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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Feb 17

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

625 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 780▲ 425 vs year ago 200 · +212.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 117▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer caves 10.00 to 16.00 higher. Quality mostly attractive few average. Demand good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 to 7.00 higher, Leans 14.00 lower.

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 $432.69/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 36 of 35 comparable sales and sits +40.05 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$432.69

67 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$51.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.30

vs OK average

+3.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	440.38	2,400	57
Medium and Large 2	550	388.86	2,139	10thin

One grade step is worth $51.52/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale67 hd

432.69

—

OK average6 barns · 1,113 hd

424.39

+8.30

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

+3.52

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

+40.05

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	1,498	190.72	2,856	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	170.57	2,058	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	168.58	2,366	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	141.91	1,537	11

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)	840	$2,859	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$2,218	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,123	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,922	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$3,579	3thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	532.21/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,703	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,259	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	338	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,366	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	511.42/cwt	425.00–560.00	1,928	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	621.46/cwt	615.00–655.00	2,405	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	519.48/cwt	445.00–560.00	2,171	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	589.80/cwt	570.00–615.00	2,489	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	438.58/cwt	320.00–470.00	2,044	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	522.49/cwt	500.00–553.00	2,461	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	497.08/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,605	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	412.56/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,220	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	418.34/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,397	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	466.41/cwt	453.00–480.00	2,682	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	454.26/cwt	448.00–460.00	2,816	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	361.61/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,394	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	370.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,864	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	360.21/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,947	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	539.06/cwt	480.00–605.00	1,714	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	551.01/cwt	503.00–580.00	1,780	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	530.13/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,057	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	452.96/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,911	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	514.97/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,204	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	471.14/cwt	465.00–473.00	2,049	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	467.26/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,210	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,095	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	447.05/cwt	428.00–475.00	2,320	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	400.17/cwt	355.00–418.00	2,085	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	432.97/cwt	423.00–450.00	2,485	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	377.55/cwt	363.00–398.00	2,186	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,833	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	376.66/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,384	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	348.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,364	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	325.82/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,339	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,571	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	684.67/cwt	635.00–705.00	2,239	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	558.86/cwt	535.00–625.00	2,029	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	388.49/cwt	364.00–415.00	1,476	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,078	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	556.81/cwt	510.00–595.00	2,344	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	454.13/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,962	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	512.57/cwt	493.00–515.00	2,327	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	484.89/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,352	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,933	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	450.64/cwt	413.00–495.00	2,352	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	451.80/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,435	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,480	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	415.49/cwt	398.00–435.00	2,360	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	341.02/cwt	300.00–356.00	1,961	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	420.45/cwt	403.00–485.00	2,640	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	384.42/cwt	360.00–403.00	2,576	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	345.10/cwt	333.00–353.00	2,668	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	324.83/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,690	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	302.53/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,732	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	181.72/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	196.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,188	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	191.64/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,191	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,446	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	141.59/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,543	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,706	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,794	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,335	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	173.26/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,124	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,112	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	169.98/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,381	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	179.47/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,733	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,606.72/head	3,425.00–3,800.00	3,607	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	2,859.38/head	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,859	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,921.77/head	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,922	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,122.73/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,123	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	2,217.77/head	1,550.00–2,625.00	2,218	6

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 780Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	695.00	695.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	418	445.00–560.00	519.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	425.00–560.00	511.42
1	400–450	400	515.00	515.00
7	450–500	466	320.00–470.00	438.58
2	500–550	538	400.00–425.00	412.56
3	550–600	573	405.00–430.00	418.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	515.00–550.00	532.21
7	350–400	387	615.00–655.00	621.46
18	400–450	422	570.00–615.00	589.80
26	450–500	471	500.00–553.00	522.49
16	500–550	524	475.00–515.00	497.08
17	550–600	575	453.00–480.00	466.41
6	600–650	620	448.00–460.00	454.26
3	650–700	662	340.00–373.00	361.61
2	750–800	773	350.00–390.00	370.45
2	800–850	818	350.00–370.00	360.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	480.00–605.00	539.06
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	435	465.00–473.00	471.14
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	503.00–580.00	551.01
8	350–400	388	500.00–545.00	530.13
22	400–450	428	490.00–545.00	514.97
29	450–500	473	445.00–490.00	467.26
30	500–550	519	428.00–475.00	447.05
27	550–600	574	423.00–450.00	432.97
19	600–650	633	360.00–393.00	376.66
6	650–700	679	340.00–365.00	348.15
5	700–750	718	300.00–340.00	325.82
4	750–800	779	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	430.00–475.00	452.96
2	450–500	493	420.00–430.00	425.03
5	500–550	521	355.00–418.00	400.17
5	550–600	579	363.00–398.00	377.55
1	600–650	605	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	635.00–705.00	684.67
6	350–400	363	535.00–625.00	558.86
4	400–450	421	510.00–595.00	556.81
13	450–500	485	450.00–505.00	484.89
9	500–550	522	413.00–495.00	450.64
8	550–600	568	398.00–435.00	415.49
12	600–650	628	403.00–485.00	420.45
17	650–700	670	360.00–403.00	384.42
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
8	750–800	773	333.00–353.00	345.10
3	800–850	828	310.00–335.00	324.83
2	900–950	903	290.00–315.00	302.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	380	364.00–415.00	388.49
1	400–450	405	513.00	513.00
9	450–500	454	493.00–515.00	512.57
3	500–550	539	435.00–460.00	451.80
5	550–600	551	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	425.00–490.00	454.13
1	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	575	300.00–356.00	341.02
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	575.00	575.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,525.00	3,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	3,425.00–3,800.00	3,606.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	928	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,921.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	2,600.00–3,125.00	2,859.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,122.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,092	1,550.00–2,625.00	2,217.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,665	189.00–194.00	191.64
3	—	1,050	179.00–184.00	181.72
4	—	1,624	195.00–200.00	196.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	179.00–180.00	179.47
3	—	1,328	158.00–160.00	159.00
5	—	1,401	168.00–173.00	169.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,090	139.00–145.00	141.59
2	—	1,108	152.00–156.00	154.00
4	—	1,061	135.00–138.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	153.00–155.00	153.99
4	—	1,226	171.00–175.00	173.26
1	—	1,210	193.00	193.00

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.