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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 8

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 750▼ 250 vs year ago 750 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 155▼ 36 vs year ago 97 · −37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 55▼ 13 vs year ago 32 · −40.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 9.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 8.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Lean cows up to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Packer demand good for lighter numbers.

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 $315.63/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −77.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$315.63

63 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$59.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

vs OK average

−0.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	326.07	1,773	52
Medium and Large 2	550	266.30	1,463	11thin

One grade step is worth $59.77/cwt here — about $309 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 sale63 hd

315.63

—

OK average6 barns · 305 hd

321.48

−5.84

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−0.92

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−77.00

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	1,620	163.14	2,643	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	161.04	1,719	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	147.76	2,137	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	146.33	1,771	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,998	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,893	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,336	3thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	472.11/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,497	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	453.95/cwt	428.00–480.00	1,739	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,533	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	356.71/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,498	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	415.06/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,789	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	389.76/cwt	383.00–398.00	1,847	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	343.89/cwt	323.00–365.00	1,695	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	336.41/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,739	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	375.21/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,992	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,585	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	356.29/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,070	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	269.13/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,642	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	347.26/cwt	338.00–353.00	2,167	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	284.47/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,903	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	285.09/cwt	273.00–293.00	2,050	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	264.11/cwt	255.00–273.00	2,055	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	223.21/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,826	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	412.54/cwt	403.00–428.00	1,357	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	323.00/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,185	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	393.78/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,481	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	406	427.87/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,737	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	288.08/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,204	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	375.22/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,587	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	335.37/cwt	328.00–343.00	1,613	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	264.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,280	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	266.11/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,381	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	327.80/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,708	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	266.41/cwt	203.00–293.00	1,511	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	323.06/cwt	313.00–338.00	1,883	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	287.96/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,785	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	247.75/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,568	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	241.58/cwt	223.00–260.00	1,578	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	282.22/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,874	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	264.82/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,920	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	213.74/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,652	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	246.30/cwt	243.00–253.00	2,005	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,840	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	465.48/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,443	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	454.46/cwt	450.00–463.00	1,613	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	405.18/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,694	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	361.26/cwt	353.00–373.00	1,716	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,316	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	359.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,875	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	277.87/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,570	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	331.17/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,891	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	300.40/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,887	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	270.32/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,779	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	260.34/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,903	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,912	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	162.91/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,489	4
Bulls	—	—	1,746	171.90/cwt	169.00–174.00	3,001	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	177.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,849	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	152.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,656	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,533	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,594	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,815	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,910	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	137.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,890	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	154.99/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,266	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	149.76/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,297	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	1,892.54/head	1,300.00–2,175.00	1,893	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,998.22/head	1,250.00–2,250.00	1,998	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,390.99/head	2,325.00–2,450.00	2,391	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 750Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 155Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 55Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	403.00–428.00	412.54
19	350–400	376	380.00–403.00	393.78
25	400–450	423	368.00–385.00	375.22
10	450–500	481	328.00–343.00	335.37
33	500–550	521	315.00–335.00	327.80
19	550–600	583	313.00–338.00	323.06
10	600–650	620	280.00–295.00	287.96
11	650–700	664	273.00–288.00	282.22
4	700–750	725	255.00–268.00	264.82
3	750–800	773	205.00–218.00	213.74
3	800–850	814	243.00–253.00	246.30
1	850–900	860	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	300.00–335.00	323.00
2	400–450	418	255.00–320.00	288.08
2	450–500	483	250.00–280.00	264.92
4	500–550	519	250.00–283.00	266.11
7	550–600	567	203.00–293.00	266.41
3	600–650	633	243.00–255.00	247.75
2	650–700	653	223.00–260.00	241.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	406	405.00–440.00	427.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	317	430.00–495.00	472.11
12	350–400	383	428.00–480.00	453.95
15	400–450	431	400.00–428.00	415.06
13	450–500	474	383.00–398.00	389.76
23	500–550	531	367.00–385.00	375.21
11	550–600	581	348.00–365.00	356.29
9	600–650	624	338.00–353.00	347.26
4	650–700	669	278.00–293.00	284.47
11	700–750	719	273.00–293.00	285.09
5	750–800	778	255.00–273.00	264.11
2	800–850	818	213.00–233.00	223.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	393	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	420	345.00–363.00	356.71
2	450–500	493	323.00–365.00	343.89
3	500–550	517	333.00–341.00	336.41
1	550–600	560	283.00	283.00
3	600–650	610	250.00–290.00	269.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	435.00–480.00	465.48
3	350–400	355	450.00–463.00	454.46
3	400–450	418	395.00–420.00	405.18
3	450–500	475	353.00–373.00	361.26
5	500–550	522	350.00–365.00	359.10
16	550–600	571	330.00–339.00	331.17
4	600–650	628	295.00–314.00	300.40
3	650–700	658	268.00–275.00	270.32
6	700–750	731	260.00–261.00	260.34
1	750–800	790	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	885	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	520	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	565	273.00–283.00	277.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	175.00–180.00	177.76
5	—	1,084	150.00–155.00	152.74
2	—	1,095	139.00–141.00	140.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	135.00–141.00	137.99
7	—	1,462	153.00–157.00	154.99
4	—	1,534	149.00–151.00	149.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,155	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,240	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	161.00–165.00	162.91
4	—	1,746	169.00–174.00	171.90
1	—	1,485	129.00	129.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,047	1,300.00–2,175.00	1,892.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	1,250.00–2,250.00	1,998.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,325.00–2,450.00	2,390.99

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.