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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 13

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

840 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 800▼ 10 vs year ago 850 · −1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 91▲ 23 vs year ago 125 · +18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 29▲ 7 vs year ago 30 · +23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 16.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.10/cwt on 53 head, down $15.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −82.15 against this barn's trailing median of $432.24.

Average price

$350.10

▼ 15.46 vs prior sale

53 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$52.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.44

vs OK average

−82.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	363.98	1,971	39
Medium and Large 2	560	311.42	1,745	14thin

One grade step is worth $52.56/cwt here — about $226 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

350.10

—

OK average8 barns · 1,654 hd

389.54

−39.44

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−82.19

This barn, trailing median35 sales

432.24

−82.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.74, low $345.40, median $432.24 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,547	169.14	2,617	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	136.36	1,455	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	131.85	1,903	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	129.67	1,567	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,328	$2,971	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,133	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$2,019	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$1,775	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$1,754	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,749	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$2,106	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	502.11/cwt	488.00–520.00	1,627	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	462.29/cwt	405.00–478.00	1,710	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	351.34/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,469	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	367.27/cwt	342.00–430.00	1,565	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	449.52/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,924	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	376.22/cwt	363.00–400.00	1,768	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	364.84/cwt	333.00–383.00	1,788	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	321.11/cwt	283.00–341.00	1,573	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	332.33/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,711	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	368.69/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,947	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	315.03/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,689	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	309.42/cwt	260.00–328.00	1,776	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	362.47/cwt	340.00–381.00	2,084	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	311.88/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,887	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	327.12/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,009	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	291.53/cwt	265.00–312.00	1,810	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,162	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	363.77/cwt	333.00–387.00	2,445	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	290.96/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,955	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	321.99/cwt	301.00–330.00	2,354	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	268.09/cwt	263.00–273.00	2,595	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,105	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	422.59/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,365	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	314.46/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,016	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	390.04/cwt	372.00–402.00	1,467	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	330.65/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,263	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	400.12/cwt	379.00–410.00	1,532	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	318.92/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,349	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	365.60/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,568	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	359.33/cwt	331.00–378.00	1,574	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	370.23/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,733	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	312.56/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,491	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,822	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	331.64/cwt	320.00–358.00	1,744	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	294.87/cwt	243.00–313.00	1,563	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	296.85/cwt	273.00–312.00	1,671	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	328.29/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,861	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	331.23/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,080	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	304.02/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,940	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	281.58/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,873	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	304.21/cwt	293.00–320.00	2,060	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,616	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,764	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,283	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	363.40/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,137	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	470.08/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,481	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	461.19/cwt	423.00–490.00	1,702	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	383.95/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,421	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	425.32/cwt	402.00–444.00	1,786	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	364.44/cwt	310.00–398.00	1,600	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	372.83/cwt	330.00–432.00	1,737	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	308.01/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,478	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	308.76/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,609	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	339.98/cwt	320.00–364.00	1,775	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	335.85/cwt	303.00–350.00	1,877	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	256.59/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,450	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,553	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	305.80/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,890	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	249.24/cwt	218.00–280.00	1,543	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	280.97/cwt	261.00–301.00	1,852	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	310.28/cwt	279.00–385.00	2,107	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	262.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,917	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	255.43/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,980	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,926	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	160.24/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,592	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,882	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	139.69/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,479	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	124.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,324	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,549	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	136.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,635	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	124.85/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,504	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	131.50/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,608	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	128.44/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,832	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	134.28/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,962	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	140.03/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,054	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,105.80/head	1,725.00–2,500.00	2,106	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	770	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	2,097.52/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,098	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,494.79/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,495	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,003.36/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,003	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	1,775.11/head	1,425.00–2,100.00	1,775	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,132.81/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,133	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,077.06/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,077	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,360	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	1,905.19/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,905	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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 800Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 91Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 29Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	129.00–134.00	131.50
11	—	1,205	122.00–127.00	124.85
6	—	1,199	135.00–139.00	136.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,461	132.00–136.00	134.28
15	—	1,426	126.00–131.00	128.44
3	—	1,467	139.00–141.00	140.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,061	122.00–128.00	124.81
6	—	1,059	137.00–141.00	139.69
14	—	1,076	142.00–146.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	158.00–163.00	160.24
3	—	1,592	181.00	181.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	400.00–445.00	422.59
15	350–400	383	379.00–410.00	400.12
25	400–450	429	350.00–400.00	365.60
14	450–500	468	345.00–399.00	370.23
16	500–550	526	320.00–358.00	331.64
32	550–600	567	320.00–348.00	328.29
6	600–650	628	328.00–345.00	331.23
5	650–700	677	293.00–320.00	304.21
1	800–850	825	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	885	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	305.00–325.00	314.46
6	350–400	382	300.00–370.00	330.65
14	400–450	423	285.00–340.00	318.92
19	450–500	477	260.00–335.00	312.56
9	500–550	530	243.00–313.00	294.87
10	550–600	563	273.00–312.00	296.85
2	600–650	638	300.00–308.00	304.02
3	650–700	665	275.00–290.00	281.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	376	372.00–402.00	390.04
5	400–450	438	331.00–378.00	359.33
2	500–550	525	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
7	400–450	418	315.00–375.00	351.34
5	450–500	490	283.00–341.00	321.11
5	500–550	536	307.00–325.00	315.03
9	550–600	574	260.00–328.00	309.42
5	600–650	621	265.00–312.00	291.53
5	650–700	672	275.00–301.00	290.96
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	488.00–520.00	502.11
5	350–400	370	405.00–478.00	462.29
10	400–450	428	420.00–480.00	449.52
27	450–500	470	363.00–400.00	376.22
24	500–550	528	345.00–390.00	368.69
12	550–600	575	340.00–381.00	362.47
17	600–650	614	310.00–332.00	327.12
9	650–700	672	333.00–387.00	363.77
6	700–750	731	301.00–330.00	321.99
2	950–1000	968	263.00–273.00	268.09
50	1050–1100	1,082	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	426	342.00–430.00	367.27
8	450–500	490	333.00–383.00	364.84
3	500–550	515	330.00–337.00	332.33
5	600–650	605	290.00–322.00	311.88
3	650–700	657	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	617	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	325.00–405.00	363.40
9	350–400	370	330.00–415.00	383.95
8	400–450	439	310.00–398.00	364.44
7	450–500	480	275.00–350.00	308.01
5	500–550	521	305.00–312.00	308.76
2	550–600	565	253.00–260.00	256.59
4	600–650	619	218.00–280.00	249.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	659	261.00–301.00	280.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	315	425.00–495.00	470.08
9	350–400	369	423.00–490.00	461.19
18	400–450	420	402.00–444.00	425.32
29	450–500	466	330.00–432.00	372.83
13	500–550	522	320.00–364.00	339.98
6	550–600	559	303.00–350.00	335.85
8	600–650	618	290.00–315.00	305.80
9	650–700	679	279.00–385.00	310.28
3	700–750	730	250.00–270.00	262.55
3	750–800	775	235.00–290.00	255.43
1	800–850	835	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	856	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	915	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	271.00	271.00

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	—	825	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,725.00–2,500.00	2,105.80

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)	3	—	1,397	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,905.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,335	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,077.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,271	1,425.00–2,100.00	1,775.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,003.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,132.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	926	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,097.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,494.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.