Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.31/cwt on 35 head, down $0.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +15.15 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$418.31

▼ 0.45 vs prior sale

35 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$41.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs OK average

+2.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	424.30	2,355	30
Medium and Large 2	552	382.32	2,110	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.98/cwt here — about $244 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 sale35 hd

418.31

—

OK average6 barns · 427 hd

413.10

+5.21

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+2.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+15.15

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	1,644	206.22	3,390	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	173.93	2,400	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	165.06	2,026	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	159.59	1,693	12

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	994	$3,841	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$3,295	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	843	$3,004	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	590.36/cwt	558.00–620.00	2,243	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	518.86/cwt	480.00–575.00	2,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	409.05/cwt	350.00–465.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	382.65/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	417.45/cwt	345.00–443.00	1,979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	492.57/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	348.65/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	381.83/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	594.54/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	420.46/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,401	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	430.07/cwt	410.00–495.00	2,284	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	343.42/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	528.14/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	520.32/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	325.88/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	490.34/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,305	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	584.48/cwt	550.00–635.00	1,876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	532.89/cwt	513.00–545.00	2,249	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	481.74/cwt	435.00–505.00	2,563	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	377.07/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	336	523.98/cwt	510.00–528.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	552.29/cwt	513.00–570.00	2,286	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	420.25/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	401.75/cwt	385.00–413.00	2,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,921.84/head	1,050.00–4,125.00	2,922	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,720.83/head	3,025.00–4,225.00	3,721	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,190.20/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,190	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,723	3,379.63/head	2,850.00–3,625.00	3,380	5
Bulls	—	—	1,712	220.44/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,774	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	176.07/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	196.22/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,949	6
Bulls	—	—	1,804	210.54/cwt	208.00–213.00	3,798	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	156.06/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,904	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	166.06/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,033	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	179.04/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,507	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	168.81/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,296	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	171.88/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,831	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	151.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	409.34/cwt	393.00–418.00	2,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	678.00/cwt	678.00–678.00	2,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	492.90/cwt	425.00–525.00	2,351	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	453.94/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	413.32/cwt	400.00–433.00	2,835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	602.65/cwt	560.00–650.00	2,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	536.09/cwt	475.00–550.00	2,246	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	611.03/cwt	555.00–650.00	1,992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	415.82/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,366	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	544.36/cwt	543.00–545.00	2,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	391.50/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	597	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,194	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 475Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 89Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	580.00–610.00	594.54
7	350–400	380	558.00–620.00	590.36
8	400–450	414	513.00–570.00	552.29
4	450–500	463	480.00–575.00	518.86
5	500–550	523	405.00–435.00	420.25
7	550–600	569	410.00–435.00	415.82
5	600–650	637	385.00–413.00	401.75
3	650–700	667	380.00–405.00	391.50
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	335.00–405.00	370.00
2	400–450	418	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	463	350.00–465.00	409.05
1	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	390	543.00–545.00	544.36
2	500–550	528	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	597	535.00	535.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	500.00–540.00	520.32
1	350–400	365	503.00	503.00
2	400–450	428	490.00–495.00	492.57
4	450–500	474	345.00–443.00	417.45
3	500–550	538	373.00–395.00	382.65
2	550–600	573	373.00–390.00	381.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	321	550.00–635.00	584.48
13	350–400	367	505.00–545.00	528.14
21	400–450	422	513.00–545.00	532.89
15	450–500	470	450.00–515.00	490.34
12	500–550	531	410.00–495.00	430.07
18	550–600	571	395.00–435.00	420.46
4	600–650	619	355.00–390.00	377.07
3	650–700	689	330.00–350.00	343.42
9	700–750	721	340.00–355.00	348.65
6	750–800	793	305.00–330.00	325.88
3	800–850	822	348.00	348.00
1	950–1000	960	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	510.00–528.00	523.98
4	400–450	415	513.00	513.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	678.00	678.00
1	350–400	360	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	555.00–650.00	611.03
6	350–400	368	560.00–650.00	602.65
19	400–450	419	475.00–550.00	536.09
14	450–500	477	425.00–525.00	492.90
22	500–550	532	435.00–505.00	481.74
12	550–600	564	420.00–485.00	453.94
2	600–650	603	453.00	453.00
11	650–700	686	400.00–433.00	413.32
2	700–750	743	370.00–375.00	372.51
1	900–950	900	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	720.00	720.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
5	550–600	585	393.00–418.00	409.34

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	—	855	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	830	1,050.00–4,125.00	2,921.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	3,025.00–4,225.00	3,720.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,190.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,723	2,850.00–3,625.00	3,379.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	218.00–222.00	220.44
6	—	1,503	194.00–199.00	196.22
4	—	1,804	208.00–213.00	210.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	174.00–178.00	176.07
3	—	1,220	154.00–159.00	156.06
5	—	1,224	164.00–169.00	166.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	178.00–180.00	179.04
4	—	1,360	166.00–171.00	168.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	160.00–165.00	162.32
2	—	1,065	170.00–174.00	171.88
5	—	1,062	150.00–155.00	151.95

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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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

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