

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−21.52

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.67

−156.37

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	—	High	1,676	146.26	2,451	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	116.10	1,652	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	114.61	1,372	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	111.05	1,195	25

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)	1,110	$2,027	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,831	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,654	4thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	359.34/cwt	333.00–369.00	1,215	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	358.55/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,334	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	260.56/cwt	231.00–279.00	1,102	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	326.33/cwt	318.00–337.00	1,387	46
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	261.29/cwt	242.00–281.00	1,252	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	288.70/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,392	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	279.52/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,448	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	241.68/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,283	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	263.97/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,507	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	238.77/cwt	210.00–253.00	1,366	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	250.72/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,549	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	233.13/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,462	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	248.16/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,692	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,466	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	219.48/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,593	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	239.07/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,745	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	225.94/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,780	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,736	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	250.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	815	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	285.36/cwt	279.00–293.00	950	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	275.49/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,022	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	249.15/cwt	227.00–263.00	939	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	232.80/cwt	200.00–259.00	978	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	266.21/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,147	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	237.60/cwt	207.00–253.00	1,129	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	263.99/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,280	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	217.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,147	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	238.24/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,263	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	215.86/cwt	202.00–223.00	1,207	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	234.46/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,320	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	237.43/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,465	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	214.12/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,336	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	204.56/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,364	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	229.05/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,537	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	204.54/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,458	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	196.03/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,490	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,572	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	338.36/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,083	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	285.79/cwt	263.00–312.00	923	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	256.30/cwt	215.00–283.00	956	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	337.52/cwt	317.00–351.00	1,269	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	265.01/cwt	253.00–290.00	1,108	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	313.03/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,349	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	293.22/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,375	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	240.99/cwt	203.00–263.00	1,130	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	237.17/cwt	213.00–246.00	1,207	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	256.90/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,328	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	240.80/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,380	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	213.21/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,228	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	223.26/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,378	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,363	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	222.65/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,496	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	218.91/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,567	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	192.54/cwt	181.00–204.00	1,498	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,476	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	138.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,151	8
Bulls	—	—	1,683	146.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,832	156.44/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,866	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	110.64/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,153	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	104.12/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,123	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,313	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	109.74/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,304	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	115.72/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,390	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	123.75/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,500	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	110.28/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,541	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	117.14/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,683	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,760	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,830.87/head	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,831	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,026.69/head	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,027	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,653.60/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,654	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 840Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 191Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	240.00–260.00	250.07
6	350–400	377	227.00–263.00	249.15
14	400–450	420	200.00–259.00	232.80
29	450–500	475	207.00–253.00	237.60
10	500–550	526	210.00–225.00	217.98
11	550–600	559	202.00–223.00	215.86
5	600–650	624	200.00–224.00	214.12
5	650–700	667	180.00–215.00	204.56
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	333	279.00–293.00	285.36
27	350–400	371	268.00–285.00	275.49
52	400–450	431	260.00–277.00	266.21
55	450–500	485	258.00–275.00	263.99
32	500–550	530	230.00–246.00	238.24
22	550–600	563	229.00–244.00	234.46
36	600–650	617	228.00–243.00	237.43
7	650–700	671	225.00–239.00	229.05
6	700–750	713	195.00–211.00	204.54
3	750–800	760	195.00–198.00	196.03
1	800–850	845	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	338	333.00–369.00	359.34
21	350–400	372	348.00–365.00	358.55
46	400–450	425	318.00–337.00	326.33
49	450–500	482	284.00–301.00	288.70
50	500–550	518	273.00–290.00	279.52
51	550–600	571	255.00–273.00	263.97
44	600–650	618	242.00–259.00	250.72
20	650–700	682	238.00–253.00	248.16
19	700–750	730	230.00–246.00	239.07
2	750–800	788	220.00–232.00	225.94
1	800–850	800	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	910	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	423	231.00–279.00	260.56
12	450–500	479	242.00–281.00	261.29
16	500–550	531	210.00–265.00	241.68
10	550–600	572	210.00–253.00	238.77
9	600–650	627	223.00–238.00	233.13
1	650–700	685	214.00	214.00
4	700–750	726	217.00–223.00	219.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	323.00–355.00	338.36
11	350–400	376	317.00–351.00	337.52
20	400–450	431	305.00–325.00	313.03
10	450–500	469	285.00–309.00	293.22
15	500–550	517	250.00–269.00	256.90
16	550–600	573	235.00–255.00	240.80
14	600–650	617	217.00–231.00	223.26
9	650–700	672	213.00–232.00	222.65
10	700–750	716	206.00–223.00	218.91
2	750–800	778	181.00–204.00	192.54
2	850–900	863	171.00	171.00
1	950–1000	985	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	263.00–312.00	285.79
7	350–400	373	215.00–283.00	256.30
7	400–450	418	253.00–290.00	265.01
9	450–500	469	203.00–263.00	240.99
5	500–550	509	213.00–246.00	237.17
8	550–600	576	203.00–222.00	213.21
1	600–650	640	213.00	213.00
1	650–700	675	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	745	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	107.00–113.00	109.74
7	—	1,201	102.00–120.00	115.72
5	—	1,212	121.00–126.00	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,042	109.00–114.00	110.64
8	—	1,116	115.00–119.00	117.63
7	—	1,079	101.00–107.00	104.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	120.00–125.00	122.36
12	—	1,397	108.00–113.00	110.28
13	—	1,437	114.00–119.00	117.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,832	153.00–158.00	156.44
6	—	1,683	144.00–149.00	146.42
8	—	1,553	135.00–140.00	138.50

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)	1	—	1,345	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,653.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,015	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,830.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,026.69

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.