Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves --Classes uneven, overall steady. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality mostly good. Demand remains good. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls: Lack of number to determine a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.22/cwt on 26 head, up $15.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +8.06 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$411.22

▲ 15.96 vs prior sale

26 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$32.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

vs OK average

−10.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	412.47	2,262	25
Medium and Large 2	540	380.00	2,052	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.47/cwt here — about $210 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 sale26 hd

411.22

—

OK average6 barns · 621 hd

421.36

−10.13

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−10.95

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+8.06

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	2,233	198.26	4,427	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	187.75	2,043	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	177.78	2,152	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	175.02	2,421	22

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)	1,070	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,911	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	300–350	308	603.46/cwt	580.00–620.00	1,859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	504.30/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	356.13/cwt	333.00–365.00	2,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	698.38/cwt	625.00–725.00	2,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	353.38/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	540.46/cwt	490.00–615.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	489.50/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	324	697.56/cwt	680.00–715.00	2,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	501.48/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,628	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	437.64/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	452.53/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	459.32/cwt	410.00–510.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	371.30/cwt	350.00–383.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	397.04/cwt	355.00–440.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	546.27/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,365	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	492.19/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	620.32/cwt	575.00–645.00	2,289	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	434.17/cwt	423.00–440.00	2,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	724.12/cwt	600.00–755.00	2,238	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	494.76/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	629.81/cwt	600.00–655.00	2,318	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	192.12/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,108	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	187.08/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,019	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	164.75/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,292	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	181.09/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,437	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	177.39/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,193	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	168.02/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,006	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	179.98/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,942	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	184.52/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,227	12
Bulls	—	—	2,233	198.26/cwt	197.00–200.00	4,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	176.02/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,507	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,910.52/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,911	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	393.98/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,419	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	455.63/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	530.71/cwt	490.00–565.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	334.14/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	449.84/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	325.90/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	457.46/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	442.73/cwt	418.00–465.00	2,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	456.13/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,157	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	362.50/cwt	310.00–415.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	395.45/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,230	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	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

Tue Apr 21, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 760Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 123Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 37Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	308	580.00–620.00	603.46
8	350–400	375	475.00–515.00	504.30
9	400–450	424	435.00–490.00	457.46
23	450–500	473	430.00–485.00	456.13
9	500–550	521	418.00–465.00	442.73
16	550–600	564	375.00–415.00	395.45
14	600–650	614	380.00–405.00	393.98
7	650–700	687	333.00–365.00	356.13
5	700–750	738	353.00–355.00	353.38
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	810	318.00–330.00	325.90
1	1000–1050	1,000	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	490.00–615.00	540.46
2	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	445	310.00–415.00	362.50
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	410.00–510.00	459.32
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	465	355.00–440.00	397.04
2	500–550	538	450.00–455.00	452.53
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	617	350.00–383.00	371.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	625.00–725.00	698.38
12	350–400	369	575.00–645.00	620.32
14	400–450	433	535.00–590.00	546.27
8	450–500	461	475.00–500.00	492.19
18	500–550	524	480.00–525.00	501.48
12	550–600	573	470.00–510.00	489.50
10	600–650	615	425.00–450.00	437.64
2	700–750	735	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	760	363.00	363.00
1	950–1000	970	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	680.00–715.00	697.56
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	463	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	309	600.00–755.00	724.12
7	350–400	368	600.00–655.00	629.81
3	400–450	422	490.00–565.00	530.71
4	450–500	473	480.00–510.00	494.76
4	500–550	525	445.00–460.00	455.63
3	550–600	578	423.00–440.00	434.17
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	818	325.00–343.00	334.14
1	900–950	930	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	480	445.00–455.00	449.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,097	190.00–196.00	192.12
12	—	1,079	185.00–189.00	187.08
13	—	1,079	178.00–183.00	179.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,391	162.00–168.00	164.75
9	—	1,346	179.00–183.00	181.09
7	—	1,424	173.00–178.00	176.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	175.00–179.00	177.39
8	—	1,194	166.00–171.00	168.02
12	—	1,207	183.00–187.00	184.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,233	197.00–200.00	198.26

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)	1	—	920	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,212	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,910.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,925.00	2,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

McAlester Union Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle