McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

2,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.22/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 478 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.44/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 480 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.69/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 523 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,185	2,225	1,650
Feeder cattle	1,800	1,900	1,350
Slaughter cattle	320	261	247
Replacement cattle	65	64	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 6.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was vary good for steer calves, moderate for heifer calves. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 385 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	333	15	193.00–213.00	$207.43	$691	+23.74
350–387	364	17	185.00–201.00	$196.97	$717	+23.12
418–442	430	46	167.00–181.00	$177.93	$765	+10.02
450–498	480	58	163.00–178.00	$166.44	$799	+3.91
500–540	524	29	156.00–170.00	$168.95	$885	+16.89
554–598	574	29	150.00–164.00	$155.63	$893	+14.05
603–645	626	30	138.00–150.00	$145.26	$909	+1.85
651–686	668	28	136.00–150.00	$145.72	$973	+6.04
700–735	721	10	125.00–138.00	$132.99	$959	-6.72
750–795	758	12	129.00–143.00	$138.80	$1,052	+9.15
800–845	816	11	124.00–138.00	$134.08	$1,094	—
872	872	5	126.00	$126.00	$1,099	—
900–930	915	2	108.00–115.00	$111.44	$1,020	—
958	958	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	164.00	$164.00	$563	—
370–398	389	7	162.00–183.00	$174.03	$677	+19.76
400–430	416	14	151.00–171.00	$157.25	$654	+12.77
450–495	481	12	142.00–158.00	$151.48	$729	+13.42
507–547	525	16	140.00–158.00	$150.99	$793	+8.99
550–580	564	10	130.00–147.00	$140.77	$794	+13.77
620–642	635	9	122.00–137.00	$128.34	$815	+2.39
660–690	676	11	127.00–137.00	$133.54	$903	+6.54
735	735	1	121.00	$121.00	$889	-11.49
765	765	1	122.00	$122.00	$933	+10.00
825	825	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,006	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	327	29	143.00–158.00	$151.79	$496	+7.05
350–395	375	33	138.00–152.00	$143.10	$537	+1.38
403–443	426	33	130.00–144.00	$140.55	$599	+1.09
455–498	478	58	127.00–140.00	$136.22	$651	-2.83
500–548	523	54	122.00–136.00	$130.69	$684	-2.06
552–598	571	39	120.00–133.00	$127.50	$728	-3.06
600–648	624	31	119.00–132.00	$128.18	$800	-0.80
650–670	660	11	111.00–125.00	$119.92	$791	-11.82
710–730	724	4	116.00–120.00	$118.49	$858	-11.94
788	788	2	109.00	$109.00	$859	-11.00
808	808	4	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$909	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	320	19	130.00–142.00	$135.52	$434	+7.20
350–398	380	9	124.00–137.00	$130.85	$497	+4.68
400–445	422	28	120.00–131.00	$124.85	$527	+0.08
450–495	469	31	116.00–131.00	$123.88	$581	-2.22
500–545	516	9	111.00–123.00	$118.74	$613	-4.98
550–595	568	15	108.00–118.00	$112.90	$641	-5.52
605–635	617	5	110.00–118.00	$113.80	$702	-2.12
665–685	675	2	110.00	$110.00	$742	-12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	322	10	189.00–201.00	$194.55	$626	+28.09
350–395	371	8	180.00–205.00	$190.50	$707	+23.15
400–430	413	11	167.00–181.00	$177.75	$734	+9.79
450–490	470	24	159.00–172.00	$164.04	$771	+8.77
500–548	527	31	145.00–159.00	$150.26	$792	+7.41
555–595	567	7	134.00–141.00	$137.40	$779	-3.30
600–648	616	24	127.00–141.00	$136.39	$840	+4.40
650–683	665	17	127.00–141.00	$131.78	$876	+2.14
705–725	714	7	118.00–133.00	$123.12	$879	+0.13
750–760	756	5	115.00–128.00	$120.16	$908	+5.16
870	870	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,000	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	4	165.00–178.00	$173.98	$574	+26.93
362–393	374	10	160.00–170.00	$162.20	$607	+17.67
400–440	429	24	145.00–165.00	$155.65	$668	+17.31
460–495	485	13	142.00–154.00	$146.84	$712	+11.38
500–545	517	6	134.00–142.00	$140.20	$725	+11.96
580	580	1	112.00	$112.00	$650	-13.17
610–635	626	4	109.00–123.00	$118.21	$740	-1.79
690	690	2	119.00–122.00	$120.50	$831	+3.52
725	725	1	112.00	$112.00	$812	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1225	1192	80-85%	10	52.00–54.00	$53.00	$632	+3.27
1150–1280	1203	80-85%	22	55.00–59.00	$56.65	$681	-1.33
1155–1290	1216	80-85%	8	60.00–64.00	$60.78	$739	+6.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1490	1377	75-80%	17	55.00–59.00	$56.64	$780	-0.95
1330–1650	1445	75-80%	14	60.00–64.00	$61.77	$893	—
1330–1770	1582	75-80%	7	72.00–76.00	$73.63	$1,165	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1105	1057	85-90%	7	60.00–65.00	$61.60	$651	+7.46
1005–1130	1059	85-90%	9	55.00–59.00	$57.12	$605	+2.98
1000–1145	1083	85-90%	18	50.00–54.00	$51.83	$561	+1.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1665	1460	10	58.00–74.00	$70.71	$1,032	—
1345–1970	1639	8	77.00–81.00	$78.80	$1,292	—
1870–1935	1908	3	82.00–86.00	$84.02	$1,603	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660–1855	1758	2	82.00–85.00	$83.58	$1,469	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–1220	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	600.00–1,010.00	$727.74
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
855–1360	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	625.00–1,025.00	$861.18
1100–1175	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	710.00–785.00	$752.56
1400	1400	Young (2-4 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
795–1080	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–825.00	$780.69	—
685–1240	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–925.00	$819.17	—
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
615–1410	1034	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	625.00–960.00	$767.29	—
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.