Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20.00+ higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was attractive in all classes. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $419.95/cwt on 31 head, up $23.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −29.15 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$419.95

▲ 23.55 vs prior sale

31 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$43.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs OK average

+5.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	426.89	2,310	26
Medium and Large 2	577	383.85	2,213	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.04/cwt here — about $97 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 sale31 hd

419.95

—

OK average8 barns · 775 hd

424.42

−4.48

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+5.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

−29.15

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	1,703	214.82	3,659	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	175.97	2,142	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	169.01	2,440	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	166.97	1,784	14

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)	1,350	$3,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,952	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,795	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$2,548	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,434	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,945	7

Every lot, as filed

79 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	350–400	366	473.65/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	417.31/cwt	398.00–424.00	1,932	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	393.47/cwt	381.00–410.00	2,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	426.62/cwt	418.00–434.00	1,805	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	377.19/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,158	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	384.31/cwt	351.00–397.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	387.76/cwt	373.00–393.00	2,602	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	365.47/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	507.50/cwt	455.00–526.00	1,847	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	351.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	525.60/cwt	500.00–585.00	1,745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	418.64/cwt	405.00–432.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	460.38/cwt	454.00–470.00	1,961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	432.85/cwt	421.00–450.00	2,281	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	396.70/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,499	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	437.61/cwt	425.00–458.00	2,048	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	336.55/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	415.63/cwt	404.00–439.00	2,361	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	330.12/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	309.47/cwt	301.00–318.00	2,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	355.01/cwt	328.00–369.00	2,173	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	501.37/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	442.62/cwt	418.00–458.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	346.46/cwt	318.00–376.00	2,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	344.64/cwt	304.00–383.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	420.94/cwt	403.00–430.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	452.72/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	317.62/cwt	282.00–335.00	2,306	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	365.29/cwt	322.00–384.00	2,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	294.89/cwt	288.00–302.00	2,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	368.13/cwt	342.00–382.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	408.60/cwt	397.00–421.00	2,345	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,984.85/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,985	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,548.01/head	1,825.00–2,735.00	2,548	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,951.62/head	2,025.00–3,800.00	2,952	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,855.69/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,973.00/head	2,925.00–3,025.00	2,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,433.87/head	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,434	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,795.27/head	2,125.00–3,650.00	2,795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	222.60/cwt	221.00–225.00	4,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	207.15/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,362	3
Bulls	—	—	1,641	214.75/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,524	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	180.74/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,586	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	182.33/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,306	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	160.95/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,371	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	176.32/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,410	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	168.97/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	180.42/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,923	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	156.68/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,675	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	175.74/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,070	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	166.89/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,044	2

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 350Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 49Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 21Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	495.00–520.00	501.37
11	350–400	366	430.00–495.00	473.65
13	400–450	423	418.00–434.00	426.62
19	450–500	463	398.00–424.00	417.31
8	500–550	530	381.00–410.00	393.47
12	550–600	572	360.00–393.00	377.19
12	600–650	612	328.00–369.00	355.01
1	650–700	670	344.00	344.00
2	700–750	703	338.00	338.00
1	750–800	780	334.00	334.00
2	800–850	833	301.00–318.00	309.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	360	358.00	358.00
2	400–450	405	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	475	387.00	387.00
2	500–550	503	360.00–371.00	365.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	462.00	462.00
2	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	415	438.00	438.00
3	450–500	493	414.00	414.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	500.00–585.00	525.60
10	350–400	364	455.00–526.00	507.50
7	400–450	426	454.00–470.00	460.38
17	450–500	468	425.00–458.00	437.61
17	500–550	527	421.00–450.00	432.85
9	550–600	568	404.00–439.00	415.63
19	600–650	630	390.00–409.00	396.70
13	650–700	671	373.00–393.00	387.76
5	700–750	730	350.00–360.00	351.97
5	750–800	762	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	823	334.00–339.00	336.55
1	850–900	860	328.00	328.00
1	900–950	945	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	408.00	408.00
1	500–550	535	382.00	382.00
4	550–600	587	351.00–397.00	384.31
5	600–650	639	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	423.00	423.00
2	450–500	470	405.00–432.00	418.64
3	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	515	403.00	403.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	312.00–350.00	330.12
2	400–450	433	304.00–383.00	344.64
1	450–500	460	366.00	366.00
1	550–600	555	364.00	364.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	516.00	516.00
6	350–400	368	400.00–475.00	452.72
5	400–450	426	418.00–458.00	442.62
3	450–500	462	403.00–430.00	420.94
3	500–550	527	342.00–382.00	368.13
4	550–600	574	397.00–421.00	408.60
4	600–650	635	322.00–384.00	365.29
2	650–700	678	318.00–376.00	346.46
6	700–750	726	282.00–335.00	317.62
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	833	288.00–302.00	294.89
2	950–1000	958	240.00–250.00	245.04

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	3	—	1,185	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,984.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,855.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,925.00–3,025.00	2,973.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,177	1,825.00–2,735.00	2,548.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	2,025.00–3,800.00	2,951.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,433.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,425.00	3,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	968	2,125.00–3,650.00	2,795.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	221.00–225.00	222.60
3	—	1,623	205.00–210.00	207.15
5	—	1,641	213.00–217.00	214.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	179.00–184.00	180.74
10	—	1,473	159.00–162.00	160.95
3	—	1,367	175.00–178.00	176.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	182.00–183.00	182.33
4	—	1,178	174.00–178.00	175.74
2	—	1,225	165.00–169.00	166.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	167.00–171.00	168.97
4	—	1,066	177.00–182.00	180.42
6	—	1,069	154.00–159.00	156.68

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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