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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 15

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▲ 500 vs last sale 500▲ 400 vs year ago 600 · +66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 61▲ 65 vs year ago 126 · +51.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 5 vs year ago 24 · +20.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 12.00 to 21.00 higher. Quality was attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 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 $309.54/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −83.10 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$309.54

42 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$61.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

vs OK average

−11.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	325.54	1,787	31
Medium and Large 2	543	264.45	1,436	11thin

One grade step is worth $61.09/cwt here — about $351 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 sale42 hd

309.54

—

OK average6 barns · 591 hd

321.15

−11.61

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−11.64

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−83.10

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	—	High	1,679	171.88	2,886	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	148.26	2,111	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	146.48	1,776	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	143.82	1,539	23

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)	1,225	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	911	$2,012	5

Every lot

82 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	323	471.13/cwt	430.00–499.00	1,522	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	364.92/cwt	363.00–367.00	1,215	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	462.35/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,701	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	401.41/cwt	398.00–405.00	1,545	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	417.48/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,791	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	396.48/cwt	389.00–405.00	1,875	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	359.39/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,707	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	337.44/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,748	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	378.29/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,035	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	283.09/cwt	263.00–303.00	1,565	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	352.84/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,032	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	247.88/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,524	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	332.89/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,061	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,749	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	314.52/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,098	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	293.38/cwt	283.00–298.00	2,115	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	270.57/cwt	255.00–288.00	2,102	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	244.36/cwt	233.00–250.00	2,011	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	363.93/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,165	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	417.31/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,340	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	415.04/cwt	397.00–428.00	1,519	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	378.00/cwt	373.00–383.00	1,399	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	403.40/cwt	395.00–411.00	1,650	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	339.72/cwt	312.00–363.00	1,454	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	323.68/cwt	283.00–353.00	1,534	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	372.31/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,776	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	341.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,772	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	272.53/cwt	240.00–293.00	1,423	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	254.76/cwt	223.00–293.00	1,447	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	310.65/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,792	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,599	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	298.59/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,848	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	287.16/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,898	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	235.71/cwt	223.00–249.00	1,603	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	259.09/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,881	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	239.40/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,860	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,455	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,675	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	233.38/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,935	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,857	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,149	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	448.38/cwt	418.00–499.00	1,466	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	474.34/cwt	450.00–503.00	1,760	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	346.56/cwt	325.00–387.00	1,286	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	416.34/cwt	400.00–433.00	1,744	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	361.70/cwt	330.00–393.00	1,573	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	372.52/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,762	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	343.04/cwt	303.00–363.00	1,633	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,660	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	353.92/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,844	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	284.64/cwt	257.00–325.00	1,617	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	338.54/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,933	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,298	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	302.86/cwt	295.00–319.00	1,893	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	297.67/cwt	287.00–308.00	1,994	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	254.29/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,711	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	263.71/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,880	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	269.52/cwt	266.00–273.00	2,102	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	241.49/cwt	223.00–248.00	2,016	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	206.71/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,794	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	174.31/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,846	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	165.18/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,745	9
Bulls	—	—	1,786	183.29/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,274	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	158.47/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,669	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	134.60/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,428	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	150.05/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,655	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	145.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,742	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	137.80/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,674	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	151.30/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,853	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,893	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	153.19/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,149	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	147.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,123	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	2,209.05/head	2,025.00–2,375.00	2,209	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,715.22/head	1,525.00–1,890.00	1,715	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 500Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 61Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	147.00–165.00	158.47
6	—	1,103	143.00–154.00	150.05
12	—	1,061	132.00–138.00	134.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,225	148.00–153.00	151.30
18	—	1,201	142.00–147.00	145.08
6	—	1,215	136.00–140.00	137.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	140.00–142.00	140.99
6	—	1,403	151.00–156.00	153.19
18	—	1,440	144.00–149.00	147.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,786	182.00–185.00	183.29
6	—	1,633	172.00–177.00	174.31
9	—	1,662	163.00–168.00	165.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	320.00–385.00	363.93
2	350–400	370	373.00–383.00	378.00
7	400–450	428	312.00–363.00	339.72
15	450–500	474	283.00–353.00	323.68
6	500–550	522	240.00–293.00	272.53
5	550–600	568	223.00–293.00	254.76
2	600–650	608	263.00	263.00
2	650–700	680	223.00–249.00	235.71
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	795	183.00	183.00
1	800–850	825	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	321	400.00–428.00	417.31
19	350–400	366	397.00–428.00	415.04
13	400–450	409	395.00–411.00	403.40
43	450–500	477	365.00–380.00	372.31
15	500–550	519	330.00–345.00	341.42
16	550–600	577	300.00–319.00	310.65
24	600–650	619	290.00–310.00	298.59
44	650–700	661	280.00–295.00	287.16
14	700–750	726	251.00–263.00	259.09
5	750–800	777	239.00–240.00	239.40
12	800–850	829	220.00–236.00	233.38
3	850–900	852	218.00	218.00
5	900–950	910	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	323	430.00–499.00	471.13
9	350–400	368	435.00–500.00	462.35
8	400–450	429	400.00–427.00	417.48
25	450–500	473	389.00–405.00	396.48
17	500–550	538	368.00–385.00	378.29
13	550–600	576	345.00–363.00	352.84
18	600–650	619	331.00–333.00	332.89
7	650–700	667	310.00–318.00	314.52
7	700–750	721	283.00–298.00	293.38
11	750–800	777	255.00–288.00	270.57
3	800–850	823	233.00–250.00	244.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	363.00–367.00	364.92
2	350–400	385	398.00–405.00	401.41
3	450–500	475	348.00–365.00	359.39
4	500–550	518	300.00–351.00	337.44
2	550–600	553	263.00–303.00	283.09
2	600–650	615	243.00–253.00	247.88
1	650–700	665	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	418.00–499.00	448.38
11	350–400	371	450.00–503.00	474.34
12	400–450	419	400.00–433.00	416.34
20	450–500	473	365.00–383.00	372.52
11	500–550	521	345.00–360.00	353.92
14	550–600	571	330.00–349.00	338.54
7	600–650	625	295.00–319.00	302.86
11	650–700	670	287.00–308.00	297.67
3	700–750	713	258.00–273.00	263.71
2	750–800	780	266.00–273.00	269.52
7	800–850	835	223.00–248.00	241.49
3	850–900	868	200.00–217.00	206.71
1	950–1000	980	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	383.00	383.00
5	350–400	371	325.00–387.00	346.56
7	400–450	435	330.00–393.00	361.70
10	450–500	476	303.00–363.00	343.04
1	500–550	500	332.00	332.00
3	550–600	568	257.00–325.00	284.64
1	600–650	615	211.00	211.00
3	650–700	673	251.00–257.00	254.29

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)	2	—	1,225	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,025.00	2,025.00

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	—	945	1,525.00–1,890.00	1,715.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	2,025.00–2,375.00	2,209.05

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.