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McAlester Union Stockyards

Name: McAlester Union Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · McAlester, Oklahoma · Tue, Sep 15

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1827

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 475▼ 500 vs year ago 1,200 · −41.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 82▼ 19 vs year ago 110 · −17.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 16 vs year ago 55 · −29.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; There was not enough receipts to determine a trend.

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 $357.42/cwt on 77 head, up $5.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −35.22 against this barn's trailing median of $392.64.

Average price

$357.42

▲ 5.15 vs prior sale

77 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$45.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs OK average

+3.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	359.19	1,978	74
Medium and Large 2	582	313.63	1,825	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.56/cwt here — about $152 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 sale77 hd

357.42

—

OK average8 barns · 1,302 hd

356.59

+0.83

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+3.11

This barn, trailing median35 sales

392.64

−35.22

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	1,590	169.37	2,693	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	153.62	2,230	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	145.24	1,543	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	144.91	1,761	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$3,029	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,754	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,434	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,289	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,500	1thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,840	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	590.47/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,907	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,651	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	457.26/cwt	440.00–479.00	1,934	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	412.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,776	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	431.42/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,989	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	395.51/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,879	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	359.87/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,900	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	399.21/cwt	383.00–411.00	2,116	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,068	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,903	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	378.48/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,161	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	375.09/cwt	351.00–380.00	2,322	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	320.42/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,987	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	366.09/cwt	363.00–390.00	2,478	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	333.07/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,255	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	330.85/cwt	315.00–344.00	2,336	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,576	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,731	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	446.86/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,461	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	367.64/cwt	363.00–372.00	1,213	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	444.43/cwt	426.00–470.00	1,631	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,546	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	391.95/cwt	350.00–413.00	1,493	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	411.63/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,737	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	371.22/cwt	341.00–387.00	1,596	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,525	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	377.59/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,809	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	349.07/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,686	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	364.46/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,913	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,940	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	355.12/cwt	338.00–366.00	2,031	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	313.63/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,825	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	353.53/cwt	345.00–382.00	2,178	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,144	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	335.38/cwt	318.00–343.00	2,116	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	330.60/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,212	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	300.33/cwt	295.00–303.00	2,201	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,357	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,321	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	508.61/cwt	420.00–565.00	1,633	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	401.78/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,334	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	372.99/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,343	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	469.37/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,784	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	442.58/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,859	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.78/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,491	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	403.71/cwt	350.00–469.00	1,869	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	376.67/cwt	361.00–387.00	1,744	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	363.32/cwt	352.00–367.00	1,933	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	330.58/cwt	298.00–341.00	1,878	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	354.47/cwt	347.00–368.00	2,063	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	334.18/cwt	315.00–343.00	2,079	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	317.87/cwt	310.00–341.00	2,184	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	300.97/cwt	281.00–312.00	2,197	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,019	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	329.59/cwt	300.00–389.00	2,676	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,393	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	169.37/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,693	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	158.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,676	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,453	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	143.44/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,528	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	136.73/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,615	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,802	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	153.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,906	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	145.82/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,036	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	164.36/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,452	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	153.11/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,301	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	3,029.36/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,029	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	2,754.43/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,754	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,434.00/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,434	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	3,289.20/head	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,289	2

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 475Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 82Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 55

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	327	430.00–460.00	446.86
9	350–400	367	426.00–470.00	444.43
23	400–450	422	390.00–425.00	411.63
32	450–500	479	360.00–405.00	377.59
32	500–550	525	340.00–390.00	364.46
39	550–600	572	338.00–366.00	355.12
20	600–650	616	345.00–382.00	353.53
4	650–700	669	320.00–340.00	330.60
3	700–750	733	295.00–303.00	300.33
1	750–800	783	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	820	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	363.00–372.00	367.64
7	350–400	381	350.00–413.00	391.95
10	400–450	430	341.00–387.00	371.22
10	450–500	483	340.00–359.00	349.07
3	550–600	582	303.00–320.00	313.63
9	600–650	631	318.00–343.00	335.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	368	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	442	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	545	356.00	356.00
1	600–650	625	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	400.00–425.00	412.94
7	450–500	475	360.00–420.00	395.51
5	500–550	528	340.00–370.00	359.87
2	550–600	560	330.00–350.00	339.82
2	600–650	620	311.00–330.00	320.42
9	650–700	677	300.00–355.00	333.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	580.00–625.00	590.47
2	350–400	355	460.00–470.00	465.00
8	400–450	423	440.00–479.00	457.26
17	450–500	461	420.00–455.00	431.42
25	500–550	530	383.00–411.00	399.21
23	550–600	571	360.00–386.00	378.48
10	600–650	619	351.00–380.00	375.09
18	650–700	677	363.00–390.00	366.09
7	700–750	706	315.00–344.00	330.85
6	750–800	762	338.00	338.00
2	800–850	843	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	390.00–410.00	401.78
2	350–400	360	355.00–390.00	372.99
4	400–450	425	343.00–355.00	350.78
3	450–500	463	361.00–387.00	376.67
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
8	550–600	568	298.00–341.00	330.58
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	420.00–565.00	508.61
9	350–400	380	445.00–485.00	469.37
11	400–450	420	400.00–475.00	442.58
18	450–500	463	350.00–469.00	403.71
7	500–550	532	352.00–367.00	363.32
17	550–600	582	347.00–368.00	354.47
12	600–650	622	315.00–343.00	334.18
4	650–700	687	310.00–341.00	317.87
7	700–750	730	281.00–312.00	300.97
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	812	300.00–389.00	329.59
1	900–950	910	263.00	263.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,156	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,754.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	929	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,029.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,277	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,434.00

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	1	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	3,000.00–3,525.00	3,289.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	161.00–176.00	169.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	163.00–166.00	164.36
2	—	1,503	152.00–154.00	153.11
4	—	1,396	144.00–147.00	145.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	152.00–157.00	153.69
4	—	1,181	135.00–139.00	136.73
4	—	1,230	146.00–147.00	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	140.00–153.00	143.44
4	—	1,059	155.00–160.00	158.24
5	—	1,061	135.00–139.00	136.99

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.