McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

2,470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.27/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 567 lb · 106 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.20/cwt +8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 473 lb · 97 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.45/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 521 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,470	1,810	1,480
Feeder cattle	2,250	1,475	1,380
Slaughter cattle	154	281	81
Replacement cattle	66	54	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer salves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 60 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
305–340	322	27	202.00–216.00	$209.94	$676	-1.18
350–396	379	41	188.00–202.00	$193.48	$733	+3.40
405–448	431	55	173.00–187.00	$182.01	$784	-0.47
450–498	475	58	163.00–178.00	$169.19	$804	+0.31
500–548	524	94	156.00–170.00	$163.32	$856	+4.68
555–598	573	64	146.00–160.00	$152.47	$874	+5.14
600–647	615	43	140.00–149.00	$145.70	$896	+8.27
650–697	673	47	130.00–140.00	$134.06	$902	+4.33
700–745	713	31	126.00–134.00	$132.54	$945	+9.31
750–785	764	31	120.00–131.00	$127.75	$976	+1.75
800–845	817	20	123.00–130.00	$126.94	$1,037	+13.67
860–890	875	3	110.00–120.00	$113.95	$997	+2.46
907–945	917	4	111.00–114.00	$111.77	$1,025	+4.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	7	181.00–195.00	$184.42	$601	+2.67
350–370	364	8	162.00–176.00	$169.60	$617	-0.08
400–440	424	13	165.00–172.00	$168.44	$714	+7.79
455–498	479	18	147.00–161.00	$151.95	$728	-6.35
500–530	516	16	141.00–155.00	$147.20	$760	+2.23
558–598	572	20	135.00–145.00	$142.72	$816	+11.69
605–640	624	14	130.00–138.00	$135.73	$847	+12.08
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	+3.00
720–740	730	2	116.00–124.00	$119.95	$876	-1.11

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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	331	33	154.00–159.00	$156.98	$520	+8.49
350–398	372	55	147.00–160.00	$149.94	$558	+4.49
400–448	420	87	142.00–156.00	$147.83	$621	+9.79
450–498	473	97	135.00–149.00	$141.20	$668	+8.87
500–549	521	95	126.00–140.00	$133.45	$695	+5.03
550–595	567	106	120.00–134.00	$128.27	$727	+2.41
600–648	627	55	119.00–130.00	$125.88	$789	+3.97
650–698	677	45	111.00–125.00	$118.13	$800	+1.28
710–740	727	13	110.00–120.00	$117.85	$857	+3.02
755–795	773	5	113.00–118.00	$115.00	$889	+3.99
805–840	834	9	106.00–115.00	$113.25	$945	+10.73
887	887	5	107.00	$107.00	$949	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	19	137.00–151.00	$141.30	$463	+10.73
355–395	378	12	132.00–142.00	$138.66	$524	+7.66
405–445	429	20	130.00–140.00	$135.58	$582	+10.36
450–493	469	35	124.00–134.00	$130.10	$610	+9.00
500–545	516	16	112.00–125.00	$122.30	$631	+5.74
555–585	567	3	116.00–117.00	$116.66	$661	+0.14
606–630	613	9	111.00–116.00	$114.33	$701	+13.33
660–685	675	3	102.00–110.00	$105.71	$714	-1.90
710	710	1	101.00	$101.00	$717	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–339	335	19	201.00–210.00	$208.06	$697	+9.38
355–388	371	12	197.00–210.00	$201.61	$748	+9.68
403–430	414	9	172.00–186.00	$182.49	$756	+4.16
450–488	470	21	152.00–168.00	$162.12	$762	-3.06
500–535	512	8	156.00–161.00	$159.98	$819	+8.86
555–585	565	9	138.00–152.00	$147.15	$831	+11.91
610–640	616	14	122.00–135.00	$131.46	$810	+8.00
665–670	668	2	133.00–134.00	$133.50	$892	+9.65
715–725	720	2	120.00–123.00	$121.49	$875	—
760	760	1	112.00	$112.00	$851	+6.00
833	833	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,033	—
875	875	1	100.00	$100.00	$875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	176.00	$176.00	$563	—
370–393	385	5	175.00–189.00	$179.11	$690	+7.11
408–440	428	13	160.00–174.00	$166.29	$712	+3.96
450–495	470	4	141.00–150.00	$147.15	$692	-4.51
510–535	527	3	140.00–148.00	$144.28	$760	+9.52
575	575	1	131.00	$131.00	$753	+10.00
653–685	667	9	111.00–125.00	$120.19	$802	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1110	1066	85-90%	9	51.00–55.00	$53.44	$570	+8.17
1000–1140	1072	85-90%	14	45.00–50.00	$47.72	$512	+2.45
1040–1140	1090	85-90%	10	57.00–61.00	$59.09	$644	+13.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1375	1358	75-80%	2	45.00–46.00	$45.49	$618	-2.55
1300–1775	1461	75-80%	10	54.00–57.00	$55.06	$804	—
1305–2010	1533	75-80%	14	49.00–53.00	$51.16	$784	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1210	1189	80-85%	5	44.00–48.00	$45.79	$544	-15.56
1150–1263	1204	80-85%	6	54.00–58.00	$56.34	$678	+7.79
1180–1270	1229	80-85%	8	50.00–53.00	$52.11	$640	+3.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1570	1480	4	69.00–72.00	$70.25	$1,040	—
1330–2285	1759	7	75.00–79.00	$77.44	$1,362	—
1535–2080	1786	10	81.00–84.00	$81.92	$1,463	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1220	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–1,160.00	$942.10
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
898–1485	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	825.00–1,200.00	$980.10
1008–1280	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	775.00–900.00	$830.25
935–1420	1216	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	800.00–910.00	$839.23
930–1475	1247	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,325.00	$1,048.02

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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
720–1245	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–1,050.00	$921.76	+146.76
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1110–1220	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,203.54	—
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1300–1350	1332	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,066.21	—

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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.