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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 5

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,050 head

▲ 350 vs last sale 700▲ 550 vs year ago 500 · +110.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 103▲ 35 vs year ago 88 · +39.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 32▲ 15 vs year ago 12 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher with classes being vary uneven. Heifer calves steady with all classes being uneven. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 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 $348.80/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 6 of 35 comparable sales and sits −43.84 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$348.80

105 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$28.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs OK average

−1.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	354.99	1,955	82
Medium and Large 2	541	326.74	1,767	23

One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $187 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 sale105 hd

348.80

—

OK average6 barns · 602 hd

352.60

−3.80

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−1.77

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−43.84

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	—	Average	1,608	196.85	3,166	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	174.96	2,133	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	174.26	2,525	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	171.81	1,852	21

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,772	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,674	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,556	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$3,259	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$3,213	2thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	554.90/cwt	533.00–573.00	1,737	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	447.69/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,674	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	531.42/cwt	518.00–560.00	1,993	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	472.06/cwt	455.00–498.00	1,983	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	397.34/cwt	351.00–420.00	1,740	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	449.41/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,103	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	391.30/cwt	350.00–429.00	1,894	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,220	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	434.87/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,253	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	387.09/cwt	346.00–415.00	2,044	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	440.21/cwt	433.00–458.00	2,456	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	361.22/cwt	343.00–371.00	2,055	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	392.17/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,247	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,323	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	353.49/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,153	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	379.97/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,394	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	365.88/cwt	358.00–373.00	2,459	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,288	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	326.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,387	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	301.67/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,278	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	316.35/cwt	303.00–323.00	2,632	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,416	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	304	436.25/cwt	403.00–470.00	1,326	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,421	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	481.80/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,542	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	381.52/cwt	333.00–424.00	1,419	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	446.73/cwt	435.00–459.00	1,680	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	430.39/cwt	390.00–443.00	1,674	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,970	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	428.91/cwt	420.00–443.00	1,801	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	358.35/cwt	324.00–401.00	1,541	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	417.53/cwt	408.00–430.00	1,958	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	361.18/cwt	339.00–383.00	1,719	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	330.81/cwt	303.00–343.00	1,733	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	373.67/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,980	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	352.53/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,879	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	320.42/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,817	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	352.85/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,029	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	332.06/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,085	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,775	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	317.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,095	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	303.00/cwt	293.00–309.00	2,160	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	523.05/cwt	505.00–553.00	1,632	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	469.03/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,477	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	441.46/cwt	395.00–495.00	1,616	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	516.44/cwt	503.00–540.00	1,895	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	399.88/cwt	363.00–425.00	1,667	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	449.61/cwt	433.00–483.00	1,933	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	417.20/cwt	355.00–463.00	1,957	31
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	361.99/cwt	361.00–363.00	1,785	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	392.80/cwt	381.00–403.00	2,054	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	340.07/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,932	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	376.42/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,168	33
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	323.32/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,014	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	352.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,237	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	354.66/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,351	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	318.29/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,285	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,162	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	244.61/cwt	234.00–255.00	2,385	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	195.01/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,186	7
Bulls	—	—	1,688	206.23/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,481	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	180.66/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,938	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	165.66/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,779	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	172.17/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,875	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	167.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,028	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	177.38/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,160	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,309	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	185.56/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,654	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	166.66/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,420	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	175.75/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,562	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,044.46/head	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,044	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,401.72/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,402	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,673.67/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,674	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,556.04/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,556	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,772.36/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,772	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 700Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 103Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	505.00–553.00	523.05
16	350–400	367	503.00–540.00	516.44
16	400–450	430	433.00–483.00	449.61
31	450–500	469	355.00–463.00	417.20
26	500–550	523	381.00–403.00	392.80
33	550–600	576	363.00–385.00	376.42
10	600–650	635	340.00–365.00	352.24
6	650–700	663	345.00–360.00	354.66
3	700–750	718	313.00–325.00	318.29
1	750–800	775	279.00	279.00
1	800–850	845	265.00	265.00
2	950–1000	975	234.00–255.00	244.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	435.00–490.00	469.03
5	350–400	366	395.00–495.00	441.46
10	400–450	417	363.00–425.00	399.88
2	450–500	493	361.00–363.00	361.99
6	550–600	568	330.00–353.00	340.07
2	600–650	623	317.00–330.00	323.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	477.00	477.00
9	500–550	530	373.00–375.00	373.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	454.00	454.00
4	350–400	389	390.00–443.00	430.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	403.00–470.00	436.25
10	350–400	372	333.00–424.00	381.52
15	400–450	430	324.00–401.00	358.35
24	450–500	476	339.00–383.00	361.18
14	500–550	524	303.00–343.00	330.81
9	550–600	567	292.00–330.00	320.42
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	320	475.00–495.00	481.80
26	350–400	376	435.00–459.00	446.73
27	400–450	420	420.00–443.00	428.91
21	450–500	469	408.00–430.00	417.53
38	500–550	533	345.00–363.00	352.53
35	550–600	575	345.00–363.00	352.85
22	600–650	628	320.00–338.00	332.06
15	650–700	659	310.00–330.00	317.96
5	700–750	713	293.00–309.00	303.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	431.00	431.00
2	550–600	588	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	435.00–465.00	447.69
7	400–450	438	351.00–420.00	397.34
8	450–500	484	350.00–429.00	391.30
15	500–550	528	346.00–415.00	387.09
6	550–600	569	343.00–371.00	361.22
3	600–650	609	345.00–370.00	353.49
2	650–700	688	330.00–335.00	332.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	533.00–573.00	554.90
8	350–400	375	518.00–560.00	531.42
22	400–450	420	455.00–498.00	472.06
27	450–500	468	440.00–467.00	449.41
45	500–550	518	425.00–450.00	434.87
38	550–600	573	380.00–401.00	392.17
35	600–650	630	373.00–390.00	379.97
13	650–700	672	358.00–373.00	365.88
4	700–750	731	320.00–335.00	326.54
3	750–800	755	295.00–315.00	301.67
3	800–850	832	303.00–323.00	316.35
2	850–900	898	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	558	433.00–458.00	440.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,165	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,401.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,525.00	3,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,044.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,772.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,000	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,673.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,556.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,208	165.00–170.00	167.90
3	—	1,248	184.00–186.00	184.99
8	—	1,218	176.00–179.00	177.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,089	171.00–175.00	172.17
9	—	1,074	163.00–169.00	165.66
6	—	1,073	178.00–182.00	180.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	183.00–188.00	185.56
8	—	1,458	174.00–179.00	175.75
9	—	1,452	165.00–169.00	166.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,634	193.00–197.00	195.01
4	—	1,688	203.00–208.00	206.23
2	—	1,358	184.00–185.00	184.51

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.