Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week;: Steer calves under 500 lbs. 20.00+ higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 11.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive with attractive calves in all classes. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $427.14/cwt on 33 head, up $19.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.98 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$427.14

▲ 19.19 vs prior sale

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$43.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.79

vs OK average

−0.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	432.43	2,360	29
Medium and Large 2	540	388.83	2,100	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.60/cwt here — about $261 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 sale33 hd

427.14

—

OK average8 barns · 1,326 hd

419.35

+7.79

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−0.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+23.98

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	1,648	217.22	3,579	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	182.96	2,228	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	177.10	1,925	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	176.80	2,538	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$3,063	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$2,908	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,536	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$2,530	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	450–500	473	496.15/cwt	460.00–535.00	2,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	548.49/cwt	518.00–595.00	2,057	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	540.11/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	416.99/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	507.55/cwt	470.00–555.00	1,954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	466.74/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,436	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	650.56/cwt	610.00–685.00	2,355	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	527.50/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,247	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	553.00/cwt	553.00–553.00	2,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	497.75/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	388.08/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	553	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	428.32/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	666.98/cwt	635.00–680.00	2,174	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,535.50/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,530.08/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,530	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,907.87/head	2,625.00–3,150.00	2,908	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	398.44/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	506.88/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	535.27/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	354.20/cwt	325.00–420.00	1,870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	369.61/cwt	340.00–460.00	1,826	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,063.12/head	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	429.33/cwt	360.00–588.00	1,610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	447.13/cwt	405.00–485.00	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	438.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,142	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	183.16/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,205	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	173.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,056	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,409	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	215.26/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,197	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	225.23/cwt	223.00–227.00	3,924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	487.17/cwt	463.00–510.00	2,304	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	432.51/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	396.07/cwt	370.00–408.00	2,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	451.02/cwt	430.00–473.00	2,359	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	533.77/cwt	518.00–560.00	2,514	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	383.17/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	409.54/cwt	373.00–435.00	2,351	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	622.80/cwt	590.00–635.00	2,030	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	411.49/cwt	387.00–425.00	2,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	564.61/cwt	545.00–588.00	2,371	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	498.13/cwt	478.00–518.00	2,575	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	643.36/cwt	615.00–680.00	2,432	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	672.02/cwt	670.00–680.00	2,218	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	451.67/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,547	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	390.06/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	435.99/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	482.97/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	450.43/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	422.87/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	179.38/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,554	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	194.76/cwt	193.00–197.00	2,836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	165.56/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,377	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	183.55/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,008	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,805	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	176.16/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,906	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 600Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 108Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	635.00–680.00	666.98
12	350–400	362	610.00–685.00	650.56
6	400–450	415	510.00–570.00	540.11
8	450–500	473	460.00–535.00	496.15
14	500–550	522	440.00–480.00	466.74
4	550–600	575	425.00–450.00	432.51
3	600–650	637	415.00–418.00	416.99
2	650–700	678	375.00–405.00	390.06
3	700–750	722	380.00–405.00	388.08
1	850–900	870	355.00	355.00
1	950–1000	990	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	490.00–505.00	497.75
4	450–500	455	553.00	553.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	510.00–570.00	535.27
4	400–450	424	405.00–450.00	428.32
7	450–500	494	340.00–460.00	369.61
7	500–550	528	325.00–420.00	354.20
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	326	590.00–635.00	622.80
16	350–400	375	518.00–595.00	548.49
40	400–450	426	495.00–540.00	527.50
33	450–500	473	463.00–510.00	487.17
16	500–550	523	430.00–473.00	451.02
13	550–600	574	373.00–435.00	409.54
8	600–650	620	370.00–408.00	396.07
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	755	330.00–350.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	470.00–555.00	507.55
3	400–450	432	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	475.00–535.00	506.88
1	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	418	410.00–435.00	422.87
5	450–500	489	425.00–450.00	438.00
3	500–550	530	360.00–425.00	398.44
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	493	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	540	453.00	453.00
3	550–600	553	468.00	468.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	360.00–588.00	429.33
4	400–450	440	405.00–485.00	447.13
6	450–500	479	445.00–510.00	482.97
2	500–550	520	435.00–465.00	450.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	670.00–680.00	672.02
15	350–400	378	615.00–680.00	643.36
21	400–450	420	545.00–588.00	564.61
23	450–500	471	518.00–560.00	533.77
14	500–550	517	478.00–518.00	498.13
24	550–600	564	425.00–470.00	451.67
10	600–650	619	430.00–450.00	435.99
3	650–700	675	387.00–425.00	411.49
3	700–750	734	398.00	398.00
3	750–800	773	375.00–395.00	383.17

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,535.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,148	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,530.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,292	2,625.00–3,150.00	2,907.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,063.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,223	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	181.00–186.00	183.16
3	—	1,188	170.00–175.00	173.06
4	—	1,268	189.00–191.00	189.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	177.00–183.00	179.38
4	—	1,456	193.00–197.00	194.76
8	—	1,436	163.00–169.00	165.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,094	181.00–185.00	183.55
4	—	1,081	166.00–168.00	166.99
5	—	1,082	174.00–179.00	176.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	201.00	201.00
4	—	1,485	213.00–217.00	215.26
3	—	1,742	223.00–227.00	225.23

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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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