McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

2,740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.73/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 524 lb · 150 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.43/cwt +13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 572 lb · 94 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.95/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 431 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,740	3,030	4,190
Feeder cattle	2,400	2,600	3,850
Slaughter cattle	295	377	260
Replacement cattle	45	53	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for all classes. Quality was average through attractive with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 340 cows and bulls sold with 82 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	326	12	185.00–220.00	$196.89	$642	-9.80
355–398	384	19	189.00–200.00	$192.52	$739	-3.78
402–438	421	26	182.00–190.00	$186.47	$785	-3.78
450–497	477	70	172.00–186.00	$178.25	$850	-4.25
502–549	519	89	163.00–175.00	$170.83	$887	+6.75
553 unweaned	553	2	147.00	$147.00	$813	—
550–597	572	92	162.00–175.00	$165.83	$949	+14.00
604–638	624	62	146.00–159.00	$156.59	$977	+11.81
650–688	672	61	141.00–155.00	$145.52	$978	+5.88
701–725	702	29	135.00–150.00	$149.12	$1,047	+9.79
753–760	755	19	132.00–145.00	$142.74	$1,078	+5.61
810–818	814	10	115.00–127.00	$121.99	$993	+0.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	163.00–179.00	$170.51	$554	—
350–385	361	7	150.00–180.00	$169.11	$610	-7.64
400–448	425	33	150.00–180.00	$168.52	$716	+5.42
450–498	481	36	137.00–170.00	$159.76	$768	+4.41
500–548	532	18	140.00–160.00	$146.38	$779	-3.06
550–595	572	52	141.00–160.00	$146.73	$839	+7.12
602–649	621	21	127.00–148.00	$138.93	$863	+5.12
655–690	673	12	126.00–140.00	$134.91	$908	+6.91
700–710	705	4	120.00–127.00	$124.50	$878	-3.50
750–775	763	2	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$953	+1.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	337	29	147.00–168.00	$157.20	$530	+4.66
360 unweaned	360	3	147.00	$147.00	$529	+8.11
355–390	373	26	146.00–172.00	$159.70	$596	+7.56
403–441	431	89	141.00–155.00	$146.95	$633	+4.98
460 unweaned	460	2	136.00	$136.00	$626	+6.00
453–498	472	60	136.00–150.00	$140.87	$665	-1.51
512–517 unweaned	514	10	129.00–137.00	$133.78	$688	—
514 value added	514	6	168.00	$168.00	$864	—
500–547	525	134	137.00–148.00	$140.03	$735	+1.08
552–595	574	82	132.00–146.00	$139.31	$800	+1.44
605–645	623	40	134.00–148.00	$137.48	$857	+22.48
665–680	675	12	127.00–141.00	$136.33	$920	+3.62
710–733	728	9	126.00–140.00	$128.93	$939	+2.10
770–780	775	2	110.00–114.00	$112.01	$868	-5.67
825	825	1	109.00	$109.00	$899	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	321	13	131.00–148.00	$142.10	$456	+4.27
350–395	376	23	130.00–154.00	$139.71	$525	+3.56
400–445	424	34	122.00–138.00	$132.79	$563	+1.95
450–498	468	18	122.00–135.00	$127.36	$596	-0.67
500–545	521	44	120.00–137.00	$126.37	$658	-1.21
550–595	575	29	118.00–133.00	$125.45	$721	+1.21
600–648	625	35	121.00–134.00	$127.42	$796	+9.15
655–680	666	7	115.00–125.00	$117.88	$785	+7.59
710–745	728	6	102.00–116.00	$111.16	$809	-2.04

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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	322	15	189.00–209.00	$192.69	$620	-15.11
350–395	372	15	177.00–193.00	$180.36	$671	-21.42
400–428	415	17	177.00–193.00	$182.23	$756	-7.45
450–495	479	19	160.00–174.00	$162.06	$776	-10.92
500–540	506	11	152.00–167.00	$157.06	$795	+1.64
554–597	572	27	154.00–169.00	$156.09	$893	+11.44
615–640	626	8	136.00–150.00	$143.13	$896	+6.89
660–685	667	15	132.00–146.00	$139.92	$933	-0.45
700–735	721	10	115.00–126.00	$123.69	$892	-2.31
757	757	5	122.00	$122.00	$924	+3.21
805–835	820	2	103.00–110.00	$106.44	$873	-6.83
865	865	1	115.00	$115.00	$995	+7.50
920	920	2	103.00	$103.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	16	155.00–181.00	$164.18	$535	-10.82
360–395	381	7	142.00–162.00	$150.56	$574	-15.36
400–443	424	23	141.00–170.00	$156.21	$662	-13.83
450–476	471	12	134.00–154.00	$147.53	$695	-5.67
500–540	524	14	127.00–147.00	$133.60	$700	-15.17
560–590	573	6	123.00–137.00	$130.34	$747	-3.91
600–620	616	6	121.00–134.00	$129.34	$797	—
650–670	658	4	122.00–139.00	$126.97	$835	+3.97
745	745	1	115.00	$115.00	$857	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1053	85-90%	18	39.00–43.00	$41.05	$432	-18.63
1000–1140	1071	85-90%	17	50.00–54.00	$52.43	$562	-12.79
1010–1170	1085	85-90%	22	45.00–49.00	$47.10	$511	-18.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1284	1179	80-85%	15	43.00–47.00	$44.93	$530	-12.32
1150–1285	1196	80-85%	18	48.00–52.00	$49.92	$597	-7.33
1165–1290	1249	80-85%	11	53.00–56.00	$53.89	$673	-7.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1226–1585	1344	75-80%	19	50.00–54.00	$52.12	$700	-4.69
1300–1810	1409	75-80%	9	45.00–49.00	$47.22	$665	-18.25
1300–1565	1446	75-80%	11	55.00–59.00	$55.81	$807	-9.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1900	1527	9	73.00–77.00	$75.06	$1,146	—
1325–2085	1629	11	79.00–83.00	$80.96	$1,319	—
1485–1820	1647	3	86.00–89.00	$86.90	$1,431	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655–875	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–875.00	$800.08
845–985	926	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	685.00–1,125.00	$894.22
795–1260	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	675.00–850.00	$753.83
935–1220	1092	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	650.00–1,075.00	$805.54
1035–1250	1141	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	875.00–1,110.00	$1,015.81
1060–1204	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	625.00–850.00	$739.40

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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.