Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 11.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher Heifer calves 5,00 to 8.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 4.00 to 9.00 lower, Leans steady. Slaughter bulls; 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.27/cwt on 45 head, up $3.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.07 against this barn's trailing median of $400.33.

Average price

$352.27

▲ 3.62 vs prior sale

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.14

vs OK average

+14.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	353.61	1,941	41
Medium and Large 2	548	338.48	1,853	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $88 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 sale45 hd

352.27

—

OK average6 barns · 853 hd

340.13

+12.14

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

+14.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.33

−48.07

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	1,655	188.29	3,117	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	149.07	2,213	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	145.32	1,755	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	137.21	1,513	10

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)	1,120	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,809	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$2,571	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	924	$2,318	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,312	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	400–450	412	400.07/cwt	393.00–407.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	333.67/cwt	326.00–348.00	2,065	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	346.01/cwt	337.00–353.00	1,979	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	347.97/cwt	341.00–352.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	344.03/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	453.18/cwt	441.00–461.00	1,423	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	295.24/cwt	281.00–310.00	2,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.22/cwt	275.00–342.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	403.81/cwt	370.00–422.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	319.66/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	369.69/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,281	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	371.27/cwt	343.00–391.00	2,105	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	386.62/cwt	371.00–399.00	2,018	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	342.33/cwt	334.00–349.00	2,348	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	409.45/cwt	393.00–421.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	317.39/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	414.65/cwt	403.00–431.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	362.87/cwt	345.00–381.00	2,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	467.16/cwt	442.00–492.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	370.53/cwt	356.00–396.00	1,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.45/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	403.79/cwt	378.00–430.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	456.83/cwt	443.00–471.00	1,704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	367.25/cwt	358.00–377.00	1,777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	364.23/cwt	353.00–380.00	1,890	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	323.15/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,149	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	488.94/cwt	472.00–502.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	338.32/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	347.59/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	403.77/cwt	389.00–410.00	1,869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.24/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	425.94/cwt	410.00–471.00	1,584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	374.57/cwt	360.00–393.00	1,952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	396.47/cwt	382.00–440.00	1,645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	319.83/cwt	301.00–326.00	2,124	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	291.02/cwt	289.00–293.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,311.75/head	1,400.00–2,750.00	2,312	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,808.52/head	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,809	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	2,570.98/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,571	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	2,318.09/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,318	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	182.58/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,938	7
Bulls	—	—	1,988	200.54/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	191.38/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,037	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	146.29/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	150.56/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,298	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,376	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,069	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	140.79/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,564	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,854	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	125.29/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,366	4

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 475Last week 750Year ago 1,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 93Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 57Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	314	441.00–461.00	453.18
16	350–400	373	443.00–471.00	456.83
6	400–450	412	393.00–407.00	400.07
14	450–500	484	358.00–377.00	367.25
17	500–550	519	353.00–380.00	364.23
22	550–600	572	337.00–353.00	346.01
33	600–650	619	326.00–348.00	333.67
17	650–700	665	310.00–328.00	323.15
6	700–750	732	281.00–310.00	295.24
2	750–800	775	381.00	381.00
5	800–850	807	289.00	289.00
1	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	370.00–422.00	403.81
3	400–450	437	340.00–351.00	344.03
3	500–550	540	341.00–352.00	347.97
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	607	317.00–325.00	319.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	405	401.00	401.00
2	550–600	550	347.00	347.00
2	600–650	603	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	442.00–492.00	467.16
5	400–450	433	403.00–431.00	414.65
8	450–500	489	393.00–421.00	409.45
13	500–550	522	371.00–399.00	386.62
26	550–600	567	343.00–391.00	371.27
30	600–650	617	340.00–376.00	369.69
12	650–700	686	334.00–349.00	342.33
3	700–750	715	345.00–381.00	362.87
5	750–800	777	315.00–319.00	317.39
1	800–850	820	306.00	306.00
8	900–950	943	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	334.00	334.00
3	450–500	488	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	275.00–342.00	317.22
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	472.00–502.00	488.94
7	350–400	372	410.00–471.00	425.94
10	400–450	415	382.00–440.00	396.47
5	450–500	463	389.00–410.00	403.77
7	500–550	521	360.00–393.00	374.57
4	550–600	568	340.00–358.00	347.59
6	600–650	618	330.00–348.00	335.24
5	650–700	664	301.00–326.00	319.83
3	700–750	720	320.00–370.00	338.32
1	750–800	750	333.00	333.00
2	800–850	815	289.00–293.00	291.02
1	850–900	865	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	408.00	408.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	378.00–430.00	403.79
6	350–400	374	356.00–396.00	370.53
2	500–550	505	315.00–326.00	320.45
1	550–600	550	326.00	326.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,217	1,400.00–2,750.00	2,311.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,098	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,808.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,256	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,570.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	924	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,318.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	179.00–186.00	182.58
2	—	1,988	200.00–201.00	200.54
5	—	1,587	189.00–194.00	191.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	144.00–149.00	146.29
1	—	1,180	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,208	137.00–139.00	138.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	149.00–153.00	150.56
1	—	1,485	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,432	142.00–147.00	144.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	138.00–144.00	140.79
1	—	1,110	167.00	167.00
4	—	1,090	123.00–127.00	125.29

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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