Sale reports / Oklahoma / McAlester Union Stockyards / 2026-07-14

McAlester Union Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Jul 14
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 750▲ 250 vs year ago 600 · +41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 119▲ 10 vs year ago 84 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 31▲ 20 vs year ago 26 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ; Steer and heifer calves 10.00 + lower. Quality was mostly attractive with nice groups of calves in all classes. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Leans 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.71/cwt on 84 head, down $27.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +5.76 against this barn's trailing median of $393.95.
Average price
$399.71
▼ 27.73 vs prior sale
84 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.45
vs OK average
+3.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546402.902,20275
Medium and Large 2546373.152,0369thin
One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $166 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 sale84 hd
399.71
—
OK average7 barns · 1,074 hd
412.16
−12.45
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
+3.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
393.95
+5.76
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

34 sales
441397352307median 393.9503/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $427.45, low $320.69, median $393.95 across 34 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,763216.573,8199thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440181.392,61114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,205179.932,16812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,084177.011,91813

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$3,7254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,408$3,4246
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$3,3395
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,016$3,31913
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$3,2444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,229$2,8425
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$3,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,4943thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,105$3,0501thin

Every lot

89 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312619.79/cwt590.00–645.001,9346
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368497.55/cwt490.00–505.001,8312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372478.41/cwt425.00–555.001,7803
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381570.29/cwt560.00–600.002,17316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418462.40/cwt460.00–465.001,9332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426496.34/cwt475.00–530.002,11411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430442.70/cwt365.00–473.001,9045
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480431.96/cwt385.00–460.002,0738
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482477.11/cwt463.00–500.002,30024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned515425.00/cwt415.00–435.002,1894
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520404.97/cwt360.00–425.002,10611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524459.19/cwt435.00–483.002,40631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563423.75/cwt418.00–440.002,38629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581390.90/cwt360.00–413.002,2716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612366.08/cwt355.00–380.002,2403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620406.29/cwt390.00–420.002,51918
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671396.71/cwt385.00–413.002,66214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672360.17/cwt340.00–370.002,4203
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710384.58/cwt380.00–390.002,73112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819329.45/cwt323.00–348.002,6984
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324491.85/cwt405.00–535.001,5947
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326568.51/cwt540.00–610.001,85311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367537.98/cwt520.00–550.001,9749
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378508.00/cwt508.00–508.001,9202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378462.91/cwt435.00–480.001,7504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421475.52/cwt460.00–490.002,00230
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424446.11/cwt433.00–455.001,8927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned437450.95/cwt445.00–455.001,9715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476439.83/cwt420.00–458.002,09436
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476383.92/cwt310.00–418.001,82713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524415.69/cwt400.00–435.002,17842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530389.52/cwt385.00–398.002,0645
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565352.68/cwt340.00–360.001,9934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575386.62/cwt370.00–400.002,22333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610345.08/cwt335.00–355.002,1052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619371.54/cwt363.00–380.002,30013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674365.80/cwt350.00–380.002,46511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716337.66/cwt323.00–345.002,4186
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823297.49/cwt295.00–300.002,4482
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,7191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,8181
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326619.87/cwt610.00–635.002,0214
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned339557.18/cwt540.00–600.001,8897
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned375493.00/cwt493.00–493.001,8491
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383547.77/cwt533.00–578.002,0985
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385426.86/cwt400.00–445.001,6433
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425425.95/cwt395.00–440.001,8106
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427477.24/cwt465.00–510.002,03811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464451.83/cwt440.00–476.002,09611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474388.93/cwt320.00–420.001,8446
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480452.50/cwt445.00–460.002,1722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512418.69/cwt403.00–445.002,14412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531376.53/cwt340.00–395.001,9999
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned540405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558359.73/cwt340.00–380.002,0072
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580399.35/cwt390.00–410.002,3169
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624362.37/cwt350.00–368.002,2617
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672359.88/cwt348.00–370.002,4188
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713352.54/cwt350.00–355.002,5142
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1752330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4824
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562204.78/cwt203.00–206.003,1993
Bulls——1,813228.48/cwt226.00–230.004,1423
Bulls——1,915216.46/cwt214.00–218.004,1453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073176.83/cwt175.00–180.001,8975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088168.52/cwt167.00–170.001,8334
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093185.72/cwt184.00–188.002,0304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173167.48/cwt166.00–169.001,9652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194178.84/cwt177.00–181.002,1355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229185.99/cwt184.00–189.002,2865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410176.32/cwt175.00–178.002,4863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439180.53/cwt180.00–182.002,5986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458185.46/cwt184.00–187.002,7045
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0163,318.91/head3,275.00–3,525.003,31913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0613,338.60/head2,450.00–3,600.003,3395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,841.88/head2,300.00–3,550.002,8425
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,243.94/head2,550.00–3,600.003,2444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4083,424.15/head3,100.00–3,650.003,4246
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29203,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29833,590.84/head3,500.00–3,675.003,5912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.