McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

1,565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.53/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 527 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.47/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 580 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.46/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 576 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,565	1,985	2,015
Feeder cattle	1,200	1,710	1,750
Slaughter cattle	265	243	227
Replacement cattle	100	32	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, some 11.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 to 3.00 lower , leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 58 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
300–340	322	17	185.00–193.00	$188.08	$606	+8.30
360–395	378	10	161.00–174.00	$169.37	$640	-7.12
403–435	419	23	173.00–187.00	$179.09	$750	+18.96
455–499	489	18	148.00–162.00	$156.81	$767	+5.17
500–545	522	28	150.00–161.00	$156.91	$819	-2.19
555–595	580	55	148.00–162.00	$159.47	$925	-4.34
600–647	620	27	150.00–162.00	$155.28	$963	+2.45
650–670	658	23	146.00–157.00	$155.29	$1,022	+9.52
708–745	718	10	136.00–144.00	$140.56	$1,009	+4.69
765–780	770	3	128.00–140.00	$132.31	$1,019	-3.66
810–845	835	5	115.00–129.00	$118.24	$987	-19.55
850–875	867	3	124.00–127.00	$124.98	$1,084	-7.61
905	905	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,041	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	308	5	164.00	$164.00	$505	—
390	390	1	145.00	$145.00	$566	-16.60
415–445	431	9	153.00–168.00	$159.87	$689	+16.49
460–493	479	4	140.00–156.00	$145.56	$697	+11.72
540	540	1	146.00	$146.00	$788	-1.69
555–595	567	6	139.00–149.00	$141.82	$804	-2.92
615–640	625	3	146.00–147.00	$146.66	$917	+9.80
660–698	676	21	133.00–144.00	$141.08	$954	+6.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–345	333	14	164.00–172.00	$168.06	$560	+22.89
360–385	371	25	159.00–173.00	$165.78	$615	+23.00
400–448	429	36	147.00–158.00	$154.48	$663	+12.41
453–499	477	37	144.00–155.00	$147.64	$704	+7.09
500–545	527	66	135.00–146.00	$141.53	$746	+6.26
550–599	576	53	135.00–149.00	$140.46	$809	+4.82
600–643	620	21	132.00–143.00	$138.41	$858	+4.93
655–699	682	20	128.00–138.00	$135.53	$924	+7.26
705–745	727	9	128.00–133.00	$130.90	$952	+13.39
770	770	2	122.00	$122.00	$939	+5.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–343	331	11	140.00–158.00	$149.04	$493	+21.16
385–390	389	4	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$593	+23.07
405–445	434	7	130.00–144.00	$137.25	$596	+8.99
470–498	487	14	130.00–141.00	$135.44	$660	+4.92
505–545	524	8	126.00–135.00	$130.24	$682	+6.21
565–593	584	8	126.00–134.00	$130.76	$764	+8.02
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	+5.47
650–680	665	2	115.00–125.00	$119.89	$797	-5.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–337	327	16	187.00–210.00	$197.52	$646	+12.14
350–383	369	9	193.00–207.00	$200.00	$738	+18.77
405–426	415	20	171.00–185.00	$178.44	$741	+28.17
458–498	471	16	152.00–159.00	$154.30	$727	+10.34
505–530	513	14	141.00–155.00	$148.86	$764	+7.22
550–595	567	11	149.00–159.00	$151.54	$859	+3.21
605–645	618	13	132.00–146.00	$143.14	$885	+4.67
650–690	670	9	131.00–145.00	$137.21	$919	+0.59
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	-12.00
795	795	1	107.00	$107.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	325	9	160.00–173.00	$168.26	$547	+8.34
360–370	365	8	163.00–177.00	$171.00	$624	+21.00
405–448	434	17	150.00–167.00	$158.94	$690	+20.98
475–495	483	3	142.00–150.00	$145.39	$702	+17.56
515–548	537	3	137.00–139.00	$137.64	$739	+9.13
555–592	572	9	127.00–141.00	$134.72	$771	+3.01
690	690	1	112.00	$112.00	$773	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1275	1196	80-85%	14	59.00–63.00	$61.28	$733	-4.54
1150–1295	1211	80-85%	27	64.00–67.00	$65.22	$790	-5.26
1185–1280	1233	80-85%	5	70.00–71.00	$70.41	$868	-0.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1052	85-90%	18	59.00–63.00	$60.69	$638	-6.04
1010–1145	1067	85-90%	6	68.00–71.00	$69.34	$740	+5.34
1005–1145	1069	85-90%	17	64.00–67.00	$65.58	$701	+1.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1485	1363	75-80%	9	60.00–64.00	$61.80	$842	-13.04
1302–1750	1423	75-80%	13	69.00–72.00	$69.76	$993	+0.12
1310–1710	1455	75-80%	17	65.00–68.00	$66.76	$971	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1919	1607	6	80.00–87.00	$83.51	$1,342	—
1490–2030	1665	7	88.00–91.00	$90.32	$1,504	—
1735–2120	1882	3	93.00–94.00	$93.69	$1,763	+6.80

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00
798–1225	959	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	775.00–1,075.00	$946.50
835–1145	1064	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	710.00–900.00	$793.01
955–1280	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	775.00–1,075.00	$924.66
1115–1320	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	960.00–1,025.00	$995.24

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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
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	+75.00
800–1075	854	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	875.00–1,250.00	$1,163.52	—
850–1075	984	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	875.00–1,450.00	$1,272.82	+503.15
960–1050	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–1,125.00	$981.72	—
1060–1160	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–950.00	$926.13	—
1050–1185	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,100.00	$996.20	—
1173	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.