Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The small number of receipts shows a price of 10.00 lower in all classes of steers and heifers, but due to the small number of receipts a reliable trend could not be determined. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.06/cwt on 96 head, down $15.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −19.10 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$384.06

▼ 15.62 vs prior sale

96 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$43.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs OK average

−26.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	388.54	2,158	86
Medium and Large 2	557	345.47	1,924	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.07/cwt here — about $234 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 sale96 hd

384.06

—

OK average6 barns · 1,444 hd

392.02

−7.96

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−26.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−19.10

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	1,668	177.42	2,960	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	160.32	1,975	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	158.40	2,221	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	135.99	1,460	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$3,660	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	400–450	424	475.22/cwt	453.00–500.00	2,015	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	598.79/cwt	553.00–630.00	2,198	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	451.76/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,128	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	379.78/cwt	340.00–403.00	1,956	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,660.00/head	3,660.00–3,660.00	3,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	601.08/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	414.99/cwt	383.00–433.00	1,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	353.76/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	392.65/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	421.39/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	382.39/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	399.77/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,467	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	422.80/cwt	410.00–448.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	320.01/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	474.67/cwt	423.00–525.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	303.23/cwt	273.00–323.00	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	376.63/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	412.29/cwt	403.00–420.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	314.11/cwt	253.00–363.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	351.98/cwt	310.00–377.00	2,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	404.01/cwt	403.00–405.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	419.18/cwt	403.00–430.00	2,201	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	120.37/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	140.54/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,529	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	158.40/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,221	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	154.38/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,891	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	430.60/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	311.46/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	324.70/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	390.00/cwt	340.00–430.00	2,254	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	169.83/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,688	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	187.55/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	551.24/cwt	510.00–585.00	1,736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	362.35/cwt	361.00–363.00	2,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	331.95/cwt	324.00–340.00	2,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	403.04/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	428.59/cwt	403.00–445.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	470.43/cwt	455.00–483.00	2,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	332.12/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	481.27/cwt	433.00–505.00	2,767	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	411.91/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,340	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	608.39/cwt	525.00–643.00	2,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	455.27/cwt	445.00–471.00	2,386	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	477.33/cwt	452.00–505.00	1,776	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	348.62/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,154	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	431.95/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,047	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	406.52/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,090	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	366.35/cwt	343.00–385.00	2,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	599.66/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	553.19/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	388.83/cwt	360.00–404.00	2,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	341.89/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	342.05/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,264	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	434.04/cwt	423.00–490.00	2,235	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	379.08/cwt	359.00–387.00	2,184	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	484.58/cwt	454.00–533.00	2,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	455.83/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,878	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 900Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 66Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	580.00–625.00	599.66
10	350–400	364	525.00–643.00	608.39
8	400–450	424	453.00–500.00	475.22
12	450–500	470	455.00–483.00	470.43
21	500–550	524	445.00–471.00	455.27
22	550–600	575	433.00–505.00	481.27
5	600–650	622	343.00–385.00	366.35
6	650–700	691	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	720	361.00–363.00	362.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	382	550.00–560.00	553.19
3	400–450	430	410.00–448.00	422.80
1	550–600	560	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	388.00	388.00
4	350–400	376	405.00–455.00	430.60
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	458	403.00–405.00	404.01
3	500–550	525	403.00–430.00	419.18
5	550–600	578	340.00–430.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	310.00–313.00	311.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	580.00–630.00	601.08
14	350–400	367	553.00–630.00	598.79
9	400–450	420	454.00–533.00	484.58
20	450–500	471	430.00–480.00	451.76
16	500–550	515	423.00–490.00	434.04
10	550–600	568	385.00–445.00	411.91
18	600–650	617	380.00–425.00	399.77
3	650–700	672	340.00–365.00	353.76
3	700–750	733	330.00–363.00	341.89
2	750–800	780	324.00–340.00	331.95
1	800–850	830	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	495	438.00	438.00
3	550–600	552	423.00	423.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	423.00–525.00	474.67
5	400–450	421	395.00–445.00	421.39
4	450–500	468	373.00–400.00	382.39
5	500–550	515	340.00–403.00	379.78
3	550–600	583	310.00–377.00	351.98
3	600–650	628	253.00–363.00	314.11
1	700–750	720	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	467	383.00–433.00	414.99
1	500–550	500	421.00	421.00
6	550–600	564	360.00–404.00	388.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	403.00–445.00	428.59
4	350–400	371	350.00–425.00	392.65
3	400–450	433	403.00–420.00	412.29
8	450–500	484	385.00–415.00	403.04
4	500–550	533	355.00–385.00	376.63
6	550–600	573	300.00–351.00	324.70
3	600–650	633	273.00–323.00	303.23
2	650–700	694	319.00–321.00	320.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	315	510.00–585.00	551.24
18	350–400	372	452.00–505.00	477.33
21	400–450	412	440.00–470.00	455.83
31	450–500	474	420.00–450.00	431.95
26	500–550	514	390.00–421.00	406.52
53	550–600	576	359.00–387.00	379.08
18	600–650	618	330.00–360.00	348.62
10	650–700	662	336.00–350.00	342.05
7	700–750	709	330.00–335.00	332.12
1	750–800	765	347.00	347.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00

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	—	915	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,660.00	3,660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	118.00–123.00	120.37
1	—	1,010	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,088	139.00–142.00	140.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	156.00–160.00	158.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	152.00–156.00	154.38
1	—	1,265	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	168.00–172.00	169.83
3	—	1,782	186.00–190.00	187.55

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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