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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 11

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 955 vs last sale 1,350▼ 80 vs year ago 475 · −16.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 91▼ 42 vs year ago 71 · −59.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 24▼ 8 vs year ago 19 · −42.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the small number of receipts a trend could not be determined. Quality was average to attractive for several drafts of calves. Demand was moderate to good.

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 $282.39/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −110.24 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$282.39

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$47.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.36

vs OK average

−14.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	290.70	1,562	14thin
Medium and Large 2	549	243.62	1,337	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.08/cwt here — about $225 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 sale17 hd

282.39

—

OK average6 barns · 917 hd

296.75

−14.36

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−14.61

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−110.24

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	145.18	1,760	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,399	144.74	2,024	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	144.01	1,536	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	994	$2,188	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	939	$1,880	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	431.34/cwt	405.00–448.00	1,329	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	405.07/cwt	395.00–418.00	1,470	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	320.33/cwt	308.00–333.00	1,169	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	394.33/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,660	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	366.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,749	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	353.51/cwt	348.00–363.00	1,831	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	310.75/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,619	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	316.69/cwt	308.00–321.00	1,815	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	315.94/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,990	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,720	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	274.50/cwt	273.00–276.00	2,001	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,047	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	305.70/cwt	285.00–325.00	972	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	364.10/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,172	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	340.72/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,295	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	273.92/cwt	243.00–303.00	1,066	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	333.77/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,358	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	267.15/cwt	230.00–286.00	1,117	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	271.37/cwt	243.00–288.00	1,297	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	318.96/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,528	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	293.11/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,533	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	238.93/cwt	210.00–266.00	1,262	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	286.36/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,612	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,493	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,398	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	256.41/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,574	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	249.63/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,683	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	210.05/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,523	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,881	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	395.23/cwt	388.00–423.00	1,241	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	345.40/cwt	343.00–352.00	1,319	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	315.83/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,292	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	853	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	312.97/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,462	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	312.38/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,649	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,777	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,493	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	268.25/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,655	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,606	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	147.76/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,748	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,778	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,080	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	139.37/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,958	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,069	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	1,879.69/head	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,880	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	2,187.51/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,188	4

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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 1,350Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 91Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 19

Due to the small number of receipts a trend could not be determined. Quality was average to attractive for several drafts of calves. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	388.00–423.00	395.23
7	350–400	382	343.00–352.00	345.40
6	400–450	409	305.00–330.00	315.83
4	450–500	467	310.00–314.00	312.97
6	500–550	528	301.00–321.00	312.38
3	550–600	550	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	617	261.00–276.00	268.25
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	883	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	203.00	203.00
1	550–600	590	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	308	405.00–448.00	431.34
8	350–400	363	395.00–418.00	405.07
11	400–450	421	383.00–400.00	394.33
13	450–500	477	360.00–375.00	366.68
18	500–550	518	348.00–363.00	353.51
3	550–600	573	308.00–321.00	316.69
11	600–650	630	305.00–320.00	315.94
4	650–700	672	256.00	256.00
8	700–750	729	273.00–276.00	274.50
3	750–800	758	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	308.00–333.00	320.33
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	521	308.00–313.00	310.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	322	358.00–375.00	364.10
19	350–400	380	333.00–350.00	340.72
5	400–450	407	328.00–340.00	333.77
16	450–500	479	307.00–327.00	318.96
9	500–550	523	283.00–297.00	293.11
5	550–600	563	273.00–292.00	286.36
6	600–650	614	248.00–262.00	256.41
15	650–700	674	237.00–254.00	249.63
2	700–750	725	203.00–217.00	210.05
1	900–950	900	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	285.00–325.00	305.70
4	350–400	389	243.00–303.00	273.92
6	400–450	418	230.00–286.00	267.15
6	450–500	478	243.00–288.00	271.37
2	500–550	528	210.00–266.00	238.93
1	550–600	590	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	600	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	145.00–147.00	146.02
1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	138.00–141.00	139.37
1	—	1,325	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,417	145.00–147.00	146.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	147.00–150.00	147.76
2	—	1,270	138.00–142.00	140.03

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	994	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	939	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,879.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.