Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs. 6.00 to 11.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows was 10.00 to 16.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.23/cwt on 105 head, up $3.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −63.78 against this barn's trailing median of $440.01.

Average price

$376.23

▲ 3.84 vs prior sale

105 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$38.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.10

vs OK average

−20.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	381.38	2,134	91
Medium and Large 2	558	342.79	1,912	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.59/cwt here — about $222 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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $361.87, median $440.01 across 34 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 sale105 hd

376.23

—

OK average8 barns · 2,018 hd

392.33

−16.10

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

−20.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

440.01

−63.78

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	1,610	174.95	2,817	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	135.96	1,635	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	133.63	1,907	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	131.83	1,416	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,994	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$2,986	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$2,353	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,254	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,104	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,181	$1,900	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,297	$2,680	6

Every lot, as filed

98 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	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	398.33/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,832	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	333.62/cwt	320.00–358.00	2,082	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	399.47/cwt	379.00–426.00	1,670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	339.54/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	316.30/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,126	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	367.64/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,934	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.93/cwt	440.00–454.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	402.96/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	303.68/cwt	274.00–317.00	1,767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	428.20/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	326.86/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	325.88/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	276.09/cwt	273.00–288.00	2,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	494.32/cwt	471.00–514.00	1,814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	405.49/cwt	376.00–425.00	1,963	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	355.50/cwt	320.00–395.00	2,058	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	326.82/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	548.49/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	334.64/cwt	312.00–385.00	2,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	427.25/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,816	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	381.26/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,017	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,792.27/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,103.56/head	1,725.00–3,200.00	2,104	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	2,352.91/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,353	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	2,985.99/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,986	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,899.99/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	1,900	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,250.22/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,253.72/head	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,254	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,993.51/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,994	5
Bulls	—	—	1,494	166.29/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,484	7
Bulls	—	—	1,522	175.52/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,671	5
Bulls	—	—	1,861	186.52/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,471	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	132.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,412	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	140.37/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,183	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,857	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	134.57/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,856	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	128.10/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,368	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	136.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,669	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	144.54/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,726	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	129.21/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,541	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	380.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	328.70/cwt	303.00–367.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	367.10/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	493.27/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	330.55/cwt	314.00–340.00	2,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	332.42/cwt	295.00–352.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	311.59/cwt	280.00–330.00	2,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	425.64/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	316.98/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	380.68/cwt	363.00–390.00	2,212	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	350.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	418.65/cwt	407.00–430.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	366.28/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,286	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	339.98/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	343.83/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,317	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	383.60/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,060	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	445.25/cwt	400.00–471.00	2,115	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	339.93/cwt	321.00–370.00	2,461	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	374.68/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	297.86/cwt	242.00–317.00	2,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	356.19/cwt	305.00–372.00	1,699	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	463.44/cwt	454.00–485.00	1,970	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	544.03/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	358.64/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	399.65/cwt	395.00–419.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	439.35/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	290.60/cwt	279.00–306.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	350.11/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,024	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	479.86/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	303.38/cwt	290.00–323.00	2,215	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	311.35/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	354.04/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

Tue Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 1,050Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 40Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 110Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	338	455.00–500.00	479.86
15	350–400	372	400.00–460.00	439.35
11	400–450	418	379.00–426.00	399.47
36	450–500	460	375.00–435.00	398.33
40	500–550	526	350.00–390.00	367.64
43	550–600	578	340.00–361.00	350.11
11	600–650	624	320.00–358.00	333.62
19	650–700	672	300.00–335.00	316.30
13	700–750	730	290.00–323.00	303.38
3	750–800	762	279.00–306.00	290.60
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	865	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	405.00–445.00	428.20
7	350–400	384	320.00–380.00	354.04
10	400–450	427	330.00–375.00	358.64
17	450–500	477	305.00–372.00	356.19
13	500–550	521	326.00–345.00	339.54
6	550–600	569	317.00–332.00	326.86
6	600–650	624	310.00–313.00	311.35
2	700–750	703	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	382	395.00–419.00	399.65
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	440.00–454.00	445.93
5	350–400	361	365.00–420.00	402.96
3	400–450	442	370.00–390.00	380.93
4	450–500	480	303.00–367.00	328.70
3	500–550	533	300.00–340.00	325.88
10	550–600	582	274.00–317.00	303.68
1	600–650	620	273.00	273.00
2	650–700	658	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	500.00–575.00	548.49
7	350–400	367	471.00–514.00	494.32
12	400–450	425	400.00–465.00	427.25
9	450–500	484	376.00–425.00	405.49
20	500–550	529	355.00–400.00	381.26
10	550–600	579	320.00–395.00	355.50
7	600–650	617	305.00–345.00	326.82
5	650–700	661	312.00–385.00	334.64
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
5	800–850	806	273.00–288.00	276.09
1	850–900	895	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	447.00	447.00
2	400–450	423	463.00	463.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	488	422.00	422.00
5	550–600	587	361.00–371.00	367.10
1	600–650	645	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	500.00–570.00	544.03
5	350–400	371	460.00–510.00	493.27
18	400–450	425	454.00–485.00	463.44
44	450–500	475	400.00–471.00	445.25
45	500–550	537	360.00–420.00	383.60
41	550–600	581	363.00–390.00	380.68
27	600–650	624	350.00–375.00	366.28
12	650–700	674	335.00–370.00	343.83
30	700–750	724	321.00–370.00	339.93
8	750–800	773	314.00–340.00	330.55
3	800–850	830	313.00–320.00	316.98
1	950–1000	980	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	375	407.00–430.00	418.65
5	400–450	428	405.00–445.00	425.64
2	450–500	473	355.00–395.00	374.68
6	500–550	527	295.00–352.00	332.42
8	550–600	581	340.00–360.00	350.57
5	600–650	624	338.00–342.00	339.98
7	650–700	680	280.00–330.00	311.59
5	700–750	719	242.00–317.00	297.86
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,218	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,792.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,825	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,217	1,725.00–3,200.00	2,103.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,352.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,985.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,181	1,600.00–2,700.00	1,899.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,253.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,048	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,993.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,494	164.00–169.00	166.29
5	—	1,522	174.00–179.00	175.52
5	—	1,861	184.00–189.00	186.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	140.00–145.00	142.67
9	—	1,067	127.00–134.00	132.35
10	—	1,068	126.00–131.00	128.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	140.00–141.00	140.37
6	—	1,443	126.00–130.00	128.69
10	—	1,379	133.00–137.00	134.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,220	135.00–140.00	136.80
7	—	1,194	142.00–146.00	144.54
10	—	1,193	126.00–131.00	129.21

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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