McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $164.64/cwt -11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 473 lb · 65 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.05/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 425 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.79/cwt -18.70 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 567 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,000	1,800	1,395
Feeder cattle	820	1,500	1,200
Slaughter cattle	128	193	177
Replacement cattle	52	107	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Freezing rain across the trade area kept receipts too few to establish a trend. However a special sale of, value added cattle, had a higher undertone noted. All other steers and heifers had a much lower undertone noted. Demand moderate. Quality good. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. in a light test. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher also in a light test. A total of 180 cows and bulls sold with 39 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
330–349	341	10	169.00–179.00	$174.12	$594	-31.64
355–385	366	10	165.00–175.00	$169.34	$620	-15.18
417–438	423	32	156.00–166.00	$160.68	$680	-19.67
405–448 value added	436	15	172.00–183.00	$176.84	$771	—
455–495	472	43	155.00–165.00	$159.37	$752	-16.33
450–480 value added	474	22	170.00–188.00	$174.95	$829	—
500–545	522	27	150.00–160.00	$157.83	$824	-14.73
558–561 value added	561	9	157.00–167.00	$165.89	$931	—
555–594	568	43	146.00–156.00	$150.05	$852	-21.44
604–645	617	21	136.00–146.00	$142.16	$877	-14.37
650–680	677	39	120.00–130.00	$127.84	$865	-17.93
705–730	720	5	111.00–121.00	$118.97	$857	-8.07
755–787	784	11	110.00–120.00	$110.88	$869	-16.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–339	329	13	158.00–168.00	$160.86	$529	-33.73
350–370	361	18	154.00–164.00	$159.90	$577	-16.19
416–445	424	17	145.00–155.00	$152.73	$648	-16.68
490–495	493	21	144.00–154.00	$149.74	$738	-16.22
508–545	530	42	139.00–149.00	$145.64	$772	-18.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–348	347	3	150.00–160.00	$156.69	$544	-15.87
359–380	364	10	151.00–161.00	$158.77	$578	+2.58
405–437 value added	421	23	155.00–165.00	$156.73	$660	—
404–444	428	37	141.00–151.00	$149.14	$638	-11.85
452–495	478	29	140.00–150.00	$146.25	$699	+0.72
504–530	508	12	132.00–142.00	$140.96	$716	+0.63
506–522 value added	517	10	145.00–155.00	$152.06	$786	—
550–573	561	16	122.00–132.00	$125.10	$702	-8.48
600–648	638	47	108.50–118.50	$116.45	$743	-8.09
655–676	675	36	109.50–119.50	$118.44	$799	-1.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	146.00	$146.00	$460	-2.54
355–396	373	9	141.00–147.00	$145.11	$541	-3.02
410–444	437	19	130.00–140.00	$136.41	$596	-11.40
457–488	471	40	125.00–135.00	$129.66	$611	-6.46
510–544	543	26	121.00–131.00	$121.36	$659	-7.48
555–574	559	18	111.00–121.00	$112.94	$631	-11.73
645	645	5	103.00	$103.00	$664	-10.08
665	665	9	104.00	$104.00	$692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	3	168.00	$168.00	$570	-21.60
355–395	378	9	162.00–171.00	$166.82	$631	-13.50
400–425	412	10	145.00–155.00	$151.02	$622	-25.75
503–540	515	17	141.00–151.00	$146.81	$756	-12.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–815	782	85-90%	6	61.00–65.00	$62.39	$488	—
775–895	820	85-90%	11	47.00–50.00	$48.42	$397	—
935	935	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$514	—
1100–1220	1151	85-90%	4	54.00–59.00	$56.24	$647	—
1040–1300	1196	85-90%	4	62.00–66.00	$63.23	$756	—
1100–1211	1202	85-90%	13	47.00–52.00	$51.65	$621	-8.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238	1238	75-80%	2	71.00	$71.00	$879	—
1305–1740	1466	75-80%	9	61.00–64.00	$62.89	$922	—
1520	1520	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$851	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1190	1086	80-85%	7	64.00–69.00	$66.43	$721	+13.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1595	1588	2	81.00	$81.00	$1,286	—
1485–1920	1747	6	83.00–87.00	$85.63	$1,496	—
1740–1900	1830	3	92.00	$92.00	$1,684	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1460	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	600.00–935.00	$820.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00

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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
1100–1400	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	950.00–1,085.00	$1,025.83	—

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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.