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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 525▼ 100 vs year ago 700 · −14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 121▲ 9 vs year ago 109 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was good for the quality group calves, over all mostly average. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.69/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −75.98 against this barn's trailing median of $421.67.

Average price

$345.69

58 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$45.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

vs OK average

−26.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	354.25	1,941	47
Medium and Large 2	533	309.13	1,648	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.12/cwt here — about $293 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 sale58 hd

345.69

—

OK average6 barns · 424 hd

361.84

−16.15

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−26.23

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.67

−75.98

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.25, low $345.40, median $421.67 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	1,680	193.10	3,245	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	159.26	1,949	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	159.09	2,298	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	152.45	1,612	26

Every lot

61 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	419.09/cwt	407.00–423.00	1,396	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	368.36/cwt	354.00–393.00	1,345	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	442.85/cwt	435.00–463.00	1,639	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	359.37/cwt	335.00–407.00	1,513	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	420.98/cwt	411.00–431.00	1,793	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	332.78/cwt	275.00–363.00	1,581	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	383.70/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,842	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	311.59/cwt	273.00–334.00	1,623	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	354.32/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,850	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	302.56/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,709	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	354.63/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,021	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,017	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	337.68/cwt	328.00–346.00	2,117	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	313.03/cwt	310.00–331.00	2,122	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,256	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	256.68/cwt	243.00–271.00	1,984	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,211	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	401.43/cwt	391.00–405.00	1,317	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	902	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	396.02/cwt	387.00–403.00	1,481	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	355.86/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,520	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	303.46/cwt	271.00–323.00	1,329	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	285.16/cwt	236.00–307.00	1,326	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	337.95/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,605	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	314.75/cwt	308.00–323.00	1,646	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,500	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	315.18/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,800	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	261.88/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,516	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	323.22/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,991	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	275.17/cwt	253.00–297.00	1,734	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	280.68/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,897	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,841	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	264.53/cwt	258.00–277.00	2,040	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	431.25/cwt	423.00–440.00	1,371	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	298.25/cwt	251.00–350.00	984	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	423.02/cwt	403.00–440.00	1,578	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	287.00/cwt	254.00–351.00	1,111	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	397.96/cwt	383.00–417.00	1,671	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	288.22/cwt	262.00–332.00	1,251	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	361.97/cwt	352.00–373.00	1,694	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	342.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,745	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	334.15/cwt	311.00–363.00	1,871	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,627	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,869	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	286.72/cwt	279.00–303.00	1,944	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,466	185.61/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,721	4
Bulls	—	—	1,794	195.16/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,501	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	202.93/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	156.16/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,594	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	144.26/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,500	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	150.73/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,685	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	150.36/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,786	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	158.54/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,942	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	166.18/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,064	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	155.17/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,222	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	165.23/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,401	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,168	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 525Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 121Year ago 109

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	333	407.00–423.00	419.09
14	350–400	370	435.00–463.00	442.85
25	400–450	426	411.00–431.00	420.98
17	450–500	480	373.00–391.00	383.70
22	500–550	522	347.00–365.00	354.32
23	550–600	570	345.00–359.00	354.63
7	600–650	627	328.00–346.00	337.68
10	650–700	678	310.00–331.00	313.03
1	700–750	735	307.00	307.00
2	750–800	773	243.00–271.00	256.68
2	800–850	810	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	354.00–393.00	368.36
8	400–450	421	335.00–407.00	359.37
7	450–500	475	275.00–363.00	332.78
8	500–550	521	273.00–334.00	311.59
3	550–600	565	290.00–325.00	302.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	391.00–405.00	401.43
15	350–400	374	387.00–403.00	396.02
20	400–450	427	347.00–367.00	355.86
17	450–500	475	326.00–345.00	337.95
13	500–550	523	308.00–323.00	314.75
7	550–600	571	305.00–331.00	315.18
14	600–650	616	311.00–327.00	323.22
7	650–700	676	277.00–289.00	280.68
1	700–750	700	263.00	263.00
7	750–800	771	258.00–277.00	264.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	247.00	247.00
4	400–450	438	271.00–323.00	303.46
4	450–500	465	236.00–307.00	285.16
1	500–550	530	283.00	283.00
5	550–600	579	243.00–285.00	261.88
2	600–650	630	253.00–297.00	275.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	423.00–440.00	431.25
19	350–400	373	403.00–440.00	423.02
17	400–450	420	383.00–417.00	397.96
6	450–500	468	352.00–373.00	361.97
6	500–550	510	325.00–350.00	342.06
4	550–600	560	311.00–363.00	334.15
1	600–650	605	309.00	309.00
3	650–700	678	279.00–303.00	286.72
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	251.00–350.00	298.25
3	350–400	387	254.00–351.00	287.00
6	400–450	434	262.00–332.00	288.22
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	283.00	283.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	202.00–204.00	202.93
5	—	1,794	193.00–198.00	195.16
4	—	1,466	183.00–187.00	185.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	163.00–167.00	165.23
5	—	1,432	153.00–158.00	155.17
1	—	1,465	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	142.00–146.00	144.26
9	—	1,118	150.00–153.00	150.73
13	—	1,021	155.00–158.00	156.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	164.00–169.00	166.18
11	—	1,225	156.00–161.00	158.54
3	—	1,188	149.00–152.00	150.36

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.