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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 7

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 500 vs last sale 1,000▼ 900 vs year ago 1,400 · −64.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 127▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 33▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 12.00+ higher , over 450 lbs. 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 9.00 to 12.00 higher over 600 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $310.85/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −110.81 against this barn's trailing median of $421.67.

Average price

$310.85

33 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$70.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.80

vs OK average

−31.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	321.47	1,750	28
Medium and Large 2	564	251.42	1,418	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.05/cwt here — about $332 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 sale33 hd

310.85

—

OK average3 barns · 502 hd

326.66

−15.80

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−31.23

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.67

−110.81

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	—	Low	1,962	144.19	2,829	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	121.27	1,703	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	116.89	1,424	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	115.00	1,244	16

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,987	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$1,971	2thin

Every lot

67 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	315	435.81/cwt	420.00–443.00	1,373	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	321.12/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,220	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	411.34/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,575	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,804	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	336.78/cwt	319.00–355.00	1,398	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	370.60/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,608	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	340.44/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,631	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	237.59/cwt	215.00–283.00	1,145	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	330.67/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,719	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	260.50/cwt	233.00–288.00	1,381	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	309.20/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,784	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	245.36/cwt	233.00–263.00	1,440	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	270.50/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,664	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	302.79/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,898	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	288.05/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,939	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	261.76/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,893	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,978	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,972	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,091	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	398.89/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,292	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	375.73/cwt	368.00–383.00	1,417	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	289.62/cwt	260.00–317.00	1,115	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,308	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	332.49/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,400	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	265.80/cwt	241.00–299.00	1,127	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	330.81/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,555	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	277.37/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,312	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	297.39/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,570	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	242.20/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,289	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	280.58/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,633	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	240.05/cwt	223.00–255.00	1,397	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	254.02/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,575	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	268.88/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,678	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	261.75/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,756	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	209.62/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,539	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,583	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,757	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	428.36/cwt	390.00–443.00	1,392	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	334.79/cwt	314.00–355.00	1,189	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	431.97/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,581	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	399.18/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,685	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	315.70/cwt	311.00–323.00	1,373	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	338.87/cwt	327.00–348.00	1,545	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	313.12/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,625	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,225	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	305.81/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,743	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	241.78/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,390	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	296.99/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,818	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	259.04/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,723	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	231.66/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,698	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	136.06/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,401	3
Bulls	—	—	2,016	149.28/cwt	148.00–151.00	3,009	4
Bulls	—	—	2,055	145.19/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,984	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	113.64/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,225	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	124.53/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,382	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	112.58/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,352	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	118.18/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,454	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	124.44/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,534	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	121.82/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,646	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,613	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	127.63/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,891	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,987.42/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,971.13/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,971	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 1,000Year ago 1,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 0

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	325	390.00–443.00	428.36
5	350–400	366	430.00–435.00	431.97
5	400–450	422	390.00–407.00	399.18
4	450–500	456	327.00–348.00	338.87
4	500–550	519	303.00–320.00	313.12
13	550–600	570	298.00–313.00	305.81
3	600–650	612	290.00–303.00	296.99
2	650–700	665	254.00–264.00	259.04
3	700–750	733	231.00–233.00	231.66
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	314.00–355.00	334.79
4	400–450	435	311.00–323.00	315.70
1	500–550	535	229.00	229.00
3	550–600	575	235.00–247.00	241.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	390.00–410.00	398.89
11	350–400	377	368.00–383.00	375.73
16	400–450	421	325.00–345.00	332.49
15	450–500	470	325.00–340.00	330.81
11	500–550	528	283.00–310.00	297.39
19	550–600	582	273.00–288.00	280.58
11	600–650	624	263.00–276.00	268.88
8	650–700	671	253.00–263.00	261.75
6	700–750	734	203.00–215.00	209.62
1	750–800	780	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	870	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	341.00	341.00
3	350–400	385	260.00–317.00	289.62
7	400–450	424	241.00–299.00	265.80
6	450–500	473	245.00–305.00	277.37
3	500–550	532	235.00–252.00	242.20
6	550–600	582	223.00–255.00	240.05
2	600–650	620	253.00–255.00	254.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	312.00–330.00	321.12
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	482	215.00–283.00	237.59
2	500–550	530	233.00–288.00	260.50
3	550–600	587	233.00–263.00	245.36
6	600–650	615	250.00–285.00	270.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	315	420.00–443.00	435.81
4	350–400	383	400.00–435.00	411.34
18	400–450	434	365.00–383.00	370.60
9	450–500	479	333.00–349.00	340.44
16	500–550	520	325.00–340.00	330.67
12	550–600	577	300.00–315.00	309.20
17	600–650	627	295.00–313.00	302.79
8	650–700	673	277.00–293.00	288.05
15	700–750	723	253.00–265.00	261.76
4	750–800	788	251.00	251.00
2	800–850	805	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	915	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	319.00–355.00	336.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	451.00	451.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,971.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,128	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987.42

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	—	1,300	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	134.00–138.00	136.06
4	—	2,055	141.00–147.00	145.19
4	—	2,016	148.00–151.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,201	110.00–114.00	112.58
2	—	1,233	123.00–126.00	124.44
5	—	1,230	117.00–121.00	118.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,078	111.00–116.00	113.64
2	—	1,110	123.00–126.00	124.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	126.00–129.00	127.63
3	—	1,415	113.00–115.00	113.99
5	—	1,351	119.00–124.00	121.82

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.