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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

1,175 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.79/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 569 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.91/cwt -18.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,668/hd at 474 lb · 25 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.08/cwt ≈ $2,633/hd at 927 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,175 1,025 1,070
Feeder cattle 725 840 900
Slaughter cattle 249 148 146
Replacement cattle 201 37 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive ( mostly attractive). Demand was good. Slaughter cows; Breakers 2.00 lower. Boners and Leans 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 —
300–343 326 9 530.00–595.00 $553.14 $1,803 +51.03
360 unweaned 360 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,764 +90.00
355–398 384 16 430.00–480.00 $461.63 $1,773 -0.66
408 unweaned 408 2 417.00 $417.00 $1,701 +49.73
400–445 418 3 440.00–470.00 $456.18 $1,907 +6.66
470 unweaned 470 1 403.00 $403.00 $1,894 +38.16
465–495 485 14 412.00–444.00 $423.99 $2,056 +47.77
505–545 522 10 335.00–403.00 $361.86 $1,889 -6.83
525 unweaned 525 3 341.00–368.00 $359.00 $1,885 +26.67
560–576 570 17 320.00–350.00 $346.13 $1,973 -16.34
600–648 628 21 320.00–361.00 $333.07 $2,092 +5.95
658–698 676 8 297.00–328.00 $315.02 $2,130 -48.75
708–725 717 9 313.00–350.00 $336.86 $2,415 +14.87
757–770 766 9 320.00–350.00 $339.00 $2,597 —
808–810 809 11 305.00–348.00 $342.63 $2,772 —
920–935 934 18 287.00–317.00 $313.91 $2,932 —
983 983 23 309.00 $309.00 $3,037 +40.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,213 -40.00
415–435 425 2 320.00–365.00 $341.97 $1,453 -9.37
480 unweaned 480 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 —
475–498 487 11 255.00–346.00 $308.51 $1,502 -12.60
508–535 518 5 270.00–325.00 $301.85 $1,564 -13.18
600–635 614 5 230.00–310.00 $284.42 $1,746 -7.11
710–730 717 3 260.00–291.00 $276.84 $1,985 —
760–790 772 3 232.00–285.00 $263.96 $2,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,215 —
310–340 325 11 404.00–520.00 $480.63 $1,562 +58.04
355–395 374 17 408.00–485.00 $428.11 $1,601 +27.99
375–390 unweaned 383 2 405.00–406.00 $405.51 $1,553 +15.47
405–435 unweaned 420 2 323.00–326.00 $324.45 $1,363 -34.88
400–445 432 10 332.00–383.00 $355.20 $1,534 -10.40
450–494 473 23 333.00–375.00 $353.68 $1,673 -16.55
480–490 unweaned 485 2 330.00–333.00 $331.52 $1,608 —
510–525 unweaned 518 2 311.00–312.00 $311.49 $1,614 -35.51
500–545 522 16 319.00–383.00 $340.45 $1,777 +8.81
550–593 569 26 325.00–358.00 $339.56 $1,932 +11.27
550–590 unweaned 570 2 310.00–320.00 $314.82 $1,794 —
600–638 621 8 291.00–332.00 $321.81 $1,998 -9.42
677 677 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,133 +10.79
700–725 721 9 285.00–296.00 $289.66 $2,088 —
750–770 760 2 282.00–295.00 $288.59 $2,193 —
822–845 826 13 261.00–315.00 $306.50 $2,532 -28.50
884 884 7 302.00 $302.00 $2,670 +44.00
900–940 927 24 263.00–286.00 $284.08 $2,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 350.00–371.00 $360.17 $1,153 +45.71
350–395 373 6 302.00–385.00 $335.44 $1,251 +4.79
405 405 2 303.00–314.00 $308.50 $1,249 -10.42
510–545 528 2 241.00–270.00 $255.02 $1,347 -39.85
780 780 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,028 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 320 13 515.00–595.00 $559.30 $1,790 +89.22
360–395 373 3 465.00–505.00 $486.00 $1,813 +24.81
393 unweaned 393 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,827 —
415 unweaned 415 2 457.00 $457.00 $1,897 —
410–430 421 14 422.00–476.00 $457.63 $1,927 +32.31
453–480 462 6 312.00–390.00 $371.11 $1,715 -1.72
530–538 535 5 313.00–359.00 $346.12 $1,852 +6.14
570–590 576 4 270.00–326.00 $296.96 $1,710 -38.89
602–633 616 16 305.00–395.00 $328.09 $2,021 +22.29
650–696 670 3 313.00–356.00 $331.20 $2,219 +20.92
700–748 728 5 231.00–274.00 $249.06 $1,813 -13.49
790 790 1 266.00 $266.00 $2,101 +10.57
800–815 808 5 260.00–297.00 $280.54 $2,267 +20.54
870–890 877 3 222.00–240.00 $228.09 $2,000 +3.09
1000 1000 4 230.00–252.00 $241.25 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 4 335.00–375.00 $356.79 $1,516 -7.65
460 460 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,302 -25.01
545 545 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,226 -83.76
575–585 580 2 229.00–240.00 $234.55 $1,360 -22.04
610 610 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,616 +15.76
685–695 690 3 212.00–261.00 $229.45 $1,583 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1080 1051 85-90% 4 139.00–147.00 $142.81 $1,501 +3.12
1000–1105 1070 85-90% 10 151.00–156.00 $155.33 $1,662 +11.33
1005–1145 1072 85-90% 34 121.00–127.00 $123.14 $1,320 -20.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1280 1202 80-85% 24 127.00–132.00 $129.40 $1,555 +4.55
1165–1288 1232 80-85% 16 134.00–139.00 $135.93 $1,675 +4.43
1175–1285 1242 80-85% 5 151.00–154.00 $152.98 $1,900 +21.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1303–1675 1388 75-80% 28 123.00–129.00 $125.94 $1,748 —
1346–2030 1473 75-80% 15 130.00–136.00 $132.23 $1,948 -7.80
1385–1565 1475 75-80% 2 140.00–142.00 $140.94 $2,079 +0.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–2195 1601 9 160.00–166.00 $162.76 $2,606 —
1495–1790 1652 5 181.00–186.00 $184.00 $3,040 —
1545–2075 1743 5 173.00–178.00 $175.19 $3,054 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1210 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 2,100.00–4,050.00 $2,913.07
825–1445 1107 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,900.00–3,150.00 $2,797.31
865–1439 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 32 2,100.00–3,550.00 $3,119.13
965–1555 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 67 1,700.00–3,550.00 $2,453.01
1098–1440 1239 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 1,060.00–2,900.00 $2,341.51
880–1525 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 2,300.00–3,350.00 $2,916.67

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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
900–1070 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,350.00–3,800.00 $3,555.58 —
810–1225 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00–3,900.00 $3,501.97 +1,396.17
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,450.00 $4,450.00 —
930–1335 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 2,700.00–3,450.00 $3,138.36 —
975–1255 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,700.00–3,150.00 $2,484.83 —
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —
1065–1385 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,550.00–3,750.00 $3,249.18 —

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Price trend

high 523.38 low 325.84 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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