McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

2,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.43/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 624 lb · 115 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.29/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 522 lb · 108 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.96/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 523 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,610	4,190	2,115
Feeder cattle	2,350	3,850	1,850
Slaughter cattle	237	260	227
Replacement cattle	23	80	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 88 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
305–343	329	12	189.00–207.00	$194.94	$641	-0.81
360 value added	360	3	210.00	$210.00	$756	—
360–397	386	29	178.00–194.00	$183.17	$707	-10.48
405–446	430	40	168.00–182.00	$174.32	$750	-5.32
450–499	470	51	161.00–175.00	$167.78	$789	+1.15
500–548	523	101	149.00–164.00	$156.96	$821	+2.91
550–598	572	68	138.00–152.00	$142.98	$818	-3.86
600–648	624	115	131.00–145.00	$140.43	$876	+0.83
655–693	676	39	127.00–139.00	$133.16	$900	-2.26
705–749	720	44	122.00–135.00	$131.12	$944	+1.78
755–793	774	12	120.00–134.00	$129.26	$1,000	+3.54
830	830	1	111.00	$111.00	$921	-13.37
859	859	16	125.00	$125.00	$1,074	+11.00
984–990	985	5	102.00–107.00	$106.00	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	334	4	168.00–187.00	$175.09	$585	+1.73
355–380	369	4	155.00–169.00	$162.57	$600	-9.42
405–448	432	7	151.00–166.00	$160.49	$693	-9.65
450–490	460	8	151.00–160.00	$155.43	$715	+1.66
530–548	541	10	135.00–148.00	$142.88	$773	-0.62
550–590	575	10	122.00–137.00	$131.70	$757	-3.92
635–645	642	3	111.00–127.00	$120.72	$775	-9.60
655	655	1	124.00	$124.00	$812	-0.45
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	+3.00
765	765	1	112.00	$112.00	$857	+2.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	23	147.00–161.00	$152.80	$489	-2.73
353–390	373	28	150.00–162.00	$154.31	$576	+8.11
400–449	429	60	147.00–161.00	$150.51	$646	+14.70
450–493	469	64	132.00–146.00	$134.70	$632	+3.79
502–546	522	108	120.00–132.00	$126.29	$659	-1.13
550–595	565	56	120.00–134.00	$125.03	$706	-7.75
600–644	626	60	117.00–131.00	$124.32	$778	-0.55
650–695	680	46	110.00–122.00	$119.41	$812	-1.34
700–743	713	33	111.00–125.00	$120.61	$860	+4.23
765	765	2	112.00	$112.00	$857	-1.87
887–889	888	16	111.00–113.00	$111.50	$990	+9.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	11	123.00–143.00	$136.43	$434	-3.44
355–395	378	12	132.00–146.00	$141.39	$534	+8.72
410–446	436	21	130.00–144.00	$137.42	$599	+10.23
450–497	475	31	115.00–131.00	$125.24	$595	+3.66
518–545	530	8	112.00–117.00	$115.01	$610	-7.02
550–595	577	15	108.00–118.00	$114.75	$662	-7.37
648	648	6	112.00–115.00	$113.00	$732	-4.96
710–720	715	2	101.00–107.00	$104.02	$744	-1.98

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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	322	16	196.00–223.00	$210.12	$677	+19.23
350–398	372	31	184.00–198.00	$187.01	$696	+7.28
400–445	423	21	167.00–182.00	$174.78	$739	+3.76
450–498	471	30	151.00–169.00	$158.54	$747	+2.66
500–540	517	16	146.00–163.00	$151.79	$785	+8.02
550–576	567	24	129.00–147.00	$139.12	$789	+8.08
603–635	619	13	116.00–133.00	$129.11	$799	+1.79
650–688	672	6	118.00–129.00	$123.44	$830	+6.14
735	735	2	120.00	$120.00	$882	-3.93
750–780	773	7	106.00–120.00	$114.45	$885	+7.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	3	151.00–172.00	$161.05	$531	-17.15
350–398	378	6	167.00–180.00	$170.80	$646	+6.70
400–440	416	5	143.00–169.00	$154.98	$645	-10.58
480–485	484	4	113.00–122.00	$119.77	$580	-27.69
500–525	513	2	111.00–122.00	$116.63	$598	-16.60
570–580	573	4	112.00–117.00	$113.27	$649	-4.67
625	625	2	102.00	$102.00	$638	-10.00
715	715	1	113.00	$113.00	$808	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1130	1066	85-90%	15	37.00–41.00	$38.86	$414	+2.13
1000–1115	1072	85-90%	11	45.00–51.00	$46.66	$500	+9.93
1030–1100	1082	85-90%	6	57.00–60.00	$59.00	$638	+8.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1225	1186	80-85%	8	41.00–46.00	$44.13	$523	+4.03
1165–1290	1211	80-85%	14	47.00–51.00	$49.00	$593	+3.51
1150–1280	1218	80-85%	9	52.00–56.00	$53.76	$655	+8.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1435	1355	75-80%	11	49.00–53.00	$50.55	$685	—
1330–1420	1375	75-80%	4	43.00–47.00	$45.25	$622	-6.60
1300–1665	1428	75-80%	15	54.00–58.00	$55.26	$789	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1950	1582	13	65.00–74.00	$68.65	$1,086	—
1320–2010	1727	7	75.00–80.00	$77.63	$1,341	—
1710–2130	1865	4	83.00–85.00	$84.30	$1,572	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1100	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–860.00	$788.44
910–1330	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	910.00–1,175.00	$1,070.12
955–1390	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	925.00–1,150.00	$1,051.93
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	+190.00
985–1090	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00–1,075.00	$1,067.12	—
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.