McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

2,900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.72/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 419 lb · 110 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.70/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 522 lb · 83 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.35/cwt -5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 424 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,900	2,610	2,760
Feeder cattle	2,600	2,350	2,400
Slaughter cattle	252	237	301
Replacement cattle	48	23	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 300 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	332	30	182.00–225.00	$204.79	$680	+9.85
350–395	374	37	179.00–193.00	$183.60	$687	+0.43
405–445	419	110	166.00–180.00	$172.72	$724	-1.60
450–497	479	67	162.00–175.00	$166.56	$798	-1.22
502–548	527	63	151.00–165.00	$154.10	$812	-2.86
550–591	570	52	138.00–152.00	$146.21	$833	+3.23
600–639	616	67	134.00–145.00	$141.66	$873	+1.23
650–690	667	39	123.00–137.00	$127.70	$852	-5.46
710–745	728	32	121.00–134.00	$130.87	$953	-0.25
752–795	770	24	116.00–130.00	$124.75	$961	-4.51
818–828	823	4	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$1,049	+16.50
850–893	882	4	114.00–123.00	$120.83	$1,066	-4.17
915–925	922	3	115.00–123.00	$120.35	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	322	6	153.00–181.00	$169.27	$545	-5.82
380–397	394	34	152.00–175.00	$167.30	$659	+4.73
400–445	422	9	133.00–148.00	$140.40	$592	-20.09
453–498	470	21	144.00–160.00	$150.24	$706	-5.19
502–545	521	26	120.00–150.00	$141.30	$736	-1.58
550–590	572	11	126.00–136.00	$132.73	$759	+1.03
600–647	628	27	123.00–132.00	$129.42	$813	+8.70
650–688	675	4	113.00–121.00	$115.67	$781	-8.33
715	715	1	118.00	$118.00	$844	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	316	30	149.00–162.00	$152.87	$483	+0.07
360–395	380	33	147.00–159.00	$151.40	$575	-2.91
405–446	422	72	143.00–157.00	$144.90	$611	-5.61
450–488	470	55	129.00–143.00	$133.43	$627	-1.27
500–545	522	83	120.00–134.00	$124.70	$651	-1.59
550–592	571	32	116.00–130.00	$119.39	$682	-5.64
600–648	614	71	113.00–125.00	$120.65	$741	-3.67
653–690	672	9	110.00–119.00	$114.47	$769	-4.94
702–745	721	11	108.00–122.00	$112.57	$812	-8.04
770–790	781	11	113.00–117.00	$116.00	$906	+4.00
820–845	833	5	106.00–116.00	$110.22	$918	—
860	860	3	111.00	$111.00	$955	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	14	136.00–147.00	$142.33	$460	+5.90
350–398	377	33	124.00–144.00	$136.25	$514	-5.14
400–446	424	74	127.00–142.00	$132.35	$561	-5.07
450–498	483	54	114.00–129.00	$122.17	$590	-3.07
500–549	531	41	109.00–119.00	$114.47	$608	-0.54
550–590	572	14	101.00–115.00	$110.50	$632	-4.25
615–625	618	3	104.00–110.00	$107.68	$665	-5.32
670–680	675	2	102.00–104.00	$102.99	$695	—
735	735	1	104.00	$104.00	$764	-0.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–348	340	12	190.00–215.00	$202.87	$690	-7.25
353–380	365	30	177.00–191.00	$184.67	$674	-2.34
400–445	424	32	167.00–179.00	$172.29	$731	-2.49
450–494	475	33	152.00–166.00	$155.87	$740	-2.67
503–545	524	26	148.00–158.00	$152.01	$797	+0.22
550–595	577	23	130.00–144.00	$135.50	$782	-3.62
600–645	622	15	117.00–131.00	$125.04	$778	-4.07
655–687	676	10	117.00–131.00	$121.77	$823	-1.67
725–743	737	7	102.00–111.00	$106.31	$784	-13.69
775	775	2	103.00	$103.00	$798	-11.45
805	805	1	106.00	$106.00	$853	—
875	875	1	103.00	$103.00	$901	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	32	151.00–183.00	$164.67	$522	+3.62
355–389	377	20	152.00–175.00	$166.28	$627	-4.52
405–443	433	7	151.00–174.00	$161.70	$700	+6.72
450–495	478	21	121.00–151.00	$139.32	$666	+19.55
500–549	525	34	124.00–145.00	$138.04	$725	+21.41
550–590	561	7	114.00–129.00	$118.26	$663	+4.99
635–640	638	2	105.00–116.00	$110.48	$705	+8.48

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1145	1058	85-90%	21	41.00–47.00	$44.26	$468	+5.40
1030–1125	1093	85-90%	9	48.00–53.00	$49.69	$543	-9.31
1055–1140	1096	85-90%	5	54.00–58.00	$55.75	$611	-3.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1400	1344	75-80%	9	48.00–52.00	$49.45	$665	—
1280–1615	1420	75-80%	14	53.00–57.00	$55.27	$785	+0.01
1320–1730	1503	75-80%	12	58.00–62.00	$59.07	$888	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1149–1255	1172	80-85%	6	46.00–49.00	$47.52	$557	+3.39
1100–1285	1214	80-85%	15	51.00–55.00	$53.00	$643	+4.00
1150–1290	1222	80-85%	8	56.00–60.00	$58.36	$713	+4.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1735	1486	9	63.00–69.00	$65.46	$973	—
1495–2090	1697	5	79.00–84.00	$80.56	$1,367	—
1470–2200	1742	13	73.00–77.00	$75.19	$1,310	-2.44

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1255	901	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–1,035.00	$843.56
815–1145	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$876.10
1065–1180	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	710.00–850.00	$781.78
1000–1375	1188	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00–775.00	$747.63
1145–1555	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–1,135.00	$992.95
1038–1385	1276	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	775.00–1,150.00	$982.22

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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
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
985–1415	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,060.00	$963.55	—

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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.