McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

1,950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.50/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 593 lb · 212 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.73/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 526 lb · 145 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.27/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 573 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,950	1,460	2,760
Feeder cattle	1,650	1,100	2,500
Slaughter cattle	243	318	211
Replacement cattle	57	42	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of QBN calves. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold 67 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
300–335	324	11	181.00–199.00	$190.76	$618	+7.43
350–393	378	23	178.00–195.00	$184.10	$696	+8.56
400–445	424	22	155.00–168.00	$162.20	$688	+0.02
450–494	478	25	152.00–165.00	$160.69	$768	+1.89
500–548	520	51	151.00–164.00	$158.25	$823	+6.88
550–597	593	212	149.00–159.00	$156.50	$928	+8.72
600–645	631	28	148.00–161.00	$157.06	$991	+13.71
655–690	682	12	144.00–149.00	$144.40	$985	+4.98
705–743	725	14	134.00–141.00	$138.58	$1,005	+5.36
755–790	771	12	125.00–135.00	$130.59	$1,007	+7.59
805–810	806	4	136.00–139.00	$136.75	$1,102	—
860–870	865	2	126.00–130.00	$128.01	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	3	160.00–175.00	$165.38	$541	+33.44
375–385	383	4	161.00–170.00	$167.24	$641	+18.65
402–440	417	13	148.00–164.00	$149.63	$624	+12.70
450–493	481	11	141.00–157.00	$148.99	$717	+22.14
505–540	519	11	134.00–149.00	$142.50	$740	—
550–585	561	4	130.00–141.00	$135.35	$759	+2.92
610–630	624	6	135.00–146.00	$140.00	$874	+9.95
655–697	681	7	121.00–137.00	$132.91	$905	+9.00
715–730	725	3	117.00–134.00	$124.27	$901	—
780–795	788	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$942	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–340	320	11	146.00–160.00	$151.91	$486	+0.23
350–390	374	10	151.00–161.00	$155.40	$581	+6.77
401–443	424	29	148.00–154.00	$152.90	$648	+12.21
450–493	473	49	143.00–158.00	$144.88	$685	+6.08
500–547	526	145	130.00–143.00	$139.73	$735	+0.47
550–598	573	70	131.00–143.00	$139.27	$798	+0.01
607 value added	607	3	160.00	$160.00	$971	—
600–647	623	63	130.00–143.00	$137.89	$859	-3.20
650–698	679	30	122.00–135.00	$130.89	$889	+1.13
700–745	709	27	121.00–135.00	$127.85	$906	+5.01
760–780	770	4	110.00–120.00	$114.95	$885	-4.62
800–840	820	10	102.00–110.00	$106.17	$871	—
860–890	884	7	103.00–111.00	$109.14	$965	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	308	6	130.00–137.00	$135.46	$417	+4.71
360–399	380	37	132.00–148.00	$139.75	$531	+6.25
402–447	437	68	130.00–144.00	$138.61	$606	+14.77
450–490	472	33	126.00–143.00	$133.82	$632	+9.19
500–545	525	13	116.00–131.00	$126.52	$664	+2.61
550–585	564	6	121.00–131.00	$127.49	$719	+9.57
600–640	624	6	120.00–127.00	$122.38	$764	-3.48
650–655	653	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$780	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	4	186.00–196.00	$193.75	$647	+5.13
355–383	374	4	171.00–185.00	$177.33	$663	-8.23
408–445	427	7	150.00–163.00	$154.84	$661	-0.56
455–490	472	20	145.00–157.00	$150.25	$709	-2.83
505–545	520	15	141.00–155.00	$149.67	$778	-0.23
550–595	565	13	145.00–154.00	$147.98	$836	+10.19
610–625	620	4	135.00–146.00	$141.49	$877	+3.72
670–690	676	7	120.00–131.00	$122.74	$830	—
705–735	722	8	120.00–127.00	$126.12	$911	-1.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	3	156.00–171.00	$161.05	$523	+4.85
365–380	373	4	153.00–170.00	$161.50	$602	+7.54
415–445	430	6	132.00–142.00	$136.54	$587	+1.45
455–495	480	3	130.00–136.00	$132.93	$638	-2.14
530–540	537	3	127.00–139.00	$134.30	$721	+4.91
575–590	586	6	130.00–140.00	$137.17	$804	—
675	675	1	109.00	$109.00	$736	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1760	1421	75-80%	9	69.00–73.00	$71.86	$1,021	+2.86
1300–1725	1426	75-80%	17	79.00–83.00	$80.27	$1,145	+11.27
1310–1740	1465	75-80%	11	75.00–78.00	$76.57	$1,122	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1080	1027	85-90%	6	75.00–79.00	$77.32	$794	+22.42
1000–1130	1054	85-90%	18	65.00–69.00	$66.23	$698	+2.40
1030–1143	1088	85-90%	10	70.00–74.00	$71.90	$782	+11.93

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1230	1175	80-85%	12	69.00–74.00	$71.19	$836	+2.19
1150–1265	1197	80-85%	14	75.00–79.00	$76.85	$920	+7.85
1150–1290	1238	80-85%	6	80.00–83.00	$81.01	$1,003	+17.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1840	1514	8	84.00–88.00	$85.52	$1,295	+9.72
1540–1855	1737	5	95.00–98.00	$96.20	$1,671	+3.75
1395–2250	1772	11	90.00–95.00	$92.54	$1,640	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1160	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–910.00	$876.21
970–1080	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	945.00–1,225.00	$1,129.14
845–1265	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,150.00	$1,059.89
995–1275	1122	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–1,075.00	$950.78
810–1395	1127	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–1,150.00	$1,027.86
1050–1450	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,475.00	$1,178.51

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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
860–1000	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,300.00	$1,126.61	—
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+625.00
890–1185	1063	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,075.00	$966.77	—
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
985–1220	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,100.00	$1,044.16	—
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1045–1265	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,325.00–1,850.00	$1,470.61	—

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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.