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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 29

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 500▼ 75 vs year ago 400 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 106▼ 2 vs year ago 109 · −1.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 8 vs year ago 31 · −25.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves 12.00+ higher. Quality was much improves through all classes. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows , 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 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 $332.61/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 3 of 35 comparable sales and sits −60.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$332.61

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$50.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs OK average

+3.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	343.43	1,845	11thin
Medium and Large 2	503	292.95	1,474	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.48/cwt here — about $371 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 sale14 hd

332.61

—

OK average6 barns · 562 hd

330.20

+2.41

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+3.27

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−60.03

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	1,784	185.63	3,312	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	156.39	2,232	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	152.59	1,843	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	144.41	1,526	17

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)	1,453	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$2,586	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,032	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,891	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$3,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$2,175	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	448.67/cwt	443.00–455.00	1,449	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	434.05/cwt	423.00–450.00	1,628	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	430.87/cwt	421.00–448.00	1,823	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.93/cwt	415.00–438.00	1,981	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	388.02/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,006	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	342.00/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,813	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	361.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,095	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,818	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	325.84/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,212	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,883	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	307.95/cwt	302.00–314.00	2,239	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,305	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	432.24/cwt	411.00–453.00	1,431	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	366.13/cwt	333.00–395.00	1,216	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	418.61/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,561	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	349.83/cwt	325.00–393.00	1,333	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	403.80/cwt	399.00–413.00	1,700	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,643	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	399.10/cwt	391.00–409.00	1,864	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	331.58/cwt	291.00–373.00	1,625	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	292.95/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,474	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	351.06/cwt	334.00–363.00	1,829	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	323.07/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,874	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	311.81/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,002	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	314.91/cwt	303.00–318.00	2,063	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	271.48/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,982	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	273.13/cwt	266.00–275.00	2,068	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	249.81/cwt	245.00–253.00	2,003	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	487.34/cwt	480.00–498.00	1,559	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	474.33/cwt	468.00–480.00	1,755	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	323.49/cwt	252.00–393.00	1,368	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	414.88/cwt	403.00–435.00	1,767	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,224	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	394.97/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,904	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	349.55/cwt	329.00–365.00	1,842	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	347.80/cwt	336.00–354.00	2,014	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	328.05/cwt	314.00–345.00	1,975	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	279.59/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,876	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	174.59/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,732	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	183.74/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,089	4
Bulls	—	—	2,051	195.81/cwt	193.00–198.00	4,016	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	134.33/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,402	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	165.45/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,750	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	152.53/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,641	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	148.72/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,770	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	155.27/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,904	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,008	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	151.86/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,155	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,237	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	170.01/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,487	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,890.97/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,891	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	2,586.24/head	2,250.00–3,025.00	2,586	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,031.55/head	1,900.00–2,140.00	2,032	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 500Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 106Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	443.00–455.00	448.67
9	350–400	375	423.00–450.00	434.05
5	400–450	423	421.00–448.00	430.87
7	450–500	465	415.00–438.00	425.93
9	500–550	517	380.00–398.00	388.02
6	550–600	579	350.00–370.00	361.82
1	600–650	600	303.00	303.00
7	650–700	679	325.00–327.00	325.84
10	700–750	727	302.00–314.00	307.95
3	900–950	933	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	327.00–357.00	342.00
1	650–700	695	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	331	411.00–453.00	432.24
18	350–400	373	411.00–430.00	418.61
8	400–450	421	399.00–413.00	403.80
22	450–500	467	391.00–409.00	399.10
8	500–550	521	334.00–363.00	351.06
3	550–600	580	315.00–327.00	323.07
5	600–650	642	299.00–315.00	311.81
5	650–700	655	303.00–318.00	314.91
4	700–750	730	271.00–273.00	271.48
5	750–800	757	266.00–275.00	273.13
5	800–850	802	245.00–253.00	249.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	333.00–395.00	366.13
8	350–400	381	325.00–393.00	349.83
2	450–500	490	291.00–373.00	331.58
3	500–550	503	285.00–309.00	292.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
10	400–450	423	252.00–393.00	323.49
2	450–500	455	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	480.00–498.00	487.34
4	350–400	370	468.00–480.00	474.33
11	400–450	426	403.00–435.00	414.88
3	450–500	482	385.00–405.00	394.97
7	500–550	527	329.00–365.00	349.55
6	550–600	579	336.00–354.00	347.80
3	600–650	602	314.00–345.00	328.05
4	650–700	671	263.00–285.00	279.59

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,116	2,250.00–3,025.00	2,586.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,453	3,025.00	3,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,890.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,900.00–2,140.00	2,031.55

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	1	—	920	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	3,125.00	3,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	132.00–137.00	134.33
2	—	1,058	164.00–167.00	165.45
6	—	1,076	150.00–154.00	152.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	168.00–172.00	170.01
7	—	1,419	149.00–154.00	151.86
8	—	1,425	155.00–160.00	156.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,190	147.00–151.00	148.72
2	—	1,235	160.00–165.00	162.56
7	—	1,226	152.00–158.00	155.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,051	193.00–198.00	195.81
4	—	1,681	181.00–186.00	183.74
3	—	1,565	173.00–177.00	174.59

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.