Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 50.00 + lower. Heifer calves 40.00 lower. Plain quality was also a factor in lower prices. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.92/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −96.25 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$306.92

49 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$27.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.43

vs OK average

−67.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	312.58	1,720	39
Medium and Large 2	566	284.83	1,613	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.75/cwt here — about $106 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.69, low $357.86, median $403.16 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

306.92

—

OK average6 barns · 1,593 hd

348.34

−41.43

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−67.97

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−96.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,667	182.65	3,045	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	173.02	2,514	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	162.23	1,990	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	146.16	1,570	24

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)	1,175	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,314	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,110	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$1,664	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	364.55/cwt	352.00–377.00	1,535	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	353.71/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	311.83/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	320.21/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	301.22/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	393.33/cwt	388.00–407.00	1,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	328.30/cwt	317.00–338.00	1,576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	378.40/cwt	368.00–389.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	311	389.77/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,212	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	398.96/cwt	389.00–413.00	1,408	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	1,664.46/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	319	414.55/cwt	400.00–441.00	1,322	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	495	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	480	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	325	322.88/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	485	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,313.51/head	2,025.00–2,925.00	2,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	291.12/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,485	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,110.47/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	229.41/cwt	204.00–280.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	355	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	269.71/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	333	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	282.15/cwt	267.00–295.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	310.54/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	283.92/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	328.64/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	322.41/cwt	303.00–333.00	1,396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	282.14/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	246.21/cwt	223.00–265.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	355.29/cwt	325.00–377.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	264.42/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,666	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	185.97/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,496	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	171.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,508	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	154.89/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,885	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	173.42/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,138	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	194.56/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,440	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	185.41/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,135	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	165.86/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,047	8
Bulls	—	—	1,569	171.10/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,685	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	137.55/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,457	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	162.55/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,741	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	155.31/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,727	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	330.17/cwt	314.00–367.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	354.38/cwt	349.00–363.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	245.07/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	430	300.02/cwt	273.00–329.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	375	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	411.30/cwt	393.00–425.00	1,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	299.34/cwt	293.00–310.00	2,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	279.80/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	207.94/cwt	203.00–213.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.67/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	341.63/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,428	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	355.38/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,322	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	297.04/cwt	288.00–305.00	2,299	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	351.83/cwt	343.00–364.00	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	330.07/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	313.22/cwt	293.00–323.00	2,124	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	312.71/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,754	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	317.42/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,857	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	346.88/cwt	338.00–359.00	1,627	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	399.10/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	394.77/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,228	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	275.41/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,986	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	296.02/cwt	283.00–303.00	1,826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	364.39/cwt	358.00–376.00	1,720	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	296.42/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	354.30/cwt	346.00–365.00	1,520	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	298.00/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	286.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	310.71/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,637	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	318.06/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	373.70/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	301.73/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,163	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	339.87/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,444	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	339.75/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	301.41/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	266.45/cwt	263.00–270.00	2,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	390.10/cwt	379.00–405.00	1,471	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	303.73/cwt	293.00–309.00	1,768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	359	414.69/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	284.94/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,208	3

How this sale compares

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.

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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 900Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 146Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	399	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	429	204.00–280.00	229.41
3	450–500	472	267.00–271.00	269.71
3	500–550	510	285.00–303.00	291.12
1	550–600	590	252.00	252.00
3	600–650	630	230.00–290.00	264.42
1	650–700	680	279.00	279.00
1	700–750	730	263.00	263.00
1	750–800	765	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	403.00	403.00
14	350–400	359	390.00–420.00	414.69
6	400–450	431	365.00–381.00	373.70
5	450–500	472	344.00–356.00	353.71
9	500–550	532	313.00–327.00	320.21
8	600–650	615	305.00–315.00	311.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	354.00	354.00
5	350–400	360	390.00–405.00	399.10
12	400–450	418	338.00–355.00	341.63
17	450–500	472	358.00–376.00	364.39
12	500–550	534	325.00–337.00	330.07
27	550–600	585	305.00–325.00	317.42
9	600–650	615	295.00–318.00	307.67
16	650–700	678	293.00–323.00	313.22
10	700–750	717	290.00–310.00	301.73
9	750–800	774	288.00–305.00	297.04
5	800–850	806	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	858	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	393.00–425.00	411.30
11	350–400	377	379.00–405.00	390.10
13	400–450	421	352.00–377.00	364.55
6	450–500	467	343.00–364.00	351.83
14	500–550	527	300.00–330.00	310.71
7	550–600	568	293.00–320.00	301.41
9	600–650	617	283.00–303.00	296.02
6	650–700	668	288.00–310.00	298.00
3	700–750	720	275.00–289.00	279.80
3	750–800	765	293.00–310.00	299.34
2	800–850	840	235.00–245.00	239.97
2	950–1000	963	203.00–213.00	207.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	400.00–441.00	414.55
3	350–400	353	389.00–413.00	398.96
8	400–450	425	335.00–351.00	339.87
4	450–500	479	332.00–347.00	339.75
1	500–550	510	301.00	301.00
8	550–600	566	289.00–315.00	301.22
1	600–650	600	291.00	291.00
5	650–700	678	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	355	317.00	317.00
1	450–500	485	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	349.00–363.00	354.38
4	350–400	376	314.00–367.00	330.17
1	400–450	440	343.00	343.00
6	450–500	469	267.00–295.00	282.15
2	500–550	525	273.00–292.00	282.14
1	600–650	620	277.00	277.00
2	650–700	690	235.00–255.00	245.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	311	380.00–435.00	394.77
16	350–400	372	348.00–365.00	355.38
16	400–450	429	346.00–365.00	354.30
18	450–500	469	338.00–359.00	346.88
12	500–550	519	312.00–330.00	318.06
19	550–600	561	303.00–320.00	312.71
17	600–650	622	285.00–305.00	296.42
10	650–700	669	280.00–300.00	286.87
9	700–750	721	269.00–285.00	275.41
3	750–800	775	275.00–290.00	284.94
2	800–850	813	263.00–270.00	266.45
1	900–950	945	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	311	370.00–400.00	389.77
10	350–400	384	388.00–407.00	393.33
4	400–450	429	368.00–389.00	378.40
10	450–500	480	317.00–338.00	328.30
2	500–550	538	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	582	293.00–309.00	303.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00–335.00	322.88
2	350–400	375	328.00	328.00
2	400–450	430	273.00–329.00	300.02
1	450–500	495	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	325.00–377.00	355.29
4	350–400	366	312.00–340.00	328.64
6	400–450	433	303.00–333.00	322.41
12	450–500	487	303.00–325.00	310.54
1	500–550	525	293.00	293.00
9	550–600	571	275.00–293.00	283.92
5	600–650	619	223.00–265.00	246.21
1	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	393.00	393.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	902	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,664.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,078	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,238	2,025.00–2,925.00	2,313.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,110.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	184.00–188.00	185.97
13	—	1,462	170.00–175.00	171.53
7	—	1,515	164.00–169.00	166.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	153.00–157.00	154.89
2	—	1,233	172.00–175.00	173.42
8	—	1,234	164.00–168.00	165.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,059	135.00–141.00	137.55
4	—	1,071	160.00–164.00	162.55
6	—	1,112	153.00–158.00	155.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	192.00–196.00	194.56
8	—	1,691	183.00–188.00	185.41
5	—	1,569	169.00–173.00	171.10

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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