McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

1,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.03/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 568 lb · 84 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.91/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 483 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.39/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 515 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,780	1,175	2,520
Feeder cattle	1,500	975	1,950
Slaughter cattle	251	135	415
Replacement cattle	29	65	155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, breakers and boners steady to 1.00 lower, leans 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 75 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
335–340	338	2	174.00–181.00	$177.47	$600	-8.97
375–398	389	11	167.00–178.00	$175.31	$682	-9.40
435	435	1	184.00	$184.00	$800	+23.68
453–497	477	41	164.00–178.00	$169.04	$806	+5.38
500–545	520	65	155.00–169.00	$159.41	$829	+1.86
550–598	573	54	154.00–165.00	$159.15	$912	-0.11
600–649	622	62	146.00–160.00	$152.15	$946	-0.61
650–698	673	38	144.00–154.00	$148.41	$999	+2.48
710–740	728	8	144.00–149.00	$144.75	$1,054	-4.02
758–785	768	9	134.00–142.00	$138.09	$1,061	-4.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	135.00	$135.00	$436	-26.64
350–390	375	7	145.00–162.00	$152.41	$572	-9.83
400–443	426	66	154.00–170.00	$162.46	$692	+15.00
455–495	474	12	151.00–177.00	$158.35	$751	+11.23
500–548	526	17	140.00–154.00	$148.86	$783	+3.60
560–595	573	7	130.00–150.00	$141.29	$810	-2.11
600–640	617	13	130.00–145.00	$139.09	$858	+5.28
650–690	669	5	135.00–139.00	$137.19	$918	+8.19
705–715	709	4	119.00–128.00	$122.01	$865	-4.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	318	7	140.00–153.00	$144.30	$459	-13.16
353–390	378	21	151.00–165.00	$159.47	$603	+2.69
400–445	422	32	149.00–163.00	$152.76	$645	+2.01
450–498	483	72	138.00–152.00	$143.91	$695	+0.04
500–545	515	67	137.00–151.00	$143.39	$738	+3.24
550–595	568	84	136.00–150.00	$142.03	$807	+0.81
600–648	620	23	135.00–149.00	$137.56	$853	+0.54
625 value added	625	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,044	—
651–695	663	25	126.00–140.00	$135.80	$900	+7.74
713–738	724	6	127.00–136.00	$131.95	$955	+1.70
820–835	828	2	112.00–116.00	$113.98	$944	+0.43
885	885	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,044	—
905	905	1	103.00	$103.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	7	126.00–140.00	$130.44	$416	-7.48
350–395	373	20	43.00–151.00	$135.18	$504	-5.62
401–440	416	19	134.00–148.00	$141.10	$587	+7.79
463–495	476	7	122.00–136.00	$130.98	$623	-0.91
505–545	525	17	124.00–136.00	$132.25	$694	+5.30
550–590	568	10	126.00–135.00	$131.31	$746	+2.13
600–645	620	12	124.00–130.00	$128.83	$799	+3.00
650–675	668	4	120.00–127.00	$123.28	$824	+7.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	322	10	185.00–205.00	$192.17	$619	+10.66
350–390	367	12	186.00–204.00	$192.83	$708	+17.10
400–423	409	9	172.00–185.00	$177.64	$727	+17.35
450–495	475	29	157.00–172.00	$159.54	$758	+0.33
500–545	524	18	151.00–158.00	$153.89	$806	+4.21
550–595	570	17	136.00–150.00	$144.80	$825	+1.48
600–640	611	6	138.00–145.00	$143.18	$875	+2.91
655–690	667	3	135.00–144.00	$139.91	$933	+7.23
705–740	715	5	122.00–133.00	$127.95	$915	-15.98
750–765	760	3	122.00–125.00	$123.34	$937	-6.66
875	875	1	114.00	$114.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	329	6	154.00–171.00	$160.19	$527	+20.19
350–395	375	20	156.00–171.00	$163.03	$611	+6.76
400–448	431	13	155.00–171.00	$161.83	$697	+15.21
451–495	475	18	140.00–155.00	$145.41	$691	+4.27
503–535	515	6	137.00–146.00	$141.68	$730	+3.49
583–590	585	5	126.00–135.00	$130.79	$765	+0.79
600–645	627	9	127.00–136.00	$132.90	$833	+9.90
680–685	683	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$768	—
755	755	1	102.00	$102.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1165	1153	80-85%	9	58.00–62.00	$58.88	$679	—
1150–1288	1238	80-85%	24	63.00–66.00	$64.19	$795	-7.18
1150–1290	1246	80-85%	24	67.00–70.00	$68.59	$855	-2.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1042	85-90%	27	54.00–58.00	$55.02	$573	-5.29
1000–1115	1064	85-90%	9	60.00–65.00	$61.25	$652	-4.54
1020–1145	1101	85-90%	9	66.00–70.00	$67.59	$744	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1350	1317	75-80%	3	59.00–63.00	$61.35	$808	—
1325–1730	1419	75-80%	15	65.00–68.00	$66.71	$947	+3.74
1325–1557	1468	75-80%	17	69.00–72.00	$69.73	$1,024	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1585	1504	4	79.00–82.00	$80.04	$1,204	—
1490–1760	1627	3	89.00–91.00	$90.39	$1,471	—
1635–1994	1817	8	84.00–87.00	$85.84	$1,560	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1160	1102	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	835.00–1,010.00	$916.59
895–1275	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–1,025.00	$931.71
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00

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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
700–800	748	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00–900.00	$851.73	—
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	+79.58
860–920	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,135.00	$973.15	—
770–1325	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	710.00–1,125.00	$957.34	—

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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.