Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ; Steer and heifer calves 10.00 + lower. Quality was mostly attractive with nice groups of calves in all classes. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Leans 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.71/cwt on 84 head, down $27.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −3.45 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$399.71

▼ 27.73 vs prior sale

84 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$29.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs OK average

+3.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	402.90	2,202	75
Medium and Large 2	546	373.15	2,036	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $166 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 sale84 hd

399.71

—

OK average7 barns · 1,074 hd

412.16

−12.45

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+3.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−3.45

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	1,763	216.57	3,819	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	181.39	2,611	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	179.93	2,168	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	177.01	1,918	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,725	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$3,424	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$3,339	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$3,319	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$3,244	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,229	$2,842	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$3,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$3,494	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	900–950	930	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	439.83/cwt	420.00–458.00	2,094	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	383.92/cwt	310.00–418.00	1,827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	568.51/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	491.85/cwt	405.00–535.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	446.11/cwt	433.00–455.00	1,892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	537.98/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	462.91/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	389.52/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	352.68/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	386.62/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,223	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	442.70/cwt	365.00–473.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	475.52/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,002	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	478.41/cwt	425.00–555.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	404.97/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,106	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	450.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	477.11/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,300	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	415.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,178	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	619.79/cwt	590.00–645.00	1,934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	570.29/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,173	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	396.71/cwt	385.00–413.00	2,662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	496.34/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	431.96/cwt	385.00–460.00	2,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	360.17/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	459.19/cwt	435.00–483.00	2,406	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	423.75/cwt	418.00–440.00	2,386	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	384.58/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	406.29/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,519	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	329.45/cwt	323.00–348.00	2,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	462.40/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	366.08/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	390.90/cwt	360.00–413.00	2,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	497.55/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	426.86/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	452.50/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	339	557.18/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	167.48/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,965	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	176.83/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,897	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	180.53/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,598	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	185.46/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,704	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	176.32/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,486	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,833	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	178.84/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,135	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	185.72/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	185.99/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,286	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	216.46/cwt	214.00–218.00	4,145	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	228.48/cwt	226.00–230.00	4,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	204.78/cwt	203.00–206.00	3,199	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,243.94/head	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,244	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	3,338.60/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	3,339	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,841.88/head	2,300.00–3,550.00	2,842	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	3,318.91/head	3,275.00–3,525.00	3,319	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	3,424.15/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,424	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,590.84/head	3,500.00–3,675.00	3,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	399.35/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,316	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	388.93/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	477.24/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,038	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	362.37/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,261	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	425.95/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	359.73/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	451.83/cwt	440.00–476.00	2,096	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	359.88/cwt	348.00–370.00	2,418	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	619.87/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	345.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	547.77/cwt	533.00–578.00	2,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	418.69/cwt	403.00–445.00	2,144	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	376.53/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	365.80/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	371.54/cwt	363.00–380.00	2,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	337.66/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,418	6

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 850Last week 750Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 119Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 31Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	540.00–610.00	568.51
9	350–400	367	520.00–550.00	537.98
30	400–450	421	460.00–490.00	475.52
36	450–500	476	420.00–458.00	439.83
42	500–550	524	400.00–435.00	415.69
33	550–600	575	370.00–400.00	386.62
13	600–650	619	363.00–380.00	371.54
11	650–700	674	350.00–380.00	365.80
6	700–750	716	323.00–345.00	337.66
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	823	295.00–300.00	297.49
1	850–900	855	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	930	303.00	303.00
1	950–1000	955	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	405.00–535.00	491.85
4	350–400	378	435.00–480.00	462.91
7	400–450	424	433.00–455.00	446.11
13	450–500	476	310.00–418.00	383.92
5	500–550	530	385.00–398.00	389.52
4	550–600	565	340.00–360.00	352.68
2	600–650	610	335.00–355.00	345.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	508.00	508.00
5	400–450	437	445.00–455.00	450.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	425.00–555.00	478.41
5	400–450	430	365.00–473.00	442.70
8	450–500	480	385.00–460.00	431.96
11	500–550	520	360.00–425.00	404.97
6	550–600	581	360.00–413.00	390.90
3	600–650	612	355.00–380.00	366.08
3	650–700	672	340.00–370.00	360.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	590.00–645.00	619.79
16	350–400	381	560.00–600.00	570.29
11	400–450	426	475.00–530.00	496.34
24	450–500	482	463.00–500.00	477.11
31	500–550	524	435.00–483.00	459.19
29	550–600	563	418.00–440.00	423.75
18	600–650	620	390.00–420.00	406.29
14	650–700	671	385.00–413.00	396.71
12	700–750	710	380.00–390.00	384.58
4	800–850	819	323.00–348.00	329.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	368	490.00–505.00	497.55
2	400–450	418	460.00–465.00	462.40
4	500–550	515	415.00–435.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	385	400.00–445.00	426.86
6	400–450	425	395.00–440.00	425.95
6	450–500	474	320.00–420.00	388.93
9	500–550	531	340.00–395.00	376.53
2	550–600	558	340.00–380.00	359.73
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	540.00–600.00	557.18
1	350–400	375	493.00	493.00
2	450–500	480	445.00–460.00	452.50
2	500–550	540	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	610.00–635.00	619.87
5	350–400	383	533.00–578.00	547.77
11	400–450	427	465.00–510.00	477.24
11	450–500	464	440.00–476.00	451.83
12	500–550	512	403.00–445.00	418.69
9	550–600	580	390.00–410.00	399.35
7	600–650	624	350.00–368.00	362.37
8	650–700	672	348.00–370.00	359.88
2	700–750	713	350.00–355.00	352.54
4	750–800	752	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	166.00–169.00	167.48
5	—	1,194	177.00–181.00	178.84
5	—	1,229	184.00–189.00	185.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	175.00–180.00	176.83
4	—	1,088	167.00–170.00	168.52
4	—	1,093	184.00–188.00	185.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	180.00–182.00	180.53
5	—	1,458	184.00–187.00	185.46
3	—	1,410	175.00–178.00	176.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,915	214.00–218.00	216.46
3	—	1,813	226.00–230.00	228.48
3	—	1,562	203.00–206.00	204.78

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)	4	—	1,325	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,243.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,061	2,450.00–3,600.00	3,338.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,360	3,725.00	3,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,229	2,300.00–3,550.00	2,841.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,016	3,275.00–3,525.00	3,318.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,408	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,424.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	3,725.00	3,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	3,500.00–3,675.00	3,590.84

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

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How this sale compares

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