McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

4,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.91/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 471 lb · 206 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.42/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 523 lb · 176 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.05/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 522 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,190	4,250	4,950
Feeder cattle	3,850	3,850	4,600
Slaughter cattle	260	325	296
Replacement cattle	80	75	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 higher over 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good for steer calves, moderate to good for heifers. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers steady, boners and leans 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 340 cows and bulls sold with 69 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
315–340	332	34	188.00–203.00	$195.75	$650	+9.68
350–395	374	59	185.00–199.00	$193.65	$724	+13.28
405–449	427	56	178.00–193.00	$179.64	$767	+6.96
450–490	468	85	163.00–178.00	$166.63	$780	+0.53
500–548	522	120	145.00–159.00	$154.05	$804	-4.21
550–590	571	99	144.00–160.00	$146.84	$838	-1.38
600–640	623	76	135.00–146.00	$139.60	$870	+0.85
650–691	667	58	130.00–137.00	$135.42	$903	+0.29
700–748	717	76	122.00–134.00	$129.34	$927	-1.11
750–780	772	25	121.00–128.00	$125.72	$971	-0.51
820–835	828	8	117.00–126.00	$124.37	$1,030	+1.78
885	885	2	107.00–121.00	$114.00	$1,009	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	329	8	170.00–185.00	$173.36	$570	+3.47
353–385	367	11	165.00–183.00	$171.99	$631	+9.01
400–449	427	46	159.00–177.00	$170.14	$726	+16.12
450–495	479	50	147.00–162.00	$153.77	$737	+6.21
500–545	530	82	134.00–149.00	$143.50	$761	+5.04
550–598	576	100	126.00–142.00	$135.62	$781	-0.30
600–640	620	65	116.00–134.00	$130.32	$808	+1.98
655–698	676	15	120.00–131.00	$124.45	$841	+0.45
740	740	1	112.00	$112.00	$829	-5.55
760–765	763	2	102.00–116.00	$109.02	$832	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–346	320	37	149.00–163.00	$155.53	$498	+2.79
350–398	382	107	139.00–154.00	$146.20	$558	-1.87
400–447	424	57	131.00–145.00	$135.81	$576	-3.88
450–498	471	206	123.00–137.00	$130.91	$617	-1.28
500–545	523	176	123.00–130.00	$127.42	$666	-4.82
550–583	569	114	128.00–142.00	$132.78	$756	+3.43
600–640	618	92	119.00–132.00	$124.87	$772	-3.10
650–688	666	27	116.00–125.00	$120.75	$804	+1.20
700–738	722	12	111.00–121.00	$116.38	$840	+1.96
750–780	770	5	107.00–117.00	$113.87	$877	-4.13
825	825	8	120.00	$120.00	$990	+7.93
870	870	1	102.00	$102.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	323	23	132.00–148.00	$139.87	$452	-1.35
355–395	375	22	124.00–139.00	$132.67	$498	-3.06
400–443	425	44	124.00–131.00	$127.19	$541	-0.74
465–490	483	19	117.00–124.00	$121.58	$587	-1.26
508–540	517	21	115.00–125.00	$122.03	$631	-2.89
550–598	580	51	115.00–127.00	$122.12	$708	+0.05
606–635	620	22	115.00–125.00	$117.96	$731	+0.73
650–663	660	5	105.00–116.00	$111.43	$735	+6.45
715	715	1	106.00	$106.00	$758	—

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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	319	16	185.00–199.00	$190.89	$609	+6.72
355–393	373	20	173.00–187.00	$179.73	$670	+1.58
400–445	430	29	169.00–183.00	$171.02	$735	+7.64
455–486	470	33	150.00–164.00	$155.88	$733	-2.44
500–545	525	52	139.00–153.00	$143.77	$755	+1.29
560–599	583	47	121.00–135.00	$131.04	$764	+7.06
615–640	629	15	118.00–131.00	$127.32	$801	+3.96
663–690	674	7	116.00–119.00	$117.30	$791	+2.21
705–720	713	2	117.00–131.00	$123.93	$884	—
780	780	2	107.00	$107.00	$835	-6.03
860	860	1	109.00	$109.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	312	3	173.00–183.00	$178.20	$556	+17.69
350–375	358	5	158.00–171.00	$164.10	$587	-3.19
413–445	425	9	163.00–168.00	$165.56	$704	+17.23
465–492	479	6	146.00–149.00	$147.46	$706	-2.01
515–545	532	12	121.00–138.00	$133.23	$709	+2.84
562–585	568	4	112.00–120.00	$117.94	$670	+4.93
625–645	635	2	112.00	$112.00	$711	-3.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1070	85-90%	8	34.00–39.00	$36.73	$393	-15.02
1010–1140	1078	85-90%	19	40.00–45.00	$43.06	$464	-8.69
1025–1125	1083	85-90%	5	49.00–53.00	$50.41	$546	-1.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1490	1399	75-80%	18	49.00–54.00	$51.85	$725	-0.47
1310–1670	1456	75-80%	7	55.00–57.00	$55.62	$810	—
1305–1830	1481	75-80%	7	43.00–47.00	$45.00	$666	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1265	1178	80-85%	11	38.00–42.00	$40.10	$472	—
1150–1285	1221	80-85%	14	43.00–47.00	$45.49	$555	-5.35
1150–1295	1232	80-85%	6	49.00–54.00	$51.97	$640	-0.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1665	1481	4	70.00–72.00	$70.99	$1,051	—
1445–1865	1643	5	75.00–77.00	$76.65	$1,259	—
1645–1675	1660	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,328	+17.77

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
837–1198	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	700.00–1,025.00	$872.96
955–1105	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–810.00	$791.23
865–1200	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	910.00–1,100.00	$1,048.80
990–1380	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	750.00–1,100.00	$986.22
1035–1320	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–775.00	$755.38
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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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
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	635.00	$635.00	-369.55
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00	-119.55
795	795	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	-269.55
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00	-130.73

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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.