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McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 4
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
740 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 900▲ 425 vs year ago 315 · +134.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 132▲ 47 vs year ago 50 · +94.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 18▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 30.00 to 40.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality was plain to average. Demand was good. Slaughter cows with a light test 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls, 8.00 lower, (light test).

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.85/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −67.78 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$324.85
58 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$63.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.70
vs OK average
−40.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544336.801,83147
Medium and Large 2538273.801,47411thin
One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about $357 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 sale58 hd
324.85
—
OK average6 barns · 1,066 hd
347.56
−22.70
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−40.76
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−67.78
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—Average1,624176.782,87112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,421163.982,33016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,204153.441,84818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065150.601,60426

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)1,088$3,0055
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$2,56820
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,122$2,2646
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,128$3,1357
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)705$2,1001thin

Every lot

108 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 1320493.75/cwt475.00–510.001,5803
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned328374.43/cwt360.00–390.001,2282
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364467.39/cwt435.00–501.001,7017
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380444.12/cwt410.00–495.001,6885
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411458.59/cwt405.00–471.001,88516
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned423463.44/cwt439.00–490.001,9602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423341.17/cwt328.00–353.001,4432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned440373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,6411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472429.10/cwt413.00–445.002,0256
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480347.00/cwt343.00–351.001,6662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521382.53/cwt373.00–390.001,9939
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned529348.18/cwt343.00–353.001,8424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned575362.66/cwt353.00–365.002,0855
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576348.55/cwt340.00–358.002,0087
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580293.54/cwt280.00–313.001,7034
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612345.32/cwt338.00–357.002,1137
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned620353.06/cwt349.00–357.002,1894
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665289.89/cwt275.00–305.001,9282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667351.91/cwt347.00–360.002,3475
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704317.01/cwt311.00–329.002,2323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned720298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,1461
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,3351
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317396.41/cwt380.00–410.001,25710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned324404.20/cwt378.00–438.001,3107
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326345.50/cwt320.00–363.001,1265
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy330461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,5211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned343359.96/cwt355.00–365.001,2352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368350.41/cwt313.00–378.001,2905
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371433.93/cwt415.00–450.001,61019
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned381397.59/cwt385.00–409.001,5157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421331.64/cwt300.00–363.001,3965
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425374.97/cwt361.00–383.001,5946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned427324.75/cwt303.00–339.001,3873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429374.86/cwt369.00–387.001,60822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned455349.60/cwt340.00–359.001,5915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned472297.76/cwt275.00–310.001,4053
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476349.77/cwt339.00–360.001,66534
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476302.34/cwt288.00–312.001,4398
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520343.59/cwt338.00–355.001,78718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521283.88/cwt243.00–300.001,4796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned525335.62/cwt335.00–338.001,7625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563337.61/cwt328.00–349.001,90120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574252.13/cwt224.00–290.001,4474
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned577303.69/cwt293.00–310.001,7524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7132
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624315.94/cwt303.00–324.001,9715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677292.01/cwt283.00–303.001,9779
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725265.03/cwt260.00–275.001,9213
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,8681
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316490.48/cwt450.00–530.001,5506
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned319458.02/cwt445.00–493.001,4614
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323335.74/cwt281.00–383.001,0844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned371501.91/cwt450.00–525.001,8627
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374425.03/cwt405.00–495.001,5907
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377359.23/cwt350.00–365.001,3543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405290.00/cwt275.00–305.001,1752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415447.66/cwt403.00–480.001,85810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417458.17/cwt438.00–473.001,9115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned424318.02/cwt265.00–363.001,3486
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy461433.00/cwt433.00–433.001,9964
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned470316.26/cwt288.00–340.001,4863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472379.29/cwt368.00–390.001,79013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned474406.88/cwt398.00–421.001,9298
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478332.90/cwt313.00–339.001,5915
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned510336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,7141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524299.53/cwt235.00–373.001,57015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526392.53/cwt380.00–413.002,06518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned531359.19/cwt350.00–367.001,9075
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned550289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1594345.55/cwt331.00–353.002,0534
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612329.62/cwt323.00–345.002,01711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned615334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,0542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668286.03/cwt285.00–287.001,9112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672320.80/cwt309.00–340.002,1567
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned683322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1992
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740294.29/cwt285.00–309.002,1783
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770271.33/cwt263.00–280.002,0892
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2751
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463161.14/cwt160.00–162.002,3572
Bulls——1,604176.60/cwt175.00–180.002,8336
Bulls——1,734184.88/cwt183.00–188.003,2064
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060145.07/cwt142.00–147.001,53813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064153.96/cwt152.00–157.001,63810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092163.39/cwt162.00–166.001,7843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177145.43/cwt143.00–148.001,7127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206154.56/cwt153.00–158.001,8647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249165.50/cwt163.00–167.002,0674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405173.03/cwt171.00–175.002,4312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422165.61/cwt163.00–167.002,35511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427151.98/cwt150.00–154.002,1693
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0162,905.59/head2,700.00–3,050.002,9064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,359.96/head3,250.00–3,450.003,3602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0883,005.47/head2,600.00–3,250.003,0055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,264.06/head1,900.00–2,900.002,2646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,567.83/head1,900.00–3,000.002,56820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.