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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $457.81/cwt +32.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,200/hd at 481 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $496.38/cwt +66.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,349/hd at 473 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $430.35/cwt +18.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 577 lb · 32 head
McAlester, OK 5-weight steers sold at $439/cwt, $19/cwt below the OK average ($458) and $34/cwt under Woodward, OK ($473). The class is down $30/cwt from its early May peak of $480. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 720 718
Feeder cattle 700 620 600
Slaughter cattle 66 73 118
Replacement cattle 14 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 14.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifer calves 13.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive. Demand was very good. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 313 4 500.00–645.00 $542.68 $1,699 -50.50
375–390 385 7 513.00–567.00 $542.75 $2,090 -20.10
410–428 420 16 505.00–528.00 $512.39 $2,152 +14.83
440 unweaned 440 2 493.00 $493.00 $2,169 —
450–495 473 31 478.00–513.00 $494.62 $2,340 +64.64
475 unweaned 475 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,422 —
503–549 527 31 437.00–463.00 $447.55 $2,359 +11.23
550–596 577 32 420.00–463.00 $430.35 $2,483 +12.95
605–640 624 20 410.00–443.00 $424.70 $2,650 +13.28
650–695 670 31 395.00–415.00 $404.48 $2,710 +16.81
700–738 720 5 388.00–403.00 $394.23 $2,838 +3.07
765–775 770 2 370.00–379.00 $374.53 $2,884 +29.23
810 810 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,794 —
885 885 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,814 -2.00
955–985 970 2 284.00–310.00 $296.80 $2,879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,794 +48.45
400–445 423 6 335.00–470.00 $375.17 $1,587 +5.17
450–490 477 13 313.00–475.00 $433.84 $2,069 +50.32
500–540 519 5 372.00–435.00 $402.10 $2,087 +22.76
560–585 572 3 392.00–401.00 $397.73 $2,275 +52.57
603–640 621 6 313.00–401.00 $374.81 $2,328 +12.01
650–690 665 3 340.00–387.00 $370.30 $2,462 +25.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 313 12 545.00–600.00 $572.20 $1,791 +121.39
305–335 unweaned 315 3 510.00–513.00 $511.94 $1,613 —
355–385 373 10 510.00–555.00 $527.46 $1,967 +47.42
405–445 418 18 448.00–503.00 $485.74 $2,030 +36.66
410–449 unweaned 441 5 440.00–475.00 $468.50 $2,066 +34.50
460–475 unweaned 465 3 370.00–438.00 $393.15 $1,828 —
460–492 482 32 440.00–485.00 $463.87 $2,236 +38.38
500–535 unweaned 518 7 415.00–434.00 $421.09 $2,181 —
508–538 528 12 412.00–443.00 $421.34 $2,225 +13.80
550 fancy 550 1 446.00 $446.00 $2,453 —
553–598 572 11 390.00–398.00 $394.82 $2,258 +15.06
587 unweaned 587 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,348 —
600–630 613 10 365.00–405.00 $385.02 $2,360 +43.75
650–690 665 11 342.00–365.00 $356.97 $2,374 +5.47
710–730 725 5 340.00–358.00 $351.85 $2,551 +24.59
800 800 3 334.00 $334.00 $2,672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,260 —
395 395 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,620 -4.36
405–445 419 4 332.00–430.00 $371.76 $1,558 -31.98
480–495 488 8 414.00–421.00 $416.51 $2,033 +27.85
505–515 512 3 381.00–398.00 $388.68 $1,990 +31.73
560–580 573 4 356.00–385.00 $372.68 $2,135 +14.97
610–630 621 4 325.00–355.00 $346.10 $2,149 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 330 14 620.00–655.00 $632.94 $2,089 +160.35
353 unweaned 353 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,306 —
350–390 364 12 505.00–593.00 $577.21 $2,101 +9.74
403–445 425 17 450.00–490.00 $473.39 $2,012 +7.42
450–495 467 7 450.00–472.00 $457.10 $2,135 +23.51
503–545 522 9 401.00–434.00 $418.31 $2,184 +48.35
550–595 579 4 362.00–418.00 $375.30 $2,173 +20.30
685–695 690 2 375.00–386.00 $380.46 $2,625 +38.92
700–745 715 6 350.00–361.00 $358.27 $2,562 +12.23
770 770 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,734 —
995 995 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 530.00–575.00 $552.13 $1,684 —
370 370 1 462.00 $462.00 $1,709 +66.40
430–440 435 2 404.00–450.00 $426.74 $1,856 +6.86
490 490 1 399.00 $399.00 $1,955 +6.05
520 520 1 382.00 $382.00 $1,986 +117.00
580 580 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1630 1426 75-80% 4 174.00–177.00 $175.44 $2,502 -12.22
1370–1550 1429 75-80% 4 164.00–168.00 $165.73 $2,368 -21.93
1470–1513 1502 75-80% 4 179.00–182.00 $181.27 $2,723 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1240 1185 80-85% 4 170.00–175.00 $172.96 $2,050 -2.42
1155–1255 1200 80-85% 3 182.00–187.00 $184.65 $2,216 -5.84
1210–1250 1223 80-85% 4 162.00–166.00 $163.77 $2,003 -26.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1085 1026 85-90% 5 155.00–159.00 $156.79 $1,609 —
1005–1110 1075 85-90% 3 166.00–170.00 $167.72 $1,803 -6.49
1130–1145 1138 85-90% 2 174.00–176.00 $175.01 $1,992 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1745 1595 4 217.00–220.00 $218.28 $3,482 —
1595 1595 1 201.00 $201.00 $3,206 —
1800–2150 1975 2 227.00–228.00 $227.54 $4,494 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1275–1280 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,900.00 $2,699.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.