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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 4

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 350▼ 580 vs year ago 1,050 · −55.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 49▼ 6 vs year ago 123 · −4.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 21▲ 16 vs year ago 27 · +59.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20.00+ higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was attractive in all classes. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $419.95/cwt on 31 head, up $23.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 35 comparable sales and sits −1.72 against this barn's trailing median of $421.67.

Average price

$419.95

▲ 23.55 vs prior sale

31 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$43.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs OK average

+5.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	426.89	2,310	26
Medium and Large 2	577	383.85	2,213	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.04/cwt here — about $97 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 sale31 hd

419.95

—

OK average8 barns · 775 hd

424.42

−4.48

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+5.71

This barn, trailing median35 sales

421.67

−1.72

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.25, low $345.40, median $421.67 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	1,703	214.82	3,659	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	175.97	2,142	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	169.01	2,440	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	166.97	1,784	14

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)	1,350	$3,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,952	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,795	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$2,548	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,434	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,945	7

Every lot

79 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	332	525.60/cwt	500.00–585.00	1,745	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,417	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	507.50/cwt	455.00–526.00	1,847	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,591	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	460.38/cwt	454.00–470.00	1,961	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	437.61/cwt	425.00–458.00	2,048	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	418.64/cwt	405.00–432.00	1,968	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	432.85/cwt	421.00–450.00	2,281	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,044	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	415.63/cwt	404.00–439.00	2,361	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	384.31/cwt	351.00–397.00	2,256	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	396.70/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,499	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,371	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	387.76/cwt	373.00–393.00	2,602	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	351.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,569	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,743	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	336.55/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,770	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,821	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	501.37/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,599	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,571	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,289	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	473.65/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,734	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,345	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,818	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	426.62/cwt	418.00–434.00	1,805	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	417.31/cwt	398.00–424.00	1,932	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,838	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,041	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	365.47/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,838	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	393.47/cwt	381.00–410.00	2,085	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	377.19/cwt	360.00–393.00	2,158	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	355.01/cwt	328.00–369.00	2,173	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,305	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,376	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,605	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	309.47/cwt	301.00–318.00	2,578	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	1,625	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	452.72/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,666	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,852	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	330.12/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,248	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	442.62/cwt	418.00–458.00	1,886	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	344.64/cwt	304.00–383.00	1,492	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,684	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	420.94/cwt	403.00–430.00	1,945	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,075	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	368.13/cwt	342.00–382.00	1,940	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,020	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	408.60/cwt	397.00–421.00	2,345	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	365.29/cwt	322.00–384.00	2,320	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	346.46/cwt	318.00–376.00	2,349	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	317.62/cwt	282.00–335.00	2,306	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	294.89/cwt	288.00–302.00	2,456	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,347	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	207.15/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,362	3
Bulls	—	—	1,641	214.75/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,524	5
Bulls	—	—	1,888	222.60/cwt	221.00–225.00	4,203	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	180.42/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,923	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	156.68/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,675	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	168.97/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,808	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	175.74/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,070	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	166.89/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,044	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	182.33/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,306	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	176.32/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,410	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	180.74/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,586	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	160.95/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,371	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,855.69/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,984.85/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,985	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,973.00/head	2,925.00–3,025.00	2,973	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	2,795.27/head	2,125.00–3,650.00	2,795	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,951.62/head	2,025.00–3,800.00	2,952	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	2,548.01/head	1,825.00–2,735.00	2,548	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,433.87/head	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,434	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	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 Aug 4, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 350Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 49Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 21Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	495.00–520.00	501.37
11	350–400	366	430.00–495.00	473.65
13	400–450	423	418.00–434.00	426.62
19	450–500	463	398.00–424.00	417.31
8	500–550	530	381.00–410.00	393.47
12	550–600	572	360.00–393.00	377.19
12	600–650	612	328.00–369.00	355.01
1	650–700	670	344.00	344.00
2	700–750	703	338.00	338.00
1	750–800	780	334.00	334.00
2	800–850	833	301.00–318.00	309.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	360	358.00	358.00
2	400–450	405	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	475	387.00	387.00
2	500–550	503	360.00–371.00	365.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	462.00	462.00
2	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	415	438.00	438.00
3	450–500	493	414.00	414.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	500.00–585.00	525.60
10	350–400	364	455.00–526.00	507.50
7	400–450	426	454.00–470.00	460.38
17	450–500	468	425.00–458.00	437.61
17	500–550	527	421.00–450.00	432.85
9	550–600	568	404.00–439.00	415.63
19	600–650	630	390.00–409.00	396.70
13	650–700	671	373.00–393.00	387.76
5	700–750	730	350.00–360.00	351.97
5	750–800	762	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	823	334.00–339.00	336.55
1	850–900	860	328.00	328.00
1	900–950	945	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	390	408.00	408.00
1	500–550	535	382.00	382.00
4	550–600	587	351.00–397.00	384.31
5	600–650	639	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	423.00	423.00
2	450–500	470	405.00–432.00	418.64
3	600–650	635	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	515	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	312.00–350.00	330.12
2	400–450	433	304.00–383.00	344.64
1	450–500	460	366.00	366.00
1	550–600	555	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	516.00	516.00
6	350–400	368	400.00–475.00	452.72
5	400–450	426	418.00–458.00	442.62
3	450–500	462	403.00–430.00	420.94
3	500–550	527	342.00–382.00	368.13
4	550–600	574	397.00–421.00	408.60
4	600–650	635	322.00–384.00	365.29
2	650–700	678	318.00–376.00	346.46
6	700–750	726	282.00–335.00	317.62
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	833	288.00–302.00	294.89
2	950–1000	958	240.00–250.00	245.04

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	3	—	1,185	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,984.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,855.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,925.00–3,025.00	2,973.00

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)	7	—	1,177	1,825.00–2,735.00	2,548.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	2,025.00–3,800.00	2,951.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	2,125.00–2,700.00	2,433.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	3,425.00	3,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	968	2,125.00–3,650.00	2,795.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	221.00–225.00	222.60
3	—	1,623	205.00–210.00	207.15
5	—	1,641	213.00–217.00	214.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	179.00–184.00	180.74
10	—	1,473	159.00–162.00	160.95
3	—	1,367	175.00–178.00	176.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	182.00–183.00	182.33
4	—	1,178	174.00–178.00	175.74
2	—	1,225	165.00–169.00	166.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	167.00–171.00	168.97
4	—	1,066	177.00–182.00	180.42
6	—	1,069	154.00–159.00	156.68

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.