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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 20

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 600▼ 450 vs year ago 900 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 132▼ 78 vs year ago 148 · −52.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 33▼ 22 vs year ago 52 · −42.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; There were not enough receipts to establish a trend, but there were attractive drafts in most classes of steers and heifers. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows; Breakers 1.00 higher, Boners and Leans 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 17.00 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 $304.45/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −88.18 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$304.45

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$70.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.70

vs OK average

−29.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	321.75	1,765	37
Medium and Large 2	543	251.12	1,364	12thin

One grade step is worth $70.63/cwt here — about $401 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 sale49 hd

304.45

—

OK average6 barns · 893 hd

323.15

−18.70

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−29.81

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−88.18

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	—	Low	1,801	191.66	3,452	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	155.64	2,133	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	151.88	1,629	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	150.54	1,849	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,643	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,094	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$2,036	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$3,155	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	433.90/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,618	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	383.57/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,661	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,875	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	352.04/cwt	351.00–353.00	1,665	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	370.12/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,791	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	394.68/cwt	388.00–403.00	2,029	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	321.02/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,669	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	390.61/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,226	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	262.08/cwt	214.00–312.00	1,531	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	358.21/cwt	349.00–365.00	2,207	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	306.64/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,917	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	302.84/cwt	297.00–314.00	2,035	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	263.03/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,802	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	267.43/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,944	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	403.39/cwt	395.00–411.00	1,299	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	375.53/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,435	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	416	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,660	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	354.46/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,510	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	263.67/cwt	233.00–319.00	1,163	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	352.84/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,687	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	295.49/cwt	238.00–334.00	1,424	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	255.14/cwt	201.00–283.00	1,314	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	331.40/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,746	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	314.40/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,776	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	247.10/cwt	217.00–272.00	1,411	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	275.55/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,678	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	244.37/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,647	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,933	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,583	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,479	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	440.63/cwt	421.00–451.00	1,573	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	361.52/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,410	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	384.91/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,647	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	345.41/cwt	333.00–353.00	1,485	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	379.27/cwt	369.00–389.00	1,786	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	352.56/cwt	347.00–363.00	1,840	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	287.79/cwt	234.00–326.00	1,502	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	294.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,661	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	308.88/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,890	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	249.39/cwt	234.00–263.00	1,791	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,433	177.05/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	200.58/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,556	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	195.46/cwt	193.00–198.00	4,036	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	136.54/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,400	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,725	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	150.53/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,645	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	139.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,700	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	158.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,930	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	151.21/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,881	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,244	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	156.62/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,157	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,015	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	2,036.37/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,036	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	2,093.89/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,094	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	2,643.17/head	1,425.00–3,025.00	2,643	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	3,154.87/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,155	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 600Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 132Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 33Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	493.00	493.00
3	350–400	357	421.00–451.00	440.63
6	400–450	428	373.00–391.00	384.91
4	450–500	471	369.00–389.00	379.27
20	500–550	522	347.00–363.00	352.56
4	550–600	563	285.00–305.00	294.96
5	600–650	612	303.00–313.00	308.88
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
7	700–750	718	234.00–263.00	249.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	360.00–363.00	361.52
3	400–450	430	333.00–353.00	345.41
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	522	234.00–326.00	287.79
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	373	425.00–440.00	433.90
7	400–450	433	373.00–391.00	383.57
14	450–500	484	363.00–380.00	370.12
12	500–550	514	388.00–403.00	394.68
9	550–600	570	386.00–400.00	390.61
16	600–650	616	349.00–365.00	358.21
13	650–700	672	297.00–314.00	302.84
7	700–750	727	261.00–272.00	267.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	351.00–353.00	352.04
6	500–550	520	307.00–335.00	321.02
4	550–600	584	214.00–312.00	262.08
2	600–650	625	292.00–322.00	306.64
2	650–700	685	259.00–267.00	263.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	395.00–411.00	403.39
8	350–400	382	365.00–380.00	375.53
5	400–450	426	345.00–360.00	354.46
21	450–500	478	343.00–360.00	352.84
16	500–550	527	325.00–341.00	331.40
21	550–600	565	304.00–320.00	314.40
4	600–650	609	270.00–287.00	275.55
5	650–700	674	233.00–251.00	244.37
1	700–750	735	263.00	263.00
1	750–800	780	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	890	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	233.00–319.00	263.67
5	450–500	482	238.00–334.00	295.49
6	500–550	515	201.00–283.00	255.14
6	550–600	571	217.00–272.00	247.10
1	600–650	630	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	399.00	399.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,234	1,425.00–3,025.00	2,643.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,201	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,093.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,036.37

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	2	—	1,283	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,154.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	156.00–160.00	158.03
3	—	1,217	138.00–142.00	139.66
4	—	1,244	149.00–153.00	151.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	149.00–154.00	150.53
2	—	1,025	135.00–138.00	136.54
4	—	1,070	160.00–162.00	161.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,380	145.00–147.00	146.00
5	—	1,377	154.00–159.00	156.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	175.00–179.00	177.05
2	—	1,773	200.00–201.00	200.58
3	—	2,065	193.00–198.00	195.46

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.