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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 12

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 1,050▲ 300 vs year ago 700 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 123▲ 39 vs year ago 87 · +44.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 27▲ 31 vs year ago 23 · +134.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00-8.00 higher. Quality was very attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

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 $369.60/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −23.04 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$369.60

65 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$33.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs OK average

+18.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	372.71	2,021	59
Medium and Large 2	580	338.97	1,966	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $55 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 sale65 hd

369.60

—

OK average6 barns · 822 hd

370.76

−1.16

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+18.79

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−23.04

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	1,701	202.08	3,436	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	169.77	2,092	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	167.90	2,398	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	161.33	1,715	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,869	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$2,808	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$2,745	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,690	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$3,500	1thin

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	335	537.11/cwt	500.00–595.00	1,799	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,413	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	477.79/cwt	445.00–498.00	1,777	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	479.68/cwt	455.00–499.00	1,981	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	431.35/cwt	403.00–450.00	1,829	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	469.26/cwt	440.00–489.00	2,281	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	391.90/cwt	335.00–425.00	1,905	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,175	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,892	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	393.65/cwt	382.00–410.00	2,019	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,202	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	403.56/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,316	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	331.19/cwt	259.00–380.00	1,901	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	390.66/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,481	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	319.35/cwt	273.00–373.00	2,037	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	322.08/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,184	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	363.76/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,481	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	333.06/cwt	323.00–337.00	2,401	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,565	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	299.97/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,415	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	415.58/cwt	382.00–448.00	1,346	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	482.67/cwt	460.00–509.00	1,578	41
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	396.58/cwt	325.00–430.00	1,483	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	469.72/cwt	458.00–485.00	1,771	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	432.16/cwt	423.00–444.00	1,867	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	377.54/cwt	320.00–405.00	1,631	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	404.77/cwt	389.00–428.00	1,923	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	380.95/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,859	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,981	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	377.75/cwt	368.00–393.00	1,979	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	363.23/cwt	357.00–378.00	2,081	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	338.97/cwt	323.00–353.00	1,966	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	356.02/cwt	347.00–368.00	2,211	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	320.17/cwt	309.00–331.00	2,033	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	319.13/cwt	309.00–330.00	2,125	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	294.71/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,972	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	324.06/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,340	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,993	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	276.08/cwt	263.00–289.00	2,153	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	309.49/cwt	293.00–311.00	2,501	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,788	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	572.51/cwt	512.00–593.00	1,826	19
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	457.84/cwt	450.00–483.00	1,483	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	477.64/cwt	432.00–508.00	1,786	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	397.32/cwt	393.00–402.00	1,510	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	387.88/cwt	371.00–406.00	1,629	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	462.17/cwt	423.00–501.00	1,950	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	430.81/cwt	400.00–495.00	2,029	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	381.24/cwt	325.00–397.00	1,864	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	390.30/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,057	35
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	367.40/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,958	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	343.29/cwt	320.00–367.00	1,922	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	381.10/cwt	372.00–401.00	2,229	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,777	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	348.65/cwt	290.00–389.00	2,179	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,841	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	315.19/cwt	303.00–366.00	2,131	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	278.41/cwt	259.00–318.00	2,005	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	274.27/cwt	260.00–289.00	2,148	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	277.03/cwt	275.00–279.00	2,280	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	194.35/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	207.87/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,617	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	153.68/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,624	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	169.68/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,810	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	163.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,740	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	180.39/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,210	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	164.67/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,030	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,131	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	161.55/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,242	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	168.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,347	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	176.47/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,704	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	2,745.25/head	2,050.00–3,025.00	2,745	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	2,808.45/head	2,550.00–3,175.00	2,808	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	2,868.63/head	2,475.00–3,325.00	2,869	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,974.52/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,689.56/head	2,275.00–3,200.00	2,690	8

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,050Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 123Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 27Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Steer calves 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00-8.00 higher. Quality was very attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	398.00	398.00
4	400–450	424	403.00–450.00	431.35
7	450–500	486	335.00–425.00	391.90
2	500–550	510	371.00	371.00
4	550–600	574	259.00–380.00	331.19
3	600–650	638	273.00–373.00	319.35
2	650–700	678	319.00–325.00	322.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	335	500.00–595.00	537.11
9	350–400	372	445.00–498.00	477.79
10	400–450	413	455.00–499.00	479.68
18	450–500	486	440.00–489.00	469.26
18	500–550	513	382.00–410.00	393.65
30	550–600	574	390.00–415.00	403.56
50	600–650	635	380.00–405.00	390.66
19	650–700	682	355.00–369.00	363.76
11	700–750	721	323.00–337.00	333.06
1	750–800	775	331.00	331.00
4	800–850	805	295.00–315.00	299.97
1	850–900	885	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	500	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	300–350	327	460.00–509.00	482.67
18	350–400	377	458.00–485.00	469.72
33	400–450	432	423.00–444.00	432.16
31	450–500	475	389.00–428.00	404.77
33	500–550	524	368.00–393.00	377.75
23	550–600	573	357.00–378.00	363.23
39	600–650	621	347.00–368.00	356.02
14	650–700	666	309.00–330.00	319.13
16	700–750	722	310.00–328.00	324.06
2	750–800	780	263.00–289.00	276.08
12	800–850	808	293.00–311.00	309.49
1	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	920	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	382.00–448.00	415.58
8	350–400	374	325.00–430.00	396.58
8	400–450	432	320.00–405.00	377.54
3	450–500	488	375.00–385.00	380.95
6	550–600	580	323.00–353.00	338.97
2	600–650	635	309.00–331.00	320.17
4	650–700	669	290.00–303.00	294.71
1	700–750	730	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	319	512.00–593.00	572.51
13	350–400	374	432.00–508.00	477.64
29	400–450	422	423.00–501.00	462.17
27	450–500	471	400.00–495.00	430.81
35	500–550	527	380.00–407.00	390.30
23	550–600	585	372.00–401.00	381.10
13	600–650	625	290.00–389.00	348.65
8	650–700	676	303.00–366.00	315.19
5	700–750	720	259.00–318.00	278.41
2	750–800	783	260.00–289.00	274.27
2	800–850	823	275.00–279.00	277.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	450.00–483.00	457.84
2	350–400	380	393.00–402.00	397.32
2	400–450	420	371.00–406.00	387.88
9	450–500	489	325.00–397.00	381.24
4	500–550	533	360.00–377.00	367.40
2	550–600	560	320.00–367.00	343.29
1	600–650	615	289.00	289.00
1	650–700	660	279.00	279.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	170.00–175.00	172.40
5	—	1,225	178.00–182.00	180.39
14	—	1,233	162.00–167.00	164.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	168.00–172.00	169.68
6	—	1,067	160.00–165.00	163.06
9	—	1,057	151.00–156.00	153.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,532	175.00–179.00	176.47
7	—	1,391	165.00–170.00	168.73
9	—	1,388	159.00–164.00	161.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	192.00–196.00	194.35
4	—	1,740	206.00–210.00	207.87

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,975.00	3,975.00

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)	8	—	1,241	2,475.00–3,325.00	2,868.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,295	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,974.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,300	2,275.00–3,200.00	2,689.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,224	2,550.00–3,175.00	2,808.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,087	2,050.00–3,025.00	2,745.25

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.