McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

1,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.29/cwt +16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 466 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.35/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 522 lb · 39 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.12/cwt +22.68 vs last sale · ≈ $468/hd at 314 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,650	1,040	2,820
Feeder cattle	1,350	750	2,400
Slaughter cattle	247	251	357
Replacement cattle	53	39	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves 12.00 to 17.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 72 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
300–325	309	7	171.00–185.00	$182.01	$562	+39.56
353–399	373	25	158.00–172.00	$163.79	$611	+11.69
415–445	424	17	156.00–169.00	$162.10	$687	+21.49
455–498	480	34	157.00–164.00	$160.89	$772	+30.36
515–535	522	17	146.00–158.00	$151.15	$789	+23.01
550–598	584	30	142.00–157.00	$149.94	$876	+26.48
600–635	613	12	131.00–136.00	$133.76	$820	+19.48
650–696	667	24	127.00–133.00	$130.39	$870	+21.71
700–730	712	28	122.00–132.00	$128.70	$916	+17.64
760–795	778	10	117.00–130.00	$124.21	$966	—
806	806	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	134.00	$134.00	$422	—
370–393	379	6	141.00–146.00	$145.17	$550	+17.17
415–445	431	5	147.00–162.00	$153.46	$661	+34.55
450–495	470	9	137.00–152.00	$145.48	$684	+29.40
510–525	518	3	140.00–142.00	$140.68	$729	—
550–590	570	18	128.00–141.00	$135.28	$771	+25.28
605–645	634	8	121.00–129.00	$125.65	$797	+24.65
660–698	673	8	122.00–127.00	$124.87	$840	—
795	795	1	114.00	$114.00	$906	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	314	37	144.00–158.00	$149.12	$468	+22.68
355–390	378	24	142.00–151.00	$145.99	$552	+23.01
405–448	428	37	131.00–143.00	$137.17	$587	+18.68
450–493	466	57	127.00–140.00	$135.29	$630	+16.15
500–548	522	39	120.00–132.00	$128.35	$670	+9.32
567–599	578	31	121.00–133.00	$126.12	$729	+8.67
607–649	626	28	120.00–128.00	$123.00	$770	+6.46
656–689	671	15	121.00–125.00	$123.17	$826	+7.54
745	745	4	116.00	$116.00	$864	+8.00
757–767	760	12	111.00–117.00	$115.49	$878	—
823	823	2	110.00	$110.00	$905	—
903	903	3	111.00	$111.00	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	327	13	129.00–142.00	$137.99	$451	—
350–398	376	8	130.00–142.00	$137.71	$518	—
420–445	432	3	124.00–132.00	$127.41	$550	+22.37
455–495	475	20	120.00–130.00	$125.45	$596	+12.86
500–545	523	20	112.00–124.00	$120.07	$628	+12.38
550–595	573	14	110.00–120.00	$115.46	$662	+7.64
600–645	619	7	102.00–114.00	$110.19	$682	—
670–690	678	3	110.00–113.00	$111.68	$757	+6.68
720–730	725	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$794	+8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	17	158.00–172.00	$169.12	$558	+38.12
350–398	385	29	156.00–171.00	$160.92	$620	+32.64
408–443	428	16	152.00–160.00	$154.42	$661	+19.32
453–490	473	21	143.00–150.00	$148.03	$700	+15.89
503–543	525	15	130.00–144.00	$136.91	$719	+13.91
550–585	565	9	129.00–141.00	$132.53	$749	+18.51
610–635	628	4	120.00–123.00	$121.51	$763	+9.51
650–685	666	5	114.00–117.00	$115.60	$770	+10.10
700–735	718	2	115.00–122.00	$118.59	$851	—
765	765	2	114.00	$114.00	$872	+13.00
805–820	813	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$866	—
873–895	877	5	107.00–110.00	$109.39	$959	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	313	3	142.00–158.00	$150.62	$471	—
353–395	376	12	146.00–154.00	$149.79	$563	—
405–440	427	6	138.00–147.00	$143.67	$613	+27.67
453–492	476	12	129.00–138.00	$133.60	$636	+21.09
500–540	527	6	121.00–131.00	$127.18	$670	—
550–590	575	7	114.00–126.00	$121.44	$698	+15.67
640	640	2	109.00–112.00	$110.50	$707	—
735–745	740	3	101.00–105.00	$103.33	$765	—
775	775	1	104.00	$104.00	$806	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1120	1060	85-90%	11	47.00–50.00	$47.82	$507	-9.86
1015–1125	1067	85-90%	10	41.00–46.00	$42.71	$456	-14.97
1005–1250	1098	85-90%	11	49.00–57.00	$54.67	$600	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1433	1383	75-80%	6	50.00–52.00	$51.51	$712	-2.75
1300–1670	1421	75-80%	17	53.00–57.00	$54.98	$781	-2.40
1385–1585	1496	75-80%	8	58.00–62.00	$59.25	$886	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1275	1201	80-85%	8	55.00–59.00	$56.48	$678	+3.59
1150–1260	1205	80-85%	12	44.00–49.00	$46.68	$562	-6.21
1150–1380	1220	80-85%	10	50.00–53.00	$51.59	$629	+3.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1550	1485	6	63.00–70.00	$66.29	$984	—
1325–1815	1597	3	76.00–80.00	$77.45	$1,237	—
1505–1830	1707	5	72.00–75.00	$73.53	$1,255	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1190	959	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,010.00	$846.48
710–1345	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–925.00	$826.10
1045–1375	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–1,035.00	$860.49
1155–1355	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–875.00	$819.98
1180–1425	1297	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	725.00–925.00	$821.22

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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
590–865	763	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–1,000.00	$846.36	—
1005–1210	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,125.00	$1,027.45	—
1100–1195	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00–850.00	$797.93	—

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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.