McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

2,060 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.69/cwt -16.20 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 524 lb · 74 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.15/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 473 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.88/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 576 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,060	1,490	1,940
Feeder cattle	1,800	1,350	1,740
Slaughter cattle	198	118	156
Replacement cattle	62	22	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows, breakers 2.00 higher, boners and leans 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. A total of 260 cows and bulls sold with 66 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
325–345	333	10	195.00–212.00	$203.10	$676	-3.85
372–385	377	12	189.00–210.00	$199.67	$753	+1.51
400–442	425	26	175.00–189.00	$180.53	$767	-9.12
450–494	472	26	164.00–174.00	$168.01	$793	-7.18
500–543	524	74	152.00–166.00	$158.69	$832	-16.20
550–598	572	50	154.00–168.00	$160.67	$919	-8.85
603–640	620	33	143.00–157.00	$153.65	$953	-8.81
650–687	672	22	141.00–155.00	$149.73	$1,006	-1.37
715–738	727	17	145.00–156.00	$151.42	$1,101	-2.76
760–793	776	17	137.00–150.00	$145.52	$1,129	+15.52
810–835	827	5	130.00–146.00	$139.39	$1,153	+8.40
865–875	867	5	128.00–143.00	$139.97	$1,214	+15.95
900–915	908	2	114.00–121.00	$117.47	$1,067	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	152.00	$152.00	$497	-26.23
365–395	387	7	170.00–182.00	$176.24	$682	-3.57
400–445	421	23	155.00–171.00	$162.68	$685	-14.10
453–495	468	11	142.00–157.00	$149.38	$699	-9.29
500–545	534	16	135.00–150.00	$144.40	$771	-16.55
560–585	571	15	137.00–152.00	$143.20	$818	-14.58
607–640	624	12	134.00–148.00	$139.84	$873	-10.81
665–690	682	3	132.00–144.00	$137.59	$938	-2.03
715	715	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,008	—
760–790	775	2	120.00–135.00	$127.35	$987	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	15	164.00–170.00	$168.78	$543	+5.92
350–398	380	44	154.00–169.00	$158.72	$603	-4.97
400–439	422	47	151.00–165.00	$155.59	$657	-1.33
450–497	473	60	148.00–162.00	$154.15	$729	+2.09
500–541	524	46	146.00–160.00	$150.80	$790	-0.70
550–597	576	54	142.00–156.00	$146.88	$846	-1.54
600–647	631	49	136.00–146.00	$141.33	$892	-4.82
655–695	672	22	130.00–144.00	$140.18	$942	-7.25
700–748	714	13	124.00–135.00	$128.75	$919	-9.77
765–795	776	4	117.00–131.00	$126.91	$985	-8.09
812	812	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,031	-3.63
855–868	864	3	112.00–122.00	$118.70	$1,026	—
915	915	3	106.00	$106.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	314	7	146.00–160.00	$150.18	$472	+1.72
358–395	370	9	137.00–152.00	$142.82	$528	-6.38
400–448	432	45	143.00–158.00	$146.68	$634	+3.10
450–495	470	33	134.00–148.00	$140.94	$662	+3.46
500–545	524	30	129.00–144.00	$138.86	$728	+0.42
555–595	569	14	125.00–140.00	$132.92	$756	+1.23
603–645	621	10	120.00–135.00	$129.39	$804	-3.42
650–680	667	3	117.00–132.00	$123.11	$821	-4.87
735	735	1	115.00	$115.00	$845	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	338	27	189.00–210.00	$193.61	$654	-18.20
350–398	387	18	188.00–215.00	$195.29	$756	-6.32
400–445	414	13	171.00–188.00	$183.43	$759	-6.81
455–485	465	41	153.00–168.00	$160.99	$749	-5.32
505–540	526	24	150.00–160.00	$155.50	$818	-8.20
560–590	574	17	147.00–158.00	$154.06	$884	-11.57
610–645	631	15	130.00–144.00	$137.84	$870	-14.83
655–690	670	18	140.00–155.00	$141.15	$946	-7.72
718–748	741	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,037	+3.00
755–795	768	9	126.00–140.00	$132.37	$1,017	—
800–845	818	3	110.00–120.00	$115.09	$941	—
875	875	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	11	170.00–180.00	$172.56	$552	-12.44
375–394	389	15	159.00–173.00	$165.56	$644	-9.11
402–445	428	22	150.00–165.00	$155.68	$666	-16.10
455–495	476	12	140.00–151.00	$146.74	$698	-1.15
500–545	517	6	130.00–141.00	$135.20	$699	-16.05
555–579	575	14	134.00–147.00	$140.48	$808	-13.30
620–643	633	4	121.00–130.00	$124.20	$786	-12.80
660	660	1	126.00	$126.00	$832	-16.23
728	728	2	132.00	$132.00	$961	-1.00
780	780	1	120.00	$120.00	$936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1120	1032	85-90%	14	58.00–62.00	$59.57	$615	—
1005–1134	1055	85-90%	11	63.00–66.00	$64.28	$678	-2.21
1005–1115	1063	85-90%	12	68.00–72.00	$70.67	$751	+4.18

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1290	1211	80-85%	17	64.00–68.00	$66.02	$800	-8.58
1160–1280	1219	80-85%	7	59.00–63.00	$61.41	$749	-13.19
1155–1295	1221	80-85%	8	72.00–74.00	$72.75	$888	-1.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1375	1358	75-80%	4	75.00–78.00	$76.01	$1,032	+6.44
1320–1660	1414	75-80%	5	65.00–68.00	$66.16	$936	-6.71
1360–1525	1426	75-80%	6	71.00–73.00	$72.20	$1,030	-0.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1500	1441	5	83.00–86.00	$84.35	$1,215	—
1395–2000	1633	6	90.00–94.00	$91.97	$1,502	-8.37
1555–2080	1770	4	95.00–99.00	$96.59	$1,710	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
825–1075	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	715.00–875.00	$776.72
935–1000	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,100.00	$1,009.56
820–1175	994	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	625.00–1,025.00	$835.67
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
630–785	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	710.00–975.00	$813.79	—
900–1230	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–910.00	$840.97	—
860–1240	1036	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	711.00–1,162.00	$956.87	—
850–1230	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00–1,100.00	$1,083.65	—
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.