McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

1,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.23/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 475 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.82/cwt -17.97 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 577 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.11/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 428 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,350	1,720	1,675
Feeder cattle	1,025	1,375	1,500
Slaughter cattle	236	254	141
Replacement cattle	89	91	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 325 cows and bulls sold with 68 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
300–310	308	8	183.00–198.00	$185.74	$572	+2.53
351–380	364	23	175.00–190.00	$178.05	$648	+1.41
400–440	422	23	161.00–171.00	$167.32	$706	-3.84
450–498	474	29	156.00–170.00	$165.00	$782	-10.28
500–540	522	19	162.00–167.00	$164.76	$860	-15.53
568–596	577	34	153.00–167.00	$159.82	$922	-17.97
600–618	610	9	149.00–161.00	$158.00	$964	-13.04
655–695	675	9	131.00–144.00	$137.62	$929	-16.37
710–740	725	2	126.00–131.00	$128.45	$931	-6.27
758–768	762	7	133.00–134.00	$133.57	$1,018	+7.23
880–895	892	5	110.00–115.00	$114.01	$1,017	-4.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	141.00	$141.00	$458	-16.31
350–375	363	3	154.00–169.00	$164.18	$596	+6.02
415	415	1	153.00	$153.00	$635	-1.97
455–498	482	8	145.00–155.00	$151.23	$729	-5.72
505–545	526	5	145.00–154.00	$150.45	$791	-12.60
550–590	570	3	149.00–152.00	$150.64	$859	+6.56
600–643	624	8	136.00–150.00	$143.20	$894	-13.03
655	655	1	127.00	$127.00	$832	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	14	137.00–147.00	$143.10	$458	+1.22
355–398	376	20	136.00–147.00	$141.89	$534	-6.95
415–446	427	31	136.00–146.00	$141.68	$605	-9.09
430–445 value added	438	2	173.00–191.00	$181.85	$797	—
450–498	475	60	130.00–144.00	$137.23	$652	-4.74
505 value added	505	1	167.00	$167.00	$843	—
502–543	525	28	126.00–140.00	$134.69	$707	-5.25
550–595	566	30	128.00–138.00	$134.63	$762	-3.00
600–648	617	31	125.00–134.00	$129.39	$798	-4.91
653–685	671	12	125.00–127.00	$126.17	$847	+4.26
710–719	716	10	111.00–123.00	$120.61	$864	+1.48
760–795	785	15	112.00–124.00	$117.99	$926	+6.00
810–813	812	4	109.00	$109.00	$885	-2.01
885	885	1	108.00	$108.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	4	121.00–133.00	$129.24	$407	+4.24
355–390	372	7	120.00–135.00	$126.50	$471	-7.94
405–445	423	6	120.00–132.00	$127.56	$540	-10.14
450–495	473	11	119.00–127.00	$122.92	$581	-3.40
525–545	531	5	120.00–124.00	$122.60	$651	-6.22
550–590	571	8	111.00–122.00	$117.78	$673	-5.32
600–645	632	8	107.00–119.00	$112.57	$711	-12.43
650	650	1	116.00	$116.00	$754	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	327	6	167.00–182.00	$174.01	$569	-10.35
350–388	368	10	167.00–182.00	$171.32	$630	+0.46
400–440	426	13	149.00–164.00	$153.34	$653	-4.85
455–485	471	6	144.00–159.00	$150.71	$710	-13.90
500–537	522	22	150.00–162.00	$154.56	$807	+1.43
560–590	572	7	142.00–154.00	$149.37	$854	-1.55
602–649	624	13	137.00–145.00	$142.18	$887	-1.95
650–665	658	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$878	-5.51
705–740	717	3	129.00–145.00	$134.51	$964	+12.52
765–785	775	2	110.00	$110.00	$852	+1.74
800–805	803	2	101.00–105.00	$103.01	$827	-9.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	122.00–141.00	$131.50	$434	-28.67
365–395	376	3	136.00–152.00	$141.57	$532	-19.67
400–440	431	6	140.00–146.00	$141.94	$612	+7.79
480–485	483	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$633	-13.34
500–545	524	5	140.00–145.00	$142.04	$744	+8.38
565–585	575	3	123.00–137.00	$132.25	$760	+2.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1062	85-90%	20	62.00–65.00	$63.02	$669	-10.85
1000–1130	1062	85-90%	10	56.00–60.00	$58.41	$620	-15.46
1015–1145	1072	85-90%	10	66.00–70.00	$67.59	$725	+1.61

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1270	1175	80-85%	21	63.00–66.00	$64.53	$758	+4.18
1150–1230	1182	80-85%	5	58.00–62.00	$59.98	$709	-0.37
1150–1295	1234	80-85%	9	67.00–70.00	$67.76	$836	-3.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1655	1417	75-80%	27	68.00–71.00	$69.02	$978	—
1330–1780	1431	75-80%	6	64.00–67.00	$65.89	$943	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1875	1505	13	79.00–84.00	$81.01	$1,219	—
1240–1945	1660	8	85.00–89.00	$86.43	$1,435	—
1415–2055	1693	8	90.00–94.00	$92.05	$1,558	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
728–1203	891	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	675.00–975.00	$848.26
650–1267	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	650.00–1,150.00	$952.91
953–1278	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–1,125.00	$913.65
915–1275	1127	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	725.00–1,025.00	$879.33
920–1320	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	760.00–1,150.00	$979.82
1135–1385	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	685.00–740.00	$713.79

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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
760	760	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	+100.00
850–1165	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–975.00	$911.72	-263.28
1100–1260	1176	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,189.19	—

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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.