McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

4,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.26/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 522 lb · 379 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.68/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 426 lb · 242 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.10/cwt +5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 461 lb · 168 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,250	1,650	2,620
Feeder cattle	3,850	1,350	2,350
Slaughter cattle	325	247	217
Replacement cattle	75	53	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows , breakers 2.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 68 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
300–330	312	22	180.00–195.00	$186.07	$581	+4.06
360–390	372	25	174.00–188.00	$180.37	$671	+16.58
400–445	426	242	165.00–174.00	$172.68	$736	+10.58
450–488	461	168	155.00–169.00	$166.10	$766	+5.21
500–539	522	379	147.00–162.00	$158.26	$826	+7.11
553–598	574	77	146.00–160.00	$148.22	$851	-1.72
600–645	622	61	131.00–145.00	$138.75	$863	+4.99
650–696	668	135	127.00–141.00	$135.13	$903	+4.74
700–730	711	36	126.00–131.00	$130.45	$927	+1.75
750–795	777	13	123.00–129.00	$126.23	$981	+2.02
805–845	818	3	118.00–125.00	$122.59	$1,003	-7.41
890	890	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,015	—
965	965	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–340	322	8	161.00–177.00	$169.89	$547	+35.89
350–395	373	16	156.00–169.00	$162.98	$608	+17.81
418–448	428	31	149.00–164.00	$154.02	$659	+0.56
450–495	480	24	129.00–158.00	$147.56	$708	+2.08
505–548	530	41	132.00–146.00	$138.46	$734	-2.22
550–597	578	44	129.00–144.00	$135.92	$786	+0.64
600–648	626	14	123.00–134.00	$128.34	$803	+2.69
650–695	665	10	118.00–128.00	$124.00	$825	-0.87
705–725	715	2	114.00–121.00	$117.55	$840	—
763–793	784	8	114.00–120.00	$117.02	$917	+3.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	16	150.00–155.00	$152.74	$492	+3.62
350–395	373	55	145.00–158.00	$148.07	$552	+2.08
400–440	423	52	134.00–146.00	$139.69	$591	+2.52
450–498	474	77	124.00–138.00	$132.19	$627	-3.10
505–548	528	124	123.00–135.00	$132.24	$698	+3.89
550–598	579	146	119.00–133.00	$129.35	$749	+3.23
600–648	622	70	124.00–133.00	$127.97	$796	+4.97
650–699	675	52	115.00–123.00	$119.55	$807	-3.62
705–720	712	7	110.00–121.00	$114.42	$815	-1.58
785–788	788	10	109.00–119.00	$118.00	$930	+2.51
818–846	834	8	103.00–117.00	$112.07	$935	+2.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	318	11	135.00–147.00	$141.22	$449	+3.23
350–393	376	28	129.00–143.00	$135.73	$510	-1.98
413–448	430	25	124.00–135.00	$127.93	$550	+0.52
450–499	489	17	121.00–126.00	$122.84	$601	-2.61
505–543	522	41	120.00–128.00	$124.92	$652	+4.85
550–595	563	15	117.00–125.00	$122.07	$687	+6.61
605–649	630	9	113.00–120.00	$117.23	$739	+7.04
660–698	687	4	102.00–111.00	$104.98	$721	-6.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	20	178.00–190.00	$184.17	$604	+15.05
351–385	366	15	171.00–185.00	$178.15	$652	+17.23
400–445	432	35	159.00–174.00	$163.38	$706	+8.96
453–493	467	28	151.00–166.00	$158.32	$739	+10.29
500–540	514	25	138.00–147.00	$142.48	$732	+5.57
550–585	569	13	119.00–132.00	$123.98	$705	-8.55
600–640	624	32	118.00–130.00	$123.36	$770	+1.85
650–690	675	12	112.00–120.00	$115.09	$777	-0.51
765–778	775	4	107.00–115.00	$113.03	$876	-0.97
818	818	2	109.00	$109.00	$892	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	5	155.00–169.00	$160.51	$509	+9.89
370–380	373	3	162.00–170.00	$167.29	$624	+17.50
410–445	430	18	144.00–158.00	$148.33	$638	+4.66
462–494	480	10	142.00–155.00	$149.47	$717	+15.87
505–510	509	5	129.00–136.00	$130.39	$664	+3.21
575–595	589	6	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$666	-8.43
613–638	628	6	114.00–117.00	$115.99	$728	+5.49
650–655	653	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$725	—
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	+6.67

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1130	1030	85-90%	18	45.00–49.00	$47.47	$489	—
1040–1080	1060	85-90%	4	42.00–44.00	$42.98	$456	-4.84
1025–1120	1068	85-90%	11	50.00–54.00	$51.75	$553	+9.04

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1270	1209	80-85%	8	55.00–60.00	$57.46	$695	+10.78
1180–1255	1226	80-85%	6	50.00–51.00	$50.84	$623	-0.75
1180–1285	1235	80-85%	19	52.00–54.00	$52.56	$649	+0.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1380	1360	75-80%	6	45.00–49.00	$47.52	$646	-3.99
1225–1475	1382	75-80%	8	54.00–56.00	$54.76	$757	+3.25
1320–1570	1391	75-80%	11	50.00–54.00	$52.32	$728	+0.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1870	1573	6	69.00–74.00	$71.10	$1,118	-6.35
1325–2345	1665	5	60.00–66.00	$62.23	$1,036	—
1385–2145	1702	7	76.00–80.00	$77.90	$1,326	+4.37

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–870	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–950.00	$864.82
800–1385	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–875.00	$806.44
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
975–1323	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	725.00–1,125.00	$920.52

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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
700–840	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,175.00	$1,004.55	+158.19
750–1015	873	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–1,075.00	$930.27	—
780–1310	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	710.00–875.00	$815.73	-211.72
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	+127.07
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1355	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.