McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

3,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.89/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 430 lb · 185 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.53/cwt +8.43 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 374 lb · 87 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.25/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 517 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,030	2,185	1,650
Feeder cattle	2,600	1,800	1,350
Slaughter cattle	377	320	247
Replacement cattle	53	65	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 8.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good for all classes. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 2.00 lower, leans 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 430 cows and bulls sold with 76 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
308–310 unweaned	308	11	151.00–183.00	$153.93	$474	—
300–335	315	14	198.00–217.00	$206.69	$651	-0.74
350–365 unweaned	363	7	177.00–189.00	$181.24	$658	—
350–378	367	15	190.00–211.00	$196.30	$720	-0.67
400–446	417	52	186.00–197.00	$190.25	$793	+12.32
415–432 unweaned	425	7	169.00–186.00	$175.15	$744	—
450–488	466	57	177.00–196.00	$182.50	$850	+16.06
508–515 unweaned	510	4	146.00–151.00	$147.26	$751	—
500–540	517	77	160.00–171.00	$164.08	$848	-4.87
553–599	575	64	144.00–158.00	$151.83	$873	-3.80
600–649	630	54	139.00–153.00	$144.78	$912	-0.48
663–685	673	48	135.00–145.00	$139.64	$940	-6.08
700–728	710	38	132.00–144.00	$139.33	$989	+6.34
750–775	758	6	130.00–144.00	$137.13	$1,039	-1.67
800–835	807	5	115.00–125.00	$121.57	$981	-12.51
850–855	853	2	112.00–126.00	$119.02	$1,015	-6.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	379	7	162.00–187.00	$176.75	$670	+2.72
425–445	436	10	143.00–175.00	$163.10	$711	+5.85
451–490	480	26	145.00–166.00	$155.35	$746	+3.87
500–548	521	23	140.00–157.00	$149.44	$779	-1.55
565–598	584	8	131.00–142.00	$139.61	$815	-1.16
600–645	615	8	131.00–138.00	$133.81	$823	+5.47
670–685	681	4	128.00	$128.00	$872	-5.54
700–710	703	3	125.00–130.00	$128.00	$900	+7.00
785	785	1	123.00	$123.00	$966	+1.00

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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	324	23	145.00–159.00	$152.54	$494	+0.75
350–390 unweaned	370	4	132.00–143.00	$138.89	$514	—
350–395	374	83	148.00–161.00	$152.14	$569	+9.04
410–440 unweaned	425	2	135.00	$135.00	$574	—
400–447	430	183	137.00–150.00	$141.97	$610	+1.42
450–497	473	65	133.00–147.00	$142.38	$673	+6.16
465–495 unweaned	476	8	129.00–131.00	$130.00	$619	—
495	495	1	115.00	$115.00	$569	-21.22
500–545	519	79	133.00–148.00	$138.95	$721	+8.26
550–575	562	27	133.00–148.00	$137.87	$775	+10.37
598 unweaned	598	10	125.00	$125.00	$748	—
600–645	617	39	125.00–138.00	$130.75	$807	+2.57
620	620	1	115.00	$115.00	$713	-13.18
664–695	681	76	121.00–135.00	$132.71	$904	+12.79
700–742	720	25	119.00–130.00	$126.83	$913	+8.34
750–785	768	6	110.00–126.00	$117.68	$904	+8.68
840	840	1	108.00	$108.00	$907	-4.50
860–870	865	2	108.00–111.00	$109.51	$947	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	14	128.00–145.00	$137.83	$440	+2.31
350–390	377	15	120.00–142.00	$136.15	$513	+5.30
400–445	427	21	121.00–138.00	$130.84	$559	+5.99
450–491	470	33	121.00–133.00	$128.03	$602	+4.15
500–545	515	31	122.00–132.00	$127.58	$657	+8.84
550–593	575	39	115.00–133.00	$124.24	$714	+11.34
600–640	621	11	115.00–121.00	$118.27	$734	+4.47
675–695	687	3	102.00–115.00	$110.29	$758	+0.29
720–725	723	5	112.00–115.00	$113.20	$818	—

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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	321	19	192.00–212.00	$207.80	$667	+13.25
350–388	363	24	185.00–209.00	$201.78	$732	+11.28
400–429	419	31	180.00–202.00	$189.68	$795	+11.93
450–476	469	38	171.00–183.00	$172.98	$811	+8.94
460–495 unweaned	479	11	147.00–166.00	$154.48	$740	—
500–535	516	24	148.00–162.00	$155.42	$802	+5.16
550–586	568	20	139.00–154.00	$144.65	$822	+7.25
600–638	618	19	127.00–140.00	$136.24	$842	-0.15
655–685	668	5	138.00–143.00	$140.37	$938	+8.59
720–725	723	2	126.00	$126.00	$911	+2.88
770–775	773	5	112.00–122.00	$118.79	$918	-1.37
800–845	818	6	107.00–118.00	$113.27	$927	—
870	870	2	107.00–108.00	$107.50	$935	-7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	175.00	$175.00	$542	+1.02
360–375	365	5	161.00–181.00	$165.92	$606	+3.72
400–445	414	14	160.00–180.00	$170.04	$704	+14.39
460–498	482	13	141.00–160.00	$153.20	$738	+6.36
500–545	519	4	148.00–151.00	$148.77	$772	+8.57
555–590	577	12	127.00–140.00	$134.25	$775	+22.25
690	690	1	123.00	$123.00	$849	+2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1135	1051	85-90%	8	58.00–62.00	$59.68	$627	-1.92
1000–1145	1065	85-90%	32	53.00–57.00	$54.07	$576	-3.05
1000–1190	1072	85-90%	6	63.00–67.00	$65.22	$699	+13.39

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1290	1183	80-85%	17	55.00–59.00	$57.25	$677	+4.25
1175–1280	1217	80-85%	13	50.00–54.00	$52.54	$639	-8.24
1160–1290	1219	80-85%	9	60.00–64.00	$61.00	$744	+0.22

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1400	1340	75-80%	5	56.00–57.00	$56.81	$761	—
1300–1650	1432	75-80%	6	63.00–69.00	$65.47	$938	+3.70
1300–1800	1464	75-80%	17	58.00–62.00	$59.78	$875	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1600	1430	11	70.00–75.00	$72.06	$1,030	—
1300–1850	1551	9	78.00–81.00	$79.31	$1,230	—
1450–1900	1674	9	82.00–86.00	$83.43	$1,397	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–950	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	610.00–1,035.00	$793.72
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
700–950	837	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	625.00–1,060.00	$822.41
800–1100	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	635.00–825.00	$753.82
900–1200	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	775.00–835.00	$806.50

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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
800–900	844	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–875.00	$852.56	—
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	+105.83

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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.