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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Nov 18

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,200 head

▼ 400 vs last sale 1,600▲ 0 vs year ago 1,200 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 163▲ 45 vs year ago 147 · +30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 97▲ 3 vs year ago 53 · +5.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves vary uneven from class to class(steady). Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive . Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. (due too a small number of receipts).

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.31/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −56.32 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$336.31

67 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$48.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs OK average

−20.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	338.48	1,833	64
Medium and Large 2	540	290.15	1,568	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.32/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale67 hd

336.31

—

OK average6 barns · 1,280 hd

349.21

−12.89

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−20.58

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−56.32

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,703	179.64	3,059	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	160.13	2,301	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	156.17	1,884	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	155.50	1,672	26

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,649	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,598	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,594	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$2,252	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,211	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	934	$2,122	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$4,138	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,025	1thin

Every lot

101 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	357.81/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,124	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	494.56/cwt	475.00–513.00	1,632	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	499.43/cwt	483.00–510.00	1,848	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	380.10/cwt	373.00–395.00	1,414	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	450.67/cwt	440.00–456.00	1,735	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	347.65/cwt	303.00–375.00	1,436	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	425.59/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,817	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	432.63/cwt	428.00–438.00	1,908	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	426.26/cwt	419.00–434.00	1,982	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	430.59/cwt	422.00–442.00	2,019	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	361.20/cwt	323.00–400.00	1,763	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	409.41/cwt	398.00–425.00	2,149	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	344.96/cwt	303.00–365.00	1,814	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	376.43/cwt	363.00–383.00	2,010	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	321.79/cwt	295.00–346.00	1,857	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	383.52/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,228	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	367.03/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,165	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	369.72/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,314	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	325.56/cwt	313.00–347.00	2,045	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	366.68/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,468	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	303.82/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,075	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	332.79/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,399	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,135	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	311.29/cwt	298.00–318.00	2,531	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,492	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	420.60/cwt	403.00–425.00	1,262	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	354.88/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,121	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	424.81/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,398	24
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	330	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,115	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	415.02/cwt	406.00–430.00	1,523	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	424.91/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,593	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	348.84/cwt	302.00–391.00	1,315	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	395	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,465	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	367.95/cwt	360.00–383.00	1,556	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	357.68/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,549	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	397.70/cwt	388.00–413.00	1,726	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	363.26/cwt	350.00–378.00	1,704	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	311.97/cwt	261.00–340.00	1,497	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	358.36/cwt	353.00–363.00	1,731	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	340.67/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,789	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	338.73/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,788	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	303.73/cwt	294.00–313.00	1,604	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,747	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,486	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	337.61/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,931	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	326.04/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,028	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,386	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	276.21/cwt	267.00–286.00	1,721	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	304.59/cwt	295.00–318.00	2,016	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	226.85/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,504	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	345.59/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,464	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	283.59/cwt	275.00–296.00	2,169	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	287.33/cwt	273.00–295.00	2,319	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,107	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,551	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	309	410.75/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,269	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	319	486.85/cwt	468.00–495.00	1,553	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	475.47/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,564	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	362.79/cwt	335.00–388.00	1,335	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	474.98/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,757	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	474.22/cwt	463.00–485.00	1,793	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	310.93/cwt	220.00–380.00	1,297	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	461.86/cwt	453.00–475.00	1,931	23
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	423.07/cwt	418.00–428.00	1,815	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	414.14/cwt	408.00–430.00	1,930	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	288.74/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,360	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	311.95/cwt	275.00–333.00	1,656	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	370.13/cwt	358.00–380.00	1,980	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	344.38/cwt	338.00–353.00	1,977	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	272.00/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,591	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	314.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,950	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	273.70/cwt	257.00–295.00	1,823	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	320.95/cwt	300.00–385.00	2,157	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,926	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,017	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	250.76/cwt	240.00–258.00	2,021	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	176.73/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,327	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	149.85/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,596	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	160.01/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,738	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	166.23/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,810	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	150.40/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,787	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	170.98/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,035	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	157.14/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,971	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	155.59/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,188	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	161.40/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,348	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	166.40/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,448	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	4,198.00/head	4,050.00–4,275.00	4,198	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	4,225.00/head	4,225.00–4,225.00	4,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	2,122.02/head	1,450.00–2,500.00	2,122	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,593.91/head	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,594	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,252.04/head	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,252	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	2,210.70/head	1,325.00–2,650.00	2,211	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	2,648.59/head	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,649	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,597.67/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,598	2

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,600Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 163Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 97Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	330	475.00–513.00	494.56
15	350–400	370	483.00–510.00	499.43
18	400–450	427	420.00–445.00	425.59
17	450–500	469	422.00–442.00	430.59
11	500–550	525	398.00–425.00	409.41
31	550–600	581	365.00–390.00	383.52
20	600–650	626	360.00–383.00	369.72
16	650–700	673	357.00–380.00	366.68
5	700–750	721	323.00–340.00	332.79
3	750–800	783	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	813	298.00–318.00	311.29
1	850–900	890	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	440.00–456.00	450.67
5	400–450	441	428.00–438.00	432.63
2	450–500	465	419.00–434.00	426.26
6	500–550	534	363.00–383.00	376.43
5	550–600	590	355.00–375.00	367.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	314	330.00–385.00	357.81
3	350–400	372	373.00–395.00	380.10
6	400–450	413	303.00–375.00	347.65
8	450–500	488	323.00–400.00	361.20
7	500–550	526	303.00–365.00	344.96
3	550–600	577	295.00–346.00	321.79
12	600–650	628	313.00–347.00	325.56
6	650–700	683	295.00–311.00	303.82
2	700–750	730	290.00–295.00	292.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	329	405.00–435.00	424.81
22	350–400	375	415.00–435.00	424.91
31	400–450	434	388.00–413.00	397.70
28	450–500	469	350.00–378.00	363.26
26	500–550	528	327.00–350.00	338.73
20	550–600	572	327.00–350.00	337.61
20	600–650	622	320.00–341.00	326.04
5	650–700	662	295.00–318.00	304.59
5	700–750	713	330.00–352.00	345.59
10	750–800	765	275.00–296.00	283.59
7	800–850	807	273.00–295.00	287.33
2	900–950	945	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	970	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	403.00–425.00	420.60
7	350–400	367	406.00–430.00	415.02
5	400–450	423	360.00–383.00	367.95
6	450–500	483	353.00–363.00	358.36
17	500–550	525	334.00–355.00	340.67
1	550–600	560	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	338.00	338.00
1	350–400	395	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	316	300.00–390.00	354.88
14	350–400	377	302.00–391.00	348.84
13	400–450	433	320.00–375.00	357.68
18	450–500	480	261.00–340.00	311.97
2	500–550	528	294.00–313.00	303.73
1	550–600	565	263.00	263.00
3	600–650	623	267.00–286.00	276.21
2	650–700	663	214.00–240.00	226.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	465.00–485.00	475.47
15	350–400	370	460.00–490.00	474.98
23	400–450	418	453.00–475.00	461.86
10	450–500	466	408.00–430.00	414.14
27	500–550	535	358.00–380.00	370.13
4	550–600	574	338.00–353.00	344.38
4	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	314.49
9	650–700	672	300.00–385.00	320.95
4	700–750	727	260.00–270.00	264.98
1	750–800	785	257.00	257.00
5	800–850	806	240.00–258.00	250.76
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	385.00–435.00	410.75
6	350–400	368	335.00–388.00	362.79
10	400–450	417	220.00–380.00	310.93
6	450–500	471	270.00–320.00	288.74
8	500–550	531	275.00–333.00	311.95
2	550–600	585	264.00–280.00	272.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
12	650–700	666	257.00–295.00	273.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	468.00–495.00	486.85
2	350–400	378	463.00–485.00	474.22
4	400–450	429	418.00–428.00	423.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	775	4,050.00–4,275.00	4,198.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	884	4,225.00	4,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	934	1,450.00–2,500.00	2,122.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,013	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,593.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,133	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,252.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,264	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,648.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	1,325.00–2,650.00	2,210.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,597.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,471	165.00–169.00	166.40
21	—	1,406	153.00–164.00	155.59
11	—	1,455	159.00–164.00	161.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	169.00–173.00	170.98
14	—	1,188	148.00–153.00	150.40
7	—	1,254	155.00–160.00	157.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,065	147.00–153.00	149.85
8	—	1,086	158.00–163.00	160.01
4	—	1,089	165.00–168.00	166.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,633	176.00–178.00	176.73

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.