McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

2,530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.63/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 518 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.50/cwt -5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 566 lb · 78 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.69/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 611 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,530	2,575	2,175
Feeder cattle	2,200	2,100	1,800
Slaughter cattle	305	423	318
Replacement cattle	25	52	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves steady to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 330 cows and bulls sold with 85 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
300–340	316	21	191.00–205.00	$197.41	$624	+23.70
350–380	360	13	178.00–202.00	$187.11	$674	+8.77
400–438	418	13	165.00–179.00	$166.92	$698	-17.41
450–490	473	52	156.00–170.00	$163.52	$773	+8.33
500–548	524	61	147.00–160.00	$155.88	$817	+5.99
550–585	564	27	142.00–157.00	$146.30	$825	+0.01
600–640	611	64	134.00–148.00	$142.69	$872	-0.24
650–695	661	21	137.00–149.00	$140.66	$930	-0.03
700–743	724	30	130.00–144.00	$136.67	$989	-0.66
750–785	771	7	128.00–140.00	$132.81	$1,024	+4.09
820–837	835	7	121.00–133.00	$122.68	$1,024	+5.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	316	7	171.00–178.00	$174.99	$553	+34.99
352–395	377	19	154.00–168.00	$160.56	$605	+3.06
400–440	404	23	145.00–159.00	$151.93	$614	-7.34
450–481	463	24	130.00–154.00	$144.99	$671	+0.45
500–549	524	21	134.00–145.00	$140.23	$735	+4.34
550–595	577	11	123.00–141.00	$129.50	$747	-5.68
600–625	609	4	132.00–134.00	$132.74	$808	-0.08
660–695	675	6	128.00–132.00	$129.49	$874	+5.60
715	715	3	112.00	$112.00	$801	-14.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	25	133.00–147.00	$141.14	$452	+7.22
350–386	371	31	132.00–146.00	$135.81	$504	-0.27
400–445	425	46	125.00–139.00	$133.16	$566	-3.22
450–495	472	56	122.00–136.00	$132.49	$625	+1.60
500–545	518	86	124.00–138.00	$128.63	$666	-2.76
550–593	566	78	112.00–136.00	$126.50	$716	-5.62
600–643	625	31	118.00–131.00	$122.76	$767	-8.54
650–685	663	14	112.00–127.00	$118.15	$783	-13.64
700–733	720	18	119.00–127.00	$122.59	$883	-2.41
750–782	763	10	106.00–119.00	$112.57	$859	-7.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	313	8	123.00–130.00	$128.15	$401	+2.23
355–395	383	13	115.00–129.00	$122.28	$468	-6.00
400–445	416	17	112.00–127.00	$122.08	$508	-3.91
450–498	474	26	111.00–126.00	$121.98	$578	+3.08
500–545	515	19	111.00–123.00	$118.47	$610	-5.15
550–595	572	6	110.00–125.00	$114.45	$655	-5.97
600–640	625	3	110.00–111.00	$110.34	$690	-9.38
705	705	1	109.00	$109.00	$768	-6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	330	7	189.00–203.00	$194.02	$640	+9.64
350–395	373	14	170.00–181.00	$174.81	$652	-3.74
400–445	423	25	156.00–169.00	$160.08	$677	-14.70
450–495	471	27	139.00–164.00	$152.12	$716	-21.68
500–542	523	20	135.00–150.00	$145.52	$761	+2.31
550–595	569	31	128.00–144.00	$138.73	$789	+2.97
600–625	606	20	125.00–141.00	$134.70	$816	+3.27
650–687	665	18	121.00–131.00	$124.84	$830	-4.03
705–725	716	10	111.00–122.00	$116.93	$837	-8.34
750–765	758	2	110.00–117.00	$113.53	$861	-6.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	3	160.00–170.00	$164.15	$533	-4.47
365–390	375	5	155.00–169.00	$159.43	$598	+3.73
400–430	418	12	136.00–151.00	$144.32	$603	-9.98
455–470	463	6	122.00–136.00	$132.31	$613	-10.81
500–530	518	9	130.00–138.00	$132.19	$685	+2.16
550–588	566	17	122.00–132.00	$126.89	$718	+2.11
600–620	604	5	115.00–121.00	$119.41	$721	+2.17

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1050	85-90%	14	57.00–61.00	$58.20	$611	+9.86
1005–1140	1058	85-90%	13	44.00–48.00	$45.00	$476	-3.34
1000–1145	1091	85-90%	23	51.00–54.00	$51.87	$566	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1171	80-85%	30	49.00–53.00	$49.97	$585	—
1150–1210	1175	80-85%	6	61.00–64.00	$62.52	$735	—
1150–1270	1200	80-85%	10	55.00–59.00	$56.31	$676	-3.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1465	1373	75-80%	5	64.00–68.00	$65.98	$906	—
1300–1600	1403	75-80%	13	59.00–63.00	$61.22	$859	+1.05
1300–1635	1415	75-80%	16	54.00–58.00	$55.52	$786	-8.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1700	1445	5	68.00–72.00	$69.65	$1,006	—
1450–1800	1600	3	80.00–85.00	$82.16	$1,315	—
1400–1900	1627	7	75.00–79.00	$75.78	$1,233	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–900	806	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	710.00–935.00	$826.08
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
800–1075	981	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–900.00	$835.35
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1050–1100	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,100.00	$1,026.74	+132.71

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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.