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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

1,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.45/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 580 lb · 65 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.98/cwt -17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $464/hd at 377 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.14/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 474 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,040 2,460 1,670
Feeder cattle 750 2,000 1,400
Slaughter cattle 251 393 238
Replacement cattle 39 67 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves were to light on comparable offerings for a trend to be noted. Demand was light to moderate. Quality mostly plain, with a few groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 290 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 330 8 136.00–145.00 $142.45 $470 -24.76
375–388 382 8 146.00–158.00 $152.10 $581 -1.43
400–440 425 17 133.00–146.00 $140.61 $598 -9.55
455–495 466 11 126.00–138.00 $130.53 $608 -19.28
500–545 527 13 122.00–132.00 $128.14 $675 -9.79
550–585 560 8 119.00–130.00 $123.46 $691 -3.99
630–645 635 3 107.00–118.00 $114.28 $726 -10.62
653–690 675 5 105.00–111.00 $108.68 $734 -12.62
702–720 703 18 111.00–112.00 $111.06 $781 -9.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 122.00–134.00 $128.00 $486 -11.35
405–445 420 3 116.00–121.00 $118.91 $499 -14.91
460–495 478 4 112.00–119.00 $116.08 $555 -17.51
580 580 2 107.00–113.00 $110.00 $638 -4.55
610 610 1 101.00 $101.00 $616 -5.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 334 11 121.00–131.00 $126.44 $422 -11.46
362–395 377 24 119.00–128.00 $122.98 $464 -17.10
400–443 426 7 111.00–122.00 $118.49 $505 -12.52
452–494 474 20 111.00–122.00 $119.14 $565 -5.49
504–543 526 19 114.00–123.00 $119.03 $626 -2.03
555–593 580 65 110.00–121.00 $117.45 $681 -1.79
603–635 610 12 107.00–118.00 $116.54 $711 -0.17
650–673 657 12 108.00–118.00 $115.63 $760 +0.82
715 715 6 108.00 $108.00 $772 -7.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 103.00–107.00 $105.04 $429 -15.72
450–480 468 5 107.00–120.00 $112.59 $527 -0.76
513–535 520 3 107.00–109.00 $107.69 $560 -3.30
550–583 569 4 102.00–110.00 $107.82 $613 -3.70
685 685 2 105.00 $105.00 $719 -0.68
720 720 1 101.00 $101.00 $727 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 131.00 $131.00 $432 -16.90
365–390 378 2 122.00–135.00 $128.28 $485 -14.23
410–445 424 7 129.00–143.00 $135.10 $573 -9.25
464–493 474 13 126.00–137.00 $132.14 $626 -3.67
522 522 3 123.00 $123.00 $642 -6.15
570–585 575 3 113.00–116.00 $114.02 $656 -2.14
625 625 1 112.00 $112.00 $700 -2.56
655–675 659 8 102.00–106.00 $105.50 $695 -2.70
755 755 1 101.00 $101.00 $763 -1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 419 4 112.00–122.00 $116.00 $486 -15.48
460–465 463 2 111.00–114.00 $112.51 $521 -8.39
555–590 578 4 104.00–107.00 $105.77 $611 +0.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1145 1033 85-90% 23 51.00–55.00 $53.10 $549 —
1000–1135 1050 85-90% 55 45.00–50.00 $47.05 $494 +0.25
1020–1130 1060 85-90% 12 56.00–60.00 $57.68 $611 +10.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1295 1213 80-85% 31 51.00–55.00 $52.89 $642 —
1190–1240 1223 80-85% 6 46.00–50.00 $48.15 $589 —
1165–1365 1238 80-85% 9 56.00–60.00 $56.90 $704 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1460 1389 75-80% 9 52.00–56.00 $54.26 $754 —
1345–1705 1410 75-80% 9 57.00–59.00 $57.38 $809 +3.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1895 1626 4 81.00–86.00 $83.79 $1,362 +15.24
1490–2370 1773 6 74.00–77.00 $75.08 $1,331 -0.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1310 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 675.00–775.00 $714.63
845–1215 1027 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–1,075.00 $900.20
1010–1295 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 625.00–1,025.00 $806.40
1070–1205 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–735.00 $718.54
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.