Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2025-12-09

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Dec 9
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 450 vs last sale 650▼ 400 vs year ago 1,500 · −26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 113▲ 67 vs year ago 87 · +77.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 37▼ 12 vs year ago 33 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 12.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive, small percent average. Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 higher. Leans 7.00 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 $360.04/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 13 of 35 comparable sales and sits −32.59 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.
Average price
$360.04
100 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.97
vs OK average
−17.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545365.321,99085
Medium and Large 2541330.141,78615thin
One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about $204 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 sale100 hd
360.04
—
OK average6 barns · 1,282 hd
383.01
−22.97
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−17.92
This barn, trailing median35 sales
392.64
−32.59
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—Low1,678190.703,19916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523160.352,44331
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216153.201,86331
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,076149.221,60528

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)1,138$2,9942thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,445$2,9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,3858
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,575$2,9501thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned320455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325485.00/cwt455.00–500.001,5763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330559.00/cwt535.00–583.001,8456
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331591.30/cwt575.00–635.001,95710
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374525.35/cwt503.00–540.001,96530
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384438.78/cwt360.00–490.001,6859
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned389489.79/cwt486.00–500.001,9055
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned390333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,2992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418470.53/cwt450.00–486.001,9679
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421474.05/cwt450.00–500.001,99623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421417.28/cwt361.00–445.001,7577
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned445427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,9002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474387.48/cwt355.00–413.001,8374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,6201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484447.71/cwt438.00–460.002,16720
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy503491.00/cwt491.00–491.002,4705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned519435.48/cwt423.00–443.002,2608
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527383.02/cwt350.00–418.002,01914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530425.78/cwt420.00–445.002,25742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564348.30/cwt315.00–363.001,9645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570390.47/cwt375.00–413.002,22613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned583363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1162
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627344.22/cwt320.00–365.002,1588
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628381.71/cwt370.00–393.002,39742
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673368.08/cwt358.00–379.002,47715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2692297.20/cwt255.00–341.002,0573
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724337.47/cwt324.00–350.002,44314
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned745263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,9591
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771314.25/cwt301.00–325.002,4237
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,9561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned306485.09/cwt472.00–505.001,4848
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327482.09/cwt463.00–510.001,57617
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331394.78/cwt323.00–439.001,3077
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372375.79/cwt330.00–430.001,39811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned374453.71/cwt448.00–465.001,6976
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375459.24/cwt448.00–470.001,72229
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424456.03/cwt449.00–470.001,93415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428422.63/cwt418.00–438.001,8096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned431366.10/cwt323.00–381.001,5784
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435374.20/cwt300.00–403.001,6286
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474392.74/cwt378.00–403.001,86238
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482355.91/cwt320.00–369.001,71513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned488383.62/cwt378.00–391.001,8725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526350.64/cwt337.00–365.001,84413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527331.10/cwt302.00–353.001,74511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532374.86/cwt360.00–381.001,99443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned559353.31/cwt348.00–370.001,9756
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575358.91/cwt348.00–369.002,06423
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579327.51/cwt283.00–345.001,8964
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615309.28/cwt302.00–318.001,9024
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned616350.88/cwt340.00–365.002,16116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622353.30/cwt339.00–360.002,1989
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned653325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1222
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678353.50/cwt340.00–373.002,39715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679284.79/cwt263.00–295.001,9344
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735271.38/cwt263.00–280.001,9952
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9741
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3011
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955259.04/cwt251.00–267.002,4742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned315529.47/cwt500.00–575.001,6683
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318544.76/cwt510.00–600.001,7323
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned330471.25/cwt445.00–484.001,5553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned363525.73/cwt518.00–535.001,9084
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370412.03/cwt360.00–470.001,5252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378520.27/cwt510.00–535.001,9676
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned413428.09/cwt425.00–431.001,7682
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415489.37/cwt467.00–509.002,0315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8051
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425465.34/cwt441.00–505.001,9788
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434402.95/cwt315.00–435.001,7496
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned440455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472423.88/cwt403.00–440.002,00110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475425.45/cwt410.00–434.002,0219
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493361.51/cwt360.00–363.001,7822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513395.14/cwt380.00–410.002,0278
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned520333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,7321
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned525370.45/cwt363.00–383.001,9454
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530354.65/cwt350.00–363.001,8805
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,8261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned565363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,0512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572355.01/cwt340.00–367.002,03113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573331.44/cwt330.00–333.001,8992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613375.76/cwt360.00–395.002,3035
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623306.18/cwt283.00–340.001,9084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681327.62/cwt315.00–331.002,2316
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708312.02/cwt305.00–319.002,2092
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8052
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1843241.45/cwt225.00–258.002,0352
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,457185.30/cwt183.00–188.002,7007
Bulls——1,813191.98/cwt189.00–195.003,4815
Bulls——1,895198.55/cwt197.00–201.003,7634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050145.44/cwt143.00–148.001,52711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058162.50/cwt162.00–163.001,7192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097150.22/cwt144.00–154.001,64815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213148.06/cwt146.00–151.001,79612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216154.02/cwt152.00–157.001,87312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222160.60/cwt159.00–164.001,9637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432154.50/cwt152.00–157.002,2127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533165.66/cwt164.00–168.002,5409
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560159.90/cwt158.00–162.002,49415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,993.57/head2,675.00–3,325.002,9942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,384.87/head2,150.00–2,900.002,3858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251

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.