McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

2,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.93/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 523 lb · 199 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.33/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 415 lb · 83 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.71/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 566 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,080	1,995	865
Feeder cattle	1,800	1,650	750
Slaughter cattle	206	281	106
Replacement cattle	74	64	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher Demand was good. Quality was attractive, with Q.B. N. value added groups of calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 62 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
300–339	328	36	198.00–217.00	$204.79	$672	+2.99
350–395	379	40	180.00–194.00	$188.75	$715	-3.94
400–447	421	66	178.00–189.00	$183.11	$771	+1.92
450–496	473	73	167.00–180.00	$175.93	$832	-0.51
505–537	523	199	164.00–177.00	$170.93	$894	+4.39
550–598	581	77	160.00–174.00	$169.65	$986	+5.53
608–635	621	21	159.00–172.00	$167.81	$1,042	+6.13
650–690	667	5	150.00–164.00	$155.87	$1,040	+7.28
710–740	721	10	140.00–147.00	$142.50	$1,027	+3.59
755–780	768	7	133.00–140.00	$135.82	$1,043	+7.95
835	835	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,177	+20.25
855	855	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,077	+11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	165.00–177.00	$170.86	$569	-6.42
365–398	388	12	146.00–175.00	$164.92	$640	-11.64
400–445	426	19	132.00–173.00	$157.62	$671	-8.35
450–490	467	14	132.00–165.00	$154.77	$723	-6.59
510–548	535	7	120.00–158.00	$151.69	$812	-2.18
553–590	574	21	121.00–157.00	$148.38	$852	-2.54
600–635	622	3	140.00–144.00	$142.65	$887	-0.54
655–695	670	4	136.00–144.00	$139.54	$935	+6.23
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

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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	328	35	160.00–173.00	$165.82	$544	+4.69
344 value added	344	24	179.00	$179.00	$616	—
350–396	382	67	156.00–168.00	$163.65	$625	+7.22
406 value added	406	22	169.00	$169.00	$686	—
400–447	418	61	152.00–166.00	$162.64	$680	+3.31
455–498	474	54	149.00–163.00	$153.33	$727	+7.06
500–547	526	53	137.00–151.00	$144.67	$761	+0.36
552–590	566	77	132.00–147.00	$143.71	$813	+1.44
604–648	620	41	132.00–146.00	$140.62	$872	+3.47
651–690	660	13	130.00–135.00	$134.46	$887	+9.04
701–736	717	22	125.00–138.00	$129.57	$929	+3.26
768	768	4	121.00	$121.00	$929	±0.00
825	825	1	105.00	$105.00	$866	—
882–890	885	7	110.00–111.00	$110.57	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	17	142.00–159.00	$152.84	$485	+6.47
350–395	375	16	139.00–152.00	$148.09	$555	+11.71
400–449	427	35	135.00–154.00	$145.50	$621	-1.14
450–490	469	14	134.00–152.00	$141.51	$664	+10.04
505–545	519	7	131.00–135.00	$133.42	$692	+2.23
550–590	574	9	119.00–132.00	$126.77	$728	-3.56
600–645	613	6	120.00–130.00	$126.13	$773	+4.46
720	720	1	118.00	$118.00	$850	+4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–334	326	8	180.00–205.00	$195.65	$638	-3.76
355–395	381	14	181.00–209.00	$192.39	$733	+4.91
403–445	424	23	175.00–190.00	$182.16	$772	+1.41
465–498	479	14	164.00–179.00	$169.32	$811	-2.07
500–540	523	25	154.00–170.00	$162.95	$852	+1.41
550–575	555	12	155.00–163.00	$159.89	$887	+3.77
635–645	638	3	149.00–160.00	$153.32	$978	+0.73
652–668	661	7	139.00–150.00	$143.65	$950	+0.65
713–735	720	3	120.00–124.00	$121.36	$874	-7.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	325	4	160.00–170.00	$167.14	$543	-6.03
373–395	380	3	161.00–165.00	$162.38	$617	-9.56
400–443	426	13	153.00–170.00	$163.63	$697	-6.50
455–495	478	11	145.00–161.00	$156.78	$749	-4.96
540	540	2	132.00–149.00	$140.50	$759	-3.92
555–595	568	3	135.00–141.00	$137.09	$779	-6.89
645	645	2	137.00	$137.00	$884	-2.00
650	650	1	134.00	$134.00	$871	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1120	1053	85-90%	16	57.00–61.00	$58.68	$618	-3.59
1000–1145	1064	85-90%	12	62.00–66.00	$63.81	$679	+1.54
1025–1115	1076	85-90%	9	67.00–71.00	$69.36	$746	+7.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1303–1560	1388	75-80%	13	67.00–70.00	$67.89	$942	+7.55
1300–1685	1451	75-80%	13	71.00–74.00	$72.69	$1,055	—
1347–1630	1457	75-80%	5	64.00–66.00	$65.00	$947	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1196	80-85%	7	61.00–66.00	$63.90	$764	-4.78
1150–1270	1216	80-85%	7	73.00–75.00	$73.72	$896	—
1155–1295	1231	80-85%	15	67.00–71.00	$69.29	$853	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1550	1420	6	82.00–85.00	$83.39	$1,184	—
1510–1885	1670	4	94.00–98.00	$96.76	$1,616	—
1335–2120	1674	6	89.00–93.00	$90.65	$1,517	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1110	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,125.00	$1,002.73
885–1110	1026	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,100.00	$1,067.66
990–1085	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	985.00–1,125.00	$1,058.20
1120–1225	1141	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	865.00–1,110.00	$1,057.39
1030–1430	1199	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	825.00–1,325.00	$1,085.64
1135–1313	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	885.00–975.00	$930.37

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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
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
858	858	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+75.00
725–1075	887	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–925.00	$821.99	-178.01
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.