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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, May 19

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 550▲ 200 vs year ago 450 · +44.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 104▲ 68 vs year ago 70 · +97.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 30 · +23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 16.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows ; 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 11.00 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 $420.58/cwt on 46 head, up $11.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 35 comparable sales and sits +27.94 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$420.58

▲ 11.21 vs prior sale

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$41.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs OK average

+2.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	425.14	2,305	41
Medium and Large 2	557	383.19	2,136	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.95/cwt here — about $169 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 sale46 hd

420.58

—

OK average8 barns · 1,808 hd

413.01

+7.57

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

+2.32

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

+27.94

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	1,637	225.60	3,693	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	180.13	2,186	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	176.26	2,531	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	174.03	1,866	28

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)	1,108	$3,330	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$3,211	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,000	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,181	$2,915	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$3,425	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,380	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	526.21/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,779	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	498.41/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,854	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	548.87/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,119	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	457.81/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,914	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	525.87/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,230	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	473.42/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,026	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	485.10/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,290	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	428.37/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,078	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	481.37/cwt	465.00–503.00	2,508	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	446.46/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,375	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,469	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	453.90/cwt	440.00–468.00	2,592	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	396.32/cwt	365.00–423.00	2,334	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	401.47/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,457	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	431.84/cwt	413.00–440.00	2,682	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	383.66/cwt	375.00–398.00	2,555	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	370.39/cwt	353.00–383.00	2,696	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	376.54/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,922	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,982	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	582.32/cwt	563.00–615.00	1,863	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	468.27/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,601	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	399.80/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,491	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	495.72/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,928	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	575.76/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,251	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	503.24/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,114	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	452.68/cwt	430.00–468.00	1,951	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	471.64/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,212	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	465.62/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,235	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	433.32/cwt	420.00–448.00	2,093	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	434.22/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,271	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	385.98/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,073	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	412.32/cwt	398.00–420.00	2,346	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	379.01/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,229	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	385.29/cwt	370.00–408.00	2,427	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	375.18/cwt	368.00–400.00	2,536	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	371.98/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,675	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	329.84/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,566	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,897	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,013	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	558.67/cwt	523.00–580.00	1,749	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	540.95/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,018	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	500.30/cwt	435.00–550.00	2,101	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	442.39/cwt	403.00–480.00	1,924	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	449.72/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,168	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	400.05/cwt	320.00–425.00	1,936	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	437.45/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,262	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	410.20/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,133	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	421.47/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,457	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	410.27/cwt	400.00–433.00	2,564	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	385.18/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,454	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	323.14/cwt	280.00–365.00	2,133	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	397.69/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,645	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,667	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	368.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,777	12
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,820	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,087	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	205.84/cwt	204.00–208.00	2,954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	225.68/cwt	224.00–227.00	3,708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	233.45/cwt	231.00–236.00	4,001	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	163.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,736	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	176.91/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,891	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	183.31/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,000	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	189.79/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,293	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	174.30/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,109	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	183.07/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,237	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	187.11/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,674	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	179.36/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,565	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	169.38/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,444	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	3,211.00/head	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,211	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	3,330.47/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	2,915.40/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,915	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	3,000.19/head	2,300.00–3,650.00	3,000	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	3,690.14/head	3,150.00–4,100.00	3,690	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,145.24/head	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 550Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 104Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	495.00–500.00	498.41
4	400–450	418	450.00–465.00	457.81
2	550–600	565	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	515.00–550.00	526.21
8	350–400	386	545.00–555.00	548.87
11	400–450	424	490.00–550.00	525.87
16	450–500	472	463.00–500.00	485.10
22	500–550	521	465.00–503.00	481.37
23	550–600	571	440.00–468.00	453.90
17	600–650	621	413.00–440.00	431.84
5	650–700	666	375.00–398.00	383.66
3	700–750	728	353.00–383.00	370.39
7	750–800	776	360.00–383.00	376.54
1	800–850	840	355.00	355.00
1	950–1000	990	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	428	455.00–485.00	473.42
3	450–500	485	415.00–450.00	428.37
3	500–550	532	435.00–455.00	446.46
4	550–600	589	365.00–423.00	396.32
4	600–650	612	400.00–403.00	401.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	389	465.00–510.00	495.72
7	450–500	469	455.00–495.00	471.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	455.00–480.00	468.27
2	350–400	373	370.00–430.00	399.80
5	400–450	431	430.00–468.00	452.68
3	450–500	483	420.00–448.00	433.32
3	500–550	537	380.00–398.00	385.98
2	550–600	588	378.00–380.00	379.01
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	320	563.00–615.00	582.32
13	350–400	391	560.00–600.00	575.76
14	400–450	420	485.00–530.00	503.24
20	450–500	480	450.00–490.00	465.62
24	500–550	523	425.00–440.00	434.22
17	550–600	569	398.00–420.00	412.32
7	600–650	630	370.00–408.00	385.29
8	650–700	676	368.00–400.00	375.18
7	700–750	719	350.00–385.00	371.98
2	750–800	778	320.00–340.00	329.84
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	870	333.00	333.00
3	900–950	927	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	955	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	403.00–480.00	442.39
4	500–550	520	403.00–415.00	410.20
4	600–650	637	375.00–395.00	385.18
2	650–700	660	280.00–365.00	323.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
4	450–500	484	320.00–425.00	400.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	523.00–580.00	558.67
7	350–400	373	505.00–550.00	540.95
12	400–450	420	435.00–550.00	500.30
9	450–500	482	430.00–485.00	449.72
16	500–550	517	425.00–455.00	437.45
10	550–600	583	415.00–435.00	421.47
8	600–650	625	400.00–433.00	410.27
5	650–700	665	388.00–405.00	397.69
1	700–750	715	373.00	373.00
12	750–800	754	350.00–370.00	368.26
1	900–950	940	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	980	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	160.00–166.00	163.73
8	—	1,091	181.00–185.00	183.31
10	—	1,069	173.00–179.00	176.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,443	167.00–172.00	169.38
6	—	1,430	177.00–181.00	179.36
4	—	1,429	185.00–189.00	187.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,222	179.00–184.00	183.07
15	—	1,210	171.00–177.00	174.30
6	—	1,208	188.00–193.00	189.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	231.00–236.00	233.45
2	—	1,435	204.00–208.00	205.84
3	—	1,643	224.00–227.00	225.68

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,311	2,300.00–3,650.00	3,000.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,181	2,200.00–3,550.00	2,915.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,011	2,300.00–3,550.00	3,211.00

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	—	865	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,145.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,177	3,150.00–4,100.00	3,690.14

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.