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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Aug 18

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

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Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 580▼ 175 vs year ago 725 · −24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 83▲ 28 vs year ago 37 · +75.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 27▲ 12 vs year ago 13 · +92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 16.00 lower. A large number of calves ,( steers and heifers) , with QBN qualities that made them value added. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows; Breakers and Boners 2.00 to 5.00 lower, Lean s 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 20.00 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 $380.52/cwt on 40 head, down $12.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −12.12 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$380.52

▼ 12.12 vs prior sale

40 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$78.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.13

vs OK average

+29.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	382.48	2,045	39
Medium and Large 2	595	304.00	1,809	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.48/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd

380.52

—

OK average8 barns · 974 hd

365.39

+15.13

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+29.60

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−12.12

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	1,666	200.98	3,348	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	170.33	2,585	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	163.69	1,745	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	162.99	2,010	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,947	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$2,465	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$2,338	2thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	543.85/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,762	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	457.56/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,762	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	391	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	1,873	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	443.47/cwt	440.00–463.00	1,925	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	427.60/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,010	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,129	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	379.56/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,015	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	401.51/cwt	391.00–415.00	2,136	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	379.09/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,130	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	393.07/cwt	374.00–397.00	2,449	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	356.51/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,275	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	359.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,436	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	358.59/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,639	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	447.37/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,441	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	402.51/cwt	382.00–425.00	1,308	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	445.88/cwt	427.00–480.00	1,587	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	381	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,711	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	384.93/cwt	314.00–425.00	1,470	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	420.46/cwt	418.00–422.00	1,610	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	383.64/cwt	302.00–404.00	1,630	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	417.10/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,777	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	442	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,188	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	411.58/cwt	408.00–442.00	1,864	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	375.17/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,790	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,851	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	378.90/cwt	355.00–389.00	1,951	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,540	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	351.80/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,033	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,809	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	338.75/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,127	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,247	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	499.21/cwt	450.00–560.00	1,592	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,409	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	458.02/cwt	452.00–465.00	1,759	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	440.33/cwt	425.00–452.00	1,832	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,645	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	390.38/cwt	383.00–412.00	1,878	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,808	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	385.19/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,003	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	360.81/cwt	345.00–376.00	2,046	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,029	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	360.60/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,290	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	337.70/cwt	322.00–347.00	2,296	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	325.64/cwt	313.00–332.00	2,371	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	306.91/cwt	293.00–314.00	2,317	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	195.09/cwt	192.00–197.00	3,082	6
Bulls	—	—	1,686	203.32/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	209.65/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,795	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	178.43/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,874	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	160.01/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,712	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,111	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	160.54/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,987	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	174.00/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,549	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	165.79/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,542	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,912	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	2,464.94/head	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,465	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,947.49/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,947	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,900.47/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 18, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 580Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 83Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	430.00–475.00	447.37
7	350–400	356	427.00–480.00	445.88
30	400–450	426	410.00–440.00	417.10
13	450–500	477	350.00–387.00	375.17
20	500–550	515	355.00–389.00	378.90
11	550–600	578	340.00–373.00	351.80
7	600–650	628	330.00–370.00	338.75
2	650–700	685	328.00	328.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	418.00–422.00	420.46
3	500–550	503	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	382.00–425.00	402.51
3	350–400	382	314.00–425.00	384.93
12	400–450	425	302.00–404.00	383.64
1	550–600	595	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	381	449.00	449.00
3	400–450	442	495.00	495.00
35	450–500	453	408.00–442.00	411.58
5	500–550	537	473.00	473.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	531	371.00–385.00	379.56
2	600–650	638	353.00–360.00	356.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	500.00–555.00	543.85
6	350–400	385	435.00–465.00	457.56
43	400–450	434	440.00–463.00	443.47
28	450–500	470	380.00–445.00	427.60
25	500–550	532	391.00–415.00	401.51
9	550–600	562	370.00–385.00	379.09
17	600–650	623	374.00–397.00	393.07
3	650–700	677	350.00–365.00	359.86
5	700–750	736	353.00–360.00	358.59
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	391	479.00	479.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	450.00–560.00	499.21
8	350–400	384	452.00–465.00	458.02
12	400–450	416	425.00–452.00	440.33
9	450–500	481	383.00–412.00	390.38
4	500–550	520	380.00–392.00	385.19
10	550–600	567	345.00–376.00	360.81
3	600–650	635	352.00–365.00	360.60
4	650–700	680	322.00–347.00	337.70
4	700–750	728	313.00–332.00	325.64
3	750–800	755	293.00–314.00	306.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	427.00	427.00
1	400–450	425	387.00	387.00
1	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	515	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	595	341.00	341.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,225.00	3,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	4	—	1,110	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,947.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	957	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,464.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,900.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,075.00	3,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	192.00–197.00	195.09
4	—	1,686	201.00–206.00	203.32
3	—	1,810	208.00–211.00	209.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	172.00–177.00	174.00
1	—	1,600	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,533	163.00–168.00	165.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	177.00–180.00	178.43
8	—	1,070	158.00–163.00	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,238	158.00–163.00	160.54
2	—	1,213	174.00	174.00

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.