McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

1,950 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest McAlester Union Livestock Auction report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.87/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 557 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $174.24/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 474 lb · 93 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.27/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 423 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,950	1,513	1,020
Feeder cattle	1,650	1,340	850
Slaughter cattle	222	147	142
Replacement cattle	78	26	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 lower, boners and leans 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 75 percent going to packers.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	332	16	183.00–190.00	$187.19	$621	+0.03
358–383	374	30	181.00–194.00	$186.72	$698	+0.97
403–445	427	23	174.00–187.00	$179.25	$765	-1.11
450–495	474	93	167.00–180.00	$174.24	$826	+2.44
503–545	516	31	162.00–176.00	$169.83	$876	+0.46
551–595	570	25	152.00–164.00	$159.35	$908	-3.25
606–648	622	27	142.00–155.00	$152.54	$949	+1.64
650–678	668	14	139.00–153.00	$142.62	$953	+4.20
703–745	724	13	126.00–140.00	$130.47	$945	+2.67
783–797	791	14	114.00–127.00	$123.36	$976	+6.37
800–843	829	22	120.00–129.00	$126.73	$1,051	—
865	865	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,073	+12.17
940	940	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,034	+5.00
965–998	979	10	106.00–115.00	$109.86	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	315	4	160.00–178.00	$170.10	$536	+0.10
350–395	361	7	155.00–177.00	$171.26	$618	+10.13
405–445	426	11	152.00–171.00	$162.12	$691	-1.90
460–495	475	9	130.00–165.00	$153.35	$728	-4.64
500–548	527	24	131.00–160.00	$153.42	$809	-2.53
550–597	576	24	126.00–151.00	$142.82	$823	-7.48
600–638	621	14	130.00–143.00	$136.80	$850	+6.94
650–693	675	8	128.00–138.00	$133.47	$901	+4.87
725	725	1	124.00	$124.00	$899	—
845	845	1	111.00	$111.00	$938	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	329	24	151.00–165.00	$159.02	$523	-7.02
350–395	378	32	150.00–164.00	$159.74	$604	+1.38
400–447	423	91	151.00–165.00	$159.27	$674	+4.33
451–499	473	33	139.00–147.00	$144.03	$681	-7.72
503–538	519	80	136.00–148.00	$140.06	$727	-1.89
550–580	557	107	131.00–144.00	$142.87	$796	+9.47
602–645	619	46	118.00–132.00	$128.01	$792	+3.22
653–695	675	20	124.00–128.00	$125.13	$845	+4.20
710	710	2	116.00–117.00	$116.50	$827	-0.95
753–788	774	15	116.00–120.00	$116.52	$902	-3.28
850–863	854	6	107.00–108.00	$107.66	$919	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	9	125.00–148.00	$136.21	$436	-7.05
350–390	372	7	120.00–148.00	$136.89	$509	-8.01
400–445	423	53	129.00–149.00	$141.82	$600	-3.68
455–485	474	11	122.00–135.00	$130.14	$617	-10.76
505–545	519	19	121.00–134.00	$129.94	$674	-2.27
550–595	580	23	120.00–131.00	$126.21	$732	+3.20
600–640	620	4	112.00–117.00	$115.21	$714	+2.97
650–685	673	4	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$774	+2.99

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	326	7	172.00–187.00	$178.88	$583	-7.93
350–390	374	15	177.00–187.00	$182.76	$684	+2.91
405–445	427	13	167.00–177.00	$173.79	$742	-4.82
470–480	477	9	165.00–173.00	$169.34	$808	+4.51
507–545	527	8	158.00–160.00	$159.23	$839	+3.48
550–585	571	12	145.00–158.00	$150.80	$861	+5.58
613–633	622	5	134.00–140.00	$136.82	$851	+3.06
670–690	685	4	128.00–129.00	$128.76	$882	+7.90
730	730	2	124.00	$124.00	$905	-27.00
755	755	1	104.00	$104.00	$785	-14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	163.00–170.00	$166.55	$558	+20.63
350–395	373	7	152.00–171.00	$167.41	$624	-1.14
405–435	422	10	146.00–158.00	$151.56	$640	-12.64
455–488	478	5	132.00–158.00	$148.61	$710	-2.51
535–545	540	2	125.00–150.00	$137.38	$742	+6.70
550–590	581	11	136.00–141.00	$139.65	$811	+9.70
605–615	610	2	126.00–131.00	$128.52	$784	+6.52

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1135	1055	85-90%	11	58.00–61.00	$60.00	$633	-2.24
1000–1140	1056	85-90%	12	48.00–52.00	$49.75	$525	-12.49
1000–1175	1075	85-90%	12	53.00–57.00	$54.86	$590	+0.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1185	1167	80-85%	6	60.00–63.00	$61.33	$716	—
1150–1290	1193	80-85%	15	49.00–59.00	$51.96	$620	—
1175–1295	1237	80-85%	10	57.00–58.00	$57.30	$709	+0.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1400	1331	75-80%	4	53.00–54.00	$53.76	$716	—
1305–1435	1372	75-80%	5	59.00–63.00	$60.63	$832	-1.74
1305–1560	1397	75-80%	9	55.00–58.00	$56.43	$788	-5.94

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1370	1353	3	70.00–74.00	$71.67	$970	—
1380–1925	1582	7	75.00–79.00	$77.34	$1,224	—
1380–2040	1666	5	80.00–83.00	$80.87	$1,347	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–1195	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	700.00–1,010.00	$824.59
750–1215	909	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	700.00–1,100.00	$844.20
835–1160	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	660.00–900.00	$835.38
923–1150	1064	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	735.00–875.00	$838.48
845–1285	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	775.00–1,175.00	$975.26
1005–1295	1199	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	860.00–1,010.00	$965.56

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1055	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	895.00–1,200.00	$1,101.08	—
760–1225	1029	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	650.00–1,125.00	$1,005.35	—
1040–1325	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,070.03	—
1275–1310	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	960.00–1,050.00	$1,005.61	—

↑ Back to top

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.