Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves , under 450 lbs. plain quality and a light test 20.00 lower, over 450. lbs. 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 14.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.60/cwt on 26 head, up $4.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +6.44 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$409.60

▲ 4.23 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.98

vs OK average

−11.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	412.15	2,238	23
Medium and Large 2	510	390.00	1,989	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $249 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 sale26 hd

409.60

—

OK average7 barns · 894 hd

419.58

−9.98

National average35 barns · 2,897 hd

421.17

−11.57

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+6.44

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	1,720	211.22	3,633	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	178.94	2,618	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	178.53	2,221	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	172.31	1,842	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,199	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,562	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,524	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,336	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,169	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	600–650	624	376.12/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	538.28/cwt	513.00–585.00	2,029	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	491.85/cwt	488.00–505.00	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	582.79/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	433.72/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	362.51/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	568.27/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	460.03/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	411.20/cwt	375.00–418.00	2,356	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	447.51/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	500.45/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,132	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	369.57/cwt	353.00–385.00	2,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	610.76/cwt	535.00–650.00	2,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	363.65/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	387.60/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	524.50/cwt	495.00–575.00	2,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	413.60/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	435.28/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	464.60/cwt	458.00–475.00	2,407	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	435.20/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	443.16/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,300	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	516.29/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,163	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	364.00/cwt	355.00–368.00	2,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	418.85/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	453.04/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	412.66/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,175	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	299.97/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	361.60/cwt	353.00–364.00	2,553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	470.95/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	386.52/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	525.73/cwt	495.00–555.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	406.98/cwt	350.00–433.00	2,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	569.19/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	398.67/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	333.34/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	467.45/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	454.95/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	615.29/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,006	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,523.89/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,524	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	2,562.40/head	2,125.00–3,125.00	2,562	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	2,335.59/head	1,450.00–2,650.00	2,336	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,169.13/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,199.03/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,199	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	204.06/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,693	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	220.17/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,540	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	175.98/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,200	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	184.07/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,271	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	187.44/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,970	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	161.40/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,743	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,075	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	174.97/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,644	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	187.40/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,695	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,308	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	174.96/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,869	6

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 500Last week 600Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 82Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	545.00–585.00	568.27
17	350–400	377	513.00–585.00	538.28
19	400–450	426	475.00–525.00	500.45
16	450–500	468	420.00–480.00	447.51
15	500–550	527	395.00–418.00	412.66
8	550–600	573	375.00–418.00	411.20
4	600–650	624	365.00–390.00	376.12
6	650–700	673	355.00–368.00	364.00
8	700–750	706	353.00–364.00	361.60
2	750–800	753	290.00–310.00	299.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	430.00–475.00	453.04
10	400–450	424	350.00–460.00	433.72
7	450–500	479	300.00–410.00	362.51
3	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	590.00	590.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	570.00–630.00	582.79
10	350–400	387	495.00–575.00	524.50
6	400–450	436	488.00–505.00	491.85
6	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	460.03
9	500–550	518	458.00–475.00	464.60
10	550–600	587	428.00–445.00	435.28
5	600–650	634	395.00–440.00	413.60
3	650–700	672	353.00–385.00	369.57
2	700–750	713	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	385.00–390.00	387.60
4	500–550	521	428.00–445.00	435.20
3	550–600	585	345.00–400.00	363.65
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	535.00–650.00	610.76
1	350–400	370	478.00	478.00
2	450–500	483	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	580.00–640.00	615.29
8	350–400	368	530.00–590.00	569.19
11	400–450	419	490.00–530.00	516.29
8	450–500	466	450.00–480.00	470.95
12	500–550	519	435.00–460.00	443.16
8	550–600	577	400.00–435.00	418.85
5	600–650	618	390.00–420.00	398.67
2	650–700	663	385.00–388.00	386.52
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
6	750–800	790	333.00–335.00	333.34
1	950–1000	960	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	495	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	495.00–555.00	525.73
2	350–400	353	460.00–475.00	467.45
3	400–450	423	425.00–485.00	454.95
1	450–500	490	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	520	350.00–433.00	406.98
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	978	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,523.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,321	2,125.00–3,125.00	2,562.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	868	1,450.00–2,650.00	2,335.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,169.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,199.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,810	202.00–207.00	204.06
4	—	1,608	218.00–222.00	220.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	174.00–177.00	175.98
4	—	1,234	182.00–188.00	184.07
1	—	1,265	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	185.00–189.00	187.44
7	—	1,080	160.00–164.00	161.40
6	—	1,068	165.00–179.00	174.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	173.00–178.00	174.97
6	—	1,438	186.00–192.00	187.40
2	—	1,395	165.00–166.00	165.48

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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