McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

1,810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.33/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 473 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.86/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 580 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.42/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 532 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,810	1,125	2,720
Feeder cattle	1,475	950	2,400
Slaughter cattle	281	156	258
Replacement cattle	54	19	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 12-15-2020. Steer calves steady to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows , breakers 2.00 lower, boners and leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 335 cows and bulls sold with 82 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
300–345	329	24	205.00–216.00	$211.12	$695	-5.37
350–398	374	32	184.00–199.00	$190.08	$711	+0.56
400–442	432	25	171.00–185.00	$182.48	$788	+7.88
454–495	478	30	164.00–179.00	$168.88	$807	-0.44
500–548	524	49	153.00–167.00	$158.64	$831	+5.75
550–590	568	34	141.00–155.00	$147.33	$837	-2.48
600–649	625	53	131.00–142.00	$137.43	$859	+0.98
650–693	667	34	123.00–137.00	$129.73	$865	-0.55
715–733	725	8	120.00–128.00	$123.23	$893	-9.39
757	757	6	126.00	$126.00	$954	-15.59
805–840	821	4	111.00–117.00	$113.27	$930	-15.86
875–885	880	2	110.00–113.00	$111.49	$981	—
905–910	907	3	107.00	$107.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	6	176.00–190.00	$181.75	$605	+1.27
385–395	389	6	166.00–177.00	$169.68	$660	+0.08
400–448	429	11	156.00–170.00	$160.65	$689	+6.04
450–495	472	6	152.00–162.00	$158.30	$747	+6.58
500–545	526	23	135.00–151.00	$144.97	$763	+9.49
550–598	589	12	124.00–135.00	$131.03	$772	-1.96
605–645	616	11	117.00–129.00	$123.65	$762	+0.65
670	670	2	117.00	$117.00	$784	—
700–720	713	3	115.00–124.00	$121.06	$863	—
755	755	1	114.00	$114.00	$861	—

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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	319	24	141.00–155.00	$148.49	$474	+4.20
350–395	379	39	139.00–152.00	$145.45	$551	-1.29
404–446	419	40	131.00–145.00	$138.04	$578	-4.14
450–495	473	78	127.00–139.00	$132.33	$626	-0.25
503–548	532	65	119.00–133.00	$128.42	$683	+1.34
550–598	580	78	121.00–135.00	$125.86	$730	+4.25
600–641	620	39	113.00–125.00	$121.91	$756	+3.13
650–685	659	16	114.00–128.00	$116.85	$770	+4.21
708–745	725	28	106.00–119.00	$114.83	$833	+2.48
775–780	778	3	105.00–114.00	$111.01	$864	-4.47
803–823	813	4	101.00–104.00	$102.52	$833	-18.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	12	122.00–137.00	$130.57	$423	+0.32
355–395	384	8	121.00–136.00	$131.00	$503	-1.83
400–445	421	8	120.00–130.00	$125.22	$527	-4.88
455–495	479	16	111.00–125.00	$121.10	$580	+1.83
520–540	527	9	110.00–120.00	$116.56	$614	+2.83
550–590	571	8	110.00–120.00	$116.52	$665	+9.47
615	615	1	101.00	$101.00	$621	-3.66
655–695	668	3	105.00–113.00	$107.61	$719	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	9	190.00–209.00	$198.68	$634	-7.90
350–385	360	12	181.00–195.00	$191.93	$691	-1.41
405–445	425	11	170.00–181.00	$178.33	$758	+12.89
450–480	467	9	161.00–172.00	$165.18	$771	+12.57
505–540	521	11	143.00–155.00	$151.12	$787	+3.31
555–590	573	14	129.00–144.00	$135.24	$775	-19.69
600–648	636	10	117.00–130.00	$123.46	$785	-10.38
650–685	676	7	122.00–129.00	$123.85	$837	+6.90
765–785	773	3	104.00–108.00	$106.00	$819	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	371	6	167.00–180.00	$172.00	$638	+9.02
415–445	433	8	154.00–167.00	$162.33	$703	+6.33
450–480	464	6	147.00–155.00	$151.66	$704	+7.84
500–545	527	5	127.00–141.00	$134.76	$710	+2.38
595	595	1	121.00	$121.00	$720	-13.51
615	615	1	114.00	$114.00	$701	-5.31
737	737	3	101.00	$101.00	$744	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1100	1044	85-90%	6	58.00–62.00	$61.00	$637	—
1005–1140	1073	85-90%	25	44.00–49.00	$45.27	$486	-0.61
1045–1140	1100	85-90%	10	50.00–55.00	$52.59	$578	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1260	1194	80-85%	5	59.00–64.00	$61.35	$733	—
1155–1250	1196	80-85%	8	53.00–56.00	$54.25	$649	—
1150–1270	1215	80-85%	22	47.00–52.00	$48.55	$590	-10.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1450	1373	75-80%	6	46.00–50.00	$48.04	$660	-2.30
1310–1675	1423	75-80%	11	57.00–61.00	$58.27	$829	—
1305–1675	1442	75-80%	15	52.00–56.00	$54.53	$786	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1910	1523	11	68.00–73.00	$69.66	$1,061	—
1410–2040	1708	11	74.00–78.00	$76.19	$1,301	—
1455–2060	1806	8	79.00–83.00	$80.15	$1,448	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1095	876	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,050.00	$880.77
805–995	906	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	710.00–925.00	$781.19
895–1435	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	860.00–1,085.00	$1,003.74
915–1320	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–950.00	$833.95
940–1390	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	675.00–775.00	$730.86
1000–1375	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	425.00–1,075.00	$894.99

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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
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
1085–1210	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,163.18	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	—

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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.