McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

1,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.05/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 525 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.28/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 617 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.71/cwt -16.29 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 628 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,350	1,350	1,950
Feeder cattle	1,000	1,025	1,650
Slaughter cattle	204	236	249
Replacement cattle	146	89	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 350 cows and bulls sold with 47 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
300–348	329	18	184.00–197.00	$190.53	$627	+4.79
355–385	371	21	173.00–188.00	$179.19	$665	+1.14
408–448	431	15	161.00–169.00	$167.60	$722	+0.28
455–495	479	23	155.00–166.00	$157.63	$755	-7.37
505–548	525	32	149.00–160.00	$155.05	$814	-9.71
550–595	573	23	142.00–156.00	$147.59	$846	-12.23
605–648	628	25	137.00–145.00	$141.71	$890	-16.29
675–691	683	10	124.00–137.00	$134.53	$919	-3.09
700–735	715	13	131.00–135.00	$132.54	$948	+4.09
789	789	6	125.00	$125.00	$986	-8.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	336	4	155.00–170.00	$166.49	$559	+25.49
365–385	375	2	146.00–161.00	$153.30	$575	-10.88
410–420	415	5	148.00–160.00	$152.77	$634	-0.23
480–498	487	5	130.00–146.00	$139.30	$678	-11.93
548	548	2	141.00	$141.00	$773	-9.45
575	575	1	132.00	$132.00	$759	-18.64
615–645	634	4	122.00–132.00	$128.81	$817	-14.39
745	745	1	113.00	$113.00	$842	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 value added	300	1	185.00	$185.00	$555	—
300–345	323	19	148.00–163.00	$155.65	$503	+12.55
353–393	367	16	146.00–160.00	$152.68	$560	+10.79
405–445	429	20	136.00–145.00	$140.05	$601	-1.63
451–495	475	22	136.00–150.00	$141.47	$672	+4.24
503–548	519	24	141.00–155.00	$143.64	$745	+8.95
550–595	573	15	131.00–145.00	$134.07	$768	-0.56
600–645	617	25	117.00–131.00	$125.28	$773	-4.11
663–695	676	10	110.00–123.00	$118.69	$802	-7.48
702	702	4	116.00	$116.00	$814	-4.61
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	-2.99
808	808	2	115.00	$115.00	$929	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	3	121.00–132.00	$127.63	$406	-1.61
360–395	371	8	130.00–146.00	$135.31	$502	+8.81
415–445	436	13	126.00–140.00	$131.71	$574	+4.15
450–490	470	11	121.00–130.00	$125.49	$590	+2.57
500–545	528	10	119.00–130.00	$122.89	$649	+0.29
565–590	574	8	114.00–129.00	$122.28	$702	+4.50
603–640	623	8	112.00–115.00	$113.75	$709	+1.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	313	8	199.00–201.00	$200.36	$627	+26.35
355–395	375	3	176.00–191.00	$181.07	$679	+9.75
405–445	422	12	142.00–156.00	$151.17	$638	-2.17
455–485	472	15	143.00–155.00	$148.96	$703	-1.75
505–545	525	18	144.00–159.00	$152.20	$799	-2.36
560–585	577	10	136.00–150.00	$138.77	$801	-10.60
600–630	612	7	132.00–137.00	$133.85	$819	-8.33
650–670	659	12	132.00–136.00	$135.00	$890	+1.51
710–740	720	5	119.00–131.00	$126.74	$913	-7.77
765–795	775	3	105.00–115.00	$111.58	$865	+1.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	151.00	$151.00	$461	+19.50
380–385	383	3	126.00–140.00	$132.63	$508	-8.94
405–420	415	3	130.00–132.00	$130.67	$542	-11.27
460–495	480	4	133.00–140.00	$137.07	$658	+6.06
540–545	544	4	133.00–142.00	$138.74	$755	-3.30
670–680	673	3	112.00–124.00	$117.31	$789	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1115	1048	85-90%	12	59.00–61.00	$60.08	$630	—
1000–1060	1051	85-90%	17	53.00–57.00	$53.74	$565	-9.28
1005–1135	1081	85-90%	9	63.00–67.00	$65.21	$705	-2.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1295	1206	80-85%	17	60.00–64.00	$62.90	$759	-4.86
1175–1285	1243	80-85%	6	55.00–59.00	$56.85	$707	-10.91
1160–1299	1257	80-85%	9	65.00–68.00	$65.97	$829	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1490	1380	75-80%	8	61.00–65.00	$62.76	$866	—
1350–1720	1456	75-80%	8	66.00–70.00	$67.10	$977	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1625	1549	4	81.00–85.00	$83.79	$1,298	—
1350–1830	1564	5	89.00–91.00	$90.02	$1,408	—
1680–2270	1965	4	94.00–97.00	$95.09	$1,869	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
923–1260	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	925.00–1,175.00	$1,109.81
835–1285	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	875.00–1,125.00	$1,064.67
973–1350	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	725.00–1,100.00	$913.08
945–1283	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	725.00–875.00	$842.57
1045–1333	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	710.00–1,025.00	$886.45
1063–1343	1217	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,055.35

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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
760–1062	941	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	760.00–950.00	$838.10	—
810–1050	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	925.00–1,250.00	$1,144.80	—
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+388.28
885–1105	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–1,125.00	$966.35	+54.63
1050–1222	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	900.00–1,300.00	$1,197.86	—
1085–1200	1132	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,250.00	$1,094.06	—

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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.