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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 8

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 650▼ 900 vs year ago 1,500 · −60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 73▼ 124 vs year ago 259 · −47.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 27▼ 76 vs year ago 121 · −62.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 20+ higher in all classes. Heifer calves 15+ higher in all classes. Quality was vary attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 1.00 -7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

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 $347.14/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −45.49 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$347.14

77 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$47.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.91

vs OK average

+5.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	353.89	1,966	66
Medium and Large 2	537	306.68	1,648	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.21/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale77 hd

347.14

—

OK average4 barns · 379 hd

338.23

+8.91

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

+5.61

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−45.49

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	1,825	188.73	3,445	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	160.27	2,301	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	159.42	1,937	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	154.91	1,631	28

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,295	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,181	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,955	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$2,575	33

Every lot

82 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	460.69/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,483	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	469.08/cwt	459.00–495.00	1,754	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,494	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	445.36/cwt	429.00–458.00	1,857	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	350.57/cwt	258.00–405.00	1,483	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	400.61/cwt	389.00–407.00	1,875	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	352.31/cwt	351.00–355.00	1,797	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	379.89/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,953	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,162	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,334	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	375.20/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,131	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	314.34/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,833	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	389.69/cwt	387.00–391.00	2,447	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	298.18/cwt	253.00–343.00	1,873	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	353.88/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,275	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,611	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	296.05/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,995	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	303.03/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,191	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,391	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,302	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	417.66/cwt	403.00–433.00	1,311	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	349.26/cwt	315.00–381.00	1,146	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	358.07/cwt	332.00–397.00	1,300	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	418.43/cwt	403.00–429.00	1,603	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	420.96/cwt	419.00–423.00	1,764	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	377.82/cwt	371.00–390.00	1,625	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	377.29/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,777	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	344.77/cwt	341.00–353.00	1,648	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	314.77/cwt	283.00–326.00	1,624	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	340.29/cwt	333.00–351.00	1,759	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,147	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	323.41/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,827	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	292.52/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,682	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	383.17/cwt	383.00–385.00	2,261	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,102	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	265.27/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,653	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	286.98/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,799	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	288.52/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,884	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,185	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	228.43/cwt	203.00–265.00	1,656	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	293.48/cwt	288.00–303.00	2,139	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,227	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	242.91/cwt	233.00–253.00	1,999	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	475.48/cwt	439.00–497.00	1,460	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	447.40/cwt	439.00–465.00	1,651	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	353.18/cwt	325.00–381.00	1,353	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	429.29/cwt	423.00–448.00	1,812	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	368.04/cwt	344.00–387.00	1,583	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	395.82/cwt	373.00–407.00	1,837	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	359.67/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,762	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,698	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	364.92/cwt	359.00–373.00	1,894	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	348.26/cwt	333.00–353.00	2,034	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	312.19/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,829	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,644	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	291.27/cwt	277.00–303.00	1,823	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	273.07/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,857	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,791	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,122	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,165	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	175.17/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,925	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	198.68/cwt	197.00–202.00	3,461	3
Bulls	—	—	1,919	188.28/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,613	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	148.65/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,543	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	155.23/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,644	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,751	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,000	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	161.77/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,956	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	153.16/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,882	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	150.75/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,070	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	159.78/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,312	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	166.05/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,431	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,955.12/head	1,500.00–2,575.00	1,955	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	2,180.82/head	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,181	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,294.52/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,295	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	2,023.45/head	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,023	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,645.23/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,645	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	3,355.96/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,356	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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 650Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 73Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 27Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	419	419.00–423.00	420.96
4	500–550	525	409.00	409.00
22	550–600	590	383.00–385.00	383.17
2	600–650	620	339.00	339.00
1	650–700	685	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	403.00–433.00	417.66
23	350–400	383	403.00–429.00	418.43
21	400–450	430	371.00–390.00	377.82
25	450–500	471	368.00–385.00	377.29
21	500–550	517	333.00–351.00	340.29
19	550–600	565	315.00–333.00	323.41
5	600–650	627	276.00–294.00	286.98
4	650–700	653	275.00–297.00	288.52
18	700–750	729	288.00–303.00	293.48
1	750–800	760	293.00	293.00
2	800–850	823	233.00–253.00	242.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	315.00–381.00	349.26
4	350–400	363	332.00–397.00	358.07
7	450–500	478	341.00–353.00	344.77
7	500–550	516	283.00–326.00	314.77
4	550–600	575	285.00–303.00	292.52
2	600–650	623	259.00–272.00	265.27
1	650–700	650	214.00	214.00
3	700–750	725	203.00–265.00	228.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	455.00–465.00	460.69
9	350–400	374	459.00–495.00	469.08
16	400–450	417	429.00–458.00	445.36
21	450–500	468	389.00–407.00	400.61
15	500–550	514	372.00–387.00	379.89
20	550–600	568	365.00–381.00	375.20
41	600–650	643	350.00–364.00	353.88
3	650–700	674	293.00–302.00	296.05
2	700–750	723	295.00–311.00	303.03
17	750–800	752	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	910	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	408.00	408.00
3	550–600	568	411.00	411.00
3	600–650	628	387.00–391.00	389.69
14	650–700	666	392.00	392.00
4	700–750	705	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	383.00	383.00
3	400–450	423	258.00–405.00	350.57
3	500–550	510	351.00–355.00	352.31
3	550–600	583	311.00–320.00	314.34
2	600–650	628	253.00–343.00	298.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	439.00–497.00	475.48
5	350–400	369	439.00–465.00	447.40
11	400–450	422	423.00–448.00	429.29
20	450–500	464	373.00–407.00	395.82
11	500–550	519	359.00–373.00	364.92
15	550–600	584	333.00–353.00	348.26
8	600–650	626	277.00–303.00	291.27
2	650–700	680	263.00–283.00	273.07
1	700–750	705	254.00	254.00
1	750–800	755	281.00	281.00
1	850–900	880	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	325.00–381.00	353.18
4	400–450	430	344.00–387.00	368.04
3	450–500	490	351.00–365.00	359.67
1	500–550	510	333.00	333.00
4	550–600	586	305.00–318.00	312.19
1	600–650	600	274.00	274.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,294.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,180.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,500.00–2,575.00	1,955.12

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	25	—	1,075	2,300.00–3,400.00	2,645.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	992	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,023.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,355.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,625.00	2,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	165.00–170.00	166.70
8	—	1,209	159.00–164.00	161.77
10	—	1,229	151.00–156.00	153.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,038	146.00–151.00	148.65
8	—	1,068	162.00–166.00	163.98
8	—	1,059	154.00–159.00	155.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	149.00–153.00	150.75
7	—	1,464	165.00–169.00	166.05
5	—	1,447	159.00–161.00	159.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	173.00–178.00	175.17
3	—	1,742	197.00–202.00	198.68
6	—	1,919	186.00–191.00	188.28

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.