McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

1,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.38/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 471 lb · 74 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $175.48/cwt +9.07 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 468 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.06/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 515 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,780	2,300	1,150
Feeder cattle	1,490	2,000	1,000
Slaughter cattle	221	239	121
Replacement cattle	69	61	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher, under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality was average. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 290 cows and bulls sold with 69 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	330	12	189.00–208.00	$198.66	$656	-20.39
350–395	362	18	179.00–196.00	$186.79	$676	-18.67
400–445	422	36	175.00–189.00	$182.86	$772	-7.29
453–498	468	55	168.00–182.00	$175.48	$821	+11.59
508–545	527	38	155.00–169.00	$162.69	$857	-0.89
550–597	573	28	146.00–158.00	$153.72	$881	-3.13
600–645	629	42	146.00–157.00	$153.75	$967	+3.62
650–683	670	20	148.00–155.00	$152.44	$1,021	+5.55
713–745	723	12	139.00–153.00	$148.25	$1,072	+6.85
750–785	771	26	139.00–151.00	$144.39	$1,113	+8.89
820–825	823	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$1,062	-6.26
870	870	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,053	-6.38
995	995	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	5	174.00	$174.00	$604	+8.50
350–390	365	4	149.00–163.00	$156.73	$572	-21.96
400–442	416	18	164.00–178.00	$168.53	$701	-5.05
450–495	468	11	162.00–176.00	$164.13	$768	+11.35
500–545	529	7	143.00–156.00	$149.24	$789	+0.24
610–633	625	4	137.00–144.00	$138.71	$867	+3.75
660	660	1	139.00	$139.00	$917	+9.64
710–740	730	3	135.00–139.00	$136.30	$995	+7.30
763–780	769	4	125.00–136.00	$129.02	$992	-0.98

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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	310	34	147.00–161.00	$156.42	$485	-17.07
350–390	370	34	149.00–163.00	$154.53	$572	-7.77
400–449	427	41	146.00–160.00	$149.00	$636	-0.23
452–495	471	74	146.00–158.00	$148.38	$699	+1.29
500–543	515	49	144.00–156.00	$147.06	$757	+2.66
550–592	564	29	135.00–148.00	$143.72	$811	-0.84
605–645	621	17	132.00–145.00	$138.98	$863	+0.90
650–695	668	21	129.00–139.00	$137.14	$916	+0.20
740	740	1	130.00	$130.00	$962	-1.69
765–795	781	4	110.00–123.00	$114.05	$891	-20.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	13	131.00–145.00	$138.36	$459	-14.91
350–397	378	27	132.00–146.00	$138.82	$525	-5.25
400–448	429	26	130.00–142.00	$138.32	$593	-1.79
450–495	470	8	124.00–137.00	$132.46	$623	-3.47
500–545	510	13	130.00–141.00	$136.84	$698	+2.47
550–595	585	16	126.00–137.00	$131.44	$769	-3.71
600–645	623	3	126.00–132.00	$129.26	$805	+2.12
665–680	675	4	120.00–124.00	$121.50	$820	-2.91

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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	324	8	180.00–225.00	$187.84	$609	-21.54
360–380	374	15	181.00–199.00	$187.63	$702	-13.63
400–447	425	20	173.00–187.00	$176.41	$750	-22.14
451–485	465	33	168.00–180.00	$173.57	$807	+4.14
510–540	526	11	148.00–163.00	$151.65	$798	-3.22
565–593	580	22	141.00–151.00	$147.24	$854	-2.16
600–635	620	7	140.00–144.00	$140.85	$873	-0.25
685–690	688	7	125.00–139.00	$135.72	$934	+4.12
700	700	2	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
750–755	753	2	119.00–133.00	$125.98	$949	+12.98
813	813	2	115.00	$115.00	$935	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	152.00–166.00	$159.18	$458	—
300–325	308	8	152.00–160.00	$158.34	$488	-25.11
350–396	377	15	159.00–175.00	$166.70	$628	-11.65
400–445	423	9	149.00–164.00	$157.44	$666	-18.21
450–498	477	24	150.00–165.00	$154.50	$737	+1.74
505–545	516	9	131.00–145.00	$137.14	$708	-8.31
555–585	572	7	119.00–134.00	$127.23	$728	-13.77
615–645	621	11	117.00–131.00	$126.52	$786	+1.36
655	655	1	116.00	$116.00	$760	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1260	1179	80-85%	15	60.00–65.00	$61.92	$730	—
1160–1277	1210	80-85%	15	69.00–73.00	$70.89	$858	+6.39
1165–1285	1251	80-85%	8	75.00–78.00	$76.26	$954	+6.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1100	1032	85-90%	12	74.00–78.00	$74.73	$771	+21.19
1000–1115	1064	85-90%	9	67.00–73.00	$68.95	$734	+4.08
1000–1190	1077	85-90%	15	60.00–65.00	$61.55	$663	+0.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1715	1431	75-80%	10	72.00–76.00	$73.97	$1,059	—
1330–1695	1438	75-80%	5	67.00–71.00	$68.15	$980	—
1320–1720	1521	75-80%	17	76.00–80.00	$78.00	$1,186	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1805	1549	5	73.00–77.00	$74.52	$1,154	+4.12
1360–1935	1568	4	82.00–86.00	$83.89	$1,315	+6.08
1620–2080	1797	3	89.00–94.00	$91.53	$1,645	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
787–995	839	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–850.00	$832.41
750–1080	876	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	725.00–1,025.00	$869.99
690–1385	1061	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	825.00–1,075.00	$957.08
954–1360	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	835.00–1,075.00	$990.84
910–1370	1198	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–910.00	$846.48
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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
785	785	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
810–1195	1003	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–1,375.00	$1,132.61	+407.61
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+725.00
1200	1200	Aged (>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.