Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 higher over 550 lbs. 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 11.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.37/cwt on 52 head, down $0.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +2.21 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$405.37

▼ 0.72 vs prior sale

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

vs OK average

−10.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	409.80	2,239	40
Medium and Large 2	541	390.60	2,114	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $125 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 sale52 hd

405.37

—

OK average8 barns · 1,144 hd

413.15

−7.78

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−10.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

+2.21

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	1,634	201.68	3,296	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	166.34	2,384	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	162.82	1,976	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,149	159.04	1,827	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,603	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$2,231	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	628	374.42/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,351	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	333.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	354.96/cwt	315.00–394.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	335.33/cwt	328.00–350.00	2,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	278.82/cwt	258.00–300.00	2,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	451.76/cwt	438.00–465.00	2,177	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	361.74/cwt	343.00–380.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	307.54/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	618.91/cwt	590.00–650.00	2,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	448.72/cwt	395.00–500.00	1,701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	456.46/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	515.52/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,165	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	418.52/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	419.91/cwt	330.00–435.00	2,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	459.74/cwt	441.00–483.00	2,358	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	477.44/cwt	425.00–535.00	1,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	388.19/cwt	380.00–391.00	2,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	419.18/cwt	400.00–458.00	2,410	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	394.00/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	352.66/cwt	352.00–353.00	2,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	495.44/cwt	483.00–528.00	2,393	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	445.96/cwt	390.00–480.00	2,105	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	605.79/cwt	555.00–645.00	2,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	377.27/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	458.02/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	402.18/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,103	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	386.25/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	408	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	495.76/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,127	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	531.98/cwt	508.00–565.00	2,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	418.31/cwt	380.00–453.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	396.37/cwt	375.00–403.00	2,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	615.50/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	405.91/cwt	391.00–412.00	2,322	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	319.13/cwt	296.00–325.00	2,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	421.73/cwt	409.00–438.00	2,185	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	373.99/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	380.07/cwt	363.00–395.00	2,379	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	402.60/cwt	383.00–418.00	2,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	408.21/cwt	403.00–413.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	557.67/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	433.26/cwt	423.00–443.00	2,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	499.69/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	458.84/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	621.23/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	600.14/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,603.44/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,231.43/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,231	6
Bulls	—	—	1,647	194.52/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,361	170.16/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,316	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	147.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,583	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	207.05/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,365	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	177.04/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,047	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	157.74/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,275	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	162.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	166.41/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,062	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	152.99/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,833	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,368	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 700Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 66Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 29

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	319	600.00–640.00	615.50
6	350–400	378	508.00–565.00	531.98
19	400–450	429	480.00–510.00	495.76
14	450–500	482	438.00–465.00	451.76
17	500–550	518	409.00–438.00	421.73
17	550–600	572	391.00–412.00	405.91
14	600–650	628	363.00–385.00	374.42
3	650–700	685	328.00–350.00	335.33
1	700–750	705	328.00	328.00
5	750–800	761	296.00–325.00	319.13
1	800–850	835	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	878	258.00–300.00	278.82
1	900–950	910	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	540.00–580.00	557.67
7	350–400	379	395.00–500.00	448.72
5	400–450	431	380.00–453.00	418.31
16	450–500	484	330.00–435.00	419.91
10	500–550	534	375.00–403.00	396.37
2	550–600	578	343.00–380.00	361.74
6	600–650	614	330.00–340.00	333.87
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	560	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	428	440.00–485.00	456.46
19	450–500	472	390.00–480.00	445.96
5	500–550	523	370.00–435.00	402.18
2	550–600	560	390.00–398.00	394.00
2	600–650	638	315.00–394.00	354.96
1	650–700	690	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	590.00–650.00	618.91
9	350–400	365	555.00–645.00	605.79
24	400–450	420	495.00–535.00	515.52
18	450–500	483	483.00–528.00	495.44
13	500–550	513	441.00–483.00	459.74
10	550–600	575	400.00–458.00	419.18
8	600–650	610	418.00–420.00	418.52
7	650–700	659	370.00–400.00	377.27
4	700–750	715	380.00–391.00	388.19
3	750–800	767	352.00–353.00	352.66
2	850–900	883	295.00–320.00	307.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	425.00–535.00	477.44
4	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
5	450–500	495	455.00–460.00	458.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	418	403.00–413.00	408.21
2	450–500	488	370.00–402.00	386.25
2	500–550	523	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	533.00	533.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	600.00–650.00	621.23
2	350–400	353	580.00–620.00	600.14
5	400–450	429	485.00–520.00	499.69
9	450–500	475	440.00–475.00	458.84
8	500–550	524	423.00–443.00	433.26
4	550–600	568	383.00–418.00	402.60
9	600–650	626	363.00–395.00	380.07
5	650–700	658	350.00–380.00	373.99
2	700–750	715	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	815	291.00	291.00
1	950–1000	955	275.00	275.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,603.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,221	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,231.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	193.00–196.00	194.52
4	—	1,625	205.00–210.00	207.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	169.00–173.00	170.16
5	—	1,076	145.00–150.00	147.15
4	—	1,028	160.00–165.00	162.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	175.00–179.00	177.04
3	—	1,442	156.00–160.00	157.74
4	—	1,414	165.00–170.00	167.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	173.00–174.00	173.51
5	—	1,239	164.00–169.00	166.41
4	—	1,198	151.00–154.00	152.99

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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