McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

2,820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.51/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 375 lb · 72 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.07/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 575 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.45/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 474 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,820	2,090	1,125
Feeder cattle	2,250	1,700	950
Slaughter cattle	484	319	156
Replacement cattle	86	71	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves .under 550 lbs. 9.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500l lbs. 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 lower, boners and leans 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 570 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
300–340	319	44	203.00–231.00	$217.54	$694	+14.24
350–398	374	30	210.00–230.00	$219.58	$821	+15.16
379 unweaned	379	4	217.00	$217.00	$822	—
400–449	426	51	206.00–232.00	$221.95	$946	+18.66
451–485	465	23	201.00–223.00	$212.50	$988	+19.02
500–549	529	39	176.00–190.00	$181.61	$961	+8.72
550–585	571	41	152.00–167.00	$156.95	$896	-7.70
600–649	627	39	139.00–153.00	$146.61	$919	-11.39
650–695	673	16	132.00–146.00	$142.75	$961	-4.87
700–723	715	11	136.00–148.00	$140.89	$1,007	-8.11
750–788	767	11	133.00–140.00	$135.56	$1,040	-0.85
837–845	840	5	126.00–140.00	$131.63	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	7	184.00–201.00	$189.39	$600	+9.39
350–387	367	13	171.00–185.00	$178.23	$654	-3.25
400–445	432	9	180.00–199.00	$187.84	$811	+14.28
450–485	472	13	181.00–199.00	$187.81	$886	+16.71
510–545	526	20	160.00–175.00	$165.32	$870	+9.51
555–565	558	3	141.00–145.00	$142.99	$798	-4.18
600–645	622	3	125.00–137.00	$133.01	$827	-11.57
674–690	677	5	120.00–131.00	$128.76	$872	-1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324 value added	324	4	183.00	$183.00	$593	—
300–345	326	26	154.00–168.00	$162.79	$531	+2.35
355 value added	355	4	174.00	$174.00	$618	—
353–388	376	68	152.00–166.00	$158.66	$597	-4.95
400–448	426	51	145.00–159.00	$150.21	$640	-5.86
405–445 unweaned	430	5	141.00–145.00	$142.66	$613	—
450–495	474	57	149.00–163.00	$155.45	$737	-0.50
505–545	523	44	142.00–156.00	$149.65	$783	+5.32
550–597	575	64	130.00–144.00	$137.07	$788	+0.06
600–645	619	20	128.00–140.00	$135.66	$840	+1.12
650–685	671	12	119.00–133.00	$127.76	$857	-2.03
701–735	710	20	120.00–130.00	$127.58	$906	+8.29
840	840	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,000	—
988	988	4	113.00	$113.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	16	137.00–152.00	$141.15	$455	+2.88
355–395	373	41	132.00–148.00	$140.34	$523	-6.28
405–448	431	34	129.00–144.00	$138.00	$595	-4.09
450–495	478	30	135.00–148.00	$141.51	$676	+0.58
505–544	531	23	127.00–140.00	$133.84	$711	+1.66
575–595	585	3	120.00–129.00	$123.00	$720	-3.00
618–630	622	3	126.00–127.00	$126.34	$786	+5.36
655	655	1	117.00	$117.00	$766	+2.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	5	215.00–225.00	$218.14	$672	+3.48
335 unweaned	335	2	217.00	$217.00	$727	—
355–390	369	19	210.00–221.00	$214.75	$792	+8.77
410–423 unweaned	417	4	204.00–218.00	$211.11	$880	—
404–438	421	25	204.00–225.00	$213.14	$897	+12.79
450–470	459	18	201.00–215.00	$207.12	$951	+20.77
500–535	522	24	182.00–196.00	$184.51	$963	+13.98
555–598	579	13	151.00–165.00	$153.30	$888	-9.68
600–620	606	6	137.00–150.00	$143.02	$867	-4.32
650–690	668	12	132.00–145.00	$140.27	$937	+2.16
713–715	714	5	139.00–144.00	$141.20	$1,008	+8.42
765	765	2	117.00	$117.00	$895	-6.00
840	840	2	104.00	$104.00	$874	-17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–345	338	8	175.00–194.00	$179.43	$606	+38.43
355–395	382	10	187.00–202.00	$191.80	$733	+11.13
403–415	408	10	180.00–195.00	$186.21	$760	+8.09
450–496	476	15	177.00–193.00	$183.03	$871	+17.44
503–540	518	11	162.00–177.00	$165.94	$860	+17.40
560–590	583	4	140.00–144.00	$141.52	$825	-4.18
600–635	618	2	125.00	$125.00	$772	-8.05
650–665	658	2	126.00–127.00	$126.49	$832	-0.03

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1013	85-90%	20	54.00–58.00	$56.97	$577	—
1000–1180	1079	85-90%	25	49.00–53.00	$50.24	$542	-4.94
1005–1145	1089	85-90%	8	59.00–63.00	$61.74	$672	+6.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1285	1195	80-85%	10	61.00–65.00	$62.49	$747	+11.32
1150–1273	1211	80-85%	13	50.00–54.00	$52.62	$637	-3.98
1168–1285	1228	80-85%	24	56.00–60.00	$57.62	$708	+1.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1480	1373	75-80%	11	53.00–57.00	$55.12	$757	-0.81
1320–1745	1442	75-80%	25	58.00–62.00	$60.08	$866	-5.53
1315–1900	1552	75-80%	7	63.00–66.00	$64.00	$993	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1745	1527	11	74.00–78.00	$75.73	$1,156	—
1350–2095	1670	14	80.00–84.00	$82.15	$1,372	—
1465–2135	1892	5	90.00–91.00	$90.62	$1,715	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
923–1183	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	825.00–1,050.00	$917.42
920–1320	1144	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	750.00–1,000.00	$862.69
900–1270	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	800.00–1,175.00	$1,028.82
980–1395	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,225.00	$1,057.56
970–1363	1219	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,100.00	$992.48
1080–1360	1232	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	650.00–1,075.00	$826.78

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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
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+394.45
1055–1105	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,097.69	+233.50
1045–1190	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–975.00	$878.35	—
1040–1250	1154	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–1,025.00	$901.44	-158.13
1035–1350	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,214.15	+154.58
1283–1375	1314	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,500.00	$1,320.95	—

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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.