Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 9.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifer calves 21.00+ higher. Quality was mostly attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows; 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.05/cwt on 59 head, up $21.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +13.89 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$417.05

▲ 21.63 vs prior sale

59 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs OK average

−11.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	420.45	2,276	54
Medium and Large 2	524	380.36	1,993	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $282 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 sale59 hd

417.05

—

OK average6 barns · 391 hd

427.06

−10.00

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−11.31

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+13.89

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	1,683	212.74	3,580	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	180.38	2,651	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	176.47	2,135	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	170.76	1,820	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,709	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,064	$3,265	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$3,104	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,069	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,448	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	906	$2,358	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$3,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	440	487.76/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	592.58/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	542.51/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,284	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	466.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,446	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	435.31/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,268	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	2,358.16/head	1,515.00–2,825.00	2,358	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	3,265.44/head	2,600.00–3,950.00	3,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	418.78/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,777	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,708.57/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	339.29/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	374.79/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	3,068.82/head	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	489.60/cwt	393.00–555.00	1,797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,447.57/head	1,550.00–2,950.00	2,448	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	3,103.87/head	1,950.00–3,700.00	3,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	391.62/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	380.36/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,993	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	168.81/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,017	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	179.83/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,886	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	166.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,444	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	179.51/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,186	10
Bulls	—	—	1,488	226.19/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	197.67/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,910	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	183.43/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,695	7
Bulls	—	—	1,838	213.11/cwt	211.00–216.00	3,917	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	206.99/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,322	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	159.11/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,717	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	186.69/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	476.54/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	449.17/cwt	385.00–545.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	471.29/cwt	403.00–513.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	460.66/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	426.40/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	608.94/cwt	598.00–625.00	1,955	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	577.91/cwt	563.00–595.00	2,121	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	398.35/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	357.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	451.86/cwt	420.00–463.00	2,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	614.83/cwt	595.00–640.00	2,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	474.45/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,244	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	501.45/cwt	445.00–535.00	2,367	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	654.19/cwt	635.00–700.00	2,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	397.10/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,275	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	441.03/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	483.70/cwt	468.00–493.00	2,743	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	532.57/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,503	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	523.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	578.83/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	372.65/cwt	363.00–405.00	2,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	606.74/cwt	525.00–625.00	2,281	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,079	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 750Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 108Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 32Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	630.00	630.00
4	350–400	373	595.00–640.00	614.83
2	400–450	440	465.00–510.00	487.76
10	450–500	472	445.00–535.00	501.45
9	500–550	524	440.00–480.00	466.85
4	550–600	560	420.00–463.00	451.86
2	600–650	635	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	660	395.00–400.00	398.35
1	750–800	755	346.00	346.00
2	800–850	810	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	895	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	585.00–595.00	592.58
3	450–500	497	473.00	473.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	485	355.00–395.00	374.79
3	500–550	535	325.00–370.00	339.29
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	598.00–625.00	608.94
12	350–400	367	563.00–595.00	577.91
22	400–450	421	520.00–560.00	542.51
22	450–500	473	450.00–500.00	474.45
33	500–550	521	415.00–450.00	435.31
21	550–600	573	380.00–415.00	397.10
6	600–650	619	363.00–405.00	372.65
7	650–700	675	350.00–365.00	357.53
2	700–750	735	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	790	333.00	333.00
1	850–900	855	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	385.00–545.00	449.17
10	350–400	367	393.00–555.00	489.60
6	400–450	423	403.00–513.00	471.29
5	450–500	478	350.00–435.00	391.62
5	500–550	524	370.00–412.00	380.36
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	440	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	615.00	615.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	480	493.00	493.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	635.00–700.00	654.19
9	350–400	376	525.00–625.00	606.74
16	400–450	427	545.00–600.00	578.83
23	450–500	470	500.00–545.00	532.57
17	500–550	517	505.00–535.00	523.38
28	550–600	567	468.00–493.00	483.70
9	600–650	626	430.00–460.00	441.03
11	650–700	663	405.00–435.00	418.78
1	700–750	710	385.00	385.00
3	750–800	772	360.00	360.00
3	850–900	898	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	415.00–445.00	426.40
3	450–500	492	440.00–495.00	476.54
7	500–550	524	445.00–485.00	460.66
2	550–600	570	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	638	380.00	380.00

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)	5	—	906	1,515.00–2,825.00	2,358.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,064	2,600.00–3,950.00	3,265.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,708.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,068.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	938	1,550.00–2,950.00	2,447.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	904	1,950.00–3,700.00	3,103.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,450.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	166.00–171.00	168.81
1	—	1,215	192.00	192.00
10	—	1,218	176.00–182.00	179.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	177.00–182.00	179.83
8	—	1,079	157.00–162.00	159.11
3	—	1,058	185.00–189.00	186.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,468	163.00–170.00	166.49
6	—	1,472	196.00–200.00	197.67
7	—	1,469	181.00–186.00	183.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	224.00–228.00	226.19
5	—	1,838	211.00–216.00	213.11
5	—	1,605	205.00–209.00	206.99

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

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