Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00-10.00 lower . Heifer calves 10.00-12.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 4.00-11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.27/cwt on 46 head, down $21.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −7.90 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$395.27

▼ 21.79 vs prior sale

46 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$10.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.12

vs OK average

−32.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	405.00	2,167	2thin
Medium and Large 1	555	394.82	2,192	44

One grade step is worth $10.18/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale46 hd

395.27

—

OK average6 barns · 592 hd

425.39

−30.12

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−32.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−7.90

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	—	Low	1,647	211.41	3,482	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	178.39	2,179	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	176.89	1,877	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	173.44	2,540	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$3,323	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$3,112	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,010	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,803	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$2,705	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$3,278	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	504.46/cwt	405.00–565.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	358.74/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,429	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	402.51/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	411.65/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	424.25/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	546.79/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	422.82/cwt	413.00–450.00	2,245	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	526.79/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,244	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	461.83/cwt	435.00–500.00	2,198	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	375.44/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,148	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	409.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	440.29/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	502.50/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	439.45/cwt	355.00–480.00	2,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	525.61/cwt	490.00–560.00	2,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	439.31/cwt	413.00–460.00	2,715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	613.09/cwt	585.00–630.00	2,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	617.67/cwt	588.00–655.00	2,273	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	554.97/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,386	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	516.41/cwt	493.00–530.00	2,696	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	521.58/cwt	495.00–553.00	2,514	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	521.71/cwt	405.00–550.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	474.44/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,738	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	673.53/cwt	605.00–725.00	2,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	394.82/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	338.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	452.11/cwt	325.00–495.00	2,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	333.63/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	618.59/cwt	605.00–635.00	2,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	401	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,286	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	184.81/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,264	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	178.60/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,206	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	161.68/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,732	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	191.15/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,024	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	175.81/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,857	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	164.66/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,384	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	181.65/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,567	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	167.33/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,996	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	171.96/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,571	10
Bulls	—	—	1,644	203.97/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,353	6
Bulls	—	—	1,778	219.31/cwt	216.00–221.00	3,899	6
Bulls	—	—	1,551	211.06/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,274	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,322.72/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,704.72/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,705	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,803.42/head	2,400.00–3,450.00	2,803	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	3,298.20/head	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,298	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,009.84/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	3,111.70/head	2,260.00–3,550.00	3,112	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	483.42/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,543	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	546.24/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,256	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	413.36/cwt	360.00–440.00	2,145	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	486.37/cwt	440.00–545.00	1,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	632.35/cwt	570.00–680.00	2,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	377.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	388.97/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	426.38/cwt	400.00–485.00	2,456	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	352.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	526.46/cwt	500.00–565.00	2,453	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	363.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	381.48/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.90/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,598	10

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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 650Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 120Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 50Year ago 29

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00-10.00 lower . Heifer calves 10.00-12.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 4.00-11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	405.00–565.00	504.46
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	415	340.00–425.00	381.48
6	450–500	482	405.00–430.00	424.25
2	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	585.00–630.00	613.09
9	350–400	377	525.00–570.00	546.79
40	400–450	426	500.00–555.00	526.79
36	450–500	476	435.00–500.00	461.83
18	500–550	531	413.00–450.00	422.82
26	550–600	572	355.00–395.00	375.44
5	600–650	617	350.00–370.00	363.03
17	650–700	677	345.00–370.00	358.74
10	700–750	720	360.00–361.00	360.90
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	490.00–560.00	525.61
3	450–500	490	418.00	418.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	570.00–680.00	632.35
4	350–400	364	605.00–635.00	618.59
13	400–450	413	510.00–555.00	546.24
19	450–500	466	500.00–565.00	526.46
15	500–550	526	455.00–510.00	483.42
10	550–600	576	400.00–485.00	426.38
6	600–650	615	395.00–435.00	411.65
9	650–700	668	390.00–430.00	402.51
3	700–750	722	310.00–350.00	333.63
4	750–800	768	325.00–350.00	338.64
2	850–900	895	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	383	440.00–545.00	486.37
5	450–500	475	325.00–495.00	452.11
8	500–550	519	360.00–440.00	413.36
2	550–600	568	383.00–395.00	388.97
2	600–650	615	370.00–385.00	377.62
2	650–700	650	345.00–360.00	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	625.00	625.00
5	400–450	401	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	405.00–550.00	521.71
2	400–450	440	495.00–510.00	502.50
6	450–500	477	355.00–480.00	439.45
4	500–550	515	420.00–465.00	440.29
4	550–600	574	400.00–420.00	409.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	316	605.00–725.00	673.53
11	350–400	368	588.00–655.00	617.67
20	400–450	430	535.00–595.00	554.97
31	450–500	482	495.00–553.00	521.58
34	500–550	522	493.00–530.00	516.41
25	550–600	577	450.00–490.00	474.44
13	600–650	618	413.00–460.00	439.31
5	650–700	662	393.00–400.00	394.82
1	700–750	715	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	785	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	183.00–187.00	184.81
5	—	1,235	177.00–181.00	178.60
3	—	1,193	166.00–169.00	167.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,071	160.00–163.00	161.68
7	—	1,059	189.00–193.00	191.15
8	—	1,056	163.00–180.00	175.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	163.00–166.00	164.66
5	—	1,413	180.00–184.00	181.65
10	—	1,495	169.00–186.00	171.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,644	202.00–207.00	203.97
6	—	1,778	216.00–221.00	219.31
8	—	1,551	209.00–215.00	211.06

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)	1	—	1,225	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,322.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,166	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,704.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,093	2,400.00–3,450.00	2,803.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,009.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,260.00–3,550.00	3,111.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,019	2,900.00–3,700.00	3,298.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,100.00	3,100.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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