Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 20.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 20.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows; Breakers 10.00 higher, Boners 1.00 higher, Leans 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.22/cwt on 48 head, down $16.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +1.12 against this barn's trailing median of $449.10.

Average price

$450.22

▼ 16.69 vs prior sale

48 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$43.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs OK average

−23.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	456.62	2,489	41
Medium and Large 2	557	412.69	2,300	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.93/cwt here — about $189 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $393.17, median $449.10 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 sale48 hd

450.22

—

OK average8 barns · 1,154 hd

453.12

−2.90

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−23.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

449.10

+1.12

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	—	Average	1,874	219.38	4,112	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	186.51	2,664	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	176.35	2,176	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	168.01	1,791	17

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)	1,125	$3,162	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$3,131	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$2,635	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,536	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	877	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$2,700	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	403.01/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,487	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	401.78/cwt	370.00–421.00	2,318	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	369.58/cwt	355.00–383.00	2,509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	379.46/cwt	330.00–430.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	449.91/cwt	405.00–485.00	2,178	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	379.48/cwt	365.00–398.00	1,992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	460.97/cwt	430.00–498.00	1,959	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	482.47/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	432.43/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	441.47/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,296	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	516.13/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	658.18/cwt	615.00–670.00	2,146	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	359.53/cwt	337.00–378.00	2,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	307.22/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	475.07/cwt	360.00–545.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	422.54/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	408.75/cwt	378.00–473.00	2,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	579.83/cwt	563.00–630.00	2,192	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	502.19/cwt	483.00–528.00	2,340	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	412.98/cwt	398.00–440.00	2,800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	433.18/cwt	425.00–436.00	2,742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	411.31/cwt	398.00–420.00	2,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	528.66/cwt	508.00–558.00	2,284	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	472.66/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,453	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	449.28/cwt	425.00–458.00	2,565	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	656.24/cwt	625.00–670.00	2,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	359.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	540.00/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	425.37/cwt	403.00–435.00	2,446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	493.33/cwt	455.00–530.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	363.39/cwt	343.00–373.00	2,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	467.81/cwt	458.00–475.00	2,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	787	384.30/cwt	380.00–410.00	3,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	495	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	583.19/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	524.19/cwt	495.00–558.00	2,212	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	445.37/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,347	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	426.50/cwt	413.00–440.00	2,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	387.40/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,627	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,162.33/head	2,825.00–3,400.00	3,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,130.76/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,131	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	2,635.27/head	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,635	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,536.28/head	1,725.00–3,050.00	2,536	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	214.92/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,628	5
Bulls	—	—	2,134	233.26/cwt	228.00–236.00	4,978	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	195.82/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,309	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	178.12/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,511	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	189.03/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,718	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	195.61/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,825	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	167.36/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,737	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	184.31/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,245	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	171.05/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,128	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	177.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	157.01/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,721	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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 600Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 105Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	570.00–610.00	583.19
4	350–400	354	505.00–540.00	516.13
12	400–450	425	430.00–498.00	460.97
16	450–500	484	405.00–485.00	449.91
13	500–550	520	425.00–460.00	441.47
15	550–600	577	370.00–421.00	401.78
16	600–650	617	390.00–409.00	403.01
13	650–700	679	355.00–383.00	369.58
3	700–750	717	337.00–378.00	359.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	455.00–530.00	493.33
2	350–400	375	480.00–485.00	482.47
2	450–500	465	330.00–430.00	379.46
4	500–550	525	365.00–398.00	379.48
4	550–600	579	343.00–373.00	363.39
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	503.00	503.00
7	750–800	787	380.00–410.00	384.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	360.00–545.00	475.07
2	450–500	478	430.00–435.00	432.43
2	500–550	518	415.00–430.00	422.54
5	550–600	573	378.00–473.00	408.75
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	615.00–670.00	658.18
8	350–400	378	563.00–630.00	579.83
19	400–450	432	508.00–558.00	528.66
17	450–500	466	483.00–528.00	502.19
21	500–550	519	445.00–490.00	472.66
15	550–600	571	425.00–458.00	449.28
5	600–650	633	425.00–436.00	433.18
8	650–700	678	398.00–440.00	412.98
1	700–750	730	393.00	393.00
2	750–800	775	390.00	390.00
2	900–950	930	290.00–325.00	307.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
5	550–600	577	398.00–420.00	411.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	625.00–670.00	656.24
2	350–400	380	530.00–550.00	540.00
10	400–450	422	495.00–558.00	524.19
4	450–500	484	458.00–475.00	467.81
12	500–550	527	435.00–470.00	445.37
7	550–600	575	403.00–435.00	425.37
2	600–650	610	413.00–440.00	426.50
3	650–700	678	375.00–405.00	387.40
2	700–750	718	350.00–370.00	359.76
2	750–800	790	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	840	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	695	303.00	303.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,825.00–3,400.00	3,162.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	955	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,130.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,069	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,635.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,205	1,725.00–3,050.00	2,536.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	213.00–217.00	214.92
5	—	2,134	228.00–236.00	233.26
2	—	1,690	195.00–197.00	195.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,410	176.00–181.00	178.12
8	—	1,438	186.00–191.00	189.03
7	—	1,444	193.00–198.00	195.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	165.00–171.00	167.36
5	—	1,087	175.00–180.00	177.84
4	—	1,096	156.00–159.00	157.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	181.00–187.00	184.31
6	—	1,244	168.00–175.00	171.05

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

Steers · 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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