Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 8.00 lower. Heifer calves uneven in classes ( steady ). Quality was average and demand was moderate Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 13.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.64/cwt on 54 head, down $8.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.69 against this barn's trailing median of $400.33.

Average price

$348.64

▼ 8.66 vs prior sale

54 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs OK average

+17.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	353.01	1,921	45
Medium and Large 2	562	326.80	1,837	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $84 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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.69, low $348.64, median $400.33 across 34 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 sale54 hd

348.64

—

OK average8 barns · 915 hd

345.94

+2.70

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+17.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.33

−51.69

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	1,878	191.06	3,588	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	153.07	2,269	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	151.11	1,842	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	138.83	1,515	12

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)	1,152	$3,407	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,114	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,829	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$2,768	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,288	$2,737	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$3,727	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$2,770	5

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	450–500	479	362.44/cwt	355.00–384.00	1,736	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	486.97/cwt	437.00–500.00	1,495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	350.53/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	317.81/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	318.06/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	349.29/cwt	340.00–369.00	1,980	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	316.89/cwt	310.00–326.00	2,155	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	402.70/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	418.25/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	344.97/cwt	300.00–395.00	1,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	333.81/cwt	313.00–345.00	1,579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	331.17/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	350.91/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	360.63/cwt	349.00–373.00	2,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	332.38/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	317.19/cwt	256.00–336.00	1,989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	336.98/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	273.55/cwt	270.00–277.00	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	438.13/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	371.66/cwt	360.00–384.00	2,111	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	375.33/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,967	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	469.89/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	339.66/cwt	339.00–341.00	2,344	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	420.19/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	361.90/cwt	340.00–373.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	446	359.37/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	409	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	343	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	352.78/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	318.26/cwt	270.00–348.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	129.21/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,424	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	151.69/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	141.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,549	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	144.20/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,066	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	167.20/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	154.27/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,316	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	145.99/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,772	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	167.31/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,063	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	154.65/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,893	8
Bulls	—	—	1,845	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,358	1
Bulls	—	—	2,360	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	191.84/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,388	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	3,406.58/head	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,407	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,768.37/head	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,768	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,114.22/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,114	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,829.27/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,829	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,736.50/head	2,300.00–3,250.00	2,737	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,727.39/head	3,300.00–4,150.00	3,727	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,749.59/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	342.18/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,248	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	331.65/cwt	312.00–341.00	2,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	435.22/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,589	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	340.61/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,962	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	374.47/cwt	364.00–380.00	1,929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	398.65/cwt	383.00–414.00	1,862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	322.08/cwt	318.00–341.00	2,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	436.91/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,416	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	418.55/cwt	395.00–436.00	1,800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	428.42/cwt	405.00–453.00	1,615	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	381.02/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	337.22/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.89/cwt	271.00–301.00	1,973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	334.08/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,075	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	312.94/cwt	309.00–317.00	2,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	356.45/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,878	23

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 750Last week 700Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 81Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 19Year ago 32

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	307	437.00–500.00	486.97
27	350–400	377	405.00–453.00	428.42
14	400–450	431	390.00–422.00	402.70
19	450–500	479	355.00–384.00	362.44
23	500–550	527	345.00–375.00	356.45
18	550–600	567	340.00–369.00	349.29
29	600–650	621	330.00–356.00	334.08
17	650–700	680	310.00–326.00	316.89
2	700–750	715	309.00–317.00	312.94
3	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	850	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
10	350–400	379	300.00–395.00	344.97
6	400–450	424	310.00–385.00	350.53
9	450–500	473	313.00–345.00	333.81
3	500–550	528	305.00–330.00	318.06
6	550–600	579	330.00–335.00	331.17
5	600–650	628	310.00–325.00	317.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	413.00–420.00	418.25
3	400–450	432	380.00–383.00	381.02
2	450–500	473	361.00	361.00
4	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	455.00–490.00	469.89
7	400–450	427	425.00–450.00	438.13
10	450–500	477	405.00–432.00	420.19
21	500–550	524	350.00–385.00	375.33
24	550–600	568	360.00–384.00	371.66
14	600–650	626	340.00–373.00	350.91
24	650–700	690	339.00–341.00	339.66
4	700–750	707	335.00–339.00	336.98
1	750–800	780	330.00	330.00
8	800–850	834	318.00	318.00
2	900–950	933	270.00–277.00	273.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	444.00	444.00
5	400–450	446	355.00–366.00	359.37
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	576	349.00–373.00	360.63
2	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	465	340.00–373.00	361.90
6	500–550	521	300.00–385.00	332.38
4	550–600	574	340.00–345.00	341.24
5	600–650	627	256.00–336.00	317.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	382.00	382.00
4	400–450	409	454.00	454.00
2	500–550	508	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	355	330.00–345.00	337.50
7	400–450	422	340.00–370.00	352.78
3	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	337.22
5	500–550	518	270.00–348.00	318.26
2	650–700	690	271.00–301.00	285.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	410.00–455.00	436.91
16	350–400	365	410.00–475.00	435.22
10	400–450	430	395.00–436.00	418.55
8	450–500	467	383.00–414.00	398.65
8	500–550	515	364.00–380.00	374.47
13	550–600	576	325.00–356.00	340.61
8	600–650	622	312.00–341.00	331.65
9	650–700	657	325.00–347.00	342.18
6	700–750	727	318.00–341.00	322.08
1	800–850	845	279.00	279.00
2	850–900	885	271.00	271.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	127.00–131.00	129.21
3	—	1,067	149.00–153.00	151.69
4	—	1,097	139.00–144.00	141.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	143.00–146.00	144.20
2	—	1,525	165.00–169.00	167.20
6	—	1,501	152.00–157.00	154.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,214	143.00–148.00	145.99
3	—	1,233	165.00–169.00	167.31
8	—	1,224	152.00–157.00	154.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	182.00	182.00
1	—	2,360	197.00	197.00
4	—	1,766	189.00–193.00	191.84

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,406.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,276	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,768.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,114.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,309	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,829.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,288	2,300.00–3,250.00	2,736.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	3,300.00–4,150.00	3,727.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,216	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,749.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,850.00	2,850.00

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

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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