McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

2,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.99/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 522 lb · 110 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.66/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 473 lb · 77 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.16/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 521 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,040	2,060	1,500
Feeder cattle	1,800	1,800	1,300
Slaughter cattle	187	198	156
Replacement cattle	53	62	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 2.00 to 5.00 lower, boners steady. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 240 cows and bulls sold with 61 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
308–340	320	24	191.00–211.00	$200.19	$641	-2.91
350–393	376	30	187.00–197.00	$192.77	$725	-6.90
400–440	421	40	178.00–184.00	$181.12	$763	+0.59
450–498	473	77	163.00–176.00	$170.66	$807	+2.65
500–543	521	77	160.00–174.00	$168.16	$876	+9.47
550–598	566	57	156.00–167.00	$160.83	$910	+0.16
600–645	621	41	150.00–164.00	$158.27	$983	+4.62
650–680	666	27	150.00–158.00	$153.09	$1,020	+3.36
710–730	725	25	147.00–155.00	$154.68	$1,121	+3.26
755–785	778	8	136.00–149.00	$143.64	$1,118	-1.88
810–835	818	3	130.00–143.00	$138.58	$1,134	-0.81
855	855	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,163	-3.97
902	902	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,028	-3.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	10	177.00–189.00	$181.23	$578	+29.23
355–380	365	4	166.00–180.00	$172.94	$631	-3.30
400–448	430	22	150.00–175.00	$168.29	$724	+5.61
460–495	477	14	150.00–164.00	$155.76	$743	+6.38
500–545	530	14	144.00–158.00	$153.46	$813	+9.06
553–597	572	16	140.00–154.00	$149.33	$854	+6.13
600–648	624	9	132.00–148.00	$138.60	$865	-1.24
660–697	688	4	130.00–144.00	$133.36	$918	-4.23
710–745	723	4	140.00–149.00	$145.70	$1,053	+4.70

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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	325	22	154.00–167.00	$162.08	$527	-6.70
355–395	375	32	159.00–171.00	$162.85	$611	+4.13
400–449	424	71	148.00–162.00	$155.01	$657	-0.58
450–499	478	75	145.00–158.00	$153.51	$734	-0.64
500–549	522	110	139.00–158.00	$150.99	$788	+0.19
550–595	571	74	137.00–151.00	$139.82	$798	-7.06
600–645	618	73	134.00–147.00	$141.31	$873	-0.02
650–695	672	33	130.00–142.00	$136.15	$915	-4.03
700–735	723	9	132.00–145.00	$140.71	$1,017	+11.96
768–799	787	8	122.00–136.00	$130.86	$1,030	+3.95
805–830	814	4	111.00–125.00	$120.43	$980	-6.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	141.00–142.00	$141.50	$478	-8.68
360–395	379	15	142.00–157.00	$149.71	$567	+6.89
405–445	429	27	132.00–147.00	$141.40	$607	-5.28
450–495	466	22	129.00–142.00	$136.17	$635	-4.77
500–545	523	26	128.00–153.00	$136.53	$714	-2.33
560–595	577	12	122.00–136.00	$130.78	$755	-2.14
600–645	625	10	120.00–134.00	$128.76	$805	-0.63
665–680	672	3	125.00–127.00	$126.33	$849	+3.22
740–745	743	3	115.00–126.00	$120.00	$892	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	8	200.00	$200.00	$698	+6.39
350–380	359	11	191.00–213.00	$201.12	$722	+5.83
405–445	433	26	166.00–179.00	$170.10	$737	-13.33
454–495	467	30	156.00–169.00	$164.86	$770	+3.87
502–545	522	18	156.00–170.00	$161.34	$842	+5.84
562–590	570	16	145.00–158.00	$151.20	$862	-2.86
603–640	615	9	141.00–151.00	$148.03	$910	+10.19
650–690	664	5	128.00–144.00	$134.17	$891	-6.98
720–748	732	18	121.00–135.00	$131.76	$964	-8.24
753	753	9	129.00–138.00	$134.00	$1,009	+1.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	6	167.00–190.00	$174.55	$564	+1.99
358–395	375	8	152.00–168.00	$159.03	$596	-6.53
400–435	422	9	142.00–160.00	$151.42	$639	-4.26
455–475	466	7	141.00–151.00	$146.19	$681	-0.55
503–548	519	12	146.00–158.00	$152.14	$790	+16.94
575–595	589	6	129.00–134.00	$130.50	$769	-9.98
600–640	617	15	126.00–148.00	$137.68	$849	+13.48

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1053	85-90%	12	55.00–59.00	$56.93	$599	-7.35
1000–1145	1071	85-90%	13	60.00–64.00	$62.18	$666	-8.49
1050–1140	1093	85-90%	12	65.00–69.00	$67.35	$736	-3.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1270	1207	80-85%	12	64.00–67.00	$65.76	$794	-0.26
1185–1255	1214	80-85%	7	59.00–63.00	$61.58	$748	-4.44
1180–1293	1224	80-85%	7	68.00–72.00	$69.76	$854	-2.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1460	1365	75-80%	3	63.00–65.00	$63.65	$869	-12.36
1325–1840	1508	75-80%	15	66.00–69.00	$67.31	$1,015	—
1300–1995	1539	75-80%	6	70.00–73.00	$72.07	$1,109	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1630	1556	4	73.00–78.00	$75.83	$1,180	—
1550–2055	1752	5	86.00–87.00	$86.56	$1,517	-10.03
1765–2120	1943	2	90.00–91.00	$90.55	$1,759	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1145	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	775.00–1,175.00	$962.79
820–1270	1014	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,100.00	$980.52
780–1375	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	800.00–1,100.00	$1,010.69

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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
820–950	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,170.11	—
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-225.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.