Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 16.00 lower. A large number of calves ,( steers and heifers) , with QBN qualities that made them value added. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 2.00 to 5.00 lower, Lean s 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 20.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.52/cwt on 40 head, down $12.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.64 against this barn's trailing median of $403.16.

Average price

$380.52

▼ 12.12 vs prior sale

40 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$78.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.13

vs OK average

+29.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	382.48	2,045	39
Medium and Large 2	595	304.00	1,809	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.48/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd

380.52

—

OK average8 barns · 974 hd

365.39

+15.13

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

+29.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

403.16

−22.64

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	1,666	200.98	3,348	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	170.33	2,585	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	163.69	1,745	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	162.99	2,010	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,947	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$2,465	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$2,338	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,111	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	160.54/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,987	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	160.01/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,712	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	178.43/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,874	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	165.79/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,542	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,912	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	174.00/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	209.65/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	203.32/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	195.09/cwt	192.00–197.00	3,082	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,900.47/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	2,464.94/head	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,465	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,947.49/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,947	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	360.81/cwt	345.00–376.00	2,046	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	390.38/cwt	383.00–412.00	1,878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	306.91/cwt	293.00–314.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	337.70/cwt	322.00–347.00	2,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	499.21/cwt	450.00–560.00	1,592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	325.64/cwt	313.00–332.00	2,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	411.58/cwt	408.00–442.00	1,864	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	402.51/cwt	382.00–425.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	458.02/cwt	452.00–465.00	1,759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	440.33/cwt	425.00–452.00	1,832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	445.88/cwt	427.00–480.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	378.90/cwt	355.00–389.00	1,951	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	375.17/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,790	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	420.46/cwt	418.00–422.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	384.93/cwt	314.00–425.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	338.75/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	417.10/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,777	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	379.56/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	381	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	447.37/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	401.51/cwt	391.00–415.00	2,136	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	393.07/cwt	374.00–397.00	2,449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	379.09/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	443.47/cwt	440.00–463.00	1,925	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	351.80/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	358.59/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	359.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	356.51/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	391	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	1,873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	383.64/cwt	302.00–404.00	1,630	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	543.85/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	427.60/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,010	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	457.56/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	385.19/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	360.60/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,645	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 580Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 83Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	174.00	174.00
9	—	1,238	158.00–163.00	160.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,070	158.00–163.00	160.01
2	—	1,050	177.00–180.00	178.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	163.00–168.00	165.79
1	—	1,600	182.00	182.00
3	—	1,465	172.00–177.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	208.00–211.00	209.65
4	—	1,686	201.00–206.00	203.32
6	—	1,580	192.00–197.00	195.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,075.00	3,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,900.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	957	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,464.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,110	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,947.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,225.00	3,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	450.00–560.00	499.21
8	350–400	384	452.00–465.00	458.02
12	400–450	416	425.00–452.00	440.33
9	450–500	481	383.00–412.00	390.38
4	500–550	520	380.00–392.00	385.19
10	550–600	567	345.00–376.00	360.81
3	600–650	635	352.00–365.00	360.60
4	650–700	680	322.00–347.00	337.70
4	700–750	728	313.00–332.00	325.64
3	750–800	755	293.00–314.00	306.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	427.00	427.00
1	400–450	425	387.00	387.00
1	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	515	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	595	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	381	449.00	449.00
3	400–450	442	495.00	495.00
35	450–500	453	408.00–442.00	411.58
5	500–550	537	473.00	473.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	382.00–425.00	402.51
3	350–400	382	314.00–425.00	384.93
12	400–450	425	302.00–404.00	383.64
1	550–600	595	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	430.00–475.00	447.37
7	350–400	356	427.00–480.00	445.88
30	400–450	426	410.00–440.00	417.10
13	450–500	477	350.00–387.00	375.17
20	500–550	515	355.00–389.00	378.90
11	550–600	578	340.00–373.00	351.80
7	600–650	628	330.00–370.00	338.75
2	650–700	685	328.00	328.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	418.00–422.00	420.46
3	500–550	503	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	531	371.00–385.00	379.56
2	600–650	638	353.00–360.00	356.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	500.00–555.00	543.85
6	350–400	385	435.00–465.00	457.56
43	400–450	434	440.00–463.00	443.47
28	450–500	470	380.00–445.00	427.60
25	500–550	532	391.00–415.00	401.51
9	550–600	562	370.00–385.00	379.09
17	600–650	623	374.00–397.00	393.07
3	650–700	677	350.00–365.00	359.86
5	700–750	736	353.00–360.00	358.59
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	391	479.00	479.00

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.

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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