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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 2
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,100▲ 400 vs year ago 700 · +57.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 122▲ 2 vs year ago 111 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 78▲ 8 vs year ago 24 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 13.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 9.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 14.00 higher. Quality was attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.61/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −17.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$375.61
83 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.49
vs OK average
+4.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544384.442,09267
Medium and Large 2541338.621,83316thin
One grade step is worth $45.83/cwt here — about $258 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 sale83 hd
375.61
—
OK average5 barns · 761 hd
392.09
−16.49
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
+4.10
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−17.03
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—Low1,550200.383,10710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,429176.582,52315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,222175.272,14220
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,076164.291,76817

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,395$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$2,4702thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$2,36117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$3,2112thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323546.12/cwt515.00–573.001,7647
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned328518.24/cwt513.00–560.001,70018
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy345620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,1392
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345492.00/cwt492.00–492.001,6971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned370378.81/cwt348.00–408.001,4022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy373533.00/cwt533.00–533.001,9884
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373407.38/cwt405.00–410.001,5202
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376468.29/cwt454.00–495.001,7618
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned384487.60/cwt478.00–496.001,8728
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408391.20/cwt360.00–412.001,5963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned421481.61/cwt472.00–490.002,0288
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned426449.13/cwt444.00–456.001,9134
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431482.52/cwt465.00–498.002,08017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475459.93/cwt452.00–470.002,18536
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478469.05/cwt463.00–475.002,2428
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485385.78/cwt364.00–414.001,8714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523441.42/cwt352.00–455.002,30927
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528413.56/cwt407.00–420.002,1844
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530378.71/cwt326.00–395.002,0077
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned560373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,0891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571389.62/cwt337.00–408.002,22513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575444.21/cwt435.00–458.002,55428
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611322.81/cwt234.00–384.001,9726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613420.30/cwt415.00–430.002,57616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned636409.40/cwt407.00–417.002,6044
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684377.66/cwt365.00–385.002,58312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned718362.66/cwt362.00–363.002,6043
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1748350.00/cwt349.00–354.002,6185
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769350.54/cwt342.00–355.002,6966
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,3441
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868310.48/cwt303.00–318.002,6952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324455.76/cwt441.00–505.001,4775
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned325372.02/cwt317.00–404.001,2093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned329456.49/cwt435.00–475.001,5026
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334381.38/cwt364.00–389.001,2743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned374457.73/cwt439.00–471.001,71220
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned379372.87/cwt315.00–424.001,4136
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380316.12/cwt250.00–384.001,2012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383459.54/cwt443.00–476.001,7607
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422443.22/cwt434.00–455.001,87015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned426446.59/cwt439.00–460.001,90217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428377.03/cwt259.00–430.001,6148
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned439387.65/cwt370.00–420.001,7025
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471422.55/cwt415.00–430.001,99011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474441.43/cwt428.00–452.002,09242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned476368.27/cwt351.00–385.001,7535
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488358.08/cwt325.00–385.001,7477
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518334.46/cwt286.00–364.001,7336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520386.98/cwt375.00–395.002,01214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527386.96/cwt375.00–396.002,03924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned528353.97/cwt340.00–367.001,8693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561346.77/cwt335.00–353.001,9455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566382.13/cwt373.00–390.002,16318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576379.50/cwt373.00–389.002,18611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned583307.66/cwt300.00–315.001,7942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned606364.84/cwt360.00–373.002,2118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620343.36/cwt329.00–351.002,1294
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625384.57/cwt371.00–390.002,40425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,9851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673341.08/cwt330.00–345.002,29511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723358.98/cwt340.00–360.002,59519
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730263.04/cwt236.00–289.001,9202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770318.18/cwt311.00–325.002,4502
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,68041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned329547.13/cwt535.00–555.001,8006
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned340468.98/cwt410.00–490.001,5955
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned367535.52/cwt515.00–560.001,96516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned372480.86/cwt350.00–512.001,78914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1392456.00/cwt456.00–456.001,7883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416474.24/cwt464.00–482.001,9735
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned421493.48/cwt465.00–540.002,07818
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned428407.05/cwt328.00–455.001,74210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471450.73/cwt440.00–464.002,12325
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479446.83/cwt439.00–455.002,1406
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485408.00/cwt404.00–412.001,9792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned485404.67/cwt385.00–430.001,9635
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned524393.47/cwt383.00–409.002,0626
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528409.72/cwt384.00–435.002,16314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned545353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,9241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned553431.80/cwt428.00–443.002,3884
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580287.76/cwt218.00–354.001,6692
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583384.00/cwt368.00–390.002,23910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned610347.38/cwt340.00–355.002,1192
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612385.64/cwt374.00–413.002,36010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632312.51/cwt244.00–360.001,9754
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned660255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6831
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677328.36/cwt320.00–343.002,2237
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730288.03/cwt284.00–290.002,1036
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773376.15/cwt367.00–385.002,9082
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525206.46/cwt205.00–208.003,1494
Bulls——1,536199.77/cwt198.00–202.003,0684
Bulls——1,630189.42/cwt189.00–190.003,0882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073158.50/cwt157.00–162.001,7018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084168.25/cwt166.00–172.001,8248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211168.34/cwt166.00–171.002,0399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216176.25/cwt174.00–179.002,1435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243184.85/cwt183.00–187.002,2986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365170.00/cwt168.00–172.002,3213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429181.19/cwt180.00–184.002,5896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461175.27/cwt173.00–178.002,5616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,361.42/head1,500.00–3,025.002,36117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,469.86/head2,100.00–2,800.002,4702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29633,211.17/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2112

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.