Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 20.00+ higher, over 400 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality for steer calves very average. Quality for heifer calves attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers steady, Boners and Leans 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls; Compared to two weeks ago, 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.29/cwt on 35 head, down $32.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +9.20 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$458.29

▼ 32.03 vs prior sale

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$68.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

vs OK average

−22.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	477.88	2,607	25
Medium and Large 2	544	409.32	2,228	10thin

One grade step is worth $68.56/cwt here — about $378 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $393.17, median $449.10 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

458.29

—

OK average6 barns · 535 hd

467.92

−9.63

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−22.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

+9.20

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	1,647	208.77	3,439	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	176.82	2,513	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	171.59	2,078	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	164.85	1,740	13

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)	1,125	$2,904	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,573	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,569	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,376	$2,454	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,449	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	913	$2,515	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	450–500	473	454.71/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	394.30/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	514.08/cwt	450.00–585.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	453.92/cwt	432.00–475.00	2,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	447.57/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	509.34/cwt	490.00–535.00	2,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	360.87/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	405.93/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	636.52/cwt	595.00–690.00	2,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	409.88/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	690.32/cwt	635.00–735.00	2,223	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	493.90/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,593	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	499.38/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,402	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	423.04/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,834	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	388.12/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	375.39/cwt	373.00–380.00	2,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	618.29/cwt	595.00–670.00	2,294	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	443.84/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	456.65/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	362.59/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	430.33/cwt	310.00–470.00	2,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	423.46/cwt	345.00–460.00	2,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	504.29/cwt	445.00–585.00	1,962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	518.84/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,210	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	382.41/cwt	373.00–405.00	2,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	597.07/cwt	585.00–630.00	2,311	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	522.46/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,257	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	418.61/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	424.64/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,667	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	181.69/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,930	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	171.48/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,850	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	168.98/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,302	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	185.96/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,576	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	176.05/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,604	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	162.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,993	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	180.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,170	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	174.21/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,087	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	220.54/cwt	220.00–221.00	3,800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	203.52/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,112	7
Bulls	—	—	1,816	212.08/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,851	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,572.53/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,573	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,568.62/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,569	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	2,453.72/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,454	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,903.64/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,904	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,448.50/head	1,825.00–2,900.00	2,449	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,572.41/head	1,900.00–3,200.00	2,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	325.43/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	443.29/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,305	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	676.67/cwt	665.00–700.00	2,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	342.46/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	550.75/cwt	525.00–600.00	2,115	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	560.07/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	426.54/cwt	375.00–440.00	2,209	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	399.09/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,279	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	477.95/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,256	12

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 500Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 136Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 14Year ago 23

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	317	595.00–690.00	636.52
12	350–400	368	520.00–590.00	560.07
16	400–450	428	490.00–535.00	509.34
13	450–500	473	430.00–490.00	454.71
16	500–550	518	375.00–440.00	426.54
27	550–600	571	370.00–425.00	399.09
11	600–650	617	365.00–405.00	394.30
14	650–700	676	350.00–370.00	360.87
3	700–750	725	335.00–350.00	345.00
3	900–950	948	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	450.00–585.00	514.08
2	350–400	360	445.00–450.00	447.57
3	400–450	443	432.00–475.00	453.92
6	450–500	476	390.00–425.00	405.93
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
5	350–400	389	445.00–585.00	504.29
3	400–450	408	440.00–475.00	456.65
10	450–500	473	310.00–470.00	430.33
6	500–550	528	345.00–460.00	423.46
4	550–600	569	355.00–410.00	388.12
2	600–650	603	340.00–385.00	362.59
3	650–700	658	373.00–380.00	375.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	322	635.00–735.00	690.32
18	350–400	371	595.00–670.00	618.29
24	400–450	426	490.00–545.00	518.84
27	450–500	481	475.00–530.00	499.38
17	500–550	525	480.00–515.00	493.90
8	550–600	589	430.00–450.00	443.84
9	600–650	627	390.00–440.00	409.88
24	650–700	670	410.00–440.00	423.04
7	700–750	717	373.00–405.00	382.41
2	750–800	763	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	610.00	610.00
7	350–400	387	585.00–630.00	597.07
2	450–500	453	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	665.00–700.00	676.67
11	350–400	384	525.00–600.00	550.75
9	400–450	432	510.00–555.00	522.46
12	450–500	472	475.00–480.00	477.95
7	500–550	520	425.00–460.00	443.29
4	550–600	565	405.00–435.00	418.61
14	600–650	628	405.00–445.00	424.64
1	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	733	330.00–355.00	342.46
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	818	305.00–345.00	325.43
1	1000–1050	1,000	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	480	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	485	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	545	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	150.00–154.00	152.01
3	—	1,062	180.00–183.00	181.69
4	—	1,079	170.00–174.00	171.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	167.00–171.00	168.98
3	—	1,385	184.00–188.00	185.96
5	—	1,479	174.00–177.00	176.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,230	160.00–165.00	162.01
5	—	1,199	180.00–183.00	180.99
4	—	1,198	172.00–177.00	174.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	220.00–221.00	220.54
7	—	1,529	200.00–206.00	203.52
4	—	1,816	210.00–214.00	212.08

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)	7	—	1,175	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,572.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,568.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,376	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,453.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,125	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,903.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,825.00–2,900.00	2,448.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,825.00	2,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	1,900.00–3,200.00	2,572.41

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

Steers · 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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