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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 20.00 lower. Heifer calves 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Quality--McAlester continues to have attractive groups of calves. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows; 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.30/cwt on 34 head, down $17.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +10.14 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$413.30

▼ 17.97 vs prior sale

34 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$44.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.84

vs OK average

−7.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	414.61	2,272	33
Medium and Large 2	550	370.00	2,035	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.61/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd

413.30

—

OK average6 barns · 1,079 hd

434.14

−20.84

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−7.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+10.14

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	1,771	192.88	3,417	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	171.42	2,124	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	168.37	2,624	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	162.20	1,713	6thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	650–700	672	361.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,429	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	501.96/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	363.45/cwt	353.00–380.00	2,203	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	318.76/cwt	303.00–335.00	2,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	528.00/cwt	513.00–543.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	391.76/cwt	375.00–418.00	2,249	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	433.57/cwt	418.00–460.00	2,246	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	536.33/cwt	518.00–545.00	1,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	376.01/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	384.49/cwt	360.00–398.00	2,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	412.45/cwt	385.00–423.00	2,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	344.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	553.00/cwt	553.00–553.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	454.60/cwt	450.00–473.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	535.86/cwt	523.00–543.00	2,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	481.84/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.35/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	169.04/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,079	3
Bulls	—	—	1,911	199.49/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,812	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	193.82/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,641	185.10/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	152.55/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,996	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	163.03/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,660	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,468	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	170.56/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	407.79/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	540.08/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	452.12/cwt	428.00–465.00	2,541	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	442.01/cwt	440.00–443.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	444.74/cwt	420.00–505.00	2,339	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	563.71/cwt	500.00–585.00	2,311	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	448.36/cwt	420.00–473.00	2,148	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	546.87/cwt	513.00–605.00	1,745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	422.26/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,610	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	526.42/cwt	503.00–578.00	2,522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	540.96/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,288	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	631.05/cwt	593.00–670.00	2,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	493.33/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,546	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	377.26/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	574.09/cwt	553.00–595.00	2,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	610.83/cwt	555.00–665.00	1,924	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	336.87/cwt	318.00–345.00	2,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	469.42/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,042	13

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 800Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 55Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	319	513.00–605.00	546.87
10	350–400	383	490.00–530.00	501.96
13	400–450	435	430.00–500.00	469.42
14	450–500	479	420.00–473.00	448.36
13	500–550	518	418.00–460.00	433.57
13	550–600	574	375.00–418.00	391.76
8	600–650	606	353.00–380.00	363.45
10	650–700	672	360.00–365.00	361.46
5	700–750	714	340.00–350.00	344.01
4	750–800	764	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	910	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	518.00–545.00	536.33
2	550–600	550	394.00	394.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	355	405.00–455.00	430.35
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	485	403.00	403.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	433.00	433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	555.00–665.00	610.83
2	350–400	365	513.00–543.00	528.00
14	400–450	410	500.00–585.00	563.71
12	450–500	456	523.00–543.00	535.86
16	500–550	526	420.00–505.00	444.74
5	550–600	563	385.00–423.00	412.45
5	600–650	622	360.00–398.00	384.49
5	650–700	672	363.00–385.00	376.01
6	700–750	745	318.00–345.00	336.87
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	823	303.00–335.00	318.76
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	553.00	553.00
5	450–500	485	450.00–473.00	454.60
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	570.00	570.00
3	400–450	443	440.00–443.00	442.01
1	500–550	520	433.00	433.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	530.00–550.00	540.08
3	400–450	419	465.00–490.00	481.84
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	580	390.00–415.00	407.79
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	328	593.00–670.00	631.05
6	350–400	371	553.00–595.00	574.09
11	400–450	423	500.00–580.00	540.96
11	450–500	479	503.00–578.00	526.42
18	500–550	516	475.00–510.00	493.33
27	550–600	562	428.00–465.00	452.12
14	600–650	618	400.00–445.00	422.26
1	650–700	670	428.00	428.00
6	700–750	715	350.00–390.00	377.26
1	850–900	860	324.00	324.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,270	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,230	167.00–171.00	169.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	151.00–154.00	152.55
1	—	1,115	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,018	162.00–165.00	163.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,585	170.00–171.00	170.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	197.00–201.00	199.49
5	—	1,764	192.00–196.00	193.82
4	—	1,641	183.00–188.00	185.10

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