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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 10
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 675 vs last sale 1,200▼ 825 vs year ago 1,350 · −61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 221▼ 156 vs year ago 277 · −56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 89▼ 49 vs year ago 68 · −72.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves uneven in classes. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher, some 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive, with nice drafts of calves in each class. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 higher, Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.89/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −71.75 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$320.89
60 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.45
vs OK average
−20.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530327.891,73950
Medium and Large 2540285.911,54410thin
One grade step is worth $41.97/cwt here — about $195 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 sale60 hd
320.89
—
OK average6 barns · 600 hd
324.34
−3.45
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−20.03
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−71.75
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
441397352307median 392.6403/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,712189.473,2448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206158.521,91320
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,435154.782,22013
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053151.941,59935

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,7073thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,1282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$2,0333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$2,1751thin

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318444.07/cwt435.00–453.001,4124
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371418.49/cwt410.00–443.001,55311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,3031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419349.59/cwt301.00–393.001,4656
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433407.78/cwt403.00–420.001,76611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458332.75/cwt318.00–348.001,5242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478386.44/cwt373.00–400.001,84714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520300.98/cwt225.00–326.001,5659
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524357.22/cwt343.00–365.001,87229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570331.10/cwt320.00–338.001,88735
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578278.20/cwt253.00–319.001,6084
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617316.87/cwt302.00–336.001,95516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660313.07/cwt309.00–328.002,06611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675276.41/cwt270.00–283.001,8665
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732293.08/cwt288.00–301.002,1456
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763272.89/cwt266.00–280.002,0822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,0501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8921
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,2201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331406.68/cwt403.00–417.001,34610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367397.14/cwt390.00–405.001,4585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421387.53/cwt380.00–397.001,63228
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424341.72/cwt313.00–359.001,4495
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463349.14/cwt341.00–355.001,61719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484317.13/cwt312.00–325.001,5354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513331.64/cwt325.00–342.001,70132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518294.93/cwt265.00–304.001,5286
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561321.21/cwt218.00–335.001,80218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573272.39/cwt240.00–303.001,5614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618296.91/cwt290.00–308.001,83519
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622272.60/cwt267.00–277.001,6963
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668293.25/cwt286.00–303.001,95910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724274.49/cwt270.00–280.001,9874
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7242
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814237.23/cwt233.00–250.001,9314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329433.78/cwt426.00–445.001,4276
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376415.93/cwt400.00–439.001,5646
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387354.34/cwt353.00–355.001,3713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424415.99/cwt400.00–435.001,76411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438340.73/cwt318.00–361.001,4923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467379.66/cwt373.00–393.001,77316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482335.28/cwt333.00–338.001,6163
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517340.06/cwt333.00–349.001,75811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,6211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569304.07/cwt295.00–320.001,73011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571253.74/cwt230.00–285.001,4496
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618282.60/cwt274.00–296.001,74613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623219.44/cwt205.00–250.001,3673
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682221.13/cwt213.00–225.001,5083
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1739221.59/cwt215.00–228.001,6385
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635184.81/cwt183.00–187.003,0223
Bulls——1,648176.75/cwt175.00–178.002,9132
Bulls——1,832202.62/cwt201.00–205.003,7123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049150.32/cwt148.00–153.001,57723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055159.07/cwt156.00–161.001,6789
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072142.99/cwt142.00–145.001,5333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183149.15/cwt147.00–150.001,7646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203166.10/cwt163.00–169.001,9987
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230158.98/cwt157.00–161.001,9557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323145.76/cwt143.00–148.001,9284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433163.14/cwt161.00–166.002,3384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525155.32/cwt154.00–158.002,3695
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,032.69/head1,825.00–2,200.002,0333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,707.29/head2,050.00–3,600.002,7073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,127.98/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28853,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751

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.