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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

1,630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.94/cwt -5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 424 lb · 45 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.09/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $480/hd at 322 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.81/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 480 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,630 1,615 1,560
Feeder cattle 1,200 1,250 1,300
Slaughter cattle 350 277 219
Replacement cattle 80 88 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was plain to average, few large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 430 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–343 333 20 187.00–203.00 $194.31 $647 +6.89
355–393 378 11 170.00–184.00 $179.71 $679 +6.42
400–443 430 18 152.00–161.00 $159.01 $684 -2.47
450–498 478 23 148.00–162.00 $153.92 $736 -0.69
503–545 519 27 143.00–157.00 $149.73 $777 -11.76
550–593 578 31 132.00–154.00 $145.68 $842 -9.25
600–645 625 25 136.00–149.00 $142.48 $890 -0.46
655–695 680 14 130.00–142.00 $140.00 $952 +8.06
705–725 715 17 130.00–140.00 $138.23 $988 +11.50
755 755 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 +14.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 149.00–163.00 $156.28 $489 -1.33
363–395 382 7 129.00–143.00 $136.70 $522 -19.49
400–435 414 7 128.00–147.00 $138.59 $574 +2.96
455–480 467 7 123.00–144.00 $133.73 $625 -6.70
520–545 530 5 130.00–138.00 $135.18 $716 -8.17
575 575 1 111.00 $111.00 $638 -27.58
600 600 1 132.00 $132.00 $792 +4.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 322 41 140.00–152.00 $149.09 $480 +0.46
350–395 376 37 138.00–152.00 $144.04 $542 -1.27
402–448 424 45 134.00–148.00 $140.94 $598 -5.05
450–497 480 40 137.00–148.00 $139.81 $671 +3.07
503–530 514 31 127.00–139.00 $134.22 $690 +1.91
558–595 575 33 136.00–150.00 $143.50 $825 +8.06
600–620 612 12 134.00–147.00 $140.82 $862 +12.67
653–678 664 13 126.00–140.00 $130.28 $865 +4.98
700 700 3 119.00 $119.00 $833 -0.04
798 798 2 107.00 $107.00 $854 -18.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 +0.53
360–385 370 9 120.00–137.00 $129.80 $480 -1.87
400–445 417 12 120.00–134.00 $128.33 $535 -1.70
450–490 469 18 120.00–132.00 $128.31 $602 +4.75
500–530 515 12 112.00–125.00 $120.18 $619 -1.61
550–585 561 7 111.00–132.00 $125.94 $707 +2.01
600–645 626 5 118.00–131.00 $125.61 $786 +15.35
655–690 677 7 110.00–124.00 $115.96 $785 +15.96
740 740 1 103.00 $103.00 $762 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 11 185.00–200.00 $192.81 $636 -2.20
350–385 359 10 184.00–198.00 $190.36 $683 +4.02
400–445 421 17 146.00–161.00 $152.68 $643 -7.87
450–492 478 13 138.00–152.00 $146.53 $700 -6.62
507–543 523 21 144.00–158.00 $149.71 $783 -2.25
555–580 568 8 138.00–157.00 $151.06 $858 -0.44
625–645 637 6 123.00–138.00 $134.01 $854 -7.96
665–685 674 5 116.00–130.00 $124.02 $836 -1.51
700–725 708 3 104.00–110.00 $108.02 $765 +3.02
757 757 3 109.00 $109.00 $825 —
805 805 1 109.00 $109.00 $877 —
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 312 3 152.00–179.00 $168.93 $527 +5.61
355–385 369 5 160.00–178.00 $167.56 $618 +6.98
405–445 424 8 131.00–145.00 $137.15 $582 -9.49
460–495 476 7 126.00–135.00 $130.09 $619 -14.65
500–530 515 3 120.00–141.00 $133.31 $687 +6.33
565–580 577 6 120.00–136.00 $130.54 $753 +0.09
615–625 620 2 116.00–120.00 $118.02 $732 -17.98
650–690 672 3 104.00–107.00 $105.35 $708 -18.65
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1128 1033 85-90% 36 54.00–58.00 $55.53 $574 -4.06
1020–1140 1067 85-90% 13 64.00–67.00 $66.29 $707 +1.64
1027–1140 1088 85-90% 21 59.00–63.00 $61.10 $665 -3.55
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1087–1255 1162 80-85% 8 55.00–57.00 $56.22 $653 -1.34
1145–1293 1228 80-85% 25 60.00–64.00 $62.39 $766 -0.68
1150–1294 1236 80-85% 24 65.00–68.00 $66.35 $820 +0.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1570 1403 75-80% 18 65.00–68.00 $65.73 $922 +1.56
1300–1575 1408 75-80% 19 60.00–64.00 $62.43 $879 -1.74
1305–1855 1591 75-80% 5 55.00–58.00 $56.43 $898 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1745 1581 4 83.00–87.00 $85.12 $1,346 —
1455–2020 1748 10 88.00–91.00 $90.01 $1,573 —
1580–1965 1748 6 92.00–95.00 $93.18 $1,629 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–1095 965 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 700.00–975.00 $822.07
925–1120 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–850.00 $834.43
730–1280 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 750.00–925.00 $836.74
1065–1295 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 700.00–925.00 $833.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 -475.00
890–1425 984 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 885.00–1,235.00 $1,040.29 —
930–1193 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 835.00–1,010.00 $960.92 —

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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.