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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Mar 4

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 400▼ 200 vs year ago 750 · −26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 204▼ 35 vs year ago 116 · −30.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 146▲ 5 vs year ago 34 · +14.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves prices were down sharply. Quality was average to attractive. Demand moderate good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 10.00 plus lower, Lean cows steady. Slaughter bulls 10.00 plus 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 $312.31/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −80.32 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$312.31

37 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$47.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs OK average

+7.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	318.78	1,700	32
Medium and Large 2	546	270.92	1,479	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.86/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

312.31

—

OK average6 barns · 999 hd

307.91

+4.41

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+7.29

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−80.32

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	1,726	160.63	2,772	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	137.09	1,528	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	135.88	1,670	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,401	130.19	1,824	11

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)	1,162	$2,114	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,074	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$1,895	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$1,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$3,303	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,901	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,311	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	449.29/cwt	447.00–455.00	1,429	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	403.29/cwt	395.00–413.00	1,480	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	394.12/cwt	388.00–403.00	1,663	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	328.88/cwt	303.00–370.00	1,391	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	310.00/cwt	255.00–365.00	1,426	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	384.76/cwt	378.00–395.00	1,797	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,841	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	352.51/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,815	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	279.75/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,617	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	328.96/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,915	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	291.93/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,857	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	287.94/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,892	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	261.56/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,894	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,502	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	360.24/cwt	353.00–391.00	1,146	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	415.83/cwt	403.00–435.00	1,339	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	329.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,228	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	320.51/cwt	281.00–341.00	1,330	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	354.74/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,511	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	303.52/cwt	297.00–311.00	1,402	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	334.00/cwt	326.00–343.00	1,583	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,490	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	324.38/cwt	318.00–336.00	1,684	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	276.78/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,481	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	267.02/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,477	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	301.98/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,739	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	249.98/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,542	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	268.13/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,687	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,591	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,759	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	388.77/cwt	363.00–443.00	1,248	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	395.48/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,459	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	330.83/cwt	308.00–370.00	1,241	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	341.36/cwt	311.00–359.00	1,423	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	375.76/cwt	368.00–383.00	1,601	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	366.65/cwt	358.00–373.00	1,709	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	315.96/cwt	291.00–327.00	1,513	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	331.03/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,685	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	276.00/cwt	263.00–289.00	1,504	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	312.17/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,798	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	284.83/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,661	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	299.13/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,858	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,594	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	272.76/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,827	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,561	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,806	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,926	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,763	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,532	167.86/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,572	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	153.39/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,945	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	132.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,426	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	145.73/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,596	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	138.64/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,615	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,620	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,699	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	128.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,759	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,706	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	134.75/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,954	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	2,074.21/head	1,425.00–2,450.00	2,074	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	1,625.20/head	925.00–2,325.00	1,625	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,894.77/head	1,600.00–2,225.00	1,895	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	2,113.65/head	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,114	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,934.20/head	2,725.00–3,325.00	2,934	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	3,303.48/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,303	5

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 400Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 204Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 146Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	322	403.00–435.00	415.83
5	350–400	373	320.00–335.00	329.18
31	400–450	426	347.00–365.00	354.74
11	450–500	474	326.00–343.00	334.00
24	500–550	519	318.00–336.00	324.38
8	550–600	576	294.00–311.00	301.98
21	600–650	629	263.00–279.00	268.13
1	650–700	680	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	755	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	895	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	353.00–391.00	360.24
8	400–450	415	281.00–341.00	320.51
3	450–500	462	297.00–311.00	303.52
2	500–550	535	265.00–289.00	276.78
3	550–600	553	265.00–271.00	267.02
3	600–650	617	247.00–253.00	249.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	437.00	437.00
7	450–500	487	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	423	303.00–370.00	328.88
2	450–500	460	255.00–365.00	310.00
4	550–600	578	272.00–289.00	279.75
1	700–750	740	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	447.00–455.00	449.29
9	350–400	367	395.00–413.00	403.29
14	400–450	422	388.00–403.00	394.12
29	450–500	467	378.00–395.00	384.76
6	500–550	515	345.00–358.00	352.51
9	550–600	582	323.00–340.00	328.96
5	600–650	636	282.00–297.00	291.93
3	650–700	657	278.00–293.00	287.94
6	700–750	724	251.00–265.00	261.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	363.00–443.00	388.77
12	350–400	369	375.00–405.00	395.48
18	400–450	426	368.00–383.00	375.76
11	450–500	466	358.00–373.00	366.65
7	500–550	509	328.00–339.00	331.03
11	550–600	576	303.00–318.00	312.17
11	600–650	621	289.00–304.00	299.13
2	650–700	670	265.00–281.00	272.76
2	700–750	708	250.00–260.00	255.02
3	750–800	799	241.00	241.00
1	800–850	820	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	940	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	955	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	308.00–370.00	330.83
5	400–450	417	311.00–359.00	341.36
5	450–500	479	291.00–327.00	315.96
2	500–550	545	263.00–289.00	276.00
2	550–600	583	277.00–293.00	284.83
1	600–650	630	253.00	253.00
1	650–700	670	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	121.00	121.00
4	—	1,450	132.00–136.00	134.75
6	—	1,367	126.00–130.00	128.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	136.00–140.00	138.04
3	—	1,225	130.00–134.00	132.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	143.00–148.00	145.73
6	—	1,165	137.00–142.00	138.64
7	—	1,080	130.00–135.00	132.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,920	151.00–156.00	153.39
3	—	1,532	167.00–170.00	167.86

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,600.00–2,225.00	1,894.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,162	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,113.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	885	1,425.00–2,450.00	2,074.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	913	925.00–2,325.00	1,625.20

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	1	—	1,088	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,313	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,303.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,203	2,725.00–3,325.00	2,934.20

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.