McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

1,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.14/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 579 lb · 73 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.33/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 525 lb · 59 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.11/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 624 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,380	1,780	1,350
Feeder cattle	1,150	1,500	1,200
Slaughter cattle	198	251	130
Replacement cattle	32	29	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00-9.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00-10.00 higher. Quality average through vary attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 1.00 to 2.00 higher, boners 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls up to 10.00 higher. A total of 230 cows and bulls sold with 73 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
315–345	321	5	201.00–212.00	$209.64	$673	+32.17
370–397	387	9	181.00–193.00	$187.09	$724	+11.78
413–440	430	24	181.00–194.00	$184.11	$792	+0.11
450–496	473	31	164.00–178.00	$167.71	$793	-1.33
505–547	524	25	163.00–173.00	$167.58	$878	+8.17
550–586	576	32	155.00–167.00	$163.56	$942	+4.41
600–648	624	53	147.00–161.00	$155.11	$968	+2.96
650–690	668	16	144.00–151.00	$148.06	$989	-0.35
705–746	727	22	136.00–150.00	$143.78	$1,045	-0.97
810–811	811	5	127.00–138.00	$129.20	$1,048	—
863–875	867	3	120.00–134.00	$129.29	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	3	163.00–173.00	$166.39	$612	+13.98
415–445	430	2	153.00	$153.00	$658	-9.46
455–495	481	9	145.00–160.00	$152.92	$736	-5.43
515–540	531	9	146.00–160.00	$150.91	$801	+2.05
575–585	579	4	145.00–152.00	$147.75	$855	+6.46
602–644	635	28	132.00–145.00	$142.61	$906	+3.52
665–675	670	2	132.00–140.00	$136.03	$911	-1.16
755	755	1	117.00	$117.00	$883	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–335	318	8	157.00–171.00	$165.40	$526	+21.10
350–395	375	8	152.00–166.00	$158.99	$596	-0.48
400–445	423	24	150.00–164.00	$159.56	$675	+6.80
453–489	473	33	145.00–159.00	$153.61	$727	+9.70
500–545	525	59	144.00–158.00	$151.33	$794	+7.94
550–598	579	73	144.00–158.00	$150.14	$869	+8.11
610 value added	610	6	162.00	$162.00	$988	-5.00
600–645	616	44	142.00–152.00	$146.33	$901	+8.77
655–695	681	16	129.00–139.00	$137.18	$934	+1.38
700–745	723	14	130.00–138.00	$136.70	$988	+4.75
770	770	1	126.00	$126.00	$970	—
805	805	1	112.00	$112.00	$902	-1.98
875	875	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,032	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	5	140.00–148.00	$142.86	$453	+12.42
370–385	377	3	130.00–147.00	$139.22	$525	+4.04
400–440	412	5	140.00–152.00	$146.56	$604	+5.46
465–487	480	7	141.00–145.00	$143.44	$689	+12.46
505–535	519	9	135.00–143.00	$138.34	$718	+6.09
550–590	571	18	125.00–142.00	$136.99	$782	+5.68
600–638	621	14	129.00–141.00	$132.28	$821	+3.45
650–690	663	3	121.00–130.00	$125.43	$832	+2.15
700–725	713	2	121.00–126.00	$123.46	$880	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	8	190.00–211.00	$203.75	$662	+11.58
350–393	377	16	186.00–208.00	$195.54	$737	+2.71
405–445	427	25	182.00–195.00	$186.17	$795	+8.53
450–485	476	14	163.00–178.00	$169.37	$806	+9.83
500–543	516	25	150.00–164.00	$159.35	$822	+5.46
550–595	570	28	143.00–157.00	$150.06	$855	+5.26
605–645	629	7	132.00–146.00	$139.94	$880	-3.24
650–685	666	6	136.00–145.00	$140.83	$938	+0.92
705–745	725	3	117.00–131.00	$122.57	$889	-5.38
780	780	1	128.00	$128.00	$998	+4.66
818–845	827	3	112.00–125.00	$120.57	$997	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	167.00–175.00	$170.75	$546	+10.56
375–395	385	2	163.00–180.00	$171.28	$659	+8.25
415–445	429	5	151.00–169.00	$157.53	$676	-4.30
475–495	483	4	150.00–151.00	$150.51	$727	+5.10
538–545	540	3	140.00–151.00	$143.70	$776	+2.02
550–588	575	3	130.00–139.00	$136.13	$783	+5.34
608–645	620	3	110.00–120.00	$113.47	$704	-19.43
658–680	665	3	120.00–131.00	$127.25	$846	+14.74

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1120	1053	85-90%	13	61.00–65.00	$62.78	$661	+1.53
1015–1130	1061	85-90%	12	56.00–60.00	$57.93	$615	-3.32
1005–1130	1093	85-90%	9	67.00–70.00	$68.63	$750	+7.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1605	1428	75-80%	11	70.00–73.00	$70.70	$1,010	+3.99
1315–1775	1430	75-80%	7	60.00–65.00	$63.12	$903	-3.59
1320–1570	1448	75-80%	13	66.00–69.00	$67.93	$984	+1.22

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1210	1173	80-85%	6	56.00–59.00	$56.83	$667	-2.05
1155–1295	1218	80-85%	10	62.00–65.00	$63.43	$773	-0.76
1175–1295	1229	80-85%	14	66.00–69.00	$67.79	$833	+3.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605	1605	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,284	-10.39
1403–1995	1759	5	94.00–97.00	$95.43	$1,679	—
1791–1805	1798	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$1,807	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–820	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	715.00–850.00	$785.96
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
915–1320	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	850.00–950.00	$921.98
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1015–1590	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	825.00–1,200.00	$987.88

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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
885–1190	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	710.00–750.00	$738.47	-218.87

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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.