McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

1,615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.31/cwt -11.33 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 525 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.74/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 466 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.44/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 570 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,615	1,350	1,150
Feeder cattle	1,250	1,000	1,000
Slaughter cattle	277	204	116
Replacement cattle	88	146	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 64 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
310–333	326	16	185.00–199.00	$187.42	$611	-3.11
360–385	372	10	169.00–183.00	$173.29	$645	-5.90
405–445	427	26	158.00–170.00	$161.48	$690	-6.12
453–495	472	34	149.00–160.00	$154.61	$730	-3.02
510–543	532	35	156.00–166.00	$161.49	$859	+6.44
550–585	569	26	149.00–162.00	$154.93	$882	+7.34
613–640	621	19	137.00–145.00	$142.94	$888	+1.23
655–695	678	6	129.00–142.00	$131.94	$895	-2.59
700–735	715	3	122.00–130.00	$126.73	$906	-5.81
760–790	777	3	119.00–124.00	$120.67	$938	-4.33
810–820	815	2	120.00–131.00	$125.53	$1,023	—
850	850	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	155.00–160.00	$157.61	$520	-8.88
355–395	379	9	152.00–167.00	$156.19	$592	+2.89
405–443	426	10	130.00–141.00	$135.63	$578	-17.14
450–485	468	9	132.00–145.00	$140.43	$657	+1.13
500–545	525	4	140.00–151.00	$143.35	$753	+2.35
550–585	562	8	132.00–147.00	$138.58	$779	+6.58
630–635	633	2	121.00–134.00	$127.53	$807	-1.28
660–690	668	4	110.00–127.00	$119.15	$796	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–341	332	15	140.00–152.00	$148.63	$493	-7.02
350–395	379	22	140.00–153.00	$145.31	$551	-7.37
415 value added	415	1	176.00	$176.00	$730	—
404–442	428	44	138.00–151.00	$145.99	$625	+5.94
450–495	466	48	131.00–145.00	$136.74	$637	-4.73
500–546	525	67	125.00–139.00	$132.31	$695	-11.33
551–595	570	46	129.00–143.00	$135.44	$772	+1.37
600–645	623	28	122.00–133.00	$128.15	$798	+2.87
650–680	662	24	115.00–128.00	$125.30	$829	+6.61
720–740	733	3	115.00–124.00	$119.04	$873	+3.04
775–785	778	6	120.00–129.00	$125.81	$979	+10.81
990	990	3	102.00	$102.00	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	4	128.00–130.00	$129.47	$421	+1.84
360–398	378	5	123.00–137.00	$131.67	$498	-3.64
407–435	418	9	120.00–132.00	$130.03	$544	-1.68
450–495	476	21	120.00–130.00	$123.56	$588	-1.93
500–545	526	15	115.00–127.00	$121.79	$641	-1.10
550–595	578	11	122.00–136.00	$123.93	$716	+1.65
610–645	630	8	101.00–116.00	$110.26	$695	-3.49
660	660	1	100.00	$100.00	$660	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
109	109	4	150.00	$150.00	$164	—
300–345	333	5	189.00–204.00	$195.01	$649	-5.35
360–370	366	8	183.00–197.00	$186.34	$682	+5.27
415–440	433	7	154.00–164.00	$160.55	$695	+9.38
465–495	484	14	150.00–162.00	$153.15	$741	+4.19
500–548	526	16	144.00–157.00	$151.96	$799	-0.24
550–585	558	9	145.00–156.00	$151.50	$845	+12.73
600–635	616	5	138.00–152.00	$141.97	$875	+8.12
670–690	681	4	115.00–129.00	$125.53	$855	-9.47
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	-21.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	315	3	158.00–173.00	$163.32	$514	+12.32
350–395	383	9	155.00–171.00	$160.58	$615	+27.95
408–425	418	5	135.00–152.00	$146.64	$613	+15.97
465–495	478	6	141.00–151.00	$144.74	$692	+7.67
535–545	542	3	121.00–131.00	$126.98	$688	-11.76
570–575	573	2	120.00–141.00	$130.45	$747	—
633	633	1	136.00	$136.00	$861	—
665	665	1	124.00	$124.00	$825	+6.69

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1270	1188	80-85%	9	54.00–60.00	$57.56	$684	—
1150–1280	1229	80-85%	29	61.00–64.00	$63.07	$775	+6.22
1156–1290	1239	80-85%	11	64.00–69.00	$66.25	$821	+9.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1047	85-90%	9	58.00–61.00	$59.59	$624	-0.49
1000–1145	1053	85-90%	22	52.00–57.00	$55.02	$579	+1.28
1005–1130	1065	85-90%	6	63.00–67.00	$64.65	$689	+10.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1505	1375	75-80%	7	56.00–61.00	$57.38	$789	-5.38
1300–1745	1400	75-80%	20	62.00–65.00	$64.17	$898	—
1310–1630	1447	75-80%	8	66.00–70.00	$66.94	$969	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1610	1506	5	78.00–82.00	$79.38	$1,195	—
1300–1770	1635	6	84.00–87.00	$85.47	$1,397	—
1695–1880	1788	2	90.00–93.00	$91.58	$1,637	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–1005	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–925.00	$840.31
985–1285	1119	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,125.00	$1,032.40
750–1480	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	700.00–1,150.00	$894.64
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1158–1485	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	925.00–1,110.00	$971.51

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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
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
830–950	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,250.00	$1,036.52	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
905–1205	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	975.00–1,375.00	$1,254.21	—

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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.