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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

2,300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $167.07/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 467 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.91/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $621/hd at 474 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.57/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 572 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,300 2,080 1,940
Feeder cattle 1,900 1,680 1,550
Slaughter cattle 347 323 331
Replacement cattle 53 77 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, breakers 2.00 lower, boners and leans steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 8 175.00–189.00 $178.69 $572 +15.82
350–393 374 10 166.00–181.00 $169.65 $634 +7.05
404–425 value added 408 17 185.00–196.00 $193.98 $791 —
400–448 420 42 162.00–176.00 $169.64 $712 -0.70
450–495 467 89 159.00–174.00 $167.07 $780 +4.34
500–540 526 64 147.00–161.00 $153.13 $805 -2.70
550–595 572 71 141.00–155.00 $151.57 $867 +3.41
600–641 625 48 143.00–158.00 $146.96 $918 -2.31
653–695 665 15 128.00–142.00 $139.82 $930 -1.01
710–746 721 38 133.00–140.00 $137.24 $990 -3.50
790 790 1 126.00 $126.00 $995 -12.50
820 820 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,033 +10.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 313 4 140.00–163.00 $149.23 $467 —
350–390 367 6 140.00–160.00 $149.59 $549 -3.41
400–440 414 10 138.00–160.00 $151.38 $627 -0.83
450–495 470 16 136.00–152.00 $144.61 $680 -1.40
500–548 527 16 126.00–146.00 $136.85 $721 -4.96
550–588 565 17 115.00–139.00 $129.21 $730 -6.08
600–648 625 23 121.00–142.00 $132.04 $825 -6.71
665–690 678 7 113.00–131.00 $121.93 $827 -6.07
700–720 710 3 122.00–127.00 $124.34 $883 +5.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 12 135.00–145.00 $141.32 $454 +5.95
350–389 373 55 130.00–143.00 $139.14 $519 +7.43
400–445 420 54 129.00–142.00 $135.15 $568 +5.74
450–495 474 86 122.00–135.00 $130.91 $621 +2.26
500–546 523 54 123.00–137.00 $129.30 $676 -4.24
550–589 568 51 124.00–138.00 $133.59 $759 -2.85
600–640 616 40 126.00–137.00 $129.43 $797 -0.26
650–690 666 12 111.00–123.00 $116.77 $778 -17.61
701–729 718 35 122.00–125.00 $124.11 $891 +0.77
750–790 764 12 107.00–121.00 $114.10 $872 -4.06
810 810 1 102.00 $102.00 $826 -7.99
905–935 915 22 108.00–120.00 $113.88 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 330 14 120.00–133.00 $129.23 $426 +5.67
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 +7.92
400–445 425 19 112.00–128.00 $123.05 $523 -5.30
450–495 463 17 102.00–126.00 $119.34 $553 +2.63
500–540 522 11 111.00–122.00 $117.60 $614 -4.64
560–595 575 22 112.00–127.00 $120.52 $693 -3.52
600–645 619 20 111.00–122.00 $117.18 $725 -3.99
650–665 658 2 104.00–120.00 $111.91 $736 -23.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 312 6 163.00–179.00 $168.29 $525 -6.85
350–395 372 12 159.00–173.00 $165.51 $616 +0.68
400–433 423 14 156.00–167.00 $161.73 $684 -5.22
450–480 466 12 152.00–166.00 $154.91 $722 -8.15
500–545 516 23 142.00–156.00 $148.12 $764 +4.38
550–595 567 15 132.00–146.00 $134.66 $764 -13.90
600–635 619 6 128.00–142.00 $134.93 $835 -6.46
650–680 665 14 111.00–125.00 $121.34 $807 -17.34
705–740 727 3 108.00–111.00 $109.98 $800 -5.69
750–770 766 5 111.00–120.00 $118.24 $906 +6.58
805 805 1 108.00 $108.00 $869 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 133.00 $133.00 $439 -23.33
350–390 366 8 130.00–158.00 $148.56 $544 -6.37
400–435 411 4 145.00–150.00 $147.26 $605 -4.61
460–490 481 4 132.00–138.00 $135.56 $652 -6.13
500–548 526 17 101.00–139.00 $128.83 $678 -0.10
550–585 562 10 111.00–135.00 $120.45 $677 -14.11
600–625 609 7 111.00–128.00 $123.61 $753 -8.66
665 665 1 101.00 $101.00 $672 -28.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1145 1058 85-90% 6 61.00–65.00 $63.45 $671 +1.79
1005–1145 1064 85-90% 11 55.00–60.00 $56.99 $606 -4.67
1000–1145 1084 85-90% 20 50.00–54.00 $51.44 $558 -10.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1290 1201 80-85% 18 50.00–55.00 $51.97 $624 -0.92
1155–1290 1211 80-85% 11 58.00–62.00 $59.46 $720 +6.57
1160–1280 1220 80-85% 5 63.00–67.00 $63.76 $778 +5.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1525 1379 75-80% 16 59.00–63.00 $61.34 $846 -7.27
1300–1800 1417 75-80% 7 53.00–57.00 $54.54 $773 -8.62
1175–1700 1445 75-80% 11 64.00–68.00 $65.44 $946 +2.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1800 1502 11 69.00–73.00 $70.72 $1,062 —
1350–1800 1589 7 74.00–78.00 $76.49 $1,215 —
1600–1850 1750 5 82.00–86.00 $83.74 $1,465 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
600–1100 789 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 600.00–950.00 $755.16
650–1010 827 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 635.00–925.00 $807.78
900–1200 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 725.00–1,050.00 $861.74
1000–1325 1126 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 775.00–1,100.00 $922.95
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–960.00 $854.25 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00 —

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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.