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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 30
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,100▼ 400 vs year ago 1,300 · −30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 260▼ 18 vs year ago 143 · −12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 90▲ 8 vs year ago 17 · +47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Attractive---Large groups of vary nice steer and heifer calves. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and boners 8.00 to 9.00 lower, Leans 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $389.58/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 12 of 35 comparable sales and sits −32.08 against this barn's trailing median of $421.67.
Average price
$389.58
84 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$376
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.75
vs OK average
−33.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560395.972,21775
Medium and Large 2547336.301,8409thin
One grade step is worth $59.67/cwt here — about $376 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 sale84 hd
389.58
—
OK average6 barns · 1,216 hd
415.33
−25.75
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−33.07
This barn, trailing median35 sales
421.67
−32.08
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
507449390331median 421.6703/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.25, low $345.40, median $421.67 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—High1,718185.243,18221
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,071160.201,71620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,420158.492,25013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203158.041,90120

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,9462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,6923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,143$2,0932thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$3,2501thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned305315.00/cwt315.00–315.009611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333551.82/cwt525.00–630.001,8384
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned333457.24/cwt442.00–469.001,52310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377505.02/cwt500.00–510.001,9044
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378520.39/cwt490.00–527.001,96710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned419443.14/cwt435.00–450.001,8574
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439489.30/cwt479.00–495.002,14814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned466440.77/cwt375.00–456.002,05415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned469345.83/cwt303.00–375.001,6225
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478447.25/cwt438.00–459.002,13815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493365.62/cwt313.00–410.001,8035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521347.24/cwt303.00–376.001,8095
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned522399.49/cwt395.00–411.002,0856
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530414.58/cwt403.00–423.002,19723
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy568419.85/cwt415.00–425.002,3854
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572378.20/cwt371.00–390.002,16326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580322.63/cwt300.00–330.001,8714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned595390.82/cwt388.00–391.002,32516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619388.09/cwt371.00–399.002,40232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623323.19/cwt305.00–345.002,0135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676360.23/cwt348.00–365.002,43519
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned712354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,5203
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725345.27/cwt338.00–354.002,5039
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773332.17/cwt325.00–343.002,5685
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned324468.21/cwt411.00–505.001,51712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned328364.22/cwt335.00–393.001,1952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345500.00/cwt495.00–505.001,7252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned368354.95/cwt341.00–373.001,3063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned377445.05/cwt433.00–455.001,67812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380495.44/cwt490.00–510.001,8834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,2791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned415380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418424.67/cwt418.00–435.001,7755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423432.54/cwt425.00–440.001,83012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427373.94/cwt363.00–383.001,5973
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy462415.75/cwt415.00–418.001,9214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned467338.67/cwt303.00–360.001,5823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468393.62/cwt385.00–403.001,84220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned479384.67/cwt378.00–397.001,84312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485326.26/cwt303.00–350.001,5822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518384.76/cwt375.00–395.001,99333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524330.45/cwt273.00–355.001,7328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned529346.08/cwt337.00–356.001,8316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned540317.44/cwt306.00–323.001,7143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned563367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,06625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573341.52/cwt303.00–355.001,9577
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579373.32/cwt368.00–385.002,16216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned613341.49/cwt338.00–345.002,0932
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613319.90/cwt310.00–325.001,9613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620354.70/cwt347.00–365.002,19915
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677327.37/cwt323.00–334.002,21610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683303.21/cwt290.00–312.002,0714
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3402
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778306.42/cwt298.00–315.002,3842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned322473.49/cwt455.00–495.001,5257
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322465.88/cwt458.00–475.001,5003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned366442.81/cwt431.00–453.001,6218
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy373530.23/cwt526.00–535.001,9782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned375300.49/cwt300.00–301.001,1272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380512.73/cwt495.00–530.001,9482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned416439.88/cwt412.00–473.001,8308
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418392.46/cwt385.00–400.001,6402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned429388.01/cwt330.00–409.001,6659
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned468428.20/cwt399.00–445.002,00415
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470432.08/cwt415.00–455.002,0317
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned474360.49/cwt348.00–387.001,7093
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Gaunt500373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,8651
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned521372.78/cwt355.00–413.001,9429
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525334.57/cwt308.00–362.001,7566
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528389.66/cwt373.00–430.002,05710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned528332.71/cwt315.00–345.001,7574
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575333.48/cwt312.00–350.001,91810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned615359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,2081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622331.04/cwt303.00–389.002,05919
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned635282.06/cwt275.00–289.001,7912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8372
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673307.44/cwt291.00–313.002,0694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712292.47/cwt263.00–325.002,0829
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820251.14/cwt231.00–273.002,0594
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,578175.97/cwt174.00–179.002,7778
Bulls——1,764197.24/cwt195.00–200.003,4794
Bulls——1,821188.14/cwt186.00–191.003,4269
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043146.98/cwt145.00–149.001,5337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071171.66/cwt170.00–174.001,8386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099163.59/cwt161.00–166.001,7987
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195151.14/cwt149.00–154.001,8068
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201158.52/cwt156.00–161.001,9047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219168.42/cwt167.00–170.002,0535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415160.90/cwt160.00–162.002,2778
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427154.63/cwt152.00–157.002,2075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,093.00/head1,800.00–2,450.002,0932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,691.53/head2,450.00–2,950.002,6923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,946.40/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501

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.