Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test two weeks ago; Steer and Heifer calves 10.00+ higher. Quality was mostly attractive, with large groups of QBN quality calves. Demand was very good for all classes. Slaughter cows; Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners and Leans 12,00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 18.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.88/cwt on 63 head, down $10.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −2.22 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$446.88

▼ 10.26 vs prior sale

63 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,465

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$81.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.86

vs OK average

−36.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	458.55	2,523	54
Medium and Large 2	560	376.87	2,112	9thin

One grade step is worth $81.68/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $393.17, median $449.10 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 sale63 hd

446.88

—

OK average3 barns · 463 hd

472.74

−25.86

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−36.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−2.22

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	—	Low	1,675	192.96	3,231	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	167.92	1,797	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	164.56	1,992	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	160.56	2,298	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$2,199	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,038	$1,949	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	326.46/cwt	310.00–333.00	2,367	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	331.36/cwt	295.00–334.00	2,508	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	491.54/cwt	461.00–523.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	534.06/cwt	503.00–575.00	2,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	303	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	384.16/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,197	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	406.41/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,130	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	503.70/cwt	493.00–518.00	2,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	368.48/cwt	364.00–373.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	397.90/cwt	393.00–403.00	2,439	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,948.66/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	1,949	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	2,198.51/head	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	444.89/cwt	410.00–479.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	323.16/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	535	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	404.25/cwt	380.00–423.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	408.74/cwt	337.00–475.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	345.06/cwt	250.00–383.00	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	372.13/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	319.55/cwt	305.00–334.00	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	367.00/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	419.71/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,653	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	194.80/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,973	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	158.93/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	174.41/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,666	199.84/cwt	198.00–202.00	3,329	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	187.41/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,214	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	150.43/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,073	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,534	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	160.52/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,342	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	150.28/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	185.96/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,233	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	169.67/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	329.33/cwt	323.00–335.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	341.46/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	429.75/cwt	410.00–449.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	371.55/cwt	335.00–397.00	2,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	352.33/cwt	343.00–370.00	2,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	361.37/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	419.85/cwt	403.00–442.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	432.47/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	359.81/cwt	344.00–368.00	2,799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	377.96/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,744	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	487.56/cwt	468.00–500.00	2,028	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	315.05/cwt	312.00–333.00	2,741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	282.96/cwt	270.00–296.00	2,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	415.96/cwt	413.00–419.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	472.16/cwt	430.00–488.00	2,479	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	425.75/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,035	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	524.33/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	351.84/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,343	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	395	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	525.95/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	374.56/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,352	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	347.35/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	427.13/cwt	409.00–449.00	2,704	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	597.19/cwt	585.00–603.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	519.66/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	421.99/cwt	403.00–445.00	2,857	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	473.68/cwt	440.00–503.00	2,297	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	532.71/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	379.47/cwt	363.00–395.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,086	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	448.69/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,571	29

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 675Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 66Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	318	485.00–540.00	519.66
7	350–400	371	500.00–545.00	524.33
18	400–450	416	468.00–500.00	487.56
16	450–500	478	400.00–445.00	425.75
26	500–550	524	390.00–421.00	406.41
23	550–600	572	370.00–393.00	384.16
23	600–650	628	360.00–391.00	374.56
15	650–700	666	340.00–363.00	351.84
16	700–750	725	310.00–333.00	326.46
25	750–800	757	295.00–334.00	331.36
2	800–850	825	318.00	318.00
2	900–950	903	270.00–296.00	282.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	481.00	481.00
2	350–400	395	457.00	457.00
2	400–450	428	363.00–395.00	379.47
3	450–500	478	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	313.00	313.00
2	350–400	385	410.00–449.00	429.75
4	400–450	423	380.00–423.00	404.25
3	450–500	463	323.00–335.00	329.33
7	500–550	514	250.00–383.00	345.06
5	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	341.46
3	600–650	620	310.00–330.00	323.16
2	650–700	693	305.00–334.00	319.55
1	750–800	775	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	525.00	525.00
2	600–650	608	425.00–440.00	432.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	461.00–523.00	491.54
2	400–450	440	410.00–479.00	444.89
2	500–550	538	431.00	431.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	505.00–550.00	532.71
1	350–400	370	530.00	530.00
6	400–450	422	493.00–518.00	503.70
5	450–500	473	403.00–442.00	419.85
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	568	413.00–419.00	415.96
2	600–650	613	393.00–403.00	397.90
2	650–700	660	353.00–370.00	361.37
1	800–850	815	307.00	307.00
1	850–900	850	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	337.00–475.00	408.74
2	450–500	463	364.00–373.00	368.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	585.00–603.00	597.19
6	350–400	377	503.00–575.00	534.06
9	400–450	417	505.00–550.00	525.95
15	450–500	485	440.00–503.00	473.68
23	500–550	525	430.00–488.00	472.16
29	550–600	573	430.00–470.00	448.69
41	600–650	633	409.00–449.00	427.13
29	650–700	677	403.00–445.00	421.99
20	700–750	726	360.00–390.00	377.96
8	750–800	778	344.00–368.00	359.81
11	800–850	826	320.00–360.00	347.35
7	850–900	870	312.00–333.00	315.05
24	900–950	941	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	625.00	625.00
1	350–400	385	469.00	469.00
1	450–500	455	427.00	427.00
2	500–550	508	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	425	415.00–425.00	419.71
3	450–500	483	350.00–390.00	367.00
2	500–550	535	420.00–425.00	422.52
6	550–600	573	340.00–390.00	372.13
7	600–650	618	335.00–397.00	371.55
3	650–700	677	343.00–370.00	352.33
2	700–750	748	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	800	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	314.00	314.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,600.00–2,400.00	1,948.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	946	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,198.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	148.00–152.00	150.02
5	—	1,013	192.00–197.00	194.80
5	—	1,096	157.00–163.00	158.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	148.00–153.00	150.43
1	—	1,400	181.00	181.00
5	—	1,459	159.00–164.00	160.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	149.00–154.00	150.28
3	—	1,201	184.00–187.00	185.96
7	—	1,233	168.00–172.00	169.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	172.00–176.00	174.41
7	—	1,666	198.00–202.00	199.84
2	—	1,715	187.00–188.00	187.41

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

Steers · 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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