Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2025-07-01

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 1
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 700▲ 650 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 151▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 29▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 10+ lower, over 500 lbs. 10.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality was attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers 4.00 lower, Boners and Leans steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.47/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −84.17 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$308.47
45 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.37
vs OK average
−34.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552316.961,75036
Medium and Large 2561274.521,5409thin
One grade step is worth $42.44/cwt here — about $210 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 sale45 hd
308.47
—
OK average5 barns · 490 hd
312.84
−4.37
National average21 barns · 2,053 hd
342.96
−34.49
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−84.17
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—Average1,788184.493,2998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477169.842,50920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209169.282,04611
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053164.761,7358thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,3332thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,3192thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,349$2,2637
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)959$1,9204thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,8642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,223$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$1,8251thin

Every lot

85 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 1323438.37/cwt420.00–465.001,4167
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375421.38/cwt403.00–430.001,58014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375353.48/cwt345.00–365.001,3266
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418409.63/cwt401.00–440.001,71216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420359.98/cwt285.00–397.001,5125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,6881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477323.90/cwt283.00–350.001,5453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485371.98/cwt365.00–380.001,80411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520373.06/cwt361.00–380.001,94018
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521320.63/cwt290.00–337.001,6707
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578349.92/cwt343.00–360.002,02318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned580348.83/cwt330.00–358.002,0233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590289.00/cwt283.00–295.001,7052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608271.89/cwt240.00–303.001,6532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611336.50/cwt330.00–347.002,05618
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675321.61/cwt315.00–330.002,1719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680230.00/cwt215.00–245.001,5642
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712282.80/cwt263.00–288.002,0145
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774289.25/cwt287.00–290.002,2394
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,3591
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320414.44/cwt400.00–430.001,32612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323384.64/cwt379.00–393.001,2424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370403.21/cwt395.00–415.001,49230
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371328.42/cwt250.00–385.001,21811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423382.36/cwt373.00–392.001,61724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424330.94/cwt245.00–355.001,4039
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471352.16/cwt345.00–360.001,65923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473300.45/cwt210.00–335.001,4219
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519319.63/cwt310.00–325.001,65914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525270.28/cwt241.00–287.001,4193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573312.17/cwt303.00–325.001,78921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579276.64/cwt245.00–295.001,6026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632306.57/cwt299.00–315.001,93810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658297.01/cwt283.00–300.001,9546
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9881
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310489.39/cwt475.00–500.001,51711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327332.58/cwt300.00–395.001,0886
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369376.73/cwt343.00–418.001,3908
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383444.45/cwt425.00–467.001,7029
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419405.13/cwt385.00–420.001,6979
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420350.79/cwt335.00–363.001,4734
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471339.92/cwt330.00–357.001,60110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475298.48/cwt254.00–325.001,4186
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523287.64/cwt263.00–313.001,5042
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528331.31/cwt325.00–340.001,74911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573315.81/cwt305.00–325.001,81012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1639298.99/cwt293.00–309.001,9115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672271.65/cwt260.00–280.001,8258
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678222.20/cwt205.00–235.001,5073
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,0431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755261.00/cwt250.00–270.001,9713
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870188.11/cwt183.00–193.001,6372
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1878264.09/cwt258.00–270.002,3192
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,745169.80/cwt169.00–171.002,9632
Bulls——1,776187.59/cwt185.00–189.003,3324
Bulls——1,855192.99/cwt191.00–195.003,5802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015150.99/cwt150.00–152.001,5332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040176.01/cwt175.00–177.001,8312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079166.01/cwt164.00–168.001,7914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183176.98/cwt176.00–178.002,0943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218162.67/cwt161.00–165.001,9813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219168.63/cwt167.00–171.002,0565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422161.89/cwt159.00–164.002,3025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468175.61/cwt174.00–178.002,5787
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520169.77/cwt167.00–172.002,5818
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29591,919.98/head1,400.00–2,325.001,9204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,319.48/head2,025.00–2,550.002,3192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,863.93/head1,650.00–2,025.001,8642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,332.66/head2,300.00–2,375.002,3332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3492,263.49/head1,450.00–2,550.002,2637

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.