McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

1,490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.42/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 577 lb · 105 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.50/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 521 lb · 78 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.15/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 623 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,490	1,250	2,145
Feeder cattle	1,350	1,150	1,820
Slaughter cattle	118	87	276
Replacement cattle	22	13	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 140 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
300–345	322	17	195.00–215.00	$206.95	$666	+7.59
355–398	384	16	189.00–204.00	$198.16	$761	+9.49
400–448	427	14	184.00–199.00	$189.65	$810	+4.31
459–494	478	57	167.00–181.00	$175.19	$837	+1.77
503–545	524	43	166.00–181.00	$174.89	$916	+5.68
555–590	580	33	163.00–175.00	$169.52	$983	+6.82
600–635	616	37	155.00–169.00	$162.46	$1,001	+8.32
650–693	672	24	145.00–156.00	$151.10	$1,015	-2.31
707–737	725	22	153.00–155.00	$154.18	$1,118	+2.91
765	765	2	123.00–137.00	$130.00	$994	-11.60
805–820	813	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$1,065	-9.81
865–875	868	3	121.00–130.00	$124.02	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	6	172.00–190.00	$178.23	$583	+11.22
350–375	363	3	172.00–184.00	$179.81	$653	+20.95
420–425	424	4	167.00–182.00	$176.78	$750	+16.33
450–498	482	16	150.00–165.00	$158.67	$765	+7.32
500–545	530	29	151.00–166.00	$160.95	$853	+9.32
550–595	576	26	149.00–161.00	$157.78	$909	+7.26
600–645	629	19	141.00–154.00	$150.65	$948	+14.17
655–680	670	5	133.00–144.00	$139.62	$935	+9.62

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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	325	18	157.00–167.00	$162.86	$529	+9.90
350–395	378	26	153.00–167.00	$163.69	$619	+10.49
400–440	418	48	151.00–165.00	$156.92	$656	+9.73
453–499	481	68	144.00–157.00	$152.06	$731	+5.10
500–545	521	78	144.00–157.00	$151.50	$789	+1.25
550–595	577	105	139.00–153.00	$148.42	$856	+9.24
603–645	623	70	139.00–153.00	$146.15	$911	+4.12
650–685	668	55	135.00–149.00	$147.43	$985	+6.44
700–735	720	12	131.00–143.00	$138.52	$997	+6.42
760	760	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	+17.88
810–835	814	6	124.00–132.00	$130.63	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	4	140.00–156.00	$148.46	$482	+8.42
355–395	376	9	141.00–155.00	$149.20	$561	+10.40
405–448	426	22	137.00–153.00	$143.58	$612	+7.94
460–498	480	22	129.00–144.00	$137.48	$660	+3.89
500–545	523	28	130.00–144.00	$138.44	$724	+2.57
550–595	565	12	123.00–138.00	$131.69	$744	+2.94
605–645	629	7	127.00–138.00	$132.81	$835	+4.37
683–695	688	4	121.00–131.00	$127.98	$881	+2.63

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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	326	11	195.00–220.00	$211.81	$691	+10.57
360–382	374	7	197.00–211.00	$201.61	$754	+12.71
400–447	420	24	183.00–197.00	$190.24	$799	+11.22
450–499	480	37	161.00–175.00	$166.31	$798	-3.14
505–540	521	10	155.00–168.00	$163.70	$853	+4.06
555–590	575	6	157.00–170.00	$165.63	$952	+8.25
615–645	624	6	148.00–156.00	$152.67	$953	+1.16
665–690	675	7	144.00–160.00	$148.87	$1,005	+6.24
728	728	2	137.00	$137.00	$997	-1.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	185.00	$185.00	$610	+16.25
350–395	378	6	166.00–180.00	$174.67	$660	+21.67
415–445	438	15	165.00–181.00	$171.78	$752	+18.30
460–490	476	11	141.00–157.00	$147.89	$704	+1.53
500–545	527	12	142.00–158.00	$151.25	$797	+4.37
553–593	574	28	144.00–159.00	$153.78	$883	+14.78
635	635	1	137.00	$137.00	$870	+3.52
655–695	673	8	130.00–147.00	$142.23	$957	+13.23
745	745	1	133.00	$133.00	$991	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1062	85-90%	15	64.00–69.00	$66.49	$706	+4.06
1005–1125	1069	85-90%	8	58.00–63.00	$60.04	$642	-2.39
1005–1145	1084	85-90%	7	70.00–74.00	$71.92	$780	+9.49

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1290	1191	80-85%	7	65.00–72.00	$69.48	$828	—
1150–1240	1197	80-85%	6	62.00–65.00	$63.99	$766	—
1170–1280	1227	80-85%	5	73.00–76.00	$74.60	$915	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1480	1381	75-80%	7	68.00–71.00	$69.57	$961	—
1305–1525	1424	75-80%	7	72.00–75.00	$72.87	$1,038	+4.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1895	1620	5	99.00–102.00	$100.34	$1,626	+8.84
1445–1950	1677	6	94.00–98.00	$95.73	$1,605	—
1450–2155	1715	3	85.00–89.00	$86.55	$1,484	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1217	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–1,050.00	$972.38
935–1265	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	850.00–1,000.00	$907.73
1355–1380	1368	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,187.84

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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
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+107.45
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.