Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks light test; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 20.00+ higher over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher Quality was average through attractive with several large groups of attractive calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Leans 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.23/cwt on 62 head, up $8.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.87 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$445.23

▲ 8.08 vs prior sale

62 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$56.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.00

vs OK average

−14.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	456.13	2,501	50
Medium and Large 2	551	399.81	2,203	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.32/cwt here — about $298 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 sale62 hd

445.23

—

OK average6 barns · 635 hd

457.23

−12.00

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−14.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−3.87

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	1,709	214.25	3,661	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	184.21	2,686	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	181.80	2,177	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	163.37	1,730	21

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)	1,105	$3,392	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,241	$2,698	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$2,555	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	633	436.15/cwt	403.00–465.00	2,761	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	433.38/cwt	300.00–470.00	1,846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	405.09/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	462.31/cwt	385.00–490.00	1,761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	362.47/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	328.72/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	417.30/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,383	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	386.57/cwt	340.00–420.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	368.30/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	521.68/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	381.73/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	2,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	346.23/cwt	313.00–378.00	2,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	628	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	3,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	420.86/cwt	395.00–426.00	2,870	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	631.78/cwt	575.00–675.00	2,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	441.17/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,559	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	469.93/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,444	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	510.65/cwt	503.00–525.00	2,364	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	591.55/cwt	585.00–625.00	2,266	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	483.48/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	412.23/cwt	385.00–440.00	3,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	405.11/cwt	395.00–423.00	2,957	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	423.12/cwt	403.00–445.00	2,615	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	532.37/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,273	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	363.95/cwt	320.00–403.00	2,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	435.67/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	505.96/cwt	405.00–540.00	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	471.75/cwt	443.00–495.00	2,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	272.44/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	467.67/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	190.06/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,290	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	151.44/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,564	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	182.04/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	172.81/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,872	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	184.13/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,736	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	173.80/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,560	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	196.47/cwt	194.00–199.00	2,739	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	170.03/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	182.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,181	6
Bulls	—	—	1,958	228.05/cwt	226.00–230.00	4,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	208.08/cwt	206.00–211.00	3,435	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	215.83/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,632	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,392.46/head	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,554.51/head	1,630.00–2,800.00	2,555	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	2,697.91/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,698	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,725.00/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	471.57/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,226	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	405.79/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,366	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	339.92/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	613.21/cwt	595.00–650.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	516.41/cwt	495.00–545.00	2,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	460.61/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	368.04/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	364.82/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	372.08/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	347.15/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	454.36/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,140	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	566.41/cwt	553.00–580.00	2,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	289.00/cwt	280.00–298.00	2,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	607.17/cwt	593.00–630.00	1,894	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	550.66/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,070	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	437.60/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,302	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	508.75/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,172	17

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 750Last week 500Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 73Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	312	593.00–630.00	607.17
8	350–400	376	530.00–580.00	550.66
17	400–450	427	495.00–520.00	508.75
20	450–500	471	440.00–465.00	454.36
17	500–550	526	425.00–450.00	437.60
8	550–600	571	400.00–435.00	417.30
19	600–650	633	403.00–465.00	436.15
4	650–700	659	350.00–375.00	362.47
7	700–750	712	340.00–390.00	372.08
11	750–800	770	330.00–355.00	347.15
3	800–850	835	320.00–333.00	328.72
2	900–950	930	280.00–298.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	480.00–550.00	521.68
7	350–400	381	385.00–490.00	462.31
8	400–450	426	300.00–470.00	433.38
3	450–500	482	340.00–420.00	386.57
3	500–550	535	400.00–415.00	405.09
3	550–600	573	370.00–395.00	381.73
6	600–650	623	360.00–385.00	368.30
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	565.00	565.00
3	400–450	423	510.00	510.00
5	500–550	516	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	628	478.00	478.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	473	523.00	523.00
5	500–550	516	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	405.00–540.00	505.96
5	400–450	426	443.00–495.00	471.75
3	450–500	470	475.00–490.00	483.48
6	500–550	523	420.00–445.00	435.67
6	550–600	579	320.00–403.00	363.95
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	670	313.00–378.00	346.23
2	700–750	745	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	575.00–675.00	631.78
19	350–400	383	585.00–625.00	591.55
11	400–450	427	515.00–545.00	532.37
16	450–500	463	503.00–525.00	510.65
21	500–550	520	450.00–510.00	469.93
24	550–600	580	425.00–450.00	441.17
12	600–650	618	403.00–445.00	423.12
44	650–700	682	395.00–426.00	420.86
12	700–750	730	395.00–423.00	405.11
13	750–800	762	385.00–440.00	412.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	408.00	408.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	445.00–490.00	467.67
3	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	575	363.00	363.00
2	700–750	718	255.00–290.00	272.44
1	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	595.00–650.00	613.21
2	350–400	388	553.00–580.00	566.41
4	400–450	419	495.00–545.00	516.41
13	450–500	472	450.00–485.00	471.57
5	500–550	522	430.00–475.00	460.61
8	550–600	583	395.00–440.00	405.79
3	600–650	620	340.00–395.00	368.04
4	650–700	674	325.00–385.00	339.92
3	700–750	732	360.00–375.00	364.82
1	800–850	800	313.00	313.00
1	850–900	865	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	960	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	188.00–192.00	190.06
2	—	1,205	169.00–171.00	170.03
6	—	1,192	180.00–184.00	182.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,033	149.00–154.00	151.44
4	—	1,095	179.00–185.00	182.04
6	—	1,083	171.00–176.00	172.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	182.00–187.00	184.13
7	—	1,473	172.00–176.00	173.80
6	—	1,394	194.00–199.00	196.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	226.00–230.00	228.05
6	—	1,651	206.00–211.00	208.08
6	—	1,683	213.00–219.00	215.83

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	—	1,105	2,600.00–3,800.00	3,392.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,630.00–2,800.00	2,554.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,241	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,697.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	863	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

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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