McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

2,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.07/cwt -11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 421 lb · 66 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.00/cwt -10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 613 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.01/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 572 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,090	2,385	2,900
Feeder cattle	1,700	2,000	2,600
Slaughter cattle	319	334	252
Replacement cattle	71	51	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Quality average, some attractive. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 390 cows and bulls sold with 81 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	314	5	197.00–206.00	$203.30	$638	-14.95
350–393	369	27	198.00–210.00	$204.42	$754	-7.88
400–443	422	30	196.00–211.00	$203.29	$858	-1.82
450–489	470	43	191.00–205.00	$193.48	$909	-3.11
505–545	529	35	167.00–182.00	$172.89	$915	-7.37
550–595	567	46	159.00–169.00	$164.65	$934	-8.65
600–645	613	60	154.00–163.00	$158.00	$969	-10.19
650–685	670	20	144.00–155.00	$147.62	$989	-5.72
735	735	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,095	+1.77
750–785	764	5	128.00–142.00	$136.41	$1,042	-7.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	+10.81
360–398	382	14	173.00–191.00	$181.48	$693	-1.31
405–445	422	17	150.00–189.00	$173.56	$732	+3.61
453–495	478	15	153.00–186.00	$171.10	$818	+6.99
500–545	527	10	132.00–164.00	$155.81	$821	-0.49
555–595	580	13	138.00–154.00	$147.17	$854	-2.98
600–640	621	9	140.00–147.00	$144.58	$898	-6.38
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	-5.49

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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	319	19	152.00–165.00	$160.44	$512	-13.23
351–398	369	44	155.00–169.00	$163.61	$604	-11.91
400–440	421	66	149.00–163.00	$156.07	$657	-13.79
456–496	475	43	148.00–161.00	$155.95	$741	-6.09
500–538	516	36	138.00–152.00	$144.33	$745	-2.48
550–595	572	52	131.00–145.00	$137.01	$784	-3.80
600–648	616	35	126.00–140.00	$134.54	$829	-0.47
655–695	670	17	124.00–138.00	$129.79	$870	-2.24
700–720	706	4	117.00–126.00	$119.29	$842	-7.71
755–795	765	15	127.00–132.00	$129.39	$990	+6.39
885	885	1	108.00	$108.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	7	130.00–145.00	$138.27	$458	-10.14
350–390	374	16	140.00–155.00	$146.62	$548	-6.89
400–445	424	20	134.00–148.00	$142.09	$602	-10.56
450–495	474	36	134.00–146.00	$140.93	$668	-5.42
510–545	526	12	124.00–137.00	$132.18	$695	-4.96
550–595	566	11	120.00–130.00	$126.00	$713	-9.30
610–640	633	5	120.00–123.00	$120.98	$766	+8.98
650–690	662	5	110.00–120.00	$114.55	$758	+4.55
705	705	1	112.00	$112.00	$790	—
775–795	783	3	106.00–117.00	$110.98	$869	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	318	13	204.00–225.00	$214.66	$683	+2.10
353–383	367	23	193.00–215.00	$205.98	$756	-2.01
400–440	424	25	195.00–209.00	$200.35	$849	+5.05
455–495	480	27	182.00–197.00	$186.35	$894	-5.54
500–535	508	13	164.00–179.00	$170.53	$866	+0.98
550–565	552	7	158.00–164.00	$162.98	$900	+3.93
610–635	628	9	143.00–148.00	$147.34	$925	-1.01
650–683	658	10	136.00–152.00	$138.11	$909	+3.13
705–745	722	9	131.00–135.00	$132.78	$959	-12.22
765	765	1	123.00	$123.00	$941	-16.00
805	805	1	121.00	$121.00	$974	+5.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	135.00	$135.00	$284	—
325	325	1	141.00	$141.00	$458	-31.05
353–395	373	12	166.00–190.00	$180.67	$674	+0.40
400–445	429	13	165.00–189.00	$178.12	$764	+10.53
455–495	485	21	152.00–180.00	$165.59	$803	-4.26
505–510	508	2	140.00–157.00	$148.54	$755	-5.92
560–590	573	25	140.00–154.00	$145.70	$835	+0.03
610–645	629	4	130.00–135.00	$133.05	$837	-0.39
680–685	683	2	120.00–133.00	$126.52	$864	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1295	1182	80-85%	22	60.00–64.00	$62.76	$742	+4.32
1150–1285	1196	80-85%	26	50.00–54.00	$51.17	$612	-7.27
1150–1285	1218	80-85%	10	55.00–59.00	$56.60	$689	-7.64

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1056	85-90%	11	59.00–63.00	$61.88	$653	+11.23
1005–1145	1074	85-90%	27	48.00–52.00	$49.34	$530	-14.45
1030–1130	1079	85-90%	13	54.00–58.00	$55.18	$595	-8.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1530	1382	75-80%	13	54.00–58.00	$55.93	$773	—
1320–1720	1433	75-80%	16	60.00–68.00	$62.87	$901	+1.51
1303–1665	1443	75-80%	10	65.00–68.00	$65.61	$947	+4.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2050	1623	20	74.00–78.00	$75.75	$1,229	—
1360–2055	1751	10	80.00–85.00	$82.35	$1,442	+0.56
1620–2060	1813	6	85.00–89.00	$87.54	$1,587	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1130	911	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–950.00	$843.94
980–1160	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–735.00	$730.42
950–1375	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	925.00–1,175.00	$1,031.30
990–1172	1122	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	650.00–825.00	$737.39
990–1210	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,064.99
1050–1250	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	795.00–1,150.00	$957.39

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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
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
935–1110	1016	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	685.00–1,000.00	$870.73	—
955–1080	1037	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–875.00	$805.55	—
1005–1100	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	825.00–900.00	$864.19	+14.19
1100–1250	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,200.00	$1,059.57	—

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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.