McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

1,125 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.79/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 526 lb · 62 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.58/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 469 lb · 59 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.18/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 424 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,125	2,900	1,710
Feeder cattle	950	2,600	1,400
Slaughter cattle	156	252	250
Replacement cattle	19	48	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for steers, moderate for heifers. Quality was average, some attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 175 cows and bulls sold with 92 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
300–348	330	22	204.00–225.00	$216.49	$714	+11.70
350–398	384	22	184.00–199.00	$189.52	$728	+5.92
400–448	422	36	169.00–180.00	$174.60	$737	+1.88
450–488	476	47	160.00–174.00	$169.32	$806	+2.76
503–543	517	16	147.00–161.00	$152.89	$790	-1.21
550–588	570	26	143.00–155.00	$149.81	$854	+3.60
606–647	626	32	127.00–141.00	$136.45	$854	-5.21
650–695	674	7	128.00–135.00	$130.28	$878	+2.58
703–748	719	16	130.00–134.00	$132.62	$954	+1.75
758–760	758	5	132.00–144.00	$141.59	$1,073	+16.84
802–843	826	9	125.00–130.00	$129.13	$1,067	+1.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	6	170.00–191.00	$180.48	$574	+11.21
360–398	383	7	156.00–176.00	$169.60	$650	+2.30
425–440	432	5	149.00–165.00	$154.61	$668	+14.21
450–498	471	8	142.00–159.00	$151.72	$715	+1.48
500–548	535	10	131.00–146.00	$135.48	$725	-5.82
560–568	565	3	132.00–135.00	$132.99	$751	+0.26
640	640	1	123.00	$123.00	$787	-6.42

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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	321	35	141.00–155.00	$144.29	$463	-8.58
365–390	378	26	142.00–151.00	$146.74	$555	-4.66
404–447	424	53	136.00–150.00	$142.18	$603	-2.72
450–495	469	59	124.00–139.00	$132.58	$622	-0.85
520 value added	520	1	171.00	$171.00	$889	—
500–545	526	61	120.00–134.00	$127.08	$668	+2.38
550–590	574	48	114.00–127.00	$121.61	$698	+2.22
600–645	619	14	112.00–126.00	$118.78	$735	-1.87
650–675	665	5	107.00–118.00	$112.64	$749	-1.83
700–740	728	9	111.00–114.00	$112.35	$818	-0.22
753–798	771	5	113.00–119.00	$115.48	$890	-0.52
815–840	832	3	118.00–122.00	$120.69	$1,004	+10.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	10	124.00–136.00	$130.25	$412	-12.08
350–395	365	5	131.00–135.00	$132.83	$485	-3.42
400–445	431	15	122.00–135.00	$130.10	$561	-2.25
450–485	471	8	111.00–123.00	$119.27	$562	-2.90
510–540	526	5	109.00–119.00	$113.73	$598	-0.74
550–575	564	4	101.00–110.00	$107.05	$604	-3.45
635–648	644	3	104.00–106.00	$104.66	$674	-3.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	308	7	194.00–221.00	$206.58	$636	+3.71
355–385	366	9	186.00–200.00	$193.34	$708	+8.67
415–441	438	12	161.00–175.00	$165.44	$725	-6.85
450–489	476	15	149.00–163.00	$152.61	$726	-3.26
510–538	520	12	141.00–151.00	$147.81	$769	-4.20
562–575	565	7	142.00–160.00	$154.93	$875	+19.43
600–645	614	4	130.00–139.00	$133.84	$822	+8.80
665–695	678	7	109.00–125.00	$116.95	$793	-4.82
735–740	738	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$863	+10.69
755	755	1	116.00	$116.00	$876	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	378	4	160.00–164.00	$162.98	$616	-3.30
415	415	1	156.00	$156.00	$647	-5.70
455–483	469	4	138.00–150.00	$143.82	$675	+4.50
505–545	528	5	130.00–135.00	$132.38	$699	-5.66
570–580	573	4	126.00–139.00	$134.51	$771	+16.25
610–645	632	3	115.00–123.00	$119.31	$754	+8.83
735	735	1	106.00	$106.00	$779	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1050	85-90%	12	50.00–55.00	$52.53	$552	+8.27
1000–1135	1061	85-90%	7	56.00–61.00	$58.72	$623	+14.46
1010–1365	1065	85-90%	14	44.00–48.00	$45.88	$489	+1.62

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1280	1204	80-85%	10	44.00–51.00	$48.34	$582	-4.66
1160–1295	1215	80-85%	4	57.00–61.00	$58.97	$716	+5.97
1190–1290	1237	80-85%	11	52.00–56.00	$53.55	$662	-4.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1375	1355	75-80%	3	50.00–51.00	$50.34	$682	—
1315–1795	1521	75-80%	9	55.00–58.00	$57.25	$871	-1.82
1315–1840	1589	75-80%	8	59.00–61.00	$59.85	$951	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1630	1578	3	62.00–63.00	$62.66	$989	—
1385–1965	1600	5	69.00–74.00	$71.32	$1,141	—
1570–2085	1922	5	75.00–80.00	$76.93	$1,479	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–970	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$749.34
840–1295	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	810.00–1,010.00	$901.14
995–1386	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,125.00	$897.96
1070–1235	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$915.18
1060–1325	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,050.00	$947.22

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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.