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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 12

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,950 head

▲ 1,635 vs last sale 315▼ 500 vs year ago 2,450 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 50▼ 78 vs year ago 202 · −38.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 28 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer and heifer calves compared to a light test last week 12.00 18.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00 higher.

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 $246.59/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −146.05 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$246.59

151 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs OK average

−18.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	250.09	1,369	123
Medium and Large 2	542	231.21	1,253	28

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $116 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 sale151 hd

246.59

—

OK average6 barns · 1,183 hd

251.22

−4.63

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−18.51

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−146.05

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	1,686	148.27	2,499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	116.32	1,422	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	114.38	1,664	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	107.85	1,158	28

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$1,943	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,933	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$1,861	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$979	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,738	4thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	388.88/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,241	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	339.72/cwt	328.00–348.00	1,121	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	386.33/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,422	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	338.24/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,289	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	366.05/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,519	40
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	319.19/cwt	295.00–339.00	1,341	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	332.59/cwt	324.00–343.00	1,547	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	289.14/cwt	265.00–313.00	1,376	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,401	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	298.26/cwt	288.00–308.00	1,554	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	255.22/cwt	230.00–278.00	1,337	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	291.13/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,569	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,769	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	293.74/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,663	81
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	259.15/cwt	241.00–280.00	1,472	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,582	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	287.15/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,795	100
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	244.80/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,540	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	261.76/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,756	64
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,663	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	238.45/cwt	203.00–245.00	1,614	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	241.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,723	44
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	223.61/cwt	201.00–234.00	1,606	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	771	226.22/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,744	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	239.92/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,857	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	228.95/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,923	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	220.88/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,959	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	323.81/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,059	43
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	277.54/cwt	255.00–304.00	924	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	349	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,138	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	266.55/cwt	227.00–298.00	984	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	318.22/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,235	51
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	266.34/cwt	210.00–295.00	1,137	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	301.23/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,307	65
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	293.28/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,358	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	252.72/cwt	215.00–285.00	1,193	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,245	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	231.28/cwt	202.00–243.00	1,200	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	250.57/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,310	59
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	231.11/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,324	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	249.96/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,435	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	224.26/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,379	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	244.36/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,537	88
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	215.37/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,437	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	238.51/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,627	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	227.94/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,641	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	221.70/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,689	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	216.97/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,783	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	182.66/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,712	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	353.82/cwt	335.00–393.00	1,129	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	303.06/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,015	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	270.14/cwt	250.00–290.00	967	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	359.28/cwt	343.00–373.00	1,333	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	283.72/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,203	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	346.62/cwt	335.00–363.00	1,473	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	323.20/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,490	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	269.19/cwt	203.00–296.00	1,271	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	255.62/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,322	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	291.83/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,538	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	243.94/cwt	212.00–260.00	1,378	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	278.76/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,597	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	248.15/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,526	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	234.44/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,444	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	208.70/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,407	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	232.08/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,576	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	233.00/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,661	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	202.50/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,488	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,530	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	141.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,123	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	150.02/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,675	7
Bulls	—	—	1,827	157.82/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,883	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	110.24/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,178	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	116.73/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,255	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	102.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,104	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	112.69/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,366	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	117.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,439	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,555	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	118.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,720	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	114.66/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,682	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	979.25/head	925.00–1,035.00	979	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,932.96/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,933	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,942.87/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,943	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	1,861.20/head	1,275.00–2,100.00	1,861	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,536.94/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,940.01/head	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,940	2

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,950Last week 315Year ago 2,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 50Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 28

Steer and heifer calves compared to a light test last week 12.00 18.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	335.00–393.00	353.82
4	350–400	371	343.00–373.00	359.28
16	400–450	425	335.00–363.00	346.62
14	450–500	461	320.00–334.00	323.20
25	500–550	527	280.00–303.00	291.83
20	550–600	573	275.00–293.00	278.76
16	600–650	615	244.00–260.00	248.15
17	650–700	679	227.00–245.00	232.08
4	700–750	713	225.00–240.00	233.00
1	750–800	750	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	905	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	301.00–305.00	303.06
2	350–400	358	250.00–290.00	270.14
5	400–450	424	273.00–295.00	283.72
11	450–500	472	203.00–296.00	269.19
6	500–550	517	243.00–268.00	255.62
9	550–600	565	212.00–260.00	243.94
7	600–650	616	230.00–241.00	234.44
4	650–700	674	203.00–216.00	208.70
2	700–750	735	202.00–203.00	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	255.00–304.00	277.54
16	350–400	369	227.00–298.00	266.55
20	400–450	427	210.00–295.00	266.34
19	450–500	472	215.00–285.00	252.72
16	500–550	519	202.00–243.00	231.28
12	550–600	573	210.00–242.00	231.11
11	600–650	615	205.00–237.00	224.26
3	650–700	667	212.00–219.00	215.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	300–350	327	312.00–330.00	323.81
51	350–400	388	311.00–327.00	318.22
65	400–450	434	297.00–315.00	301.23
86	450–500	463	288.00–305.00	293.28
59	500–550	523	247.00–262.00	250.57
60	550–600	574	243.00–260.00	249.96
88	600–650	629	238.00–255.00	244.36
54	650–700	682	228.00–244.00	238.51
5	700–750	720	223.00–233.00	227.94
11	750–800	762	211.00–227.00	221.70
8	800–850	822	208.00–220.00	216.97
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
3	900–950	937	180.00–188.00	182.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	349	326.00	326.00
4	500–550	508	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	328.00–348.00	339.72
6	350–400	381	320.00–347.00	338.24
9	400–450	420	295.00–339.00	319.19
9	450–500	476	265.00–313.00	289.14
9	500–550	524	230.00–278.00	255.22
26	550–600	568	241.00–280.00	259.15
22	600–650	629	222.00–255.00	244.80
12	650–700	677	203.00–245.00	238.45
4	700–750	718	201.00–234.00	223.61
9	750–800	771	217.00–231.00	226.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	378.00–395.00	388.88
15	350–400	368	373.00–400.00	386.33
40	400–450	415	355.00–373.00	366.05
28	450–500	465	324.00–343.00	332.59
28	500–550	521	288.00–308.00	298.26
81	550–600	566	285.00–307.00	293.74
100	600–650	625	278.00–299.00	287.15
64	650–700	671	253.00–270.00	261.76
44	700–750	712	235.00–250.00	241.98
47	750–800	774	234.00–250.00	239.92
9	800–850	840	218.00–231.00	228.95
8	850–900	887	220.00–221.00	220.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	290.00	290.00
11	500–550	539	281.00–297.00	291.13
10	600–650	604	262.00	262.00
2	650–700	676	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	551	321.00	321.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	105.00–110.00	108.11
8	—	1,467	112.00–116.00	114.66
9	—	1,454	117.00–120.00	118.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	112.00–114.00	112.69
10	—	1,226	115.00–119.00	117.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,077	100.00–106.00	102.50
4	—	1,075	114.00–118.00	116.73
12	—	1,069	108.00–113.00	110.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,783	147.00–152.00	150.02
6	—	1,501	139.00–144.00	141.45
3	—	1,827	155.00–160.00	157.82

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)	3	—	1,303	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,942.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,932.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	858	925.00–1,035.00	979.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,324	1,275.00–2,100.00	1,861.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,536.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,940.01

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.