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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 8

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,100 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 1,300▲ 200 vs year ago 900 · +22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 143▲ 27 vs year ago 155 · +17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 17▲ 18 vs year ago 20 · +90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ; Steer calves 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 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 $241.17/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −151.47 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$241.17

116 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$25.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs OK average

−11.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	247.56	1,379	87
Medium and Large 2	558	221.97	1,238	29

One grade step is worth $25.59/cwt here — about $141 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 sale116 hd

241.17

—

OK average6 barns · 1,367 hd

241.60

−0.44

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−11.51

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−151.47

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	1,695	144.64	2,451	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	123.70	1,775	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	119.92	1,462	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	116.30	1,254	33

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)	1,080	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,705	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$1,670	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,598	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,242	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,883	2thin

Every lot

82 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	321	347.74/cwt	343.00–373.00	1,116	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	804	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	349.86/cwt	341.00–355.00	1,340	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	310.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,277	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	273.58/cwt	253.00–290.00	1,157	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	293.31/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,390	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	251.02/cwt	235.00–263.00	1,195	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	265.14/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,363	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	234.18/cwt	203.00–247.00	1,204	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	256.35/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,474	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	230.03/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,334	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	227.72/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,405	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	250.18/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,549	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	236.67/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,600	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	212.12/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,459	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	237.43/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,736	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	229.42/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,794	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	280.15/cwt	273.00–285.00	880	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	249.78/cwt	225.00–270.00	909	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	277.30/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,051	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	265.65/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,129	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	234.38/cwt	220.00–249.00	998	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	261.83/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,233	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	227.12/cwt	203.00–250.00	1,088	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	220.34/cwt	201.00–234.00	1,137	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	245.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,270	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	222.49/cwt	203.00–238.00	1,270	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	248.37/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,426	61
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	217.02/cwt	203.00–235.00	1,341	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	242.44/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,508	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	202.26/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,365	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	219.64/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,498	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	220.97/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,587	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	194.88/cwt	188.00–203.00	1,497	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	209.02/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,704	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	176.06/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,549	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	321.43/cwt	311.00–343.00	1,006	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	264.62/cwt	233.00–283.00	839	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	323.36/cwt	317.00–341.00	1,177	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	267.47/cwt	231.00–291.00	998	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	256.42/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,072	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	284.86/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,205	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	241.05/cwt	213.00–260.00	1,131	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	271.17/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,283	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	233.19/cwt	213.00–243.00	1,201	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	255.65/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,345	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	238.14/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,365	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	221.00/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,291	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	229.33/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,424	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	213.25/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,333	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,427	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	221.93/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,507	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	201.18/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,436	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	207.41/cwt	198.00–217.00	1,572	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,479	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	150.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,463	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	145.09/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,517	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	154.48/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,731	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	108.04/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,141	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	116.33/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,246	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	123.47/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,374	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	117.50/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,429	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	129.52/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,588	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	123.40/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,515	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	119.03/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,688	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	133.56/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,899	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	125.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,836	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,882.81/head	1,525.00–2,100.00	1,883	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,213.05/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,263.64/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,264	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,598.19/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,598	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,704.96/head	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,705	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,669.50/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,670	3

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,300Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 143Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 17Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	225.00–270.00	249.78
6	400–450	426	220.00–249.00	234.38
14	450–500	479	203.00–250.00	227.12
7	500–550	516	201.00–234.00	220.34
22	550–600	571	203.00–238.00	222.49
8	600–650	618	203.00–235.00	217.02
4	650–700	675	200.00–205.00	202.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	273.00–285.00	280.15
21	350–400	379	273.00–290.00	277.30
25	400–450	425	258.00–274.00	265.65
48	450–500	471	255.00–270.00	261.83
26	500–550	517	240.00–255.00	245.67
61	550–600	574	243.00–260.00	248.37
34	600–650	622	238.00–253.00	242.44
15	650–700	682	212.00–225.00	219.64
10	700–750	718	217.00–230.00	220.97
10	750–800	768	188.00–203.00	194.88
6	800–850	815	202.00–212.00	209.02
2	850–900	880	171.00–181.00	176.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	343.00–373.00	347.74
7	350–400	383	341.00–355.00	349.86
7	400–450	411	305.00–320.00	310.61
23	450–500	474	288.00–303.00	293.31
28	500–550	514	255.00–271.00	265.14
34	550–600	575	247.00–263.00	256.35
41	600–650	619	240.00–255.00	250.18
10	650–700	676	228.00–243.00	236.67
16	700–750	731	231.00–245.00	237.43
5	750–800	782	220.00–234.00	229.42
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	233.00	233.00
5	400–450	423	253.00–290.00	273.58
8	450–500	476	235.00–263.00	251.02
7	500–550	514	203.00–247.00	234.18
9	550–600	580	222.00–240.00	230.03
5	600–650	617	205.00–234.00	227.72
3	650–700	688	200.00–219.00	212.12
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	311.00–343.00	321.43
11	350–400	364	317.00–341.00	323.36
13	400–450	423	279.00–295.00	284.86
15	450–500	473	265.00–283.00	271.17
20	500–550	526	248.00–263.00	255.65
12	550–600	573	230.00–246.00	238.14
21	600–650	621	224.00–241.00	229.33
9	650–700	679	220.00–235.00	221.93
6	700–750	714	190.00–212.00	201.18
2	750–800	758	198.00–217.00	207.41
3	800–850	820	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	855	173.00	173.00
2	950–1000	975	145.00–155.00	150.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	233.00–283.00	264.62
9	350–400	373	231.00–291.00	267.47
4	400–450	418	252.00–265.00	256.42
8	450–500	469	213.00–260.00	241.05
4	500–550	515	213.00–243.00	233.19
5	550–600	584	210.00–225.00	221.00
3	600–650	625	208.00–220.00	213.25
1	650–700	670	213.00	213.00
1	700–750	720	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	121.00–125.00	123.47
7	—	1,056	106.00–110.00	108.04
18	—	1,071	114.00–118.00	116.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,418	117.00–122.00	119.03
5	—	1,422	131.00–135.00	133.56
10	—	1,465	123.00–128.00	125.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	127.00–131.00	129.52
46	—	1,216	114.00–119.00	117.50
10	—	1,228	121.00–125.00	123.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	153.00–156.00	154.48
4	—	1,735	143.00–148.00	145.09
3	—	1,592	136.00–139.00	137.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,182	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,213.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,525.00–2,100.00	1,882.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,238	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,263.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,038	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,598.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,148	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,704.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,669.50

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.