McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

1,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.59/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 522 lb · 62 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.43/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 471 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.22/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 571 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,100	1,570	590
Feeder cattle	900	1,350	400
Slaughter cattle	145	187	155
Replacement cattle	55	33	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, over 550 lbs on a light test 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00-3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 200 cows and bulls sold with 72 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
300–345	331	13	185.00–187.00	$186.68	$618	-2.64
353–390	376	10	185.00–199.00	$191.93	$722	+8.92
405–440	424	17	174.00–188.00	$179.85	$763	+2.98
450–497	471	42	166.00–180.00	$175.43	$826	+0.05
504–548	522	62	158.00–168.00	$166.59	$870	+0.51
550–592	571	34	148.00–162.00	$158.22	$903	-7.36
600–640	623	26	147.00–158.00	$151.42	$943	-7.76
650–680	665	11	140.00–150.00	$144.20	$959	+2.57
700–745	716	26	131.00–139.00	$134.83	$965	-7.31
750	750	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,035	—
845	845	1	110.00	$110.00	$930	-14.00
858	858	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,004	—
915	915	1	107.00	$107.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	323	3	168.00–173.00	$169.75	$548	+1.01
365–375	370	2	130.00–141.00	$135.57	$502	-32.21
400–445	425	7	151.00–166.00	$159.02	$676	+1.73
450–487	468	9	150.00–164.00	$159.76	$748	+1.73
525–540	533	5	142.00–156.00	$149.81	$798	-4.69
550–590	569	13	136.00–150.00	$145.83	$830	-4.14
600–630	617	7	128.00–142.00	$137.36	$848	-6.12
660–680	670	2	130.00	$130.00	$871	+2.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	27	147.00–161.00	$155.42	$499	-3.05
350–395	372	24	147.00–160.00	$156.19	$581	-0.46
408–445	428	29	142.00–157.00	$151.79	$650	-3.55
450–495	471	30	140.00–147.00	$143.02	$674	-2.44
505–542	527	19	129.00–143.00	$139.04	$733	-5.52
550–592	587	21	122.00–133.00	$131.07	$769	-2.82
605–648	624	12	121.00–132.00	$127.32	$794	-8.31
650–690	678	6	114.00–125.00	$118.30	$802	-11.68
705–742	721	10	117.00–126.00	$123.41	$890	-9.25
750–760	753	4	118.00–120.00	$119.50	$900	+6.50
820–840	836	5	105.00–122.00	$118.67	$992	—
853–858	856	4	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$924	—
957	957	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–325	321	8	134.00–143.00	$139.62	$448	-4.80
410–438	431	12	131.00–142.00	$139.09	$599	-2.01
468–495	479	7	127.00–135.00	$132.42	$634	-1.20
518–545	532	7	120.00–126.00	$122.60	$652	-8.83
575–580	578	2	119.00–125.00	$122.01	$705	+0.38
615	615	1	116.00	$116.00	$713	-6.87
715	715	1	103.00	$103.00	$736	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	329	9	178.00–183.00	$179.74	$591	+6.86
358–378	368	10	178.00–191.00	$182.43	$671	+8.59
400–448	428	5	174.00–186.00	$179.86	$770	+9.37
465–495	474	11	161.00–174.00	$165.63	$785	-5.68
505–535	513	4	163.00–165.00	$164.48	$844	-5.60
553–585	561	8	149.00–159.00	$153.82	$863	-0.59
605–635	620	2	145.00–155.00	$149.88	$929	+9.88
650	650	1	140.00	$140.00	$910	+4.34
768	768	2	117.00	$117.00	$899	—
845	845	1	107.00	$107.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	162.00	$162.00	$502	+19.27
365–375	370	2	165.00–170.00	$167.53	$620	+12.72
410–430	423	3	160.00–167.00	$163.98	$694	+10.51
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	-17.72
505–548	531	5	140.00–151.00	$147.67	$784	-5.62
558–585	568	6	123.00–142.00	$137.52	$781	+2.52
620	620	3	132.00–135.00	$134.00	$831	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1048	1024	85-90%	7	66.00–70.00	$68.30	$699	+14.48
1000–1120	1049	85-90%	15	56.00–60.00	$57.47	$603	+3.65
1000–1140	1056	85-90%	13	61.00–65.00	$63.18	$667	+3.01

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1225	1198	80-85%	3	58.00–59.00	$58.68	$703	+5.67
1155–1295	1219	80-85%	10	61.00–63.00	$61.84	$754	-0.90
1180–1295	1233	80-85%	7	64.00–67.00	$65.44	$807	+2.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1535	1399	75-80%	4	65.00–69.00	$66.71	$933	—
1335–1675	1527	75-80%	6	61.00–64.00	$62.86	$960	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1860	1588	6	80.00–83.00	$80.94	$1,285	—
1500–2080	1887	5	86.00–90.00	$87.60	$1,653	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–970	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,125.00	$1,011.21
805–1275	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	750.00–1,200.00	$1,000.42
880–1240	1084	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	750.00–900.00	$835.83
845–1280	1122	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–1,085.00	$906.40
925–1315	1151	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	875.00–1,185.00	$1,053.85
900–1375	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	800.00–1,150.00	$993.32

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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
890–1125	974	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	835.00–1,075.00	$992.14	+17.14
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1352	1352	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	5	70.00	$70.00	$262	—

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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.