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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.88/cwt +14.11 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 425 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.26/cwt +12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 477 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.82/cwt +15.23 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 514 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,065 1,475 1,000
Feeder cattle 950 1,200 820
Slaughter cattle 89 205 128
Replacement cattle 26 70 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 higher, some 20.00. Heifer calves 8.00 to 15.00 higher, some 20.00. Demand very good for a limited number of receipts. Quality was attractive, with a number of QBN calves. Slaughter cows 13.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 13.00 higher. A total of 115 cows and bulls sold with 75 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
300–340 316 9 203.00–215.00 $205.67 $650 +26.38
350–392 376 34 206.00–224.00 $213.51 $803 +34.66
405–440 421 21 195.00–211.00 $202.51 $853 +30.61
457–498 481 52 193.00–207.00 $198.34 $954 +22.05
505–542 523 13 171.00–185.00 $173.71 $909 +7.38
550–555 value added 554 16 191.00–192.00 $191.75 $1,062 —
550–598 575 8 161.00–175.00 $169.66 $976 +2.96
600 value added 600 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 —
603–635 611 16 159.00–173.00 $165.11 $1,009 +9.93
670–685 677 16 141.00–155.00 $151.80 $1,028 +0.83
720 720 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,051 +4.00
760–775 768 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $1,125 —
840 840 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 187.00 $187.00 $589 +23.33
350–390 371 12 180.00–199.00 $187.48 $696 +21.28
410–448 433 10 171.00–193.00 $183.59 $795 +24.04
455–490 468 6 168.00–190.00 $182.42 $854 +25.94
525–540 534 4 164.00–170.00 $166.49 $889 +17.10
565–595 586 5 150.00–165.00 $161.91 $949 +14.82
620 620 1 157.00 $157.00 $973 +16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 22 172.00–186.00 $177.80 $578 +19.61
350–398 379 33 166.00–180.00 $170.18 $645 +13.40
405–448 425 64 154.00–169.00 $162.88 $692 +14.11
450–497 476 39 150.00–164.00 $155.89 $742 +8.14
473–479 value added 478 14 172.00–174.00 $172.42 $824 —
503–543 514 52 151.00–160.00 $155.82 $801 +15.23
555–595 575 20 145.00–158.00 $151.79 $873 +13.23
605–640 615 34 144.00–156.00 $148.78 $915 +13.15
653–690 665 17 135.00–147.00 $144.08 $958 +6.90
705–730 711 30 132.00–144.00 $139.79 $994 +19.15
754–780 759 6 130.00–136.00 $134.64 $1,022 +3.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 323 9 147.00–169.00 $156.37 $505 +14.43
350–390 371 6 140.00–161.00 $153.59 $570 +17.62
425–440 430 10 133.00–153.00 $143.38 $617 +8.04
460–495 478 10 137.00–146.00 $141.91 $678 +8.90
503–535 521 12 141.00–147.00 $144.06 $751 +15.07
565–585 574 4 125.00–142.00 $136.02 $781 +10.02
600–643 623 7 130.00–138.00 $136.48 $850 +16.48
690 690 1 122.00 $122.00 $842 -3.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 336 5 201.00–202.00 $201.80 $678 +25.04
351–383 365 11 197.00–211.00 $204.12 $745 +15.34
405–443 429 19 183.00–197.00 $188.67 $809 +18.05
460–495 476 15 170.00–184.00 $176.35 $839 +9.50
505–545 523 13 159.00–173.00 $162.67 $851 -0.01
566–580 568 8 161.00–176.00 $174.08 $989 +20.65
600–625 621 9 146.00–160.00 $156.11 $969 +20.86
735 735 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 +6.00
770 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 +13.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 392 3 151.00–161.00 $157.72 $618 -15.22
410–435 423 2 165.00–179.00 $171.79 $727 +19.53
465–480 473 4 157.00–168.00 $161.21 $763 +8.10
520–535 528 2 143.00–151.00 $146.94 $776 +2.28
550 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 -2.31
605 605 1 141.00 $141.00 $853 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1140 1053 85-90% 3 86.00–88.00 $87.28 $919 +28.55
1000–1130 1066 85-90% 10 72.00–76.00 $73.88 $788 +9.40
1000–1140 1066 85-90% 5 78.00–82.00 $80.15 $854 +15.67
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1290 1191 80-85% 5 77.00–80.00 $78.17 $931 +18.95
1150–1280 1226 80-85% 7 82.00–86.00 $83.40 $1,022 +12.65
1195–1290 1243 80-85% 4 87.00–91.00 $89.48 $1,112 +18.73
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1360 1350 75-80% 2 78.00–79.00 $78.50 $1,060 +7.23
1405–1420 1413 75-80% 2 84.00–85.00 $84.50 $1,194 +19.06
1385–1840 1611 75-80% 4 87.00–90.00 $88.79 $1,430 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1690 1605 2 98.00–99.00 $98.53 $1,581 —
1545–1770 1648 3 104.00–107.00 $105.73 $1,742 —
1545–2000 1777 3 109.00–111.00 $109.75 $1,950 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
875–1160 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–935.00 $925.41
1115–1135 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–1,160.00 $1,036.11
1080–1295 1159 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,175.00 $1,111.01
1200–1335 1268 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,152.66

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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
1055–1130 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,260.00–1,320.00 $1,288.97 —
1275–1335 1307 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00–1,225.00 $1,162.31 —

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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.