McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

2,300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.09/cwt -10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 477 lb · 97 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.58/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 518 lb · 89 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $190.15/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 415 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,300	1,530	1,720
Feeder cattle	2,000	1,250	1,500
Slaughter cattle	239	219	197
Replacement cattle	61	61	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

C0mpared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was average through attractive, with nice groups of attractive calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows , breakers and boners 2.00 higher, leans 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. A total of 300 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	329	22	205.00–228.00	$219.05	$721	+8.82
355–385	372	31	196.00–223.00	$205.46	$764	-1.63
405–430	415	73	187.00–213.00	$190.15	$789	-4.94
454 value added	454	5	182.00	$182.00	$826	—
453–498	474	31	161.00–168.00	$163.89	$777	-10.65
500–545	518	89	156.00–170.00	$163.58	$847	-2.08
550–598	576	50	152.00–164.00	$156.85	$903	-3.63
600–640	622	34	146.00–153.00	$150.13	$934	-7.67
650–680	660	46	141.00–155.00	$146.89	$969	-9.87
700–743	734	38	130.00–144.00	$141.40	$1,038	-3.64
759–775	765	36	131.00–145.00	$135.50	$1,037	-3.74
815–835	822	3	126.00–140.00	$135.26	$1,112	+4.86
863–875	867	3	122.00–138.00	$127.38	$1,104	—
910	910	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	160.00–171.00	$165.50	$554	-7.71
360–388	371	9	170.00–185.00	$178.69	$663	-8.39
400–445	426	7	168.00–183.00	$173.58	$739	-1.01
453–495	485	19	148.00–161.00	$152.78	$741	-3.48
503–545	523	14	142.00–154.00	$149.00	$779	-4.02
550–595	575	16	137.00–151.00	$141.91	$816	-0.09
625–645	631	5	127.00–139.00	$134.96	$852	-9.01
650–693	669	23	125.00–139.00	$129.36	$865	-11.36
715	715	1	129.00	$129.00	$922	±0.00
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	—

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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	322	21	165.00–179.00	$173.49	$559	-0.87
350–398	378	42	155.00–168.00	$162.30	$613	-5.45
400–447	429	64	147.00–161.00	$149.23	$640	-5.99
450–495	477	97	141.00–155.00	$147.09	$702	-10.46
503–547	531	65	139.00–153.00	$144.40	$767	-7.78
555–587	570	35	138.00–148.00	$144.56	$824	-4.46
603–645	622	54	132.00–142.00	$138.08	$859	-10.45
653–690	674	13	134.00–140.00	$136.94	$923	-6.87
703–745	711	26	131.00–136.00	$131.69	$936	+1.71
753–790	770	14	130.00–141.00	$134.21	$1,033	—
800–833	822	3	108.00–121.00	$116.78	$960	-0.68
850–885	868	6	120.00–131.00	$124.26	$1,079	—
900	900	1	105.00	$105.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	9	144.00–160.00	$153.27	$492	-1.30
360–398	382	25	137.00–152.00	$144.07	$550	-9.48
400–445	432	17	132.00–146.00	$140.11	$605	+1.98
455–498	477	23	130.00–140.00	$135.93	$648	-8.53
500–545	523	20	124.00–138.00	$134.37	$703	-8.03
555–598	578	18	129.00–138.00	$135.15	$781	+1.39
610–625	620	15	121.00–131.00	$127.14	$788	-8.15
663–695	677	4	120.00–129.00	$124.41	$842	-0.59
705–710	708	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$857	—
755–770	763	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$919	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	321	20	197.00–230.00	$209.38	$672	+9.69
350–396	376	28	195.00–227.00	$201.26	$757	-3.84
403–448	434	13	195.00–209.00	$198.55	$862	+3.03
450–493	472	22	166.00–178.00	$169.43	$800	-8.73
500–545	522	21	151.00–158.00	$154.87	$808	-0.23
553–598	567	18	144.00–158.00	$149.40	$847	-3.68
600–625	611	8	132.00–144.00	$141.10	$862	-10.83
650–690	661	10	128.00–140.00	$131.60	$870	-5.60
785	785	1	113.00	$113.00	$887	+1.51
810	810	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,053	+6.00
893	893	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	322	7	176.00–191.00	$183.45	$591	+0.09
350–399	380	15	171.00–187.00	$178.35	$678	-2.14
400–448	423	20	170.00–187.00	$175.65	$743	-1.80
450–498	476	10	141.00–158.00	$152.76	$727	-9.47
507–525	513	8	138.00–152.00	$145.45	$746	-4.28
585	585	1	141.00	$141.00	$825	+8.98
604–635	612	12	120.00–133.00	$125.16	$766	-12.07
675	675	1	121.00	$121.00	$817	-9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1047	85-90%	37	53.00–57.00	$53.54	$561	-2.19
1005–1135	1053	85-90%	13	64.00–67.00	$64.87	$683	+3.21
1010–1145	1090	85-90%	9	60.00–62.00	$60.88	$664	-5.55

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1275	1202	80-85%	15	57.00–61.00	$58.46	$703	-4.57
1150–1295	1216	80-85%	14	62.00–66.00	$64.50	$784	+1.47
1170–1298	1263	80-85%	8	68.00–71.00	$69.51	$878	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1390	1345	75-80%	5	58.00–62.00	$59.61	$802	—
1320–1645	1456	75-80%	5	68.00–69.00	$68.23	$993	—
1305–1795	1473	75-80%	12	63.00–66.00	$64.62	$952	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1655	1517	3	69.00–72.00	$70.40	$1,068	—
1315–1900	1558	6	76.00–80.00	$77.81	$1,212	-10.37
1495–1840	1661	4	85.00–89.00	$86.18	$1,431	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–935	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	650.00–1,025.00	$798.01
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
810–1485	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	700.00–1,125.00	$849.39
1025–1245	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	675.00–1,025.00	$903.62

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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
720–970	845	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–875.00	$811.09	—
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	770.00	$770.00	—
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	-270.23

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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.