McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

2,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.26/cwt ≈ $768/hd at 572 lb · 70 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.17/cwt ≈ $715/hd at 571 lb · 68 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.65/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 622 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,175	2,920	2,610
Feeder cattle	1,800	—	2,200
Slaughter cattle	318	—	339
Replacement cattle	57	—	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain through average. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boners 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. A total of 375 cows and bulls sold with 74 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–310	306	8	155.00–168.00	$162.32	$497
355–378	365	34	158.00–170.00	$159.92	$584
405–448	432	25	151.00–165.00	$155.60	$672
450–495	464	39	136.00–150.00	$142.41	$661
500–538	513	27	138.00–154.00	$146.06	$749
550–593	572	70	126.00–140.00	$134.26	$768
600–644	622	53	122.00–136.00	$130.65	$813
655–698	681	23	125.00–137.00	$130.45	$888
700–732	719	10	125.00–136.00	$131.39	$945
760–795	783	16	125.00–136.00	$130.54	$1,022
810–815	813	2	128.00–131.00	$129.50	$1,053
865–875	872	3	120.00–124.00	$121.32	$1,058
900	900	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,089
960–999	993	6	114.00–115.00	$114.16	$1,134

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350–390	370	4	132.00–141.00	$137.38	$508
415–445	429	8	131.00–146.00	$134.91	$579
455–497	475	18	126.00–139.00	$131.13	$623
500–542	525	30	122.00–137.00	$131.98	$693
550–595	575	17	115.00–125.00	$122.16	$702
605–640	622	9	110.00–121.00	$116.44	$724
650–688	671	9	115.00–124.00	$119.90	$805
700	700	2	113.00–121.00	$117.00	$819
775	775	2	118.00	$118.00	$914

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–348	335	8	129.00–143.00	$132.40	$444
350–395	377	22	122.00–137.00	$129.23	$487
400–448	428	40	122.00–137.00	$126.75	$542
460–495	479	47	120.00–134.00	$125.28	$600
500–545	521	27	111.00–125.00	$121.63	$634
521 value added	521	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,021
554–595	571	68	121.00–135.00	$125.17	$715
600–648	630	40	117.00–131.00	$121.68	$767
650–685	675	15	117.00–131.00	$122.33	$826
700–745	728	29	109.00–122.00	$119.26	$868
781	781	4	122.00	$122.00	$953
800	800	3	123.00	$123.00	$984
853	853	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,058
915	915	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,071

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–346	331	8	123.00–132.00	$129.71	$429
350–393	386	11	114.00–121.00	$116.08	$448
400–445	430	17	111.00–120.00	$115.20	$495
450–495	470	22	109.00–119.00	$114.80	$540
510–545	526	16	108.00–119.00	$113.98	$600
550–595	577	25	108.00–119.00	$114.36	$660
610–635	617	8	110.00–116.00	$112.12	$692

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–345	328	11	149.00–163.00	$154.62	$507
350–393	375	8	146.00–167.00	$159.98	$600
400–445	422	18	145.00–162.00	$151.82	$641
450–497	478	13	140.00–156.00	$144.35	$690
508–545	524	16	133.00–150.00	$136.85	$717
550–593	575	13	113.00–122.00	$118.17	$679
600–635	621	30	106.00–117.00	$113.84	$707
650–685	663	5	109.00–114.00	$112.19	$744
711–740	727	12	101.00–110.00	$103.40	$752
765–799	792	5	112.00–119.00	$113.35	$898

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
325–340	332	3	128.00–141.00	$133.10	$442
350–380	364	4	120.00–133.00	$127.55	$464
410–445	431	15	125.00–141.00	$132.72	$572
450–495	474	12	123.00–137.00	$131.68	$624
510–543	523	10	113.00–128.00	$118.83	$621
550–575	565	5	106.00–110.00	$108.40	$612
615–640	626	8	101.00–109.00	$105.39	$660

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1200	1175	80-85%	6	44.00–48.00	$46.15	$542
1170–1290	1216	80-85%	15	49.00–53.00	$51.41	$625
1150–1295	1224	80-85%	15	54.00–60.00	$55.19	$676

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1300–1495	1365	75-80%	3	48.00–51.00	$49.41	$674
1305–1550	1390	75-80%	7	57.00–61.00	$58.43	$812
1315–1740	1473	75-80%	26	52.00–56.00	$54.50	$803

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1145	1054	85-90%	21	41.00–46.00	$43.87	$462
1000–1145	1058	85-90%	7	56.00–61.00	$58.42	$618
1030–1115	1064	85-90%	7	48.00–54.00	$51.28	$546

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1305–2005	1538	9	70.00–74.00	$71.88	$1,106
1375–1660	1565	4	65.00–68.00	$66.56	$1,042
1405–2160	1824	6	75.00–78.00	$76.84	$1,402

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1135	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	725.00–975.00	$802.22
955–985	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,025.00	$1,000.39
700–1500	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	765.00–1,000.00	$842.63
1115–1275	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–1,025.00	$819.66
1040–1425	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	835.00–1,025.00	$907.16
1080–1390	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–850.00	$809.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1140	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	710.00–1,225.00	$1,023.12
1170–1300	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–950.00	$902.63
1320–1345	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,025.00	$975.47

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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.