Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer caves 10.00 to 16.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive few average. Demand good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 to 7.00 higher, Leans 14.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.69/cwt on 67 head, up $13.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +29.53 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$432.69

▲ 13.07 vs prior sale

67 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$51.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.30

vs OK average

+3.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	440.38	2,400	57
Medium and Large 2	550	388.86	2,139	10thin

One grade step is worth $51.52/cwt here — about $262 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

432.69

—

OK average6 barns · 1,113 hd

424.39

+8.30

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

+3.52

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+29.53

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	1,498	190.72	2,856	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	170.57	2,058	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	168.58	2,366	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	141.91	1,537	11

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)	840	$2,859	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$2,218	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,123	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,922	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$3,579	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1Unweaned	400–450	418	519.48/cwt	445.00–560.00	2,171	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,921.77/head	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	539.06/cwt	480.00–605.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	530.13/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,057	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,859.38/head	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,859	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,606.72/head	3,425.00–3,800.00	3,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	558.86/cwt	535.00–625.00	2,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	376.66/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,384	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	450.64/cwt	413.00–495.00	2,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	471.14/cwt	465.00–473.00	2,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	514.97/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,204	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	345.10/cwt	333.00–353.00	2,668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	302.53/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	684.67/cwt	635.00–705.00	2,239	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	451.80/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,435	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	384.42/cwt	360.00–403.00	2,576	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	454	512.57/cwt	493.00–515.00	2,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	400.17/cwt	355.00–418.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	420.45/cwt	403.00–485.00	2,640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	341.02/cwt	300.00–356.00	1,961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	438.58/cwt	320.00–470.00	2,044	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,122.73/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	2,217.77/head	1,550.00–2,625.00	2,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	454.13/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,962	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	191.64/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,191	5
Bulls	—	—	1,050	181.72/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,908	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	179.47/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,733	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,112	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	141.59/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,624	196.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,188	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	173.26/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,446	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,335	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	169.98/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	418.34/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	452.96/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	412.56/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	377.55/cwt	363.00–398.00	2,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	511.42/cwt	425.00–560.00	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	551.01/cwt	503.00–580.00	1,780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	370.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	556.81/cwt	510.00–595.00	2,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	522.49/cwt	500.00–553.00	2,461	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	589.80/cwt	570.00–615.00	2,489	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	361.61/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	497.08/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,605	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	484.89/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	467.26/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,210	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	432.97/cwt	423.00–450.00	2,485	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	325.82/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	454.26/cwt	448.00–460.00	2,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	360.21/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	621.46/cwt	615.00–655.00	2,405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	324.83/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	447.05/cwt	428.00–475.00	2,320	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	466.41/cwt	453.00–480.00	2,682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	532.21/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	348.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	415.49/cwt	398.00–435.00	2,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	388.49/cwt	364.00–415.00	1,476	2

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 780Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	695.00	695.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	418	445.00–560.00	519.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	425.00–560.00	511.42
1	400–450	400	515.00	515.00
7	450–500	466	320.00–470.00	438.58
2	500–550	538	400.00–425.00	412.56
3	550–600	573	405.00–430.00	418.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	700.00	700.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	515.00–550.00	532.21
7	350–400	387	615.00–655.00	621.46
18	400–450	422	570.00–615.00	589.80
26	450–500	471	500.00–553.00	522.49
16	500–550	524	475.00–515.00	497.08
17	550–600	575	453.00–480.00	466.41
6	600–650	620	448.00–460.00	454.26
3	650–700	662	340.00–373.00	361.61
2	750–800	773	350.00–390.00	370.45
2	800–850	818	350.00–370.00	360.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	480.00–605.00	539.06
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	435	465.00–473.00	471.14
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	503.00–580.00	551.01
8	350–400	388	500.00–545.00	530.13
22	400–450	428	490.00–545.00	514.97
29	450–500	473	445.00–490.00	467.26
30	500–550	519	428.00–475.00	447.05
27	550–600	574	423.00–450.00	432.97
19	600–650	633	360.00–393.00	376.66
6	650–700	679	340.00–365.00	348.15
5	700–750	718	300.00–340.00	325.82
4	750–800	779	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	430.00–475.00	452.96
2	450–500	493	420.00–430.00	425.03
5	500–550	521	355.00–418.00	400.17
5	550–600	579	363.00–398.00	377.55
1	600–650	605	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	635.00–705.00	684.67
6	350–400	363	535.00–625.00	558.86
4	400–450	421	510.00–595.00	556.81
13	450–500	485	450.00–505.00	484.89
9	500–550	522	413.00–495.00	450.64
8	550–600	568	398.00–435.00	415.49
12	600–650	628	403.00–485.00	420.45
17	650–700	670	360.00–403.00	384.42
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
8	750–800	773	333.00–353.00	345.10
3	800–850	828	310.00–335.00	324.83
2	900–950	903	290.00–315.00	302.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	380	364.00–415.00	388.49
1	400–450	405	513.00	513.00
9	450–500	454	493.00–515.00	512.57
3	500–550	539	435.00–460.00	451.80
5	550–600	551	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	425.00–490.00	454.13
1	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	575	300.00–356.00	341.02
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	575.00	575.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,525.00	3,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	3,425.00–3,800.00	3,606.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	928	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,921.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,859.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,122.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,092	1,550.00–2,625.00	2,217.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,665	189.00–194.00	191.64
3	—	1,050	179.00–184.00	181.72
4	—	1,624	195.00–200.00	196.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	179.00–180.00	179.47
3	—	1,328	158.00–160.00	159.00
5	—	1,401	168.00–173.00	169.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,090	139.00–145.00	141.59
2	—	1,108	152.00–156.00	154.00
4	—	1,061	135.00–138.00	136.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	153.00–155.00	153.99
4	—	1,226	171.00–175.00	173.26
1	—	1,210	193.00	193.00

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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