McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

1,985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.10/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 534 lb · 135 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.64/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 568 lb · 74 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.27/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 518 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,985	1,950	2,350
Feeder cattle	1,710	1,650	2,050
Slaughter cattle	243	243	251
Replacement cattle	32	57	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 275 cows and bulls sold with 84 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	310	6	176.00–183.00	$179.78	$557	-10.98
353–383	368	26	172.00–186.00	$176.49	$649	-7.61
410–446	435	28	153.00–167.00	$160.13	$697	-2.07
450–499	482	51	142.00–161.00	$151.64	$731	-9.05
502–548	534	135	156.00–170.00	$159.10	$850	+0.85
550–599	574	51	158.00–172.00	$163.81	$940	+7.31
615–645	630	29	147.00–156.00	$152.83	$963	-4.23
650–683	669	18	141.00–155.00	$145.77	$975	+1.37
703–742	727	24	129.00–143.00	$135.87	$988	-2.71
750–789	761	33	129.00–139.00	$135.97	$1,035	+5.38
800–835	816	10	137.00–139.00	$137.79	$1,124	+1.04
880–890	882	5	127.00–134.00	$132.59	$1,169	+4.58
900–940	920	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–395	381	10	156.00–170.00	$161.60	$616	-5.64
410–445	435	13	140.00–151.00	$143.38	$624	-6.25
468–493	482	10	130.00–138.00	$133.84	$645	-15.15
500–546	522	28	140.00–155.00	$147.69	$771	+5.19
550–598	567	44	131.00–154.00	$144.74	$821	+9.39
600–645	624	16	130.00–145.00	$136.86	$854	-3.14
650–692	680	10	130.00–139.00	$134.18	$912	+1.27
708–745	717	4	110.00–124.00	$120.36	$863	-3.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	335	17	139.00–152.00	$145.17	$486	-6.74
350–395	377	30	139.00–152.00	$142.78	$538	-12.62
400–448	429	34	137.00–151.00	$142.07	$609	-10.83
455–495	475	24	137.00–151.00	$140.55	$668	-4.33
500–540	518	58	131.00–144.00	$135.27	$701	-4.46
550–595	568	74	128.00–141.00	$135.64	$770	-3.63
615–640	629	43	125.00–136.00	$133.48	$840	-4.41
650–697	674	29	121.00–133.00	$128.27	$865	-2.62
725–745	735	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$864	-10.34
750–780	764	5	107.00–121.00	$116.74	$892	+1.79
835	835	1	112.00	$112.00	$935	+5.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	3	120.00–133.00	$127.88	$416	-7.58
350–395	373	8	120.00–132.00	$129.42	$483	-10.33
400–435	416	16	123.00–134.00	$128.26	$534	-10.35
455–498	476	32	124.00–135.00	$130.52	$621	-3.30
500–545	521	16	119.00–132.00	$124.03	$646	-2.49
550–593	568	13	117.00–127.00	$122.74	$697	-4.75
600–625	613	8	120.00–134.00	$124.53	$763	+2.15
650–690	675	3	120.00–134.00	$125.06	$844	+5.56
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	334	7	180.00–197.00	$185.38	$619	-8.37
350–370	357	8	171.00–186.00	$181.23	$647	+3.90
400–445	423	14	146.00–161.00	$150.27	$636	-4.57
450–491	474	21	136.00–151.00	$143.96	$682	-6.29
500–545	520	37	134.00–149.00	$141.64	$737	-8.03
555–585	567	9	143.00–156.00	$148.33	$841	+0.35
610–635	620	6	130.00–145.00	$138.47	$859	-3.02
659–690	664	6	131.00–139.00	$136.62	$907	+13.88
703	703	3	132.00	$132.00	$928	+5.88
873	873	3	105.00	$105.00	$917	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	308	4	152.00–166.00	$159.92	$493	-1.13
355	355	2	150.00	$150.00	$532	-11.50
400–430	415	8	132.00–143.00	$137.96	$573	+1.42
460–490	480	3	120.00–132.00	$127.83	$614	-5.10
505–525	516	4	122.00–132.00	$128.51	$663	-5.79
565–590	574	6	126.00–141.00	$131.71	$756	-5.46
600–615	608	2	128.00–129.00	$128.49	$781	—
685	685	1	116.00	$116.00	$795	+7.00
715	715	1	118.00	$118.00	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1085	1023	85-90%	19	57.00–61.00	$58.02	$594	-19.30
1000–1110	1058	85-90%	9	57.00–70.00	$66.73	$706	+0.50
1000–1135	1075	85-90%	25	62.00–65.00	$64.00	$688	-7.90

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1225	1175	80-85%	10	59.00–63.00	$62.00	$728	-9.19
1150–1280	1197	80-85%	15	64.00–68.00	$65.82	$788	-11.03
1150–1280	1220	80-85%	10	69.00–73.00	$70.48	$860	-10.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1540	1384	75-80%	5	73.00–76.00	$74.84	$1,036	—
1310–1750	1407	75-80%	6	66.00–67.00	$66.52	$936	-5.34
1300–1595	1414	75-80%	20	68.00–72.00	$69.64	$985	-2.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1760	1553	2	80.00–82.00	$81.13	$1,260	—
1310–2205	1877	5	85.00–88.00	$86.89	$1,631	—
1920–2090	2008	3	94.00–96.00	$94.69	$1,901	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
940–1095	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$809.64
1000–1040	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
943–1430	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	735.00–1,175.00	$908.11
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
775	775	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
830–990	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00–850.00	$770.19	-356.42
815–1210	977	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–850.00	$769.67	-805.33

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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.