Poteau fuel watch: Casey’s regular holds near $3.42 as metro diesel eases

Poteau drivers have two different fuel-price signals to watch: Casey’s regular gas and diesel listings on North Broadway are nearly flat from the last check, while AAA’s broader Le Flore-Sequoyah averages show both regular gas and diesel easing.

Casey’s at 3102 N. Broadway St. in Poteau listed Super 87 at $3.419 per gallon and diesel at $4.459 per gallon, with prices updated about one hour before the June 21 check. That is a local station listing, not a Poteau citywide average, and Casey’s notes that actual location prices can vary from the last reported price.

Casey’s prices are nearly flat from the last check

Compared with the June 19 same-station check, Casey’s Super 87 moved from $3.41 to $3.419. Diesel moved from $4.45 to $4.459. In both cases, the change is less than a penny, so drivers should treat that pump as mostly steady rather than seeing a major move.

The gap still matters. At Casey’s, diesel is about $1.04 more per gallon than Super 87. That difference can add up quickly for work trucks, trailers, farm equipment, delivery routes and contractors that burn more fuel than a typical commute.

AAA metro averages are lower, but diesel remains high

AAA’s Oklahoma fuel-price page dated June 21 shows the Le Flore-Sequoyah metro average for regular at $3.494 per gallon. That is down from $3.522 yesterday, $3.649 a week ago and $4.121 a month ago, but still above the $2.796 average listed for a year ago.

Diesel shows the same short-term direction in AAA’s metro row, but at a higher price level. Le Flore-Sequoyah diesel averaged $4.441 on June 21, down from $4.457 yesterday, $4.631 a week ago and $5.017 a month ago. It remained far above the $3.233 average from a year ago.

Put another way, AAA’s local metro diesel average is about 95 cents higher than its regular-gas average. That spread is the number many small businesses feel indirectly, even if they do not buy diesel themselves, because freight, service calls, food deliveries and contractor trips all carry fuel costs.

What it means around Poteau

For commuters and households, the easing regular-gas average can help with daily trips to work, school, shopping and weekend travel. But because the metro average remains well above last year’s level, fuel is still taking a larger share of many weekly budgets than it did in June 2025.

For restaurants, repair businesses, landscapers, builders, farmers and delivery drivers, diesel is the more important pressure point. A month-to-month drop helps, but diesel near the mid-$4 range still affects bids, route planning, farm work, equipment hauling and supply costs.

Nationally, the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s June 15 weekly data also showed easing prices: U.S. regular gasoline averaged $4.052, down 9.4 cents from the prior week, and U.S. on-highway diesel averaged $5.059, down 15.1 cents. That national context does not set Poteau prices, but it helps explain why local readers may be seeing some short-term relief at the pump.

Fuel prices can change quickly, and nearby stations may differ from both a single Poteau listing and the Le Flore-Sequoyah metro average. If you are filling up around Poteau this week, share the highest and lowest pump prices you are seeing locally.

Sources

• Casey’s Poteau station fuel listing
• AAA Oklahoma fuel prices page
• EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update