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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

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

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

900 head

▼ 700 vs last sale 1,600▲ 350 vs year ago 550 · +63.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 271▼ 6 vs year ago 72 · −8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 8 · +137.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 11.00 to 17.00 higher. Heifer calves 9.00 to 21.00 higher. Quality over-all was average, with some large groups of very attractive calves. Demand continue to be good. Slaughter cows ; Breakers and Leans 3.00 to 6.00 higher--Boners 1.00 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 $447.98/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 25 of 35 comparable sales and sits +26.31 against this barn's trailing median of $421.67.

Average price

$447.98

76 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$52.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.44

vs OK average

−24.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	456.33	2,552	64
Medium and Large 2	557	403.41	2,249	12thin

One grade step is worth $52.92/cwt here — about $303 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 sale76 hd

447.98

—

OK average6 barns · 1,030 hd

464.42

−16.44

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−24.00

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.67

+26.31

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.25, low $345.40, median $421.67 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	1,681	183.76	3,090	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	164.03	2,503	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	148.15	1,812	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	140.69	1,521	9thin

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)	1,150	$2,986	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$1,776	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	554.70/cwt	535.00–600.00	1,858	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	565.06/cwt	505.00–610.00	2,102	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	450.96/cwt	340.00–490.00	1,768	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	503.23/cwt	435.00–558.00	2,098	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	562.25/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,350	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	447.12/cwt	404.00–490.00	1,873	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	482.01/cwt	465.00–493.00	2,251	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	419.59/cwt	382.00–452.00	2,001	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	506.61/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,422	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	482.40/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,533	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	399.64/cwt	373.00–414.00	2,146	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	406.11/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,323	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	443.60/cwt	429.00–474.00	2,555	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	425.88/cwt	400.00–439.00	2,611	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	372.76/cwt	353.00–393.00	2,285	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	412.82/cwt	390.00–419.00	2,795	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	338.64/cwt	303.00–373.00	2,313	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,191	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	376.69/cwt	359.00–386.00	2,697	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	330.03/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,584	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	557.02/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,777	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	490.16/cwt	416.00–525.00	1,583	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	414.04/cwt	353.00–465.00	1,370	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	485.69/cwt	443.00–525.00	1,787	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	511.61/cwt	498.00–535.00	1,908	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	416.53/cwt	345.00–495.00	1,562	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	480.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,050	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	428.61/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,834	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	468.59/cwt	458.00–485.00	2,198	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	435.80/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,070	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	397.75/cwt	303.00–435.00	1,941	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	439.45/cwt	428.00–460.00	2,237	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	403.63/cwt	401.00–405.00	2,127	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	360.19/cwt	301.00–388.00	1,898	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	373.97/cwt	367.00–381.00	2,105	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	395.64/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,251	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	337.60/cwt	231.00–378.00	1,941	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,851	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	368.00/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,329	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	341.69/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,296	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	327.98/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,332	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	346.76/cwt	338.00–351.00	2,639	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,667	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	570.66/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,872	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	447.81/cwt	443.00–453.00	1,469	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	530.42/cwt	505.00–580.00	1,989	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	525.38/cwt	433.00–580.00	2,012	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	369.00/cwt	290.00–445.00	1,432	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	538.85/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,215	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	413.78/cwt	325.00–493.00	1,721	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	491.94/cwt	430.00–535.00	2,091	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	466.08/cwt	456.00–500.00	2,195	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	402.14/cwt	303.00–430.00	1,898	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	473.10/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,261	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	442.16/cwt	421.00–464.00	2,273	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	389.06/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,043	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	404.35/cwt	390.00–427.00	2,272	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	354.95/cwt	331.00–385.00	2,023	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	322.67/cwt	280.00–365.00	2,010	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	394.44/cwt	385.00–423.00	2,532	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	372.25/cwt	351.00–392.00	2,483	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,325	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	333.94/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,404	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	180.51/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,982	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	191.89/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,368	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	157.46/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,666	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	135.90/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,479	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	144.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,748	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	160.97/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,031	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	153.36/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,230	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	164.18/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,512	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	174.55/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,782	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	1,775.64/head	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,776	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,985.87/head	2,250.00–3,500.00	2,986	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,600Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 271Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	443.00–453.00	447.81
2	350–400	388	290.00–445.00	369.00
5	400–450	416	325.00–493.00	413.78
6	450–500	472	303.00–430.00	402.14
2	500–550	525	383.00–395.00	389.06
3	550–600	570	331.00–385.00	354.95
2	600–650	623	280.00–365.00	322.67
1	650–700	690	337.00	337.00
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	545.00–585.00	570.66
8	350–400	375	505.00–580.00	530.42
7	400–450	411	510.00–565.00	538.85
20	450–500	478	450.00–495.00	473.10
4	500–550	514	421.00–464.00	442.16
10	550–600	562	390.00–427.00	404.35
5	600–650	642	385.00–423.00	394.44
3	650–700	667	351.00–392.00	372.25
2	700–750	720	330.00–338.00	333.94
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
10	350–400	383	433.00–580.00	525.38
3	400–450	425	430.00–535.00	491.94
10	450–500	471	456.00–500.00	466.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	340.00–490.00	450.96
7	400–450	419	404.00–490.00	447.12
9	450–500	477	382.00–452.00	419.59
5	500–550	537	373.00–414.00	399.64
7	550–600	572	380.00–425.00	406.11
2	600–650	613	353.00–393.00	372.76
2	650–700	683	303.00–373.00	338.64
1	700–750	700	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
13	400–450	417	435.00–558.00	503.23
10	450–500	467	465.00–493.00	482.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	535.00–600.00	554.70
19	350–400	372	505.00–610.00	565.06
16	400–450	418	525.00–580.00	562.25
54	450–500	478	490.00–525.00	506.61
21	500–550	525	465.00–500.00	482.40
43	550–600	576	429.00–474.00	443.60
33	600–650	613	400.00–439.00	425.88
31	650–700	677	390.00–419.00	412.82
11	700–750	716	359.00–386.00	376.69
2	750–800	783	328.00–332.00	330.03
1	850–900	880	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	353.00–465.00	414.04
11	350–400	375	345.00–495.00	416.53
7	400–450	428	385.00–450.00	428.61
10	450–500	488	303.00–435.00	397.75
6	500–550	527	301.00–388.00	360.19
10	550–600	575	231.00–378.00	337.60
1	600–650	615	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	825	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	416.00–525.00	490.16
6	350–400	368	443.00–525.00	485.69
18	450–500	475	410.00–450.00	435.80
3	500–550	527	401.00–405.00	403.63
2	550–600	563	367.00–381.00	373.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	525.00–575.00	557.02
21	350–400	373	498.00–535.00	511.61
12	400–450	427	470.00–495.00	480.20
27	450–500	469	458.00–485.00	468.59
25	500–550	509	428.00–460.00	439.45
24	550–600	569	385.00–410.00	395.64
9	600–650	633	361.00–375.00	368.00
11	650–700	672	325.00–355.00	341.69
5	700–750	711	325.00–330.00	327.98
5	750–800	761	338.00–351.00	346.76
1	800–850	845	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	510.00	510.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	857	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,775.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	2,250.00–3,500.00	2,985.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	151.00–155.00	153.36
4	—	1,594	172.00–177.00	174.55
4	—	1,530	162.00–167.00	164.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	159.00–163.00	160.97
10	—	1,211	142.00–147.00	144.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	156.00–159.00	157.46
7	—	1,088	134.00–139.00	135.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,652	178.00–183.00	180.51
2	—	1,755	190.00–193.00	191.89

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.