Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 14.00 to 21.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 11.00 higher, above 400 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Over all quality was good. Heifer quality appeared to be better than steer quality. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 24.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.96/cwt on 65 head, down $17.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −2.21 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$400.96

▼ 17.35 vs prior sale

65 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$49.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.19

vs OK average

−24.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	410.95	2,314	52
Medium and Large 2	568	360.99	2,051	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.96/cwt here — about $262 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 sale65 hd

400.96

—

OK average6 barns · 663 hd

422.14

−21.19

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−24.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−2.21

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	1,622	208.44	3,382	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	202.10	2,472	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	192.66	2,100	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	190.78	2,744	16

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)	1,205	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,348	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,951	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$2,868	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$2,664	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$3,764	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$3,688	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1Fancy	300–350	319	605.88/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	409.26/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,145	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	448.33/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	599	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	3,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	428.27/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	337.20/cwt	300.00–373.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	411.51/cwt	395.00–470.00	2,370	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	331.50/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	354.74/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	371.96/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,314	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	555.81/cwt	505.00–585.00	1,784	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	3,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	534.00/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,270	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	375.60/cwt	355.00–383.00	2,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	868	367.56/cwt	360.00–375.00	3,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	481.08/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	408.02/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	510.05/cwt	463.00–560.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	437.08/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	660.41/cwt	605.00–710.00	2,087	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	461.32/cwt	443.00–478.00	2,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	496.20/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,605	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	430.80/cwt	383.00–465.00	2,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	513.99/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,400	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	541.08/cwt	500.00–595.00	2,018	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	487.73/cwt	460.00–492.00	2,878	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	450.53/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,338	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	599.78/cwt	570.00–610.00	2,477	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	220.46/cwt	217.00–223.00	2,423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	195.25/cwt	193.00–197.00	2,169	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	211.72/cwt	209.00–214.00	2,570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	197.76/cwt	197.00–199.00	2,468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,908	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	196.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,944	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	192.71/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,752	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	185.02/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,607	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	220.24/cwt	218.00–223.00	3,718	4
Bulls	—	—	1,711	208.95/cwt	204.00–214.00	3,575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	200.15/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,012	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	2,867.91/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,868	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,763.52/head	3,625.00–3,950.00	3,764	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	3,347.98/head	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	2,664.39/head	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,951.06/head	1,900.00–3,500.00	2,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	414.84/cwt	380.00–442.00	2,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	502.34/cwt	460.00–545.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	403.86/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,318	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	359.00/cwt	345.00–373.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	493.99/cwt	460.00–550.00	2,292	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	410.68/cwt	380.00–450.00	3,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	359.00/cwt	305.00–413.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	671.33/cwt	643.00–710.00	2,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	363.49/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	455.10/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	476.10/cwt	400.00–515.00	2,228	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	460.50/cwt	380.00–540.00	1,478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	445.63/cwt	300.00–510.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	365.31/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	544.08/cwt	505.00–570.00	2,291	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	334.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	552.17/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,026	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 500Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 94Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 31Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	600.00–625.00	605.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	505.00–585.00	555.81
15	350–400	367	520.00–575.00	552.17
31	400–450	421	505.00–570.00	544.08
45	450–500	468	400.00–515.00	476.10
13	500–550	524	380.00–430.00	409.26
39	550–600	576	395.00–470.00	411.51
27	600–650	622	340.00–380.00	371.96
2	650–700	675	330.00–340.00	334.89
3	700–750	733	325.00–345.00	331.50
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	435.00–495.00	455.10
3	350–400	383	445.00–450.00	448.33
3	400–450	433	405.00–455.00	428.27
5	450–500	474	310.00–415.00	363.49
2	500–550	520	300.00–373.00	337.20
11	550–600	577	340.00–385.00	365.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	443	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	453	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	868	360.00–375.00	367.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	635.00	635.00
4	550–600	599	545.00	545.00
1	600–650	620	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	463.00–560.00	510.05
3	350–400	369	470.00–505.00	481.08
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	466	410.00–460.00	437.08
5	500–550	524	383.00–465.00	430.80
2	550–600	560	365.00–370.00	367.52
4	600–650	623	330.00–370.00	354.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	316	605.00–710.00	660.41
17	350–400	373	500.00–595.00	541.08
13	400–450	425	500.00–580.00	534.00
16	450–500	467	490.00–540.00	513.99
37	500–550	525	475.00–525.00	496.20
27	550–600	590	460.00–492.00	487.73
5	600–650	610	443.00–478.00	461.32
14	650–700	672	375.00–425.00	408.02
7	700–750	711	355.00–383.00	375.60
2	750–800	785	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	888	335.00	335.00
2	900–950	910	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	470	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	643.00–710.00	671.33
6	350–400	382	460.00–545.00	502.34
16	400–450	413	570.00–610.00	599.78
14	450–500	464	460.00–550.00	493.99
8	500–550	519	400.00–475.00	450.53
7	550–600	574	385.00–430.00	403.86
1	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
6	650–700	667	380.00–442.00	414.84
6	700–750	727	380.00	380.00
5	750–800	778	380.00–450.00	410.68
2	850–900	870	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	383.00	383.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	380.00–540.00	460.50
2	350–400	383	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	419	300.00–510.00	445.63
2	450–500	465	305.00–413.00	359.00
2	500–550	545	345.00–373.00	359.00
2	550–600	570	325.00–330.00	327.48
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	353.00	353.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	217.00–223.00	220.46
4	—	1,111	193.00–197.00	195.25
8	—	1,075	175.00–180.00	177.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	181.00	181.00
4	—	1,214	209.00–214.00	211.72
4	—	1,248	197.00–199.00	197.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	195.00–200.00	196.51
6	—	1,428	190.00–194.00	192.71
6	—	1,409	183.00–187.00	185.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	218.00–223.00	220.24
5	—	1,711	204.00–214.00	208.95
6	—	1,505	198.00–203.00	200.15

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,052	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,867.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,347.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,664.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,900.00–3,500.00	2,951.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,750.00	3,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	3,625.00–3,950.00	3,763.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	3,625.00	3,625.00

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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