McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

2,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.06/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 472 lb · 93 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.06/cwt -10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 526 lb · 64 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.01/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 412 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,460	2,175	2,500
Feeder cattle	2,000	1,800	2,200
Slaughter cattle	393	318	266
Replacement cattle	67	57	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Good for calves that had been weened and worked. Quality was plain through average, some attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 lower, boners and leans 3.00 high. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 460 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–340	306	28	158.00–169.00	$167.21	$512	+4.89
365–385	383	39	146.00–156.00	$153.53	$588	-6.39
403–443	422	25	143.00–154.00	$150.16	$634	-5.44
450–488	469	35	143.00–158.00	$149.81	$703	+7.40
503–548	518	56	131.00–145.00	$137.93	$714	-8.13
550–598	578	57	123.00–130.00	$127.45	$737	-6.81
613–643	626	31	117.00–128.00	$124.90	$782	-5.75
654–695	671	37	118.00–131.00	$121.30	$814	-9.15
703–740	718	18	115.00–123.00	$120.16	$863	-11.23
775	775	1	118.00	$118.00	$914	-12.54
800–845	813	11	112.00–119.00	$117.52	$955	-11.98
885	885	2	123.00–127.00	$125.00	$1,106	+3.68
950	950	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	14	138.00–150.00	$144.18	$464	—
350–390	370	16	134.00–141.00	$139.35	$516	+1.97
400–445	428	8	130.00–138.00	$133.82	$573	-1.09
450–485	468	15	127.00–141.00	$133.59	$625	+2.46
500–542	528	30	120.00–133.00	$128.56	$679	-3.42
550–595	576	15	105.00–118.00	$114.55	$660	-7.61
600–625	610	11	103.00–117.00	$106.17	$648	-10.27
655–695	677	13	106.00–113.00	$110.53	$748	-9.37
700–740	720	2	106.00–108.00	$107.03	$771	-9.97
805	805	1	105.00	$105.00	$845	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	329	44	131.00–143.00	$137.90	$454	+5.50
350–388	362	18	135.00–151.00	$140.08	$507	+10.85
400–445	412	58	122.00–136.00	$131.01	$540	+4.26
450–498	472	91	120.00–131.00	$124.63	$588	-0.65
478 fancy	478	2	191.00	$191.00	$913	—
505–545	526	64	113.00–126.00	$121.06	$637	-0.57
550–599	577	45	111.00–125.00	$119.24	$688	-5.93
610–640	622	24	107.00–121.00	$116.71	$726	-4.97
655–695	669	16	109.00–118.00	$114.81	$768	-7.52
720–740	727	3	115.00–116.00	$115.34	$839	-3.92
772–795	778	4	116.00–117.00	$116.26	$905	-5.74
835	835	1	117.00	$117.00	$977	-6.00
890	890	1	108.00	$108.00	$961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	330	5	118.00–132.00	$128.26	$423	-1.45
350–398	365	23	116.00–128.00	$122.05	$445	+5.97
400–445	427	30	111.00–125.00	$120.76	$516	+5.56
455–495	472	13	110.00–118.00	$113.35	$535	-1.45
500–540	519	9	105.00–115.00	$110.99	$576	-2.99
560–595	584	11	108.00–116.00	$111.52	$651	-2.84
610–635	623	3	102.00–106.00	$103.36	$644	-8.76
665–675	668	3	103.00–108.00	$105.68	$706	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	327	8	142.00–158.00	$147.90	$484	-6.72
350–395	378	17	136.00–151.00	$142.51	$539	-17.47
400–448	422	18	139.00–153.00	$144.35	$609	-7.47
450–490	472	11	129.00–143.00	$135.81	$641	-8.54
500–535	519	19	123.00–135.00	$129.15	$670	-7.70
550–595	572	22	112.00–123.00	$116.16	$664	-2.01
600–640	621	18	111.00–116.00	$114.56	$711	+0.72
655–690	670	4	104.00–110.00	$108.20	$725	-3.99
700–720	704	6	101.00–104.00	$103.16	$726	-0.24
772–775	773	4	101.00–106.00	$102.25	$790	-11.10
820	820	1	101.00	$101.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	315	4	121.00–131.00	$127.11	$400	-5.99
350–385	367	3	127.00–133.00	$130.58	$479	+3.03
400–445	422	10	123.00–137.00	$131.48	$555	-1.24
460–495	473	10	117.00–125.00	$120.90	$572	-10.78
505–549	538	13	107.00–121.00	$117.44	$632	-1.39
575–595	584	6	101.00–114.00	$105.20	$614	-3.20
600–625	610	4	101.00–105.00	$104.02	$635	-1.37
655–695	671	4	101.00–103.00	$101.49	$681	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1067	85-90%	26	45.00–50.00	$46.80	$499	-4.48
1015–1130	1067	85-90%	10	56.00–61.00	$57.89	$618	+6.61
1010–1125	1074	85-90%	10	51.00–55.00	$53.52	$575	+2.24

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1205	1179	80-85%	10	56.00–60.00	$59.50	$702	+13.35
1150–1295	1192	80-85%	18	45.00–50.00	$48.35	$576	+2.20
1155–1275	1195	80-85%	16	51.00–55.00	$53.57	$640	+7.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1440	1401	75-80%	22	56.00–58.00	$56.82	$796	—
1300–1690	1406	75-80%	20	51.00–55.00	$53.53	$753	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1790	1620	2	68.00–69.00	$68.55	$1,111	—
1300–2235	1750	12	73.00–77.00	$75.32	$1,318	—
1650–2040	1825	5	78.00–83.00	$80.98	$1,478	+4.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–1245	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	725.00–1,010.00	$859.08
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
850–1170	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–910.00	$859.65
1050–1165	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–725.00	$719.57
960–1370	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	750.00–1,100.00	$869.87
1055–1360	1221	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	825.00–1,000.00	$874.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–1223	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	750.00–900.00	$850.45	—
840–1240	1032	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–985.00	$917.54	—
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	—
840–1120	1039	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	785.00–910.00	$855.09	—
940–1470	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–1,225.00	$1,215.85	+313.22

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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.