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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 5

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

315 head

▼ 385 vs last sale 700▼ 1,285 vs year ago 1,600 · −80.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 94▼ 244 vs year ago 294 · −83.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder calves not well tested due to weather conditions. A few groups were comparable to their weight class of last week. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows and bulls--lack of receipts number needed to determine a trend.

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 $223.20/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −169.43 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$223.20

43 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs OK average

−35.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	225.78	1,256	38
Medium and Large 2	551	203.60	1,122	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $134 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 sale43 hd

223.20

—

OK average6 barns · 761 hd

238.14

−14.94

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−35.19

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−169.43

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	—	Low	1,613	133.30	2,150	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	118.49	1,311	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	113.29	1,563	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	106.45	1,282	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	315.10/cwt	309.00–323.00	996	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	308.68/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,164	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	248.05/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,215	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	252.23/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,327	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	245.80/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,413	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	241.63/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,513	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	234.08/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,573	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	237.11/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,726	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,748	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,872	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	235.22/cwt	218.00–253.00	729	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	276.28/cwt	268.00–283.00	898	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	267.11/cwt	262.00–277.00	980	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	243.60/cwt	232.00–256.00	921	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	255.75/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,092	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	240.19/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,139	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	216.30/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,038	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	224.63/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,188	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	201.51/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,068	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	205.00/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,158	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	226.71/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,310	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	233.63/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,451	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	206.18/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,369	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	213.82/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,542	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	199.26/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,626	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	298.75/cwt	294.00–303.00	950	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	293.31/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,076	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	246.97/cwt	243.00–251.00	958	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	286.77/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,187	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	258.60/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,246	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,015	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	226.88/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,168	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	241.99/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,377	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	220.48/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,385	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	213.98/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,474	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,423	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	136.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,278	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	143.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,551	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	109.37/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,218	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,119	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	102.39/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,170	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,398	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,418	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	113.21/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,566	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,696	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 700Year ago 1,600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 94Year ago 294

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	310	218.00–253.00	235.22
2	350–400	378	232.00–256.00	243.60
2	450–500	480	210.00–223.00	216.30
2	500–550	530	201.00–202.00	201.51
3	550–600	565	202.00–207.00	205.00
1	600–650	620	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	268.00–283.00	276.28
12	350–400	367	262.00–277.00	267.11
6	400–450	427	247.00–263.00	255.75
17	450–500	474	235.00–250.00	240.19
17	500–550	529	215.00–230.00	224.63
21	550–600	578	221.00–236.00	226.71
6	600–650	621	223.00–239.00	233.63
6	650–700	664	202.00–212.00	206.18
4	700–750	721	211.00–222.00	213.82
4	800–850	816	195.00–201.00	199.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	309.00–323.00	315.10
6	350–400	377	299.00–316.00	308.68
2	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	490	243.00–252.00	248.05
8	500–550	526	246.00–260.00	252.23
12	550–600	575	232.00–249.00	245.80
16	600–650	626	236.00–247.00	241.63
12	650–700	672	229.00–246.00	234.08
8	700–750	728	227.00–242.00	237.11
1	750–800	750	233.00	233.00
3	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	570	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	294.00–303.00	298.75
5	350–400	367	288.00–303.00	293.31
7	400–450	414	276.00–292.00	286.77
6	450–500	482	246.00–262.00	258.60
4	500–550	515	219.00–235.00	226.88
4	550–600	569	239.00–244.00	241.99
2	600–650	628	219.00–222.00	220.48
4	650–700	689	207.00–225.00	213.98
1	950–1000	995	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	243.00–251.00	246.97
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	98.00–106.00	102.39
2	—	1,265	110.00–111.00	110.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	98.00–100.00	99.00
3	—	1,080	141.00–146.00	143.63
4	—	1,114	107.00–112.00	109.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,383	112.00–114.00	113.21
1	—	1,350	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,390	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,520	146.00	146.00
3	—	1,665	135.00–139.00	136.84

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.