McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

1,740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.81/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 522 lb · 124 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.82/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 415 lb · 97 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.12/cwt -4.07 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 473 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,740	3,250	2,300
Feeder cattle	1,550	2,850	1,800
Slaughter cattle	129	304	262
Replacement cattle	61	96	238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 190 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
300–347	330	24	188.00–206.00	$195.97	$647	-3.74
350–398	371	22	182.00–197.00	$186.70	$693	-3.45
415–443	429	19	173.00–187.00	$179.52	$770	+2.28
453–495	476	47	167.00–181.00	$173.01	$824	-5.84
502–547	522	124	154.00–168.00	$165.81	$866	+5.79
550–599	584	30	138.00–153.00	$147.23	$860	+1.73
603–640	612	20	146.00–147.00	$146.35	$896	+5.08
650–698	673	9	131.00–136.00	$133.02	$895	+1.95
710–738	721	8	132.00–134.00	$133.23	$961	+5.80
750–770	757	3	115.00–129.00	$120.29	$911	-0.72
860	860	2	118.00	$118.00	$1,015	+10.00
970	970	1	103.00	$103.00	$999	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	334	7	170.00–186.00	$175.79	$587	-4.96
360–390	383	12	172.00–180.00	$174.94	$670	+2.39
403–443	427	22	154.00–168.00	$162.28	$693	+0.12
450–498	470	20	148.00–165.00	$155.42	$730	-7.48
500–548	525	13	130.00–145.00	$140.73	$739	-8.63
550–580	568	8	120.00–139.00	$132.44	$752	+0.97
715	715	1	114.00	$114.00	$815	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	320	25	151.00–165.00	$161.31	$516	+9.89
355–395	373	35	150.00–163.00	$155.82	$581	+4.23
400–445	415	97	141.00–155.00	$149.82	$622	-3.17
455–497	473	67	135.00–149.00	$143.12	$677	-4.07
500–548	515	45	130.00–144.00	$137.61	$709	+2.11
550–593	583	44	129.00–139.00	$132.29	$771	+6.65
600–646	626	33	118.00–131.00	$126.78	$794	+5.51
652–668	663	11	119.00–122.00	$120.72	$800	+0.81
705–740	721	7	109.00–116.00	$114.30	$824	-5.46
755–778	772	8	111.00–120.00	$113.20	$874	-10.13
810	810	2	110.00	$110.00	$891	+5.00
878	878	8	105.00	$105.00	$922	—
918–940	921	7	98.00–102.00	$98.58	$908	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	5	135.00–148.00	$139.90	$464	+4.32
350–395	376	8	135.00–150.00	$140.69	$529	+1.77
400–443	420	16	125.00–140.00	$133.76	$562	-5.71
450–495	475	16	125.00–143.00	$131.96	$627	-2.74
505–545	527	16	115.00–128.00	$124.39	$656	+4.20
555–575	562	9	115.00–124.00	$120.98	$680	+6.41
625–645	632	3	110.00–114.00	$111.36	$704	—
650–680	660	4	110.00–113.00	$111.23	$734	+6.64

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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	323	8	176.00–190.00	$185.53	$599	-8.84
363–395	386	22	178.00–192.00	$185.62	$716	+4.49
400–448	428	20	168.00–181.00	$173.35	$742	+2.09
450–495	475	26	158.00–173.00	$165.00	$784	-0.34
500–535	519	13	154.00–165.00	$158.77	$824	+8.05
550–585	561	12	140.00–148.00	$144.00	$808	+2.31
600–635	624	11	127.00–141.00	$134.62	$840	+10.38
662–675	666	8	120.00–131.00	$128.98	$859	+6.39
748	748	2	114.00	$114.00	$853	-6.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	3	151.00–170.00	$160.35	$508	-17.49
355–395	379	18	154.00–173.00	$162.37	$615	-3.99
410–445	432	11	148.00–164.00	$151.35	$654	-3.89
450–490	469	29	135.00–154.00	$141.75	$665	-8.98
500–545	525	11	131.00–149.00	$142.30	$747	+3.44
575–590	583	2	123.00–132.00	$127.44	$743	-0.74
665–670	668	2	122.00	$122.00	$815	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1185	1169	80-85%	4	48.00–51.00	$49.00	$573	-1.12
1150–1265	1188	80-85%	11	52.00–56.00	$54.35	$646	+4.23
1160–1285	1221	80-85%	11	57.00–61.00	$57.91	$707	+13.64

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1090	1034	85-90%	7	60.00–64.00	$62.15	$643	—
1020–1095	1051	85-90%	8	45.00–50.00	$46.90	$493	+2.15
1050–1130	1096	85-90%	7	51.00–56.00	$53.39	$585	+1.90

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1540	1416	75-80%	7	51.00–57.00	$53.89	$763	—
1355–1565	1443	75-80%	4	63.00–65.00	$64.04	$924	—
1315–1590	1458	75-80%	10	58.00–61.00	$59.72	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1705	1483	6	75.00–78.00	$75.82	$1,124	—
1465–1790	1614	4	84.00–87.00	$84.83	$1,369	+15.62
1775–2070	1964	7	80.00–83.00	$81.44	$1,599	-0.10

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–980	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,075.00	$1,007.43
820–1320	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	850.00–1,325.00	$1,096.54
960–1245	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,100.00	$944.78
890–1540	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	850.00–1,275.00	$1,099.36
1065–1350	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	975.00–1,275.00	$1,133.08
1090–1355	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	875.00–925.00	$905.74

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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
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	-122.53
1172	1172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.