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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 23
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 1,200▲ 260 vs year ago 840 · +31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 150 vs last sale 110▲ 69 vs year ago 191 · +36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 55▲ 61 vs year ago 29 · +210.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 1.00 to 6.00 lower, Leans 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; 1.00 lower. Demand continues to be good. Quality was average to attractive. Steer calves under 400 lbs. 10+ lower, over 400 lbs. 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 8.00 to 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 6.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.79/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −32.84 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$359.79
61 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.97
vs OK average
−6.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545368.102,00751
Medium and Large 2547317.441,73610thin
One grade step is worth $50.66/cwt here — about $271 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 sale61 hd
359.79
—
OK average6 barns · 1,297 hd
371.77
−11.97
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−6.06
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−32.84
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
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—Average1,719191.113,28512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230168.002,06655
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,399163.532,28871
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,072159.961,71629

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$2,9154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,209$2,64217
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,415$2,53421
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,019$2,4878
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$2,4036
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,209$3,0338
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,8251thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7064
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325494.69/cwt493.00–520.001,60816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366412.16/cwt373.00–450.001,5095
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373518.39/cwt511.00–529.001,93411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384498.15/cwt490.00–505.001,9138
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412452.31/cwt445.00–460.001,8647
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429463.97/cwt458.00–474.001,9907
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469457.52/cwt442.00–467.002,14616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned473330.16/cwt300.00–360.001,5622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482458.62/cwt450.00–468.002,2117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482388.80/cwt359.00–415.001,8746
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned521452.52/cwt433.00–465.002,35814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned523359.71/cwt340.00–380.001,8812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531385.35/cwt370.00–401.002,0464
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535424.10/cwt415.00–435.002,26928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559337.33/cwt323.00–348.001,8865
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned568357.21/cwt351.00–363.002,0295
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573394.57/cwt388.00–405.002,26118
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622391.28/cwt380.00–400.002,43414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624348.68/cwt340.00–359.002,1765
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy640417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,6694
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665401.22/cwt388.00–410.002,66822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,0451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705320.50/cwt320.00–321.002,2602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723384.96/cwt375.00–393.002,78315
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767365.33/cwt363.00–367.002,8026
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825350.47/cwt348.00–353.002,8912
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,1221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned315359.46/cwt340.00–373.001,1323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned317440.36/cwt429.00–450.001,39611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325356.12/cwt335.00–380.001,1572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329445.62/cwt438.00–458.001,46610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373416.27/cwt410.00–427.001,55320
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned379397.64/cwt386.00–410.001,50712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380389.11/cwt378.00–395.001,4793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned385339.65/cwt313.00–375.001,3083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned406391.50/cwt383.00–405.001,58912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408431.50/cwt430.00–433.001,7614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428394.82/cwt388.00–407.001,69024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430356.88/cwt310.00–380.001,5356
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned440356.08/cwt343.00–365.001,5673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477411.67/cwt401.00–425.001,96411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned479380.85/cwt373.00–390.001,8247
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484346.25/cwt312.00–367.001,6765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned509350.37/cwt340.00–359.001,7835
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514324.16/cwt312.00–343.001,6665
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522387.20/cwt378.00–397.002,02120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned562333.64/cwt331.00–337.001,8753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570358.01/cwt346.00–369.002,04122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580310.72/cwt300.00–323.001,8025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619313.11/cwt302.00–337.001,9386
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned620324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,0091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629356.02/cwt348.00–365.002,23926
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662315.78/cwt307.00–323.002,0903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677342.51/cwt333.00–351.002,31927
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708334.93/cwt321.00–340.002,37110
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761318.49/cwt308.00–329.002,42413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765264.93/cwt260.00–270.002,0272
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,5381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313506.97/cwt485.00–550.001,5878
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned322384.65/cwt351.00–440.001,2395
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned327503.72/cwt485.00–550.001,64714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned357415.23/cwt405.00–431.001,4823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368500.31/cwt488.00–522.001,84115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383522.90/cwt507.00–545.002,0037
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413468.14/cwt453.00–475.001,93311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned419480.41/cwt453.00–505.002,01317
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned429357.57/cwt300.00–395.001,5344
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443360.72/cwt340.00–370.001,5984
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467423.41/cwt405.00–450.001,9777
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned473403.30/cwt390.00–435.001,9087
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473331.33/cwt310.00–352.001,5672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned513362.97/cwt340.00–385.001,8629
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520384.93/cwt380.00–390.002,0026
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,8201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned565301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571382.66/cwt375.00–390.002,18515
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620365.69/cwt355.00–370.002,2677
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned620354.63/cwt343.00–359.002,1995
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664327.34/cwt322.00–334.002,1746
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727355.99/cwt353.00–365.002,5884
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769296.01/cwt283.00–313.002,2765
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813329.21/cwt310.00–361.002,6764
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1867257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,2283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,655189.56/cwt188.00–193.003,1375
Bulls——1,702183.56/cwt182.00–186.003,1243
Bulls——1,811198.70/cwt197.00–201.003,5984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059161.90/cwt160.00–165.001,71512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074153.26/cwt150.00–156.001,64612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101171.41/cwt168.00–173.001,8875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214177.45/cwt175.00–179.002,15411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227159.88/cwt158.00–163.001,96214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237168.33/cwt167.00–173.002,08230
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354159.17/cwt158.00–165.002,15545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444174.96/cwt172.00–177.002,52610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499168.64/cwt166.00–171.002,52816
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,675.43/head2,400.00–2,925.002,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2223,152.11/head2,950.00–3,275.003,1526
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0192,486.68/head1,600.00–3,025.002,4878
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0942,402.94/head1,550.00–3,475.002,4036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2092,641.59/head2,425.00–2,775.002,64217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2492,915.47/head2,000.00–3,500.002,9154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,533.67/head2,325.00–2,850.002,53421

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.