McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

2,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.39/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 525 lb · 94 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.89/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 522 lb · 80 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.12/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 581 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,575	2,300	2,920
Feeder cattle	2,100	1,900	2,600
Slaughter cattle	423	347	289
Replacement cattle	52	53	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 higher, over 450 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 475 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
300–315	308	3	167.00–181.00	$173.71	$535	-4.98
355–393	371	11	172.00–185.00	$178.34	$662	+8.69
410–433	422	15	178.00–192.00	$184.33	$778	+14.69
450–490	468	28	150.00–165.00	$155.19	$726	-11.88
503–545	522	80	143.00–155.00	$149.89	$782	-3.24
550–593	569	56	138.00–150.00	$146.29	$832	-5.28
600–646	616	49	132.00–145.00	$142.93	$880	-4.03
650–693	675	15	136.00–142.00	$140.69	$950	+0.87
710–748	722	9	136.00–138.00	$137.33	$992	+0.09
755–795	771	9	123.00–137.00	$128.72	$992	+2.72
821	821	4	117.00	$117.00	$961	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	-9.23
350–390	368	6	153.00–166.00	$157.50	$580	+7.91
400–415	409	11	156.00–169.00	$159.27	$651	+7.89
460–470	465	2	141.00–148.00	$144.54	$672	-0.07
500–540	519	11	126.00–141.00	$135.89	$705	-0.96
550–585	575	23	126.00–140.00	$135.18	$777	+5.97
600–645	630	13	126.00–138.00	$132.82	$837	+0.78
650–685	670	3	120.00–131.00	$123.89	$830	+1.96
710–745	728	2	126.00–128.00	$126.98	$924	+2.64
770	770	1	121.00	$121.00	$932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	325	22	125.00–137.00	$133.92	$435	-7.40
355–395	379	25	129.00–142.00	$136.08	$516	-3.06
405–448	430	57	129.00–142.00	$136.38	$586	+1.23
450–498	478	56	124.00–138.00	$130.89	$626	-0.02
500–546	525	94	122.00–136.00	$131.39	$690	+2.09
555–597	581	79	122.00–135.00	$132.12	$768	-1.47
600–640	617	38	127.00–140.00	$131.30	$810	+1.87
650–683	659	15	129.00–133.00	$131.79	$868	+15.02
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	+0.89
755–771	763	8	118.00–121.00	$119.76	$914	+5.66
805	805	2	117.00	$117.00	$942	+15.00
853	853	2	111.00	$111.00	$947	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	133.00	$133.00	$259	—
300–345	320	9	120.00–131.00	$125.92	$403	-3.31
350–397	382	17	123.00–131.00	$128.28	$490	-1.72
400–443	428	17	121.00–132.00	$125.99	$539	+2.94
455–495	477	9	112.00–123.00	$118.90	$567	-0.44
505–545	525	20	118.00–127.00	$123.62	$649	+6.02
550–590	563	9	117.00–124.00	$120.42	$678	-0.10
607–630	618	16	108.00–124.00	$119.72	$740	+2.54
685	685	2	121.00	$121.00	$829	+9.09
700–740	712	6	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$819	—

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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	331	7	175.00–187.00	$184.38	$610	+16.09
365–385	377	13	172.00–187.00	$178.55	$673	+13.04
400–440	422	15	171.00–188.00	$174.78	$738	+13.05
460–470	465	6	170.00–186.00	$173.80	$808	+18.89
500–535	526	18	137.00–150.00	$143.21	$753	-4.91
560–595	570	14	130.00–144.00	$135.76	$774	+1.10
600–645	621	25	125.00–138.00	$131.43	$816	-3.50
665–690	679	6	122.00–131.00	$128.87	$875	+7.53
700–743	729	7	123.00–129.00	$125.27	$913	+15.29
755–775	765	3	115.00–128.00	$120.29	$920	+2.05
830	830	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$925	+3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333	315	10	160.00–174.00	$168.62	$531	+35.62
377–385	379	6	149.00–163.00	$155.70	$590	+7.14
415–435	427	6	144.00–158.00	$154.30	$659	+7.04
450–495	476	14	135.00–149.00	$143.12	$681	+7.56
503–545	518	10	121.00–133.00	$130.03	$674	+1.20
550–593	578	5	120.00–129.00	$124.78	$721	+4.33
605–640	628	5	111.00–123.00	$117.24	$736	-6.37
655–675	665	2	108.00–112.00	$109.97	$731	+8.97

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1120	1041	85-90%	10	52.00–56.00	$53.60	$558	—
1000–1140	1052	85-90%	38	47.00–51.00	$48.34	$509	-15.11
1088–1135	1116	85-90%	23	57.00–60.00	$58.77	$656	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1295	1207	80-85%	20	59.00–63.00	$59.77	$721	+0.31
1165–1295	1217	80-85%	20	54.00–58.00	$56.25	$685	-7.51
1150–1298	1242	80-85%	12	49.00–53.00	$51.69	$642	-12.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1410	1342	75-80%	13	53.00–57.00	$55.53	$745	—
1305–1650	1410	75-80%	17	58.00–62.00	$60.17	$848	+5.63
1225–1550	1415	75-80%	10	63.00–67.00	$64.27	$909	+9.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1770	1569	7	69.00–74.00	$70.65	$1,108	-5.84
1340–1790	1588	6	83.00–87.00	$84.19	$1,337	+7.70
1380–2035	1663	8	75.00–80.00	$77.38	$1,287	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–955	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–1,000.00	$909.91
920–1030	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	790.00–810.00	$799.62
710–1335	1084	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–1,000.00	$829.87
1140–1475	1264	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$894.73

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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
1000–1220	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–925.00	$894.03	—
955–1215	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,000.00	$948.47	-311.53

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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.