Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Small number of receipts both weeks. Steer and heifer calves up 10.00 in a class and down 10.00 in the next class. Averages out overall steady. Quality was attractive in some classes, very plain in other classes. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows; Breakers 3.00 higher, Boners 4.00 lower, Leans lack of receipts to determine a trend. Slaughter bulls ,lack of receipts to determine trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.01/cwt on 29 head, up $10.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −35.16 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$368.01

▲ 10.14 vs prior sale

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs OK average

+7.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	369.62	2,015	26
Medium and Large 2	547	354.02	1,936	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $79 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 sale29 hd

368.01

—

OK average8 barns · 497 hd

373.13

−5.13

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+7.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−35.16

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	1,660	205.52	3,412	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	183.72	2,737	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	178.76	1,901	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	178.27	2,154	11

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)	1,315	$3,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,022	$2,215	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,206	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$2,088	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	366.86/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	452.62/cwt	412.00–495.00	1,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	419.75/cwt	413.00–430.00	1,608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	386.73/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,011	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	366.61/cwt	338.00–390.00	2,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	378.68/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,768	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,474.71/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	2,215.33/head	1,725.00–2,500.00	2,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,088.19/head	1,475.00–3,025.00	2,088	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,206.46/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	205.52/cwt	204.00–207.00	3,412	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	173.99/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,084	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	186.18/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,744	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,081	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	184.35/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,227	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	174.85/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,579	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	175.01/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	352.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	352.41/cwt	330.00–366.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	353.53/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	344.94/cwt	333.00–348.00	2,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	418.36/cwt	412.00–423.00	1,912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	401.99/cwt	395.00–413.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	408.64/cwt	385.00–414.00	1,904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	347.53/cwt	341.00–355.00	2,162	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	368.09/cwt	361.00–376.00	1,918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	399.19/cwt	389.00–411.00	2,052	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	364.67/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	403.99/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	397.75/cwt	393.00–405.00	1,511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	380.17/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,391	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	395.34/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,249	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	355.96/cwt	303.00–385.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	311.68/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	370.93/cwt	363.00–379.00	2,099	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	397.80/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	435.43/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,411	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	352.60/cwt	341.00–369.00	2,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	422.20/cwt	401.00–485.00	1,782	8

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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McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 500Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 86Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 32

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	329	412.00–495.00	452.62
5	350–400	383	413.00–430.00	419.75
8	400–450	422	401.00–485.00	422.20
3	450–500	467	355.00–395.00	378.68
10	500–550	520	383.00–400.00	386.73
3	600–650	622	341.00–369.00	352.60
5	650–700	683	338.00–390.00	366.61
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	423	303.00–385.00	355.96
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	305.00–318.00	311.68
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	340.00–395.00	366.86
3	400–450	427	330.00–366.00	352.41
2	450–500	480	340.00–365.00	352.24
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	563	352.00–355.00	353.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	428.00	428.00
2	400–450	405	391.00	391.00
1	450–500	455	388.00	388.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	425.00–450.00	435.43
7	350–400	380	393.00–405.00	397.75
7	400–450	414	380.00–410.00	397.80
11	450–500	466	385.00–414.00	408.64
12	500–550	521	361.00–376.00	368.09
14	550–600	566	363.00–379.00	370.93
15	600–650	622	341.00–355.00	347.53
5	650–700	656	333.00–348.00	344.94
2	700–750	745	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	840	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	493.00	493.00
8	400–450	411	390.00–410.00	403.99
7	450–500	457	412.00–423.00	418.36
11	500–550	514	389.00–411.00	399.19
15	550–600	569	380.00–398.00	395.34
7	600–650	629	365.00–385.00	380.17
6	650–700	660	358.00–368.00	364.67
5	700–750	722	330.00–340.00	334.95
4	750–800	760	341.00	341.00
1	950–1000	975	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	395.00–413.00	401.99
2	550–600	578	389.00	389.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,474.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	1,725.00–2,500.00	2,215.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	938	1,475.00–3,025.00	2,088.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,206.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	204.00–207.00	205.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	190.00	190.00
7	—	1,198	171.00–177.00	173.99
3	—	1,208	183.00–186.00	184.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,474	185.00–188.00	186.18
1	—	1,615	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,475	172.00–177.00	174.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,053	173.00–177.00	175.01

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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