Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 6.00 lower. In the sale, cattle quality improved from plain(morning) to attractive in the afternoon. Demand continues to be good. Slaughter cows 20.00 to 22.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.42/cwt on 34 head, down $5.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −7.74 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$395.42

▼ 5.53 vs prior sale

34 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$61.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.03

vs OK average

−27.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	408.17	2,225	27
Medium and Large 2	531	346.27	1,840	7thin

One grade step is worth $61.90/cwt here — about $385 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

395.42

—

OK average6 barns · 714 hd

419.45

−24.03

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−27.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−7.74

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	1,733	214.29	3,714	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	172.07	2,423	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	171.58	2,061	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	169.84	1,817	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$3,330	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$3,191	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,846	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,027	$2,821	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$3,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$3,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1Unweaned	450–500	482	476.67/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	466.01/cwt	425.00–498.00	2,195	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	414.11/cwt	393.00–430.00	2,153	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,574.86/head	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	506.34/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,117	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	345.64/cwt	323.00–360.00	2,347	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,845.76/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	459.66/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	322	580.12/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	352.24/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,044	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	3,075.24/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	488.07/cwt	455.00–525.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	638.97/cwt	575.00–685.00	2,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	441.55/cwt	400.00–490.00	2,252	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	2,821.17/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,821	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	3,329.81/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	3,190.77/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	423.34/cwt	300.00–480.00	1,820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	489.90/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	502.38/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	375.82/cwt	355.00–403.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	455.10/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	396.91/cwt	330.00–450.00	1,945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	542.91/cwt	505.00–575.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	426.65/cwt	355.00–495.00	1,890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	158.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,898	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	178.38/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,148	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	171.55/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,053	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	217.08/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,625	6
Bulls	—	—	1,551	192.52/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,986	4
Bulls	—	—	1,918	226.02/cwt	223.00–229.00	4,335	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	172.50/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,901	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	162.46/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,724	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	176.99/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,846	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	165.80/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,482	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	176.45/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	172.26/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	363.69/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	348.98/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	363.32/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	454.39/cwt	405.00–490.00	1,699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	474.93/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	520.71/cwt	500.00–565.00	2,203	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	433.49/cwt	413.00–450.00	2,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	566.95/cwt	535.00–635.00	2,115	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	479.61/cwt	420.00–505.00	2,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	643.59/cwt	620.00–665.00	2,330	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	516.23/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,483	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	550.01/cwt	520.00–605.00	1,766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	547.82/cwt	534.00–555.00	2,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	563.58/cwt	530.00–620.00	2,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	316.45/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	527.27/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,946	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	526.97/cwt	490.00–570.00	2,213	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	393.95/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,222	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	624.41/cwt	585.00–660.00	2,023	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	474.65/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	505.90/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,656	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	414.80/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	354.36/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	344.81/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,525	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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Mar 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 750Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 96Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 23Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	550.00–640.00	580.12
5	350–400	375	530.00–620.00	563.58
6	450–500	482	475.00–480.00	476.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	316	575.00–685.00	638.97
8	350–400	373	535.00–635.00	566.95
13	400–450	420	490.00–570.00	526.97
9	450–500	468	420.00–505.00	479.61
6	500–550	528	460.00–485.00	474.65
5	550–600	562	440.00–490.00	459.66
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	680	313.00–320.00	316.45
2	700–750	705	225.00–230.00	227.48
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	480.00–495.00	489.90
3	400–450	432	450.00–465.00	455.10
5	450–500	490	330.00–450.00	396.91
3	500–550	507	355.00–403.00	375.82
2	550–600	575	345.00–360.00	352.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	321	520.00–605.00	550.01
24	350–400	369	505.00–555.00	527.27
17	400–450	418	490.00–530.00	506.34
19	450–500	471	425.00–498.00	466.01
11	500–550	520	393.00–430.00	414.11
14	550–600	564	380.00–403.00	393.95
8	600–650	625	330.00–353.00	344.81
6	650–700	679	323.00–360.00	345.64
6	700–750	726	343.00–360.00	354.36
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	890	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	455.00–525.00	488.07
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	500.00–505.00	502.38
9	350–400	374	405.00–490.00	454.39
9	400–450	430	300.00–480.00	423.34
8	450–500	478	310.00–390.00	363.69
6	500–550	525	320.00–360.00	348.98
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	305.07
2	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	585.00	585.00
1	500–550	510	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	595	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	534.00–555.00	547.82
3	500–550	522	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	505.00–575.00	542.91
3	400–450	443	355.00–495.00	426.65
1	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	510	400.00–490.00	441.55
1	550–600	570	388.00	388.00
3	600–650	623	340.00–380.00	363.32
1	650–700	670	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	585.00–660.00	624.41
16	350–400	362	620.00–665.00	643.59
14	400–450	423	500.00–565.00	520.71
28	450–500	481	495.00–530.00	516.23
29	500–550	525	490.00–530.00	505.90
14	550–600	571	460.00–490.00	474.93
7	600–650	616	413.00–450.00	433.49
8	650–700	672	405.00–430.00	414.80
1	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	755	323.00	323.00
1	850–900	860	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	950	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	720.00	720.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	3,475.00	3,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,574.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,008	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,845.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,027	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,821.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,329.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	848	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,190.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,201	156.00–160.00	158.03
8	—	1,204	176.00–180.00	178.38
6	—	1,197	169.00–175.00	171.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	169.00–174.00	172.50
7	—	1,061	161.00–165.00	162.46
5	—	1,043	175.00–179.00	176.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	163.00–167.00	165.80
4	—	1,374	175.00–179.00	176.45
7	—	1,390	170.00–174.00	172.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,670	214.00–220.00	217.08
4	—	1,551	190.00–196.00	192.52
6	—	1,918	223.00–229.00	226.02

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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