McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

3,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.99/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 418 lb · 93 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.50/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 516 lb · 79 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.64/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 577 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,250	2,470	1,530
Feeder cattle	2,850	2,250	1,400
Slaughter cattle	304	154	112
Replacement cattle	96	66	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good . Quality was average through attractive , with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 63 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
300–346	318	30	193.00–209.00	$199.71	$635	-10.23
350–391	381	21	187.00–204.00	$190.15	$724	-3.33
405–448	429	54	169.00–181.00	$177.24	$760	-4.77
450–498	464	53	171.00–185.00	$178.85	$830	+9.66
503–542	527	65	157.00–171.00	$160.02	$843	-3.30
550–595	569	69	139.00–149.00	$145.50	$828	-6.97
600–643	617	39	132.00–143.00	$141.27	$872	-4.43
650–690	669	22	122.00–134.00	$131.07	$877	-2.99
710–748	730	7	126.00–128.00	$127.43	$930	-5.11
765–790	775	3	118.00–124.00	$121.01	$938	-6.74
800	800	1	123.00	$123.00	$984	-3.94
870	870	1	108.00	$108.00	$940	-5.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	333	8	177.00–190.00	$180.75	$602	-3.67
350–398	374	20	166.00–180.00	$172.55	$645	+2.95
403–445	424	14	154.00–167.00	$162.16	$688	-6.28
450–499	475	32	155.00–170.00	$162.90	$774	+10.95
510–540	535	19	142.00–156.00	$149.36	$799	+2.16
550–595	575	8	125.00–136.00	$131.47	$756	-11.25
615	615	1	122.00	$122.00	$750	-13.73
660–685	675	6	116.00–120.00	$117.50	$793	-2.50

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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	322	27	146.00–158.00	$151.42	$488	-5.56
365–385	375	41	146.00–158.00	$151.59	$568	+1.65
400–443	418	93	148.00–160.00	$152.99	$639	+5.16
450–499	473	61	140.00–152.00	$147.19	$696	+5.99
502–543	516	79	129.00–143.00	$135.50	$699	+2.05
555–595	577	76	120.00–130.00	$125.64	$725	-2.63
602–645	629	26	115.00–124.00	$121.27	$763	-4.61
655–695	665	30	110.00–124.00	$119.91	$797	+1.78
700–735	715	8	114.00–127.00	$119.76	$856	+1.91
753–755	754	3	118.00–126.00	$123.33	$930	+8.33
810	810	2	105.00	$105.00	$850	-8.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	18	131.00–141.00	$135.58	$442	-5.72
360–395	375	18	135.00–142.00	$138.92	$521	+0.26
400–448	427	29	130.00–144.00	$139.47	$596	+3.89
450–495	467	25	128.00–138.00	$134.70	$629	+4.60
500–545	526	23	113.00–128.00	$120.19	$632	-2.11
552–590	567	13	105.00–119.00	$114.57	$650	-2.09
655–690	673	2	101.00–108.00	$104.59	$704	-1.12
820	820	1	108.00	$108.00	$886	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	315	23	185.00–201.00	$194.37	$612	-13.69
360–380	376	23	180.00–183.00	$181.13	$681	-20.48
400–445	419	41	165.00–180.00	$171.26	$718	-11.23
450–486	466	36	161.00–176.00	$165.34	$770	+3.22
500–548	518	39	148.00–163.00	$150.72	$781	-9.26
550–593	572	45	134.00–146.00	$141.69	$810	-5.46
610–645	629	20	114.00–128.00	$124.24	$781	-7.22
650–695	672	15	115.00–130.00	$122.59	$824	-10.91
715–740	730	3	120.00–121.00	$120.34	$878	-1.15
788–798	796	9	101.00–105.00	$104.12	$829	—
838	838	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,014	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	324	15	171.00–183.00	$177.84	$576	+1.84
350–395	373	16	160.00–176.00	$166.36	$621	-12.75
410–435	423	13	150.00–165.00	$155.24	$657	-11.05
470–485	478	8	143.00–158.00	$150.73	$720	+3.58
505–545	524	24	130.00–145.00	$138.86	$728	-5.42
560–590	576	7	126.00–135.00	$128.18	$738	-2.82
630	630	1	114.00	$114.00	$718	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1293	1186	80-85%	30	47.00–53.00	$50.12	$594	+4.33
1165–1280	1222	80-85%	8	41.00–46.00	$44.27	$541	-7.84
1170–1295	1272	80-85%	16	56.00–60.00	$57.91	$737	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1655	1377	75-80%	40	52.00–55.00	$54.10	$745	+8.61
1305–1500	1392	75-80%	3	50.00	$50.00	$696	+4.51
1335–1925	1620	75-80%	7	58.00–63.00	$59.39	$962	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1062	85-90%	27	43.00–49.00	$44.75	$475	-8.69
1015–1145	1063	85-90%	4	55.00–59.00	$57.52	$611	+4.08
1015–1130	1066	85-90%	10	50.00–53.00	$51.49	$549	-1.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2080	1610	6	67.00–72.00	$69.21	$1,114	—
1450–2215	1728	8	74.00–79.00	$76.59	$1,323	—
1825–2065	1970	4	80.00–83.00	$81.54	$1,606	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–880	797	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	650.00–900.00	$748.53
700–1135	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	675.00–1,025.00	$792.13
915–1315	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	725.00–995.00	$786.21
910–1435	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	825.00–1,185.00	$983.26
1040–1315	1137	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–800.00	$747.87
835–1398	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	700.00–1,075.00	$955.02

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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
535–780	633	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–925.00	$864.23	—
810–1095	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,100.00	$973.33	+51.57
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	-146.76
960–1385	1111	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–1,125.00	$922.53	—
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.