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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jun 30

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 600▼ 150 vs year ago 650 · −23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 82▲ 0 vs year ago 73 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 27 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves , under 450 lbs. plain quality and a light test 20.00 lower, over 450. lbs. 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 14.00 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 $409.60/cwt on 26 head, up $4.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 35 comparable sales and sits +16.96 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$409.60

▲ 4.23 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.98

vs OK average

−11.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	412.15	2,238	23
Medium and Large 2	510	390.00	1,989	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $249 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 sale26 hd

409.60

—

OK average7 barns · 894 hd

419.58

−9.98

National average35 barns · 2,897 hd

421.17

−11.57

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

+16.96

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	—	Low	1,720	211.22	3,633	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	178.94	2,618	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	178.53	2,221	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	172.31	1,842	17

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)	1,288	$3,199	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,562	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$2,524	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,336	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,169	3thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	582.79/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,900	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	610.76/cwt	535.00–650.00	2,058	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,769	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	524.50/cwt	495.00–575.00	2,030	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	387.60/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,640	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	491.85/cwt	488.00–505.00	2,144	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	460.03/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,190	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,439	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	464.60/cwt	458.00–475.00	2,407	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	435.20/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,267	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	363.65/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,127	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	435.28/cwt	428.00–445.00	2,555	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	413.60/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,622	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	369.57/cwt	353.00–385.00	2,484	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,638	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,762	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	568.27/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,836	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	453.04/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,681	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	538.28/cwt	513.00–585.00	2,029	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,419	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	433.72/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,839	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	500.45/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,132	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	447.51/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,094	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	362.51/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,736	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	412.66/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,175	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	411.20/cwt	375.00–418.00	2,356	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,941	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	376.12/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,347	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	364.00/cwt	355.00–368.00	2,450	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	361.60/cwt	353.00–364.00	2,553	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	299.97/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,259	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	525.73/cwt	495.00–555.00	1,619	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	615.29/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,006	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	467.45/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,650	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	569.19/cwt	530.00–590.00	2,095	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	516.29/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,163	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	454.95/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,924	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,187	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	470.95/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,195	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,181	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	443.16/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,300	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	406.98/cwt	350.00–433.00	2,116	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	418.85/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,417	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	398.67/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,464	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	386.52/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,563	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	333.34/cwt	333.00–335.00	2,633	6
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,976	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	220.17/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	204.06/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,693	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	187.44/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,970	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	174.96/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,869	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	161.40/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,743	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	184.07/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,271	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	175.98/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,200	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,075	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,308	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	187.40/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,695	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	174.97/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,644	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	2,335.59/head	1,450.00–2,650.00	2,336	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	2,523.89/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,524	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,169.13/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,169	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	3,199.03/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,199	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,321	2,562.40/head	2,125.00–3,125.00	2,562	5

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 Jun 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 600Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 82Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	545.00–585.00	568.27
17	350–400	377	513.00–585.00	538.28
19	400–450	426	475.00–525.00	500.45
16	450–500	468	420.00–480.00	447.51
15	500–550	527	395.00–418.00	412.66
8	550–600	573	375.00–418.00	411.20
4	600–650	624	365.00–390.00	376.12
6	650–700	673	355.00–368.00	364.00
8	700–750	706	353.00–364.00	361.60
2	750–800	753	290.00–310.00	299.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	430.00–475.00	453.04
10	400–450	424	350.00–460.00	433.72
7	450–500	479	300.00–410.00	362.51
3	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	570.00–630.00	582.79
10	350–400	387	495.00–575.00	524.50
6	400–450	436	488.00–505.00	491.85
6	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	460.03
9	500–550	518	458.00–475.00	464.60
10	550–600	587	428.00–445.00	435.28
5	600–650	634	395.00–440.00	413.60
3	650–700	672	353.00–385.00	369.57
2	700–750	713	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	385.00–390.00	387.60
4	500–550	521	428.00–445.00	435.20
3	550–600	585	345.00–400.00	363.65
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	535.00–650.00	610.76
1	350–400	370	478.00	478.00
2	450–500	483	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	580.00–640.00	615.29
8	350–400	368	530.00–590.00	569.19
11	400–450	419	490.00–530.00	516.29
8	450–500	466	450.00–480.00	470.95
12	500–550	519	435.00–460.00	443.16
8	550–600	577	400.00–435.00	418.85
5	600–650	618	390.00–420.00	398.67
2	650–700	663	385.00–388.00	386.52
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
6	750–800	790	333.00–335.00	333.34
1	950–1000	960	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	495	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	495.00–555.00	525.73
2	350–400	353	460.00–475.00	467.45
3	400–450	423	425.00–485.00	454.95
1	450–500	490	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	520	350.00–433.00	406.98
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	978	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,523.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,321	2,125.00–3,125.00	2,562.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	868	1,450.00–2,650.00	2,335.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,169.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,199.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,810	202.00–207.00	204.06
4	—	1,608	218.00–222.00	220.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	174.00–177.00	175.98
4	—	1,234	182.00–188.00	184.07
1	—	1,265	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	185.00–189.00	187.44
7	—	1,080	160.00–164.00	161.40
6	—	1,068	165.00–179.00	174.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	173.00–178.00	174.97
6	—	1,438	186.00–192.00	187.40
2	—	1,395	165.00–166.00	165.48

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.