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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

2,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.40/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 521 lb · 92 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.91/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 581 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.66/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 478 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,050 2,030 2,470
Feeder cattle 1,750 1,750 2,250
Slaughter cattle 257 239 154
Replacement cattle 43 41 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

.Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows, breakers 3.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 300 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 324 29 204.00–220.00 $214.31 $694 +8.64
360–398 391 12 197.00–213.00 $202.76 $793 +12.40
400–448 419 42 184.00–198.00 $191.76 $803 +4.49
450–498 478 74 179.00–188.00 $183.66 $878 +0.44
500–548 527 46 170.00–184.00 $174.98 $922 -3.13
550–596 575 74 161.00–175.00 $164.39 $945 +0.84
605–634 622 30 156.00–170.00 $160.78 $1,000 +2.92
655–692 677 41 146.00–155.00 $149.47 $1,012 -0.84
700–745 719 31 140.00–149.00 $144.31 $1,038 -3.72
755–774 771 10 130.00–137.00 $135.82 $1,047 -9.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 6 175.00–193.00 $184.86 $593 +22.77
355–395 378 5 178.00–193.00 $182.85 $691 +11.08
400–448 426 20 162.00–176.00 $169.35 $721 +2.29
468–480 476 15 163.00–173.00 $169.40 $806 +0.14
510–533 523 20 153.00–167.00 $160.23 $838 -2.93
550–590 570 14 142.00–156.00 $149.11 $850 -7.21
605–648 626 18 141.00–152.00 $147.76 $925 +2.80
730 730 2 134.00 $134.00 $978 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 321 20 159.00–172.00 $166.16 $533 -3.22
355–397 374 48 161.00–175.00 $166.42 $622 +0.21
400–445 421 72 152.00–166.00 $157.40 $663 -1.44
455–495 476 52 149.00–163.00 $153.57 $731 -4.05
500–542 521 92 138.00–152.00 $147.40 $768 -3.03
555–597 581 75 136.00–146.00 $140.91 $819 -3.56
603–643 621 31 131.00–144.00 $138.33 $859 -1.80
680–695 690 6 134.00–138.00 $136.33 $941 -1.06
700–735 726 27 130.00–137.00 $134.20 $974 +6.22
775–785 782 6 121.00–129.00 $125.34 $980 +0.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 11 140.00–157.00 $149.99 $478 +1.78
350–398 390 24 142.00–157.00 $147.97 $577 +0.14
408–445 427 34 136.00–150.00 $143.58 $613 -1.33
455–498 479 29 131.00–148.00 $140.95 $675 -4.86
505–545 531 19 128.00–137.00 $132.47 $703 -4.78
555–580 572 3 123.00–134.00 $127.57 $730 -2.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–343 333 13 208.00–222.00 $214.24 $713 +11.23
370–395 377 14 189.00–203.00 $193.80 $731 -10.89
403–433 424 33 183.00–198.00 $185.56 $787 +2.88
450–494 471 17 170.00–185.00 $175.62 $827 -0.99
500–548 528 16 157.00–169.00 $160.95 $850 -12.86
580–582 581 10 141.00–156.00 $151.61 $881 -6.04
615–640 623 11 132.00–147.00 $139.86 $871 -9.64
650–660 653 6 131.00–146.00 $134.17 $876 -9.53
758–780 766 6 119.00–130.00 $126.13 $966 -0.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 4 190.00–196.00 $194.11 $631 +25.18
350–395 368 5 168.00–185.00 $172.02 $633 +7.50
420–445 435 8 160.00–176.00 $169.47 $737 +3.64
465–480 473 6 147.00–163.00 $153.30 $725 -4.28
520–545 534 4 140.00–153.00 $149.32 $797 -13.79
570–578 574 4 139.00–143.00 $140.50 $806 -5.50
753 753 3 110.00 $110.00 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1045 1021 85-90% 16 49.00–53.00 $51.49 $526 —
1010–1135 1064 85-90% 19 59.00–62.00 $60.47 $643 +6.78
1000–1160 1067 85-90% 20 54.00–58.00 $55.86 $596 -2.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1344 1315 75-80% 6 55.00–57.00 $56.52 $743 —
1300–1700 1375 75-80% 13 65.00–68.00 $66.43 $913 +10.90
1085–1765 1412 75-80% 21 60.00–64.00 $63.06 $890 +1.83
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1200 1177 80-85% 6 54.00–56.00 $55.00 $647 —
1150–1285 1213 80-85% 14 57.00–61.00 $59.44 $721 +5.45
1160–1280 1220 80-85% 14 62.00–65.00 $63.22 $771 +9.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2070 1678 6 79.00–83.00 $81.17 $1,362 —
1515–2275 1828 6 84.00–88.00 $86.03 $1,573 —
1620–2335 1876 4 90.00–94.00 $91.46 $1,716 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
800–1010 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 825.00–1,125.00 $969.42
960–1385 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 850.00–1,225.00 $1,027.36
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
900–1220 1059 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 935.00–1,275.00 $1,122.92 -2.08
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 -150.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.