Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 16.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows ; 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.58/cwt on 46 head, up $11.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +17.42 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$420.58

▲ 11.21 vs prior sale

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$41.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs OK average

+2.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	425.14	2,305	41
Medium and Large 2	557	383.19	2,136	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.95/cwt here — about $169 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 sale46 hd

420.58

—

OK average8 barns · 1,808 hd

413.01

+7.57

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

+2.32

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+17.42

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	1,637	225.60	3,693	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	180.13	2,186	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	176.26	2,531	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	174.03	1,866	28

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)	1,108	$3,330	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$3,211	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,000	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,181	$2,915	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$3,425	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,380	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	453.90/cwt	440.00–468.00	2,592	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	526.21/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	471.64/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	468.27/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	498.41/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	428.37/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	495.72/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	433.32/cwt	420.00–448.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	385.98/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	401.47/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.29/cwt	370.00–408.00	2,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	434.22/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,271	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	399.80/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	379.01/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	412.32/cwt	398.00–420.00	2,346	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	465.62/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,235	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	575.76/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,251	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	383.66/cwt	375.00–398.00	2,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	370.39/cwt	353.00–383.00	2,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	481.37/cwt	465.00–503.00	2,508	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	548.87/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	525.87/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	376.54/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	457.81/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	431.84/cwt	413.00–440.00	2,682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	485.10/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,290	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	473.42/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	396.32/cwt	365.00–423.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	446.46/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	410.20/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	323.14/cwt	280.00–365.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	400.05/cwt	320.00–425.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	442.39/cwt	403.00–480.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	385.18/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	163.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,736	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	183.31/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,000	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	176.91/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,891	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	169.38/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,444	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	179.36/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,565	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	187.11/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	183.07/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,237	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	174.30/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,109	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	189.79/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,293	6
Bulls	—	—	1,714	233.45/cwt	231.00–236.00	4,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	205.84/cwt	204.00–208.00	2,954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	225.68/cwt	224.00–227.00	3,708	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	3,000.19/head	2,300.00–3,650.00	3,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,915.40/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,915	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	3,330.47/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	3,211.00/head	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,211	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,145.24/head	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	3,690.14/head	3,150.00–4,100.00	3,690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	421.47/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,457	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	437.45/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,262	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	449.72/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,168	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	558.67/cwt	523.00–580.00	1,749	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	410.27/cwt	400.00–433.00	2,564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	397.69/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	368.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	500.30/cwt	435.00–550.00	2,101	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	540.95/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	582.32/cwt	563.00–615.00	1,863	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	503.24/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,114	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	371.98/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	375.18/cwt	368.00–400.00	2,536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	452.68/cwt	430.00–468.00	1,951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	329.84/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,013	3

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 650Last week 550Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 104Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	495.00–500.00	498.41
4	400–450	418	450.00–465.00	457.81
2	550–600	565	437.00	437.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	515.00–550.00	526.21
8	350–400	386	545.00–555.00	548.87
11	400–450	424	490.00–550.00	525.87
16	450–500	472	463.00–500.00	485.10
22	500–550	521	465.00–503.00	481.37
23	550–600	571	440.00–468.00	453.90
17	600–650	621	413.00–440.00	431.84
5	650–700	666	375.00–398.00	383.66
3	700–750	728	353.00–383.00	370.39
7	750–800	776	360.00–383.00	376.54
1	800–850	840	355.00	355.00
1	950–1000	990	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	428	455.00–485.00	473.42
3	450–500	485	415.00–450.00	428.37
3	500–550	532	435.00–455.00	446.46
4	550–600	589	365.00–423.00	396.32
4	600–650	612	400.00–403.00	401.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	389	465.00–510.00	495.72
7	450–500	469	455.00–495.00	471.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	455.00–480.00	468.27
2	350–400	373	370.00–430.00	399.80
5	400–450	431	430.00–468.00	452.68
3	450–500	483	420.00–448.00	433.32
3	500–550	537	380.00–398.00	385.98
2	550–600	588	378.00–380.00	379.01
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	320	563.00–615.00	582.32
13	350–400	391	560.00–600.00	575.76
14	400–450	420	485.00–530.00	503.24
20	450–500	480	450.00–490.00	465.62
24	500–550	523	425.00–440.00	434.22
17	550–600	569	398.00–420.00	412.32
7	600–650	630	370.00–408.00	385.29
8	650–700	676	368.00–400.00	375.18
7	700–750	719	350.00–385.00	371.98
2	750–800	778	320.00–340.00	329.84
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	870	333.00	333.00
3	900–950	927	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	955	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	403.00–480.00	442.39
4	500–550	520	403.00–415.00	410.20
4	600–650	637	375.00–395.00	385.18
2	650–700	660	280.00–365.00	323.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
4	450–500	484	320.00–425.00	400.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	523.00–580.00	558.67
7	350–400	373	505.00–550.00	540.95
12	400–450	420	435.00–550.00	500.30
9	450–500	482	430.00–485.00	449.72
16	500–550	517	425.00–455.00	437.45
10	550–600	583	415.00–435.00	421.47
8	600–650	625	400.00–433.00	410.27
5	650–700	665	388.00–405.00	397.69
1	700–750	715	373.00	373.00
12	750–800	754	350.00–370.00	368.26
1	900–950	940	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	980	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	160.00–166.00	163.73
8	—	1,091	181.00–185.00	183.31
10	—	1,069	173.00–179.00	176.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,443	167.00–172.00	169.38
6	—	1,430	177.00–181.00	179.36
4	—	1,429	185.00–189.00	187.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,222	179.00–184.00	183.07
15	—	1,210	171.00–177.00	174.30
6	—	1,208	188.00–193.00	189.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	231.00–236.00	233.45
2	—	1,435	204.00–208.00	205.84
3	—	1,643	224.00–227.00	225.68

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,311	2,300.00–3,650.00	3,000.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,181	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,915.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,211.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,145.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,177	3,150.00–4,100.00	3,690.14

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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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