Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to calf prices on Dec. 16. Steer calves and Heifer calves 20.00 to 30.00 higher .Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows; 4.00 to 7.00 lower Slaughter bulls; 2.00 higher..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.33/cwt on 86 head, down $6.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.83 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$380.33

▼ 6.28 vs prior sale

86 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$38.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.51

vs OK average

−29.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	390.73	2,133	63
Medium and Large 2	556	351.85	1,955	23

One grade step is worth $38.88/cwt here — about $178 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.

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 sale86 hd

380.33

—

OK average3 barns · 1,185 hd

408.84

−28.51

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−29.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−22.83

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	—	Average	1,764	180.34	3,181	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	159.95	2,228	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	157.94	1,940	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	148.56	1,580	61

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	498.32/cwt	425.00–525.00	2,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	292.79/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	283.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	421.97/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	491.09/cwt	480.00–513.00	1,856	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	464.82/cwt	459.00–471.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	304	470.53/cwt	405.00–555.00	1,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	515.82/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	384.40/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	368.72/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	446.32/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,124	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	430.05/cwt	428.00–439.00	2,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	475	363.11/cwt	353.00–373.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	379.92/cwt	357.00–391.00	2,352	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	425	426.93/cwt	425.00–429.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	424.26/cwt	404.00–455.00	2,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	438.75/cwt	430.00–458.00	2,260	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	532.15/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	392.16/cwt	350.00–439.00	1,714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	351.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,375	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	365.99/cwt	312.00–380.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	419.78/cwt	393.00–448.00	1,969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	581.04/cwt	505.00–595.00	1,888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	493.65/cwt	483.00–510.00	2,118	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	351.51/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,376	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	370.43/cwt	250.00–424.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	347.65/cwt	315.00–371.00	1,996	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	423.70/cwt	310.00–460.00	1,826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	381.55/cwt	320.00–409.00	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	354.51/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	335.89/cwt	312.00–353.00	2,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	391.68/cwt	330.00–465.00	1,461	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	459.30/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	357.31/cwt	328.00–384.00	1,901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	384.11/cwt	310.00–425.00	1,832	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	313.74/cwt	303.00–321.00	2,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	450.22/cwt	446.00–455.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	329.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	408.93/cwt	355.00–423.00	2,347	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	153.49/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,192	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	167.17/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,404	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	152.12/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,856	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	170.31/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,119	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	181.63/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,912	5
Bulls	—	—	2,011	185.32/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,727	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	161.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,995	18
Bulls	—	—	1,692	175.12/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,963	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	142.82/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,514	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	159.58/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,672	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	151.09/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,642	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	160.24/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,155	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	389.49/cwt	323.00–425.00	2,014	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	379.34/cwt	364.00–395.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	320.09/cwt	303.00–329.00	2,954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	311.18/cwt	294.00–323.00	2,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	675	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	448.80/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,585	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	367.04/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,694	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	496.10/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,396	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	381.65/cwt	364.00–385.00	2,557	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	592.61/cwt	575.00–625.00	1,938	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	462.05/cwt	434.00–520.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	267.98/cwt	253.00–275.00	2,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	375.70/cwt	353.00–403.00	2,175	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	298.32/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	399.03/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,099	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	482.05/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,550	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	459.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,153	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	355.10/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	374.31/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,328	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	435.20/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	488.76/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	387.36/cwt	374.00–395.00	2,208	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	534.81/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	527.86/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,249	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	327.67/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	544.05/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	343.01/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	461.80/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,120	21

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 →

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Tue Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 650Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 78Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	525.00–540.00	532.15
5	350–400	372	505.00–535.00	515.82
8	400–450	425	425.00–525.00	498.32
1	450–500	460	373.00	373.00
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	630	379.00	379.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	446.00–455.00	450.22
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
7	400–450	432	330.00–415.00	368.72
5	450–500	471	250.00–424.00	370.43
13	500–550	517	323.00–425.00	389.49
2	550–600	573	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	633	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	325	505.00–595.00	581.04
8	350–400	383	520.00–560.00	534.81
7	400–450	422	434.00–520.00	462.05
13	450–500	469	440.00–475.00	459.13
20	500–550	515	430.00–458.00	438.75
6	550–600	579	353.00–403.00	375.70
8	600–650	619	357.00–391.00	379.92
12	650–700	675	340.00–360.00	351.86
2	700–750	738	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	776	294.00–323.00	311.18
4	800–850	821	290.00–301.00	298.32
1	950–1000	955	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	425.00–429.00	426.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	336	480.00–510.00	488.76
27	350–400	378	480.00–513.00	491.09
30	400–450	429	483.00–510.00	493.65
21	450–500	459	452.00–470.00	461.80
29	500–550	526	390.00–415.00	399.03
25	550–600	570	374.00–395.00	387.36
46	600–650	622	363.00–385.00	374.31
52	650–700	676	343.00–360.00	351.51
11	700–750	729	332.00–345.00	343.01
12	750–800	778	320.00–332.00	327.67
1	800–850	835	297.00	297.00
2	850–900	873	285.00–301.00	292.79
6	900–950	924	253.00–275.00	267.98
12	950–1000	957	270.00–285.00	283.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	459.00–471.00	464.82
5	350–400	378	360.00–415.00	384.40
5	400–450	437	350.00–439.00	392.16
5	450–500	469	393.00–448.00	419.78
5	500–550	529	312.00–380.00	365.99
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	635	373.00	373.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	353.00–373.00	363.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	364.00–395.00	379.34
14	350–400	373	330.00–465.00	391.68
18	400–450	431	310.00–460.00	423.70
17	450–500	477	310.00–425.00	384.11
10	500–550	532	328.00–384.00	357.31
13	550–600	574	315.00–371.00	347.65
6	600–650	616	312.00–353.00	335.89
6	650–700	668	320.00–340.00	329.02
4	700–750	716	303.00–321.00	313.74
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	535.00	535.00
3	550–600	562	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	675	399.00	399.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	400.00–440.00	421.97
4	450–500	480	455.00–475.00	470.00
7	500–550	531	404.00–455.00	424.26
6	550–600	583	428.00–439.00	430.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	304	405.00–555.00	470.53
6	350–400	382	415.00–490.00	459.30
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
10	450–500	476	430.00–460.00	446.32
4	500–550	520	320.00–409.00	381.55
8	550–600	574	355.00–423.00	408.93
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	670	354.00–355.00	354.51
2	700–750	720	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	575.00–625.00	592.61
13	350–400	374	535.00–550.00	544.05
19	400–450	426	500.00–545.00	527.86
27	450–500	483	480.00–510.00	496.10
49	500–550	529	475.00–495.00	482.05
41	550–600	576	440.00–460.00	448.80
15	600–650	611	428.00–445.00	435.20
16	650–700	670	364.00–385.00	381.65
35	700–750	734	363.00–375.00	367.04
6	750–800	769	343.00–360.00	355.10
2	800–850	800	321.00	321.00
1	850–900	895	333.00	333.00
6	900–950	923	303.00–329.00	320.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,428	151.00–157.00	153.49
10	—	1,438	166.00–169.00	167.17
18	—	1,345	159.00–164.00	160.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,220	149.00–155.00	152.12
7	—	1,244	167.00–173.00	170.31
18	—	1,235	160.00–165.00	161.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,060	139.00–146.00	142.82
14	—	1,048	157.00–161.00	159.58
14	—	1,087	149.00–154.00	151.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	179.00–183.00	181.63
5	—	2,011	184.00–188.00	185.32
6	—	1,692	173.00–178.00	175.12

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