McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

1,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.73/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 523 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.67/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 470 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.02/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 563 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,805	1,565	1,950
Feeder cattle	1,450	1,200	1,700
Slaughter cattle	295	265	201
Replacement cattle	60	100	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive. McAlester market continue to have large number of attractive calves. Slaughter cows , breakers and boners 1.00 lower, leans 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 365 cows and bulls sold with 69 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
305–345	330	14	184.00–200.00	$191.46	$632	+3.38
350–385	368	19	177.00–192.00	$184.48	$679	+15.11
422–446	432	28	176.00–191.00	$181.02	$782	+1.93
454–495	472	40	172.00–187.00	$177.49	$838	+20.68
501–540	517	31	163.00–176.00	$170.13	$880	+13.22
550–595	563	49	162.00–176.00	$169.02	$952	+9.55
600–645	625	31	150.00–164.00	$158.73	$992	+3.45
653–685	672	21	140.00–147.00	$144.07	$968	-11.22
700–741	737	23	140.00–144.00	$142.27	$1,049	+1.71
775	775	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,000	-3.31
810–825	819	4	125.00–134.00	$131.73	$1,079	+13.49
875	875	1	111.00	$111.00	$971	-13.98
962	962	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	306	6	160.00–165.00	$161.00	$493	-3.00
350–395	371	7	155.00–170.00	$160.13	$594	+15.13
400–445	425	17	155.00–171.00	$160.30	$681	+0.43
465–495	479	24	152.00–169.00	$158.81	$761	+13.25
500–545	522	37	150.00–165.00	$157.55	$822	+11.55
550–598	574	23	147.00–160.00	$153.38	$880	+11.56
605–645	621	10	130.00–145.00	$140.51	$873	-6.15
650–690	670	3	125.00–130.00	$127.36	$853	-13.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	309	7	147.00–161.00	$153.68	$475	-14.38
358–397	372	30	156.00–170.00	$163.35	$608	-2.43
403–430	412	27	154.00–167.00	$159.68	$658	+5.20
450–493	470	49	142.00–156.00	$147.67	$694	+0.03
500–548	523	53	141.00–155.00	$144.73	$757	+3.20
550–595	568	47	135.00–149.00	$142.05	$807	+1.59
600–645	620	41	129.00–143.00	$136.72	$848	-1.69
650–675	664	11	127.00–135.00	$130.44	$866	-5.09
700–730	720	12	120.00–131.00	$125.86	$906	-5.04
758	758	5	127.00	$127.00	$963	+5.00
800–820	810	2	115.00	$115.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	5	130.00–143.00	$134.02	$438	-15.02
350–395	366	11	135.00–150.00	$140.17	$513	-12.32
400–445	428	25	134.00–147.00	$141.17	$604	+3.92
450–498	474	22	130.00–141.00	$133.38	$632	-2.06
503–545	519	39	125.00–137.00	$131.76	$684	+1.52
550–595	578	12	121.00–135.00	$129.51	$749	-1.25
600–645	627	8	121.00–130.00	$125.00	$784	-5.00
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	+0.11
715–720	718	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$829	—

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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	317	9	180.00–205.00	$196.27	$622	-1.25
360–395	373	4	170.00–185.00	$177.69	$663	-22.31
400–440	421	12	166.00–180.00	$172.74	$727	-5.70
463–495	472	9	158.00–174.00	$163.26	$771	+8.96
500–545	512	23	147.00–160.00	$155.88	$798	+7.02
550–592	571	25	145.00–160.00	$153.71	$878	+2.17
600–635	619	5	143.00–154.00	$147.18	$911	+4.04
665–675	670	2	122.00–126.00	$123.99	$831	-13.22
700–740	720	2	115.00–125.00	$119.86	$863	-0.14
770	770	1	119.00	$119.00	$916	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	141.00–151.00	$145.90	$552	-25.10
400–440	419	8	140.00–155.00	$147.27	$617	-11.67
463–495	481	8	132.00–145.00	$139.17	$669	-6.22
500–540	523	13	132.00–154.00	$140.53	$735	+2.89
550–595	570	11	126.00–142.00	$134.95	$769	+0.23
600–640	620	2	120.00–122.00	$121.03	$750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1110	1054	85-90%	7	50.00–55.00	$51.55	$543	-9.14
1010–1145	1089	85-90%	10	62.00–65.00	$63.38	$690	-2.20
1010–1225	1094	85-90%	26	54.00–61.00	$58.97	$645	-6.61

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1295	1223	80-85%	20	58.00–62.00	$60.27	$737	-10.14
1150–1295	1228	80-85%	18	63.00–66.00	$64.10	$787	-6.31
1165–1295	1233	80-85%	5	67.00–70.00	$68.60	$846	-1.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1660	1425	75-80%	4	61.00–63.00	$62.05	$884	-7.71
1300–1675	1442	75-80%	21	64.00–67.00	$65.48	$944	-4.28
1300–1725	1519	75-80%	11	68.00–71.00	$69.21	$1,051	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1670	1495	5	82.00–86.00	$83.31	$1,245	—
1495–1575	1536	4	87.00–91.00	$88.97	$1,367	—
1625–1845	1756	4	92.00–95.00	$93.28	$1,638	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–960	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–850.00	$766.46
945–1010	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–835.00	$832.39
888–1373	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	675.00–1,000.00	$845.42
1085–1223	1154	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	885.00–1,085.00	$979.02
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1378	1378	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

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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
725	725	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	-288.52
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	+43.28
915–1160	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–1,025.00	$921.35	-60.37

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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.