Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; There was not enough receipts to determine a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.42/cwt on 77 head, up $5.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −42.91 against this barn's trailing median of $400.33.

Average price

$357.42

▲ 5.15 vs prior sale

77 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$45.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs OK average

+3.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	359.19	1,978	74
Medium and Large 2	582	313.63	1,825	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.56/cwt here — about $152 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 sale77 hd

357.42

—

OK average8 barns · 1,302 hd

356.59

+0.83

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+3.11

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.33

−42.91

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	1,590	169.37	2,693	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	153.62	2,230	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	145.24	1,543	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	144.91	1,761	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$3,029	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,754	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,434	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,289	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,500	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	403.71/cwt	350.00–469.00	1,869	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	376.67/cwt	361.00–387.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.78/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	334.18/cwt	315.00–343.00	2,079	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	329.59/cwt	300.00–389.00	2,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.97/cwt	281.00–312.00	2,197	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	354.47/cwt	347.00–368.00	2,063	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	442.58/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,859	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,754.43/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,754	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	3,289.20/head	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	3,029.36/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,029	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,434.00/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,434	9
Bulls	—	—	1,590	169.37/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	164.36/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	153.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	136.73/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,802	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	153.11/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,301	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	145.82/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,036	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	143.44/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,528	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	158.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,676	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	372.99/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	330.58/cwt	298.00–341.00	1,878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	401.78/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	359.87/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	333.07/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	366.09/cwt	363.00–390.00	2,478	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	399.21/cwt	383.00–411.00	2,116	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	330.85/cwt	315.00–344.00	2,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	590.47/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	457.26/cwt	440.00–479.00	1,934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	375.09/cwt	351.00–380.00	2,322	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	431.42/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,989	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	378.48/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,161	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	335.38/cwt	318.00–343.00	2,116	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.42/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	395.51/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	317.87/cwt	310.00–341.00	2,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	363.32/cwt	352.00–367.00	1,933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	349.07/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	391.95/cwt	350.00–413.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	330.60/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	353.53/cwt	345.00–382.00	2,178	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	508.61/cwt	420.00–565.00	1,633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	469.37/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	300.33/cwt	295.00–303.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	371.22/cwt	341.00–387.00	1,596	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	446.86/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	411.63/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,737	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	355.12/cwt	338.00–366.00	2,031	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	367.64/cwt	363.00–372.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	412.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	444.43/cwt	426.00–470.00	1,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	313.63/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	377.59/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,809	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	364.46/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,913	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	442	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,068	1

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 475Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 82Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	420.00–565.00	508.61
9	350–400	380	445.00–485.00	469.37
11	400–450	420	400.00–475.00	442.58
18	450–500	463	350.00–469.00	403.71
7	500–550	532	352.00–367.00	363.32
17	550–600	582	347.00–368.00	354.47
12	600–650	622	315.00–343.00	334.18
4	650–700	687	310.00–341.00	317.87
7	700–750	730	281.00–312.00	300.97
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	812	300.00–389.00	329.59
1	900–950	910	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	390.00–410.00	401.78
2	350–400	360	355.00–390.00	372.99
4	400–450	425	343.00–355.00	350.78
3	450–500	463	361.00–387.00	376.67
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	568	298.00–341.00	330.58
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	400.00–425.00	412.94
7	450–500	475	360.00–420.00	395.51
5	500–550	528	340.00–370.00	359.87
2	550–600	560	330.00–350.00	339.82
2	600–650	620	311.00–330.00	320.42
9	650–700	677	300.00–355.00	333.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	580.00–625.00	590.47
2	350–400	355	460.00–470.00	465.00
8	400–450	423	440.00–479.00	457.26
17	450–500	461	420.00–455.00	431.42
25	500–550	530	383.00–411.00	399.21
23	550–600	571	360.00–386.00	378.48
10	600–650	619	351.00–380.00	375.09
18	650–700	677	363.00–390.00	366.09
7	700–750	706	315.00–344.00	330.85
6	750–800	762	338.00	338.00
2	800–850	843	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	368	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	442	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	545	356.00	356.00
1	600–650	625	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	363.00–372.00	367.64
7	350–400	381	350.00–413.00	391.95
10	400–450	430	341.00–387.00	371.22
10	450–500	483	340.00–359.00	349.07
3	550–600	582	303.00–320.00	313.63
9	600–650	631	318.00–343.00	335.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	430.00–460.00	446.86
9	350–400	367	426.00–470.00	444.43
23	400–450	422	390.00–425.00	411.63
32	450–500	479	360.00–405.00	377.59
32	500–550	525	340.00–390.00	364.46
39	550–600	572	338.00–366.00	355.12
20	600–650	616	345.00–382.00	353.53
4	650–700	669	320.00–340.00	330.60
3	700–750	733	295.00–303.00	300.33
1	750–800	783	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	820	283.00	283.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,156	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,754.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	929	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,029.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,277	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,434.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,289.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	161.00–176.00	169.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	163.00–166.00	164.36
2	—	1,503	152.00–154.00	153.11
4	—	1,396	144.00–147.00	145.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	152.00–157.00	153.69
4	—	1,181	135.00–139.00	136.73
4	—	1,230	146.00–147.00	146.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	140.00–153.00	143.44
4	—	1,059	155.00–160.00	158.24
5	—	1,061	135.00–139.00	136.99

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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