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

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.31/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.85 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

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

What quality paid 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.

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 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 median32 sales

403.16

−66.85

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	1,703	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, as filed

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.

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

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

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Nov 18, 2025

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
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
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
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
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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	383.00	383.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,633	176.00–178.00	176.73

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