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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jan 6

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,600 head

▲ 950 vs last sale 650▲ 1,100 vs year ago 500 · +220.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

271 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 78▲ 176 vs year ago 95 · +185.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to calf prices on Dec. 16. Steer calves and Heifer calves 20.00 to 30.00 higher .Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows; 4.00 to 7.00 lower Slaughter bulls; 2.00 higher..

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.33/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −12.31 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$380.33

86 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$38.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.51

vs OK average

−29.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	390.73	2,133	63
Medium and Large 2	556	351.85	1,955	23

One grade step is worth $38.88/cwt here — about $178 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 sale86 hd

380.33

—

OK average3 barns · 1,185 hd

408.84

−28.51

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−29.77

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−12.31

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.45, low $320.69, median $392.64 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	1,764	180.34	3,181	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	159.95	2,228	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	157.94	1,940	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	148.56	1,580	61

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	304	470.53/cwt	405.00–555.00	1,430	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	592.61/cwt	575.00–625.00	1,938	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	544.05/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,035	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	459.30/cwt	415.00–490.00	1,755	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	421.97/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,772	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	527.86/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,249	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	446.32/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,124	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	470.00/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,256	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	496.10/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,396	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	381.55/cwt	320.00–409.00	1,984	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	482.05/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,550	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	424.26/cwt	404.00–455.00	2,253	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	408.93/cwt	355.00–423.00	2,347	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	448.80/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,585	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	430.05/cwt	428.00–439.00	2,507	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	435.20/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,659	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	381.65/cwt	364.00–385.00	2,557	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	354.51/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,375	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,527	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	367.04/cwt	363.00–375.00	2,694	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	355.10/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,731	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,568	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,980	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	320.09/cwt	303.00–329.00	2,954	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	309	379.34/cwt	364.00–395.00	1,172	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	464.82/cwt	459.00–471.00	1,511	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	328	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,755	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	488.76/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,642	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	391.68/cwt	330.00–465.00	1,461	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	491.09/cwt	480.00–513.00	1,856	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	384.40/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,453	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	493.65/cwt	483.00–510.00	2,118	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	423.70/cwt	310.00–460.00	1,826	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	392.16/cwt	350.00–439.00	1,714	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	461.80/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,120	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	419.78/cwt	393.00–448.00	1,969	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	475	363.11/cwt	353.00–373.00	1,725	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	384.11/cwt	310.00–425.00	1,832	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	399.03/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,099	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	365.99/cwt	312.00–380.00	1,936	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	357.31/cwt	328.00–384.00	1,901	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,332	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	387.36/cwt	374.00–395.00	2,208	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	347.65/cwt	315.00–371.00	1,996	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	335.89/cwt	312.00–353.00	2,069	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	374.31/cwt	363.00–385.00	2,328	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,369	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	329.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,198	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	675	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,693	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	351.51/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,376	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	313.74/cwt	303.00–321.00	2,246	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	343.01/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,501	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	327.67/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,549	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,480	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	292.79/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,556	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	267.98/cwt	253.00–275.00	2,476	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	283.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,715	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	532.15/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,703	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	450.22/cwt	446.00–455.00	1,441	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	581.04/cwt	505.00–595.00	1,888	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	515.82/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,919	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	534.81/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,048	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	462.05/cwt	434.00–520.00	1,950	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	498.32/cwt	425.00–525.00	2,118	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	425	426.93/cwt	425.00–429.00	1,814	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	368.72/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,593	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,716	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	459.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,153	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	370.43/cwt	250.00–424.00	1,745	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	438.75/cwt	430.00–458.00	2,260	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	389.49/cwt	323.00–425.00	2,014	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,690	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	375.70/cwt	353.00–403.00	2,175	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	379.92/cwt	357.00–391.00	2,352	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,388	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,994	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	351.86/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,375	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,472	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	311.18/cwt	294.00–323.00	2,415	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	298.32/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,449	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	181.63/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,692	175.12/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,963	6
Bulls	—	—	2,011	185.32/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,727	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	159.58/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,672	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	142.82/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,514	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	151.09/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,642	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	152.12/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,856	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	161.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,995	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	170.31/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,119	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	160.24/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,155	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	153.49/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,192	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	167.17/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,404	10

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 650Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 78Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	525.00–540.00	532.15
5	350–400	372	505.00–535.00	515.82
8	400–450	425	425.00–525.00	498.32
1	450–500	460	373.00	373.00
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	630	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	446.00–455.00	450.22
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
7	400–450	432	330.00–415.00	368.72
5	450–500	471	250.00–424.00	370.43
13	500–550	517	323.00–425.00	389.49
2	550–600	573	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	633	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	325	505.00–595.00	581.04
8	350–400	383	520.00–560.00	534.81
7	400–450	422	434.00–520.00	462.05
13	450–500	469	440.00–475.00	459.13
20	500–550	515	430.00–458.00	438.75
6	550–600	579	353.00–403.00	375.70
8	600–650	619	357.00–391.00	379.92
12	650–700	675	340.00–360.00	351.86
2	700–750	738	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	776	294.00–323.00	311.18
4	800–850	821	290.00–301.00	298.32
1	950–1000	955	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	425.00–429.00	426.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	336	480.00–510.00	488.76
27	350–400	378	480.00–513.00	491.09
30	400–450	429	483.00–510.00	493.65
21	450–500	459	452.00–470.00	461.80
29	500–550	526	390.00–415.00	399.03
25	550–600	570	374.00–395.00	387.36
46	600–650	622	363.00–385.00	374.31
52	650–700	676	343.00–360.00	351.51
11	700–750	729	332.00–345.00	343.01
12	750–800	778	320.00–332.00	327.67
1	800–850	835	297.00	297.00
2	850–900	873	285.00–301.00	292.79
6	900–950	924	253.00–275.00	267.98
12	950–1000	957	270.00–285.00	283.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	459.00–471.00	464.82
5	350–400	378	360.00–415.00	384.40
5	400–450	437	350.00–439.00	392.16
5	450–500	469	393.00–448.00	419.78
5	500–550	529	312.00–380.00	365.99
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	635	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	353.00–373.00	363.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	364.00–395.00	379.34
14	350–400	373	330.00–465.00	391.68
18	400–450	431	310.00–460.00	423.70
17	450–500	477	310.00–425.00	384.11
10	500–550	532	328.00–384.00	357.31
13	550–600	574	315.00–371.00	347.65
6	600–650	616	312.00–353.00	335.89
6	650–700	668	320.00–340.00	329.02
4	700–750	716	303.00–321.00	313.74
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	535.00	535.00
3	550–600	562	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	675	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	400.00–440.00	421.97
4	450–500	480	455.00–475.00	470.00
7	500–550	531	404.00–455.00	424.26
6	550–600	583	428.00–439.00	430.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	304	405.00–555.00	470.53
6	350–400	382	415.00–490.00	459.30
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
10	450–500	476	430.00–460.00	446.32
4	500–550	520	320.00–409.00	381.55
8	550–600	574	355.00–423.00	408.93
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	670	354.00–355.00	354.51
2	700–750	720	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	575.00–625.00	592.61
13	350–400	374	535.00–550.00	544.05
19	400–450	426	500.00–545.00	527.86
27	450–500	483	480.00–510.00	496.10
49	500–550	529	475.00–495.00	482.05
41	550–600	576	440.00–460.00	448.80
15	600–650	611	428.00–445.00	435.20
16	650–700	670	364.00–385.00	381.65
35	700–750	734	363.00–375.00	367.04
6	750–800	769	343.00–360.00	355.10
2	800–850	800	321.00	321.00
1	850–900	895	333.00	333.00
6	900–950	923	303.00–329.00	320.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,428	151.00–157.00	153.49
10	—	1,438	166.00–169.00	167.17
18	—	1,345	159.00–164.00	160.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,220	149.00–155.00	152.12
7	—	1,244	167.00–173.00	170.31
18	—	1,235	160.00–165.00	161.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,060	139.00–146.00	142.82
14	—	1,048	157.00–161.00	159.58
14	—	1,087	149.00–154.00	151.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	179.00–183.00	181.63
5	—	2,011	184.00–188.00	185.32
6	—	1,692	173.00–178.00	175.12

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.