Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 20.00+ lower. Quality was plain through average, few attractive. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows; 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.76/cwt on 37 head, up $5.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +15.60 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$418.76

▲ 5.46 vs prior sale

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$51.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs OK average

+4.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	424.32	2,279	33
Medium and Large 2	544	372.86	2,028	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.46/cwt here — about $251 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 sale37 hd

418.76

—

OK average6 barns · 519 hd

417.78

+0.98

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

+4.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+15.60

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	1,825	196.81	3,592	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	163.13	1,987	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	161.62	2,396	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	158.05	1,677	16

Every lot, as filed

69 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	550–600	564	426.78/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,407	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	612.75/cwt	580.00–680.00	2,255	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	357.02/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,285	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	446.70/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	428.96/cwt	424.00–433.00	2,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	423.92/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,204	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	530.55/cwt	490.00–560.00	2,212	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	465.33/cwt	435.00–495.00	2,196	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	444.30/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	625.61/cwt	595.00–698.00	1,977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	335.41/cwt	328.00–395.00	2,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	529.18/cwt	498.00–560.00	1,995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	483.88/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	530.23/cwt	510.00–595.00	2,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	401.31/cwt	385.00–413.00	2,761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	453.64/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,341	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	624.16/cwt	505.00–695.00	1,941	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	170.02/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,884	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	155.80/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,300	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	165.84/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,476	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	162.70/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	158.10/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,651	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	148.96/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,873	201.31/cwt	199.00–203.00	3,771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	180.71/cwt	179.00–182.00	2,846	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	172.58/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,533	2
Bulls	—	—	2,230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	404.79/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,562	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	560.15/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,409	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	412.94/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,350	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	439.90/cwt	413.00–465.00	2,112	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	304.04/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	508.71/cwt	470.00–535.00	2,442	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	656.14/cwt	595.00–685.00	2,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	454.43/cwt	340.00–535.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	368.42/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	350.37/cwt	348.00–355.00	2,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	456.33/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	377.30/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	313.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	532.27/cwt	495.00–565.00	1,730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	440.25/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,836	5

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 450Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 49Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	495.00–565.00	532.27
11	350–400	377	498.00–560.00	529.18
18	400–450	417	490.00–560.00	530.55
21	450–500	472	435.00–495.00	465.33
19	500–550	520	400.00–455.00	423.92
13	550–600	564	395.00–450.00	426.78
10	600–650	640	330.00–375.00	357.02
3	650–700	674	348.00–355.00	350.37
6	700–750	746	300.00–320.00	313.36
11	750–800	764	328.00–395.00	335.41
1	800–850	820	243.00	243.00
1	850–900	885	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	440.00–450.00	446.70
1	350–400	370	488.00	488.00
5	400–450	417	400.00–485.00	440.25
3	450–500	477	424.00–433.00	428.96
2	500–550	523	340.00–395.00	368.42
2	550–600	565	370.00–385.00	377.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	595.00–698.00	625.61
10	350–400	368	580.00–680.00	612.75
6	400–450	438	510.00–595.00	530.23
4	450–500	469	470.00–495.00	483.88
9	500–550	516	440.00–470.00	453.64
9	550–600	580	430.00–485.00	444.30
5	600–650	640	410.00	410.00
7	650–700	688	385.00–413.00	401.31
1	750–800	756	360.00	360.00
2	850–900	870	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	575.00	575.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	478.00	478.00
5	400–450	419	340.00–535.00	454.43
11	450–500	480	413.00–465.00	439.90
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	575.00	575.00
1	400–450	405	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	505.00–695.00	624.16
6	350–400	382	595.00–685.00	656.14
10	400–450	430	550.00–610.00	560.15
20	450–500	480	470.00–535.00	508.71
4	500–550	525	445.00–485.00	456.33
9	550–600	569	410.00–415.00	412.94
12	600–650	633	390.00–420.00	404.79
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	815	345.00	345.00
2	850–900	885	285.00–300.00	292.46
2	900–950	915	300.00–308.00	304.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,155	171.00	171.00
4	—	1,226	160.00–164.00	162.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	169.00–171.00	170.02
9	—	1,044	157.00–161.00	158.10
4	—	1,064	147.00–152.00	148.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,476	153.00–159.00	155.80
10	—	1,493	163.00–168.00	165.84
2	—	1,468	171.00–174.00	172.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	199.00–203.00	201.31
2	—	1,575	179.00–182.00	180.71
1	—	2,230	220.00	220.00

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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