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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

1,513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.40/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 576 lb · 88 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.37/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 520 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.79/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 628 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,513 1,080 1,525
Feeder cattle 1,340 850 1,300
Slaughter cattle 147 188 184
Replacement cattle 26 42 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 1.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher , over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality was average with small groups of attractive calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 173 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 327 18 181.00–195.00 $187.16 $612 +0.12
370–395 380 21 174.00–188.00 $185.75 $706 +2.46
400–445 429 36 170.00–185.00 $180.36 $774 -1.60
450–495 469 49 162.00–176.00 $171.80 $806 -4.98
504–548 520 65 162.00–175.00 $169.37 $881 +1.01
550–590 567 18 157.00–168.00 $162.60 $922 +0.87
600–630 612 20 148.00–154.00 $150.90 $924 -0.68
650–690 673 21 130.00–144.00 $138.42 $932 -9.65
700–745 714 19 121.00–130.00 $127.80 $912 -1.63
770–785 775 3 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $907 -5.09
863–875 867 6 110.00–113.00 $111.83 $970 —
945 945 1 105.00 $105.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
350–380 365 4 154.00–169.00 $161.13 $588 —
420–423 422 3 156.00–168.00 $164.02 $692 —
465–490 474 7 150.00–164.00 $157.99 $749 —
502–540 525 11 153.00–160.00 $155.95 $819 —
553–585 568 14 140.00–153.00 $150.30 $854 —
610–645 628 2 125.00–135.00 $129.86 $816 —
660–685 666 8 120.00–131.00 $128.60 $856 —
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 21 158.00–174.00 $166.04 $523 +16.54
350–395 372 45 154.00–168.00 $158.36 $589 +11.99
400–448 423 24 147.00–157.00 $154.94 $655 +4.38
450–490 463 33 145.00–157.00 $151.75 $703 +6.47
502–540 518 52 134.00–146.00 $141.95 $735 -1.69
550–599 576 88 129.00–140.00 $133.40 $768 -2.78
600–645 628 61 119.00–130.00 $124.79 $784 -0.78
650–698 667 18 119.00–124.00 $120.93 $807 -5.09
700–724 716 9 116.00–118.00 $117.45 $841 —
755 755 10 119.00–120.00 $119.80 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 307 6 140.00–154.00 $143.26 $440 —
360–395 378 10 138.00–153.00 $144.90 $548 —
410–445 431 17 140.00–156.00 $145.50 $627 —
460–498 477 21 130.00–145.00 $140.90 $672 —
500–545 529 52 125.00–137.00 $132.21 $699 —
555–590 579 9 117.00–125.00 $123.01 $712 —
600–645 624 5 107.00–114.00 $112.24 $700 —
655 655 2 112.00 $112.00 $734 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 317 24 180.00–195.00 $186.81 $592 +3.96
350–398 381 17 175.00–189.00 $179.85 $685 +12.42
400–430 413 15 170.00–185.00 $178.61 $738 -2.67
450–490 475 39 161.00–175.00 $164.83 $783 -5.20
500–543 521 18 149.00–160.00 $155.75 $811 -19.15
575–595 586 6 139.00–153.00 $145.22 $851 -14.55
602–623 611 8 128.00–139.00 $133.76 $817 +5.18
695 695 7 120.00–121.00 $120.86 $840 -0.88
715 715 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 —
785 785 2 118.00 $118.00 $926 +4.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 338 6 135.00–150.00 $145.92 $493 —
357–395 368 8 158.00–174.00 $168.55 $620 —
405–435 425 3 161.00–170.00 $164.20 $698 —
470–495 483 6 142.00–159.00 $151.12 $730 —
505–520 513 3 125.00–141.00 $130.68 $670 —
550–598 586 7 124.00–136.00 $129.95 $762 —
640 640 1 122.00 $122.00 $781 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1125 1055 85-90% 10 58.00–79.00 $62.24 $657 —
1000–1135 1078 85-90% 12 52.00–56.00 $54.17 $584 —
1000–1135 1083 85-90% 8 47.00–50.00 $47.75 $517 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1295 1209 80-85% 13 59.00–63.00 $60.74 $734 —
1205–1250 1220 80-85% 3 50.00–52.00 $51.00 $622 —
1155–1295 1226 80-85% 13 55.00–58.00 $56.77 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1543 1380 75-80% 8 62.00–65.00 $62.37 $861 -6.89
1320–1675 1432 75-80% 21 57.00–61.00 $59.37 $850 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1715 1469 7 75.00–79.00 $76.13 $1,118 —
1310–1715 1492 7 80.00–84.00 $82.79 $1,235 —
1325–2140 1706 5 86.00–90.00 $87.90 $1,500 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670–735 705 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 675.00–760.00 $725.25
765–1170 968 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–1,100.00 $931.98
1010–1330 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 950.00–1,125.00 $1,056.64
950–1460 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 925.00–1,225.00 $1,088.19
1270–1415 1343 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–875.00 $815.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
825 825 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 +299.35

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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.