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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Apr 7

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 750▲ 150 vs year ago 500 · +30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 108▲ 59 vs year ago 61 · +96.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 32▲ 31 vs year ago 19 · +163.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 9.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifer calves 21.00+ higher. Quality was mostly attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows; 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; 4.00 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 $417.05/cwt on 59 head, up $21.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 35 comparable sales and sits +24.42 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$417.05

▲ 21.63 vs prior sale

59 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs OK average

−11.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	420.45	2,276	54
Medium and Large 2	524	380.36	1,993	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $282 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 sale59 hd

417.05

—

OK average6 barns · 391 hd

427.06

−10.00

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−11.31

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

+24.42

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	—	High	1,683	212.74	3,580	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	180.38	2,651	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	176.47	2,135	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	170.76	1,820	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,709	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,064	$3,265	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$3,104	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,069	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,448	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	906	$2,358	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$3,450	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	654.19/cwt	635.00–700.00	2,178	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	606.74/cwt	525.00–625.00	2,281	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	426.40/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,778	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	578.83/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,472	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,486	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	532.57/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,503	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,366	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	476.54/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,345	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	523.38/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,706	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	460.66/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,414	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	483.70/cwt	468.00–493.00	2,743	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,765	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	441.03/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,761	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,424	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	418.78/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,777	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,734	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,779	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,829	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	608.94/cwt	598.00–625.00	1,955	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,865	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	449.17/cwt	385.00–545.00	1,496	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,245	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	577.91/cwt	563.00–595.00	2,121	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	489.60/cwt	393.00–555.00	1,797	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	542.51/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,284	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	471.29/cwt	403.00–513.00	1,994	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,156	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	474.45/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,244	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	391.62/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,872	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	435.31/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,268	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	380.36/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,993	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	397.10/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,275	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	372.65/cwt	363.00–405.00	2,307	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	357.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,413	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,631	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,933	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,079	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	614.83/cwt	595.00–640.00	2,293	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	592.58/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,329	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	487.76/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,146	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	501.45/cwt	445.00–535.00	2,367	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	374.79/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,818	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,351	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	466.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,446	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	339.29/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,815	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	451.86/cwt	420.00–463.00	2,530	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	398.35/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,629	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,612	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	226.19/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	206.99/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	213.11/cwt	211.00–216.00	3,917	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	179.83/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,886	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	186.69/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,975	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	159.11/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,717	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	168.81/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,017	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,333	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	179.51/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,186	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	166.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,444	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	183.43/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,695	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	197.67/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,910	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	3,103.87/head	1,950.00–3,700.00	3,104	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	2,358.16/head	1,515.00–2,825.00	2,358	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	2,447.57/head	1,550.00–2,950.00	2,448	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	3,265.44/head	2,600.00–3,950.00	3,265	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	3,068.82/head	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,069	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,708.57/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,709	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 750Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 108Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 32Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	630.00	630.00
4	350–400	373	595.00–640.00	614.83
2	400–450	440	465.00–510.00	487.76
10	450–500	472	445.00–535.00	501.45
9	500–550	524	440.00–480.00	466.85
4	550–600	560	420.00–463.00	451.86
2	600–650	635	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	660	395.00–400.00	398.35
1	750–800	755	346.00	346.00
2	800–850	810	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	895	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	585.00–595.00	592.58
3	450–500	497	473.00	473.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	485	355.00–395.00	374.79
3	500–550	535	325.00–370.00	339.29
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	321	598.00–625.00	608.94
12	350–400	367	563.00–595.00	577.91
22	400–450	421	520.00–560.00	542.51
22	450–500	473	450.00–500.00	474.45
33	500–550	521	415.00–450.00	435.31
21	550–600	573	380.00–415.00	397.10
6	600–650	619	363.00–405.00	372.65
7	650–700	675	350.00–365.00	357.53
2	700–750	735	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	790	333.00	333.00
1	850–900	855	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	385.00–545.00	449.17
10	350–400	367	393.00–555.00	489.60
6	400–450	423	403.00–513.00	471.29
5	450–500	478	350.00–435.00	391.62
5	500–550	524	370.00–412.00	380.36
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	440	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	615.00	615.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	480	493.00	493.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	635.00–700.00	654.19
9	350–400	376	525.00–625.00	606.74
16	400–450	427	545.00–600.00	578.83
23	450–500	470	500.00–545.00	532.57
17	500–550	517	505.00–535.00	523.38
28	550–600	567	468.00–493.00	483.70
9	600–650	626	430.00–460.00	441.03
11	650–700	663	405.00–435.00	418.78
1	700–750	710	385.00	385.00
3	750–800	772	360.00	360.00
3	850–900	898	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	415.00–445.00	426.40
3	450–500	492	440.00–495.00	476.54
7	500–550	524	445.00–485.00	460.66
2	550–600	570	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	638	380.00	380.00

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)	5	—	906	1,515.00–2,825.00	2,358.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,064	2,600.00–3,950.00	3,265.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,708.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,068.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	938	1,550.00–2,950.00	2,447.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	904	1,950.00–3,700.00	3,103.87

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	—	850	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,450.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	166.00–171.00	168.81
1	—	1,215	192.00	192.00
10	—	1,218	176.00–182.00	179.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	177.00–182.00	179.83
8	—	1,079	157.00–162.00	159.11
3	—	1,058	185.00–189.00	186.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,468	163.00–170.00	166.49
6	—	1,472	196.00–200.00	197.67
7	—	1,469	181.00–186.00	183.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	224.00–228.00	226.19
5	—	1,838	211.00–216.00	213.11
5	—	1,605	205.00–209.00	206.99

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.