Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week with a light test; Steer and heifer calves 20.00 + lower. Quality was mostly average in all classes. Demand was very moderate. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 2.00 to 9.00 higher, Leans 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.86/cwt on 36 head, down $41.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.30 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$357.86

▼ 41.85 vs prior sale

36 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$65.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.93

vs OK average

−17.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	370.57	2,046	29
Medium and Large 2	543	305.20	1,658	7thin

One grade step is worth $65.37/cwt here — about $388 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

357.86

—

OK average8 barns · 983 hd

386.79

−28.93

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−17.95

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−45.30

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	—	Average	1,944	213.75	4,155	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	187.18	2,647	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	186.78	2,257	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	174.25	1,843	15

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)	1,160	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,840	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$2,832	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$3,467	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$3,005	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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	700–750	717	327.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	446.64/cwt	435.00–453.00	1,693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	447.09/cwt	433.00–463.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	493.38/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	348.72/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	368.91/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,084	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	374.94/cwt	360.00–386.00	1,942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	334.43/cwt	303.00–376.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	304.39/cwt	295.00–313.00	2,356	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	408.67/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	333.33/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,257	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	408.86/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	308.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	319.02/cwt	260.00–350.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	442.35/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	401.60/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	349.59/cwt	335.00–364.00	2,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	420.58/cwt	415.00–434.00	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	399.73/cwt	380.00–409.00	2,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	425.31/cwt	418.00–438.00	2,433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	348.96/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	488.84/cwt	474.00–503.00	2,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	561	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	321.52/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	416.47/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	318.51/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	366.70/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	337.97/cwt	316.00–370.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	294.84/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	354.52/cwt	353.00–356.00	2,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	344.83/cwt	310.00–367.00	3,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	447.28/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,870	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	415.96/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,184	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	464.46/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	364.80/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	379.94/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	427.51/cwt	415.00–443.00	2,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.43/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,249	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	467.04/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,518	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,148.96/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,149	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,875.63/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,466.73/head	3,425.00–3,500.00	3,467	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,840.05/head	2,725.00–2,950.00	2,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,831.72/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,832	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	214.70/cwt	214.00–216.00	3,877	4
Bulls	—	—	2,050	230.00/cwt	228.00–232.00	4,715	2
Bulls	—	—	2,113	195.58/cwt	194.00–198.00	4,133	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	194.09/cwt	192.00–196.00	2,772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	196.98/cwt	195.00–199.00	2,114	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	159.48/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,694	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	173.80/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,809	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	193.04/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,340	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	171.99/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,062	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	182.57/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,565	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	200.98/cwt	199.00–204.00	2,446	3

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 850Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 94Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 46Year ago 89

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	318	460.00–530.00	493.38
11	350–400	379	435.00–453.00	446.64
11	400–450	423	433.00–463.00	447.09
9	450–500	475	400.00–430.00	408.86
8	500–550	518	360.00–386.00	374.94
21	550–600	565	340.00–376.00	368.91
4	600–650	625	340.00–355.00	348.72
15	650–700	677	320.00–345.00	333.33
8	700–750	717	320.00–330.00	327.53
9	750–800	774	295.00–313.00	304.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	375.00–445.00	408.67
3	350–400	365	303.00–376.00	334.43
3	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	308.39
3	450–500	480	316.00–370.00	337.97
3	500–550	517	260.00–350.00	319.02
4	550–600	563	270.00–305.00	294.84
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	393	453.00	453.00
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	420.00–465.00	442.35
11	400–450	416	474.00–503.00	488.84
5	450–500	474	415.00–434.00	420.58
3	500–550	525	395.00–405.00	401.60
7	550–600	572	418.00–438.00	425.31
4	600–650	617	380.00–409.00	399.73
2	650–700	670	375.00–380.00	377.50
9	700–750	726	340.00–363.00	348.96
2	750–800	785	335.00–364.00	349.59
2	850–900	860	318.00–325.00	321.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	431.00	431.00
4	550–600	561	421.00	421.00
2	600–650	623	401.00	401.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	410.00–425.00	416.47
1	400–450	445	413.00	413.00
3	450–500	490	360.00–370.00	366.70
4	500–550	525	300.00–350.00	318.51
2	550–600	573	360.00–370.00	364.80
1	650–700	685	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	475	413.00	413.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	545.00	545.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00–475.00	467.04
10	350–400	367	435.00–485.00	464.46
18	400–450	418	425.00–460.00	447.28
5	450–500	473	415.00–443.00	427.51
11	500–550	525	400.00–422.00	415.96
6	550–600	573	380.00–415.00	392.43
6	600–650	626	370.00–400.00	379.94
2	650–700	665	353.00–356.00	354.52
1	700–750	710	313.00	313.00
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
3	850–900	880	310.00–367.00	344.83
1	950–1000	990	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,148.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	3,425.00–3,500.00	3,466.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,725.00–2,950.00	2,840.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,831.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,806	214.00–216.00	214.70
2	—	2,050	228.00–232.00	230.00
2	—	2,113	194.00–198.00	195.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	192.00–196.00	194.09
3	—	1,405	181.00–185.00	182.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	195.00–199.00	196.98
6	—	1,062	158.00–163.00	159.48
5	—	1,041	172.00–177.00	173.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	190.00–196.00	193.04
5	—	1,199	169.00–174.00	171.99
3	—	1,217	199.00–204.00	200.98

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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