McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

2,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.37/cwt +7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 583 lb · 85 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.78/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 526 lb · 72 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.85/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 619 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,050	2,530	2,460
Feeder cattle	1,700	2,200	2,000
Slaughter cattle	262	305	393
Replacement cattle	88	25	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 350 cows and bulls sold with 72 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
300–335	316	4	178.00–190.00	$184.22	$582	-13.19
370–385	379	7	171.00–185.00	$174.55	$662	-12.56
403–435	419	27	150.00–170.00	$161.87	$678	-5.05
450–498	477	38	149.00–163.00	$156.27	$745	-7.25
505–545	526	72	140.00–162.00	$154.78	$814	-1.10
550–599	576	57	137.00–157.00	$148.90	$858	+2.60
600–648	619	66	132.00–158.00	$144.85	$897	+2.16
650–698	676	25	127.00–146.00	$139.47	$943	-1.19
700–745	721	25	127.00–145.00	$140.35	$1,012	+3.68
920	920	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	383	14	130.00–162.00	$147.64	$565	-12.92
400–445	432	11	120.00–160.00	$140.23	$606	-11.70
473	473	2	146.00	$146.00	$691	+1.01
525	525	1	123.00	$123.00	$646	-17.23
575	575	1	131.00	$131.00	$753	+1.50
620	620	1	128.00	$128.00	$794	-4.74
655–695	668	3	120.00–125.00	$123.27	$823	-6.22
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	+8.00
900	900	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,098	—

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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	316	22	135.00–156.00	$150.50	$476	+9.36
350–395	377	33	130.00–151.00	$139.40	$526	+3.59
400–448	422	47	127.00–148.00	$140.25	$592	+7.09
450–498	476	63	126.00–144.00	$136.48	$650	+3.99
500–543	525	55	125.00–139.00	$134.16	$704	+5.53
550–595	583	85	123.00–150.00	$134.37	$783	+7.87
600–645	613	42	120.00–136.00	$130.83	$802	+8.07
650–675	660	15	120.00–139.00	$132.31	$873	+14.16
710–740	725	2	121.00–129.00	$125.08	$907	+2.49
750–775	763	5	120.00–121.00	$120.60	$920	+8.03
800	800	1	112.00	$112.00	$896	—
853	853	2	110.00	$110.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	336	12	120.00–131.00	$129.23	$434	+1.08
350–385	373	3	120.00–129.00	$125.91	$470	+3.63
425–445	435	4	120.00–122.00	$120.75	$525	-1.33
465–495	477	3	122.00–125.00	$122.98	$587	+1.00
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	+1.53
565–595	579	4	116.00–120.00	$117.51	$680	+3.06
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–328	314	8	181.00–195.00	$189.34	$595	-4.68
350–375	365	4	167.00–193.00	$174.99	$639	+0.18
400–440	414	11	151.00–167.00	$157.80	$653	-2.28
450–496	477	36	152.00–161.00	$156.45	$746	+4.33
500–548	524	41	146.00–160.00	$153.04	$802	+7.52
550–595	567	21	134.00–147.00	$141.59	$803	+2.86
600–648	618	25	135.00–143.00	$139.33	$861	+4.63
650–695	678	15	131.00–142.00	$135.13	$916	+10.29
700–725	708	4	129.00–137.00	$134.46	$952	+17.53
785	785	1	111.00	$111.00	$871	-2.53
805	805	2	115.00	$115.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	309	7	140.00–170.00	$154.91	$479	-9.24
367–395	383	10	145.00–166.00	$158.51	$607	-0.92
410–440	428	4	131.00–146.00	$138.36	$592	-5.96
450–490	465	4	123.00–143.00	$134.43	$625	+2.12
510–540	528	3	141.00–144.00	$141.97	$750	+9.78
570–595	583	2	121.00–123.00	$122.02	$711	-4.87
600–625	610	5	120.00–130.00	$126.57	$772	+7.16
740	740	1	120.00	$120.00	$888	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1143	1083	85-90%	21	46.00–51.00	$48.07	$521	-3.80
1015–1130	1083	85-90%	10	52.00–56.00	$52.70	$571	+0.83
1025–1145	1098	85-90%	8	57.00–61.00	$59.13	$649	+7.26

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1285	1208	80-85%	19	49.00–53.00	$51.23	$619	-5.08
1170–1285	1215	80-85%	11	54.00–58.00	$56.26	$684	-0.05
1175–1260	1218	80-85%	6	59.00–63.00	$61.00	$743	+4.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1494	1372	75-80%	18	56.00–60.00	$58.63	$804	-7.35
1300–1605	1418	75-80%	10	61.00–65.00	$62.70	$889	+7.18
1310–1685	1498	75-80%	5	67.00–70.00	$67.90	$1,017	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1830	1568	8	71.00–79.00	$75.77	$1,188	—
1630–2165	1774	4	85.00–90.00	$87.92	$1,560	—
1570–2020	1809	7	80.00–84.00	$82.07	$1,485	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1175	906	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	750.00–1,185.00	$884.05
845–1055	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	760.00–875.00	$832.66
820–1385	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	44	725.00–1,075.00	$878.12
825–1385	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	750.00–1,110.00	$941.73

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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
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	+110.00
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.