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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 21
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 850▼ 200 vs year ago 1,100 · −18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 125▼ 98 vs year ago 244 · −40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 30▼ 22 vs year ago 46 · −47.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 13.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality continues to be attractive. Slaughter cows , Breakers 1.00 higher, Boners and Leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls , 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.58/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 10 of 35 comparable sales and sits −36.05 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$356.58
79 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.19
vs OK average
−34.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546365.981,99763
Medium and Large 2553319.591,76716thin
One grade step is worth $46.39/cwt here — about $230 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 sale79 hd
356.58
—
OK average6 barns · 1,215 hd
377.77
−21.19
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−34.24
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−36.05
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—Low1,604184.392,95818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428160.652,29525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215157.651,91637
CowsLean 85-90%High1,077148.011,59327

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)1,405$3,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,408$3,4962thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,445$3,0114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,138$2,8573thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,089$2,1593thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,062$2,6753thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330487.93/cwt483.00–500.001,6106
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372371.35/cwt350.00–387.001,3813
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375482.29/cwt475.00–492.001,8098
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned375473.72/cwt469.00–480.001,7763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413361.12/cwt340.00–373.001,4913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424475.35/cwt468.00–485.002,01515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425415.00/cwt405.00–420.001,7643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469353.11/cwt303.00–393.001,6566
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470391.48/cwt390.00–393.001,8402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478458.90/cwt442.00–469.002,19424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520440.22/cwt433.00–451.002,28931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532367.14/cwt331.00–393.001,9536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned539456.24/cwt453.00–457.002,4595
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned540312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557324.47/cwt303.00–361.001,8073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned573359.86/cwt355.00–367.002,0625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574399.47/cwt390.00–417.002,29314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned595283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,6841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617401.57/cwt388.00–417.002,47823
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618347.59/cwt335.00–355.002,1483
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned628340.39/cwt335.00–357.002,1388
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663387.73/cwt378.00–398.002,57127
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665320.56/cwt300.00–360.002,1323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705395.01/cwt394.00–397.002,7853
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728307.10/cwt303.00–311.002,2362
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775382.96/cwt378.00–391.002,9683
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2777277.03/cwt220.00–313.002,1533
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865284.21/cwt275.00–298.002,4584
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913278.43/cwt270.00–287.002,5422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321432.76/cwt425.00–450.001,38914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373439.93/cwt425.00–450.001,64124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned374440.37/cwt427.00–450.001,6477
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375375.03/cwt337.00–393.001,4068
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419360.48/cwt320.00–390.001,5107
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425423.41/cwt415.00–433.001,79914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,7012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468354.14/cwt340.00–370.001,6576
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471366.77/cwt364.00–375.001,7274
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472408.28/cwt397.00–419.001,92717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned514364.19/cwt358.00–371.001,8725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516377.60/cwt368.00–385.001,94824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527341.68/cwt305.00–357.001,8017
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569360.48/cwt353.00–373.002,05131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573302.41/cwt220.00–325.001,7339
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned594332.76/cwt320.00–339.001,9773
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned613307.65/cwt298.00–319.001,8865
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622305.04/cwt281.00–330.001,8975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626350.06/cwt339.00–358.002,19123
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655261.50/cwt240.00–283.001,7132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned658311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679306.25/cwt303.00–317.002,0795
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned705243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708313.56/cwt305.00–318.002,2203
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776297.21/cwt293.00–308.002,3064
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned308469.46/cwt464.00–475.001,4462
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343476.95/cwt420.00–495.001,6364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned365450.67/cwt448.00–454.001,6453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387437.77/cwt420.00–450.001,6944
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415431.47/cwt420.00–440.001,7914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,5231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431412.05/cwt330.00–440.001,7767
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned455303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480371.89/cwt363.00–380.001,7856
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned489389.45/cwt380.00–400.001,9044
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned516370.52/cwt355.00–385.001,9125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523327.10/cwt302.00–365.001,7116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530384.78/cwt368.00–398.002,03917
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned563368.40/cwt355.00–375.002,0748
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned565313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,7681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566366.31/cwt355.00–385.002,07318
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580331.06/cwt321.00–348.001,9203
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609349.70/cwt335.00–355.002,13016
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618302.51/cwt300.00–305.001,8702
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned622340.05/cwt330.00–345.002,1153
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690290.00/cwt280.00–300.002,0012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712333.87/cwt310.00–365.002,37710
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740260.66/cwt260.00–262.001,9293
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753272.54/cwt260.00–285.002,0522
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4651
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980248.29/cwt244.00–257.002,4333
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498186.91/cwt184.00–190.002,8004
Bulls——1,599178.84/cwt177.00–182.002,86011
Bulls——1,765201.40/cwt201.00–202.003,5553
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056138.43/cwt136.00–141.001,46210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073149.79/cwt148.00–153.001,60710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111159.14/cwt157.00–161.001,7687
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204153.27/cwt151.00–156.001,84521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215167.04/cwt164.00–169.002,0308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244159.77/cwt158.00–163.001,9888
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424161.52/cwt159.00–164.002,3008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429154.79/cwt153.00–158.002,21210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432168.04/cwt166.00–170.002,4067
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29931,550.88/head1,325.00–1,750.001,5512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2803,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,385.34/head3,150.00–3,600.003,3852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4083,495.91/head3,400.00–3,600.003,4962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4453,010.71/head2,825.00–3,400.003,0114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29403,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0402,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.