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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

725 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 1,000▼ 355 vs year ago 1,080 · −32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 126▼ 55 vs year ago 92 · −59.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 54▼ 15 vs year ago 28 · −53.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 25.00+ higher. Heifer calves 20.00+ higher. Quality---Attractive groups of calves in both steer and heifer classes. Demand remains very good. Slaughter cows; 2.00 to 5.00 lower (light test). Slaughter bulls 4.00 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 $377.19/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −15.45 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$377.19

78 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$34.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs OK average

+17.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	384.62	2,068	61
Medium and Large 2	547	350.50	1,917	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about $151 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 sale78 hd

377.19

—

OK average6 barns · 808 hd

374.08

+3.11

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+17.39

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−15.45

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	—	High	1,757	198.16	3,482	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	171.27	2,074	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,439	166.45	2,395	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	164.60	1,806	5thin

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)	1,335	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,256	$3,315	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,836	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,968	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	1,729	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	524.44/cwt	480.00–573.00	1,883	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	426.97/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,571	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	452.59/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,878	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	512.31/cwt	491.00–540.00	2,172	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	399.25/cwt	299.00–440.00	1,916	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	481.74/cwt	473.00–495.00	2,322	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	438.07/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,322	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	386.45/cwt	368.00–399.00	2,064	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	399.88/cwt	391.00–413.00	2,279	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	363.09/cwt	349.00–383.00	2,091	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	391.37/cwt	383.00–405.00	2,434	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	345.85/cwt	315.00–365.00	2,175	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	358.69/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,396	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	314.08/cwt	303.00–334.00	2,151	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	298.00/cwt	261.00–335.00	2,086	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	362.21/cwt	358.00–373.00	2,579	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,462	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,237	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	465.71/cwt	443.00–490.00	1,462	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	530.41/cwt	500.00–559.00	1,719	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	491.49/cwt	485.00–501.00	1,823	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	406.28/cwt	353.00–470.00	1,528	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	381	523.49/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,994	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	390.54/cwt	309.00–453.00	1,640	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	474.08/cwt	468.00–483.00	1,996	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	428.44/cwt	418.00–440.00	2,044	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	377.12/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,818	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,205	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	387.11/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,013	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	353.83/cwt	289.00–372.00	1,847	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	375.32/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,143	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	346.75/cwt	333.00–361.00	1,994	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	315.13/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,951	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	348.60/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,200	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	295.38/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,970	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	350.54/cwt	343.00–359.00	2,342	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	316.83/cwt	308.00–323.00	2,294	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	286.76/cwt	278.00–291.00	2,208	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	286.51/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,444	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	534.62/cwt	500.00–566.00	1,743	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	467.18/cwt	459.00–475.00	1,579	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	537.55/cwt	503.00–580.00	2,021	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	451.32/cwt	391.00–492.00	1,715	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	483.09/cwt	470.00–501.00	2,068	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	447.83/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,921	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	463.99/cwt	455.00–473.00	2,209	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	393.23/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,096	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,023	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	383.98/cwt	371.00–390.00	2,196	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	346.18/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,015	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	364.61/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,261	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	354.85/cwt	348.00–365.00	2,356	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,346	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,197	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,766	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	181.62/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,806	206.29/cwt	204.00–210.00	3,726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	198.36/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,600	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	175.04/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,913	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	157.64/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,734	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,009	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,912	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	176.72/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,147	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,078	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	172.07/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,419	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	167.11/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,507	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,967.50/head	1,825.00–2,225.00	1,968	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,835.59/head	1,900.00–3,600.00	2,836	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	3,315.07/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,315	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 1,000Year ago 1,080

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 126Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 54Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	500.00–566.00	534.62
15	350–400	376	503.00–580.00	537.55
19	400–450	428	470.00–501.00	483.09
11	450–500	476	455.00–473.00	463.99
17	500–550	533	385.00–405.00	393.23
16	550–600	572	371.00–390.00	383.98
3	600–650	620	361.00–369.00	364.61
9	650–700	664	348.00–365.00	354.85
1	700–750	740	317.00	317.00
2	800–850	823	267.00	267.00
1	850–900	870	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	459.00–475.00	467.18
7	350–400	380	391.00–492.00	451.32
7	400–450	429	430.00–465.00	447.83
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	543	370.00–375.00	372.51
3	550–600	582	330.00–365.00	346.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	324	500.00–559.00	530.41
23	350–400	371	485.00–501.00	491.49
21	400–450	421	468.00–483.00	474.08
17	450–500	477	418.00–440.00	428.44
37	500–550	520	380.00–398.00	387.11
22	550–600	571	365.00–381.00	375.32
27	600–650	631	340.00–358.00	348.60
33	650–700	668	343.00–359.00	350.54
5	700–750	724	308.00–323.00	316.83
5	750–800	770	278.00–291.00	286.76
2	850–900	853	283.00–290.00	286.51
1	900–950	905	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	443.00–490.00	465.71
8	350–400	376	353.00–470.00	406.28
9	400–450	420	309.00–453.00	390.54
6	450–500	482	365.00–395.00	377.12
9	500–550	522	289.00–372.00	353.83
8	550–600	575	333.00–361.00	346.75
4	600–650	619	300.00–333.00	315.13
5	650–700	667	283.00–300.00	295.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	520.00–535.00	523.49
2	500–550	500	441.00	441.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	524.00	524.00
15	350–400	359	480.00–573.00	524.44
18	400–450	424	491.00–540.00	512.31
14	450–500	482	473.00–495.00	481.74
21	500–550	530	430.00–445.00	438.07
28	550–600	570	391.00–413.00	399.88
39	600–650	622	383.00–405.00	391.37
27	650–700	668	345.00–363.00	358.69
12	700–750	712	358.00–373.00	362.21
1	850–900	870	283.00	283.00
1	950–1000	990	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	405.00–450.00	426.97
2	400–450	415	445.00–460.00	452.59
4	450–500	480	299.00–440.00	399.25
8	500–550	534	368.00–399.00	386.45
6	550–600	576	349.00–383.00	363.09
6	600–650	629	315.00–365.00	345.85
3	650–700	685	303.00–334.00	314.08
2	700–750	700	261.00–335.00	298.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,256	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,315.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	1,825.00–2,225.00	1,967.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,900.00–3,600.00	2,835.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	174.00–176.00	175.04
3	—	1,100	156.00–160.00	157.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	164.00–169.00	167.11
2	—	1,353	152.00–155.00	153.55
4	—	1,406	170.00–174.00	172.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,215	175.00–179.00	176.72
2	—	1,203	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,806	204.00–210.00	206.29
3	—	1,815	196.00–201.00	198.36
2	—	1,573	180.00–183.00	181.62

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.