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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 850▼ 200 vs year ago 1,050 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 134▼ 26 vs year ago 151 · −17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 11 vs year ago 19 · +57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20.00--30.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00--9.00 higher. Demand was very good, without a preference for weaned or un-weaned calves. Quality was attractive for all classes. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners--1.00--5.00 higher, Leans 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.79/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 8 of 35 comparable sales and sits −39.85 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$352.79
89 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.76
vs OK average
−45.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551365.412,01565
Medium and Large 2557318.591,77424
One grade step is worth $46.82/cwt here — about $240 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 sale89 hd
352.79
—
OK average6 barns · 1,248 hd
371.55
−18.76
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−45.07
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−39.85
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—Average1,691181.673,07115
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234161.471,99211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434161.452,31638
CowsLean 85-90%High1,083151.351,63911

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)1,010$2,8762thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$2,8692thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,201$2,4715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$2,2202thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)934$2,1679
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$3,0902thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317536.15/cwt505.00–560.001,7009
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned335412.43/cwt410.00–415.001,3822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373494.86/cwt423.00–540.001,84620
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418438.84/cwt430.00–448.001,8342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421494.84/cwt475.00–510.002,08312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473460.93/cwt433.00–475.002,18017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485363.30/cwt300.00–395.001,7625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned486452.89/cwt440.00–470.002,2016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned500361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,8051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525332.80/cwt303.00–353.001,7474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527426.03/cwt403.00–443.002,24515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned534415.99/cwt398.00–432.002,2217
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558349.76/cwt330.00–369.001,9522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569391.73/cwt380.00–400.002,22916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned569360.15/cwt343.00–367.002,0494
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608338.87/cwt310.00–365.002,0603
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned632375.02/cwt365.00–380.002,3703
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633382.79/cwt375.00–393.002,42315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670349.89/cwt335.00–365.002,3442
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676380.94/cwt370.00–395.002,57524
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729373.50/cwt365.00–390.002,7237
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,4241
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865336.46/cwt315.00–347.002,9103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2306334.31/cwt313.00–355.001,0232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned314493.20/cwt480.00–525.001,5495
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333493.60/cwt477.00–520.001,64410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371355.85/cwt318.00–381.001,3207
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375435.19/cwt420.00–500.001,63229
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned377463.01/cwt425.00–475.001,7466
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned385353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,3593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413432.72/cwt418.00–437.001,78716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned426423.68/cwt413.00–435.001,80514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428354.94/cwt300.00–410.001,51914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned431313.54/cwt280.00–353.001,3515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471405.99/cwt390.00–421.001,91231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477385.01/cwt375.00–397.001,83612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481350.51/cwt300.00–385.001,68610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516373.45/cwt365.00–385.001,92723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned525370.92/cwt366.00–380.001,9476
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned525308.40/cwt305.00–312.001,6192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527325.90/cwt280.00–350.001,7176
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned565342.43/cwt335.00–350.001,9352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572317.13/cwt250.00–345.001,81416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579360.36/cwt353.00–370.002,08634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628307.46/cwt273.00–335.001,9315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634356.63/cwt351.00–365.002,26110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664266.05/cwt240.00–310.001,7676
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681346.74/cwt340.00–358.002,3617
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726320.22/cwt315.00–323.002,3255
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782333.64/cwt333.00–335.002,6093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325458.28/cwt425.00–500.001,4893
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned332514.15/cwt495.00–570.001,7077
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy362616.73/cwt610.00–620.002,2333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373546.41/cwt510.00–575.002,0388
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned373330.13/cwt301.00–363.001,2312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376445.75/cwt424.00–505.001,6769
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378382.28/cwt350.00–415.001,4452
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420345.30/cwt305.00–403.001,4503
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424469.00/cwt450.00–500.001,9898
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned432465.10/cwt455.00–490.002,0097
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned433390.48/cwt373.00–409.001,6912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463323.85/cwt275.00–353.001,4996
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469437.65/cwt410.00–456.002,05314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned474338.08/cwt291.00–391.001,6026
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned489423.36/cwt407.00–436.002,07019
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned513390.58/cwt370.00–438.002,0046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned515309.51/cwt309.00–310.001,5942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516297.96/cwt234.00–350.001,5374
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528393.72/cwt370.00–412.002,0798
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned570354.49/cwt341.00–359.002,0219
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574353.54/cwt330.00–375.002,0297
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580288.68/cwt245.00–312.001,6743
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615252.19/cwt203.00–303.001,5512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625355.51/cwt338.00–385.002,22213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned663341.78/cwt337.00–343.002,2665
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669341.57/cwt303.00–365.002,2855
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned715303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,1663
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740292.82/cwt274.00–320.002,1673
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777256.80/cwt230.00–285.001,9953
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,452173.55/cwt171.00–176.002,5206
Bulls——1,725194.29/cwt193.00–197.003,3523
Bulls——1,912183.49/cwt180.00–186.003,5086
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068142.49/cwt142.00–143.001,5222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075150.97/cwt149.00–153.001,6235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101156.26/cwt154.00–158.001,7204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174146.49/cwt145.00–148.001,7202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247168.01/cwt167.00–169.002,0954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247162.22/cwt159.00–164.002,0235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412152.44/cwt150.00–154.002,1523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429160.53/cwt158.00–163.002,29422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448165.10/cwt164.00–168.002,39113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29342,167.01/head1,525.00–3,350.002,1679
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,875.99/head1,975.00–3,600.002,8762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,220.46/head1,650.00–2,600.002,2202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,470.77/head2,325.00–2,625.002,4715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,868.96/head1,750.00–3,500.002,8692
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,089.83/head2,825.00–3,300.003,0902

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.