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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Oct 20

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

725 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 840▼ 175 vs year ago 900 · −19.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 148▲ 103 vs year ago 146 · +70.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 37▲ 177 vs year ago 24 · +737.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive ( mostly attractive). Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers 2.00 lower. Boners and Leans 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 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 $345.40/cwt on 35 head, down $4.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −86.84 against this barn's trailing median of $432.24.

Average price

$345.40

▼ 4.69 vs prior sale

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$50.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.97

vs OK average

−93.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	352.66	1,938	30
Medium and Large 2	518	301.85	1,564	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.81/cwt here — about $374 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 sale35 hd

345.40

—

OK average8 barns · 1,881 hd

399.38

−53.97

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−93.87

This barn, trailing median35 sales

432.24

−86.84

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	—	Average	1,652	171.62	2,835	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	134.34	1,635	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	131.49	1,407	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	128.70	1,828	45

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)	1,193	$3,119	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,917	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$2,913	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$2,797	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,453	67
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$2,342	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,541	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$3,529	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$2,866	12

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1Unweaned	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	553.14/cwt	530.00–595.00	1,803	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	461.63/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,773	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,701	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	456.18/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,907	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	341.97/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,453	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,894	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	423.99/cwt	412.00–444.00	2,056	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	308.51/cwt	255.00–346.00	1,502	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	301.85/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,564	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	361.86/cwt	335.00–403.00	1,889	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	359.00/cwt	341.00–368.00	1,885	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	346.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,973	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	284.42/cwt	230.00–310.00	1,746	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	333.07/cwt	320.00–361.00	2,092	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	315.02/cwt	297.00–328.00	2,130	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	336.86/cwt	313.00–350.00	2,415	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	276.84/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,985	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	339.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,597	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	263.96/cwt	232.00–285.00	2,038	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	342.63/cwt	305.00–348.00	2,772	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	313.91/cwt	287.00–317.00	2,932	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,037	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	360.17/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,153	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	480.63/cwt	404.00–520.00	1,562	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	335.44/cwt	302.00–385.00	1,251	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	428.11/cwt	408.00–485.00	1,601	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	405.51/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,553	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	308.50/cwt	303.00–314.00	1,249	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	324.45/cwt	323.00–326.00	1,363	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	355.20/cwt	332.00–383.00	1,534	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	353.68/cwt	333.00–375.00	1,673	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	331.52/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,608	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	311.49/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,614	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	340.45/cwt	319.00–383.00	1,777	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	255.02/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,347	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	339.56/cwt	325.00–358.00	1,932	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	314.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,794	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	321.81/cwt	291.00–332.00	1,998	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,133	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	289.66/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,088	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	288.59/cwt	282.00–295.00	2,193	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	306.50/cwt	261.00–315.00	2,532	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,670	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	284.08/cwt	263.00–286.00	2,633	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	559.30/cwt	515.00–595.00	1,790	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	486.00/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,813	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,827	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,897	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	457.63/cwt	422.00–476.00	1,927	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	356.79/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,516	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	371.11/cwt	312.00–390.00	1,715	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	346.12/cwt	313.00–359.00	1,852	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	296.96/cwt	270.00–326.00	1,710	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	234.55/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,360	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	328.09/cwt	305.00–395.00	2,021	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	331.20/cwt	313.00–356.00	2,219	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	229.45/cwt	212.00–261.00	1,583	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	249.06/cwt	231.00–274.00	1,813	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,101	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	280.54/cwt	260.00–297.00	2,267	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	228.09/cwt	222.00–240.00	2,000	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	241.25/cwt	230.00–252.00	2,413	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	162.76/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,606	9
Bulls	—	—	1,652	184.00/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	175.19/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,054	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	142.81/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,501	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	155.33/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,662	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	123.14/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,320	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	129.40/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,555	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	135.93/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,675	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	152.98/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,900	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	125.94/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,748	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	132.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,948	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	140.94/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,079	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	2,913.07/head	2,100.00–4,050.00	2,913	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	2,797.31/head	1,900.00–3,150.00	2,797	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	3,119.13/head	2,100.00–3,550.00	3,119	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,453.01/head	1,700.00–3,550.00	2,453	67
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	2,341.51/head	1,060.00–2,900.00	2,342	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,916.67/head	2,300.00–3,350.00	2,917	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	3,555.58/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	3,501.97/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	3,138.36/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,138	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,484.83/head	1,700.00–3,150.00	2,485	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	3,249.18/head	2,550.00–3,750.00	3,249	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 →

McAlester Union Livestock Auction - McAlester, OK

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 840Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 148Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 37Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	530.00–595.00	553.14
16	350–400	384	430.00–480.00	461.63
3	400–450	418	440.00–470.00	456.18
14	450–500	485	412.00–444.00	423.99
10	500–550	522	335.00–403.00	361.86
17	550–600	570	320.00–350.00	346.13
21	600–650	628	320.00–361.00	333.07
8	650–700	676	297.00–328.00	315.02
9	700–750	717	313.00–350.00	336.86
9	750–800	766	320.00–350.00	339.00
11	800–850	809	305.00–348.00	342.63
18	900–950	934	287.00–317.00	313.91
23	950–1000	983	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	425	320.00–365.00	341.97
11	450–500	487	255.00–346.00	308.51
5	500–550	518	270.00–325.00	301.85
5	600–650	614	230.00–310.00	284.42
3	700–750	717	260.00–291.00	276.84
3	750–800	772	232.00–285.00	263.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	408	417.00	417.00
1	450–500	470	403.00	403.00
3	500–550	525	341.00–368.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	350.00–371.00	360.17
6	350–400	373	302.00–385.00	335.44
2	400–450	405	303.00–314.00	308.50
2	500–550	528	241.00–270.00	255.02
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	383	405.00–406.00	405.51
2	400–450	420	323.00–326.00	324.45
2	450–500	485	330.00–333.00	331.52
2	500–550	518	311.00–312.00	311.49
2	550–600	570	310.00–320.00	314.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	404.00–520.00	480.63
17	350–400	374	408.00–485.00	428.11
10	400–450	432	332.00–383.00	355.20
23	450–500	473	333.00–375.00	353.68
16	500–550	522	319.00–383.00	340.45
26	550–600	569	325.00–358.00	339.56
8	600–650	621	291.00–332.00	321.81
3	650–700	677	315.00	315.00
9	700–750	721	285.00–296.00	289.66
2	750–800	760	282.00–295.00	288.59
13	800–850	826	261.00–315.00	306.50
7	850–900	884	302.00	302.00
24	900–950	927	263.00–286.00	284.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	415	457.00	457.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	335.00–375.00	356.79
1	450–500	460	283.00	283.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	580	229.00–240.00	234.55
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	690	212.00–261.00	229.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	320	515.00–595.00	559.30
3	350–400	373	465.00–505.00	486.00
14	400–450	421	422.00–476.00	457.63
6	450–500	462	312.00–390.00	371.11
5	500–550	535	313.00–359.00	346.12
4	550–600	576	270.00–326.00	296.96
16	600–650	616	305.00–395.00	328.09
3	650–700	670	313.00–356.00	331.20
5	700–750	728	231.00–274.00	249.06
1	750–800	790	266.00	266.00
5	800–850	808	260.00–297.00	280.54
3	850–900	877	222.00–240.00	228.09
4	1000–1050	1,000	230.00–252.00	241.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,232	134.00–139.00	135.93
5	—	1,242	151.00–154.00	152.98
24	—	1,202	127.00–132.00	129.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,072	121.00–127.00	123.14
10	—	1,070	151.00–156.00	155.33
4	—	1,051	139.00–147.00	142.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	140.00–142.00	140.94
15	—	1,473	130.00–136.00	132.23
28	—	1,388	123.00–129.00	125.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,743	173.00–178.00	175.19
5	—	1,652	181.00–186.00	184.00
9	—	1,601	160.00–166.00	162.76

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)	21	—	1,239	1,060.00–2,900.00	2,341.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,003	2,100.00–4,050.00	2,913.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,107	1,900.00–3,150.00	2,797.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,193	2,100.00–3,550.00	3,119.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	67	—	1,230	1,700.00–3,550.00	2,453.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,265	2,300.00–3,350.00	2,916.67

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	2	—	985	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,555.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,293	2,550.00–3,750.00	3,249.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,163	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,138.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,501.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	4,450.00	4,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,173	1,700.00–3,150.00	2,484.83

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.