McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

1,330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.17/cwt -25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 473 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.51/cwt -14.23 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 426 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $189.23/cwt -23.06 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 470 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,330	1,160	1,950
Feeder cattle	1,150	900	1,650
Slaughter cattle	119	197	222
Replacement cattle	61	63	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality was plain through average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	316	14	190.00–205.00	$194.76	$615	-12.52
350–397	367	25	195.00–209.00	$201.83	$741	-16.88
402–440	421	31	182.00–197.00	$188.38	$793	-30.38
456–490	470	38	178.00–197.00	$189.23	$889	-23.06
500–548	522	24	178.00–193.00	$187.78	$980	-22.52
550–578	570	20	175.00–189.00	$184.93	$1,054	-8.69
620–640	631	36	152.00–167.00	$160.88	$1,015	-13.64
655–695	676	20	144.00–159.00	$147.80	$999	-13.90
705–745	722	5	133.00–147.00	$139.11	$1,004	-3.89
750–790	778	6	135.00–146.00	$141.63	$1,102	-7.53
805	805	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,022	—
900–923	917	4	118.00–129.00	$120.70	$1,107	+1.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	14	152.00–173.00	$167.76	$537	-4.24
355–388	374	9	165.00–184.00	$178.89	$669	-2.11
400–445	430	22	161.00–175.00	$169.48	$729	-15.89
455–495	470	9	151.00–173.00	$160.89	$756	-23.60
500–547	520	25	150.00–170.00	$160.87	$837	-30.52
550–596	574	22	148.00–173.00	$166.47	$956	-6.82
615–645	630	6	142.00–150.00	$147.84	$931	—
695	695	1	135.00	$135.00	$938	—
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	—

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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	318	27	158.00–173.00	$166.56	$530	-16.04
355–390	369	23	161.00–175.00	$166.19	$613	-14.46
400–449	426	39	158.00–171.00	$164.51	$701	-14.23
450–495	470	36	142.00–156.00	$148.71	$699	-29.96
484 value added	484	9	171.00	$171.00	$828	—
500–547	523	16	136.00–147.00	$142.02	$743	-21.94
553–590	568	26	136.00–151.00	$143.97	$818	-9.35
600–634	614	16	134.00–146.00	$141.16	$867	-9.00
650–695	667	17	128.00–137.00	$133.58	$891	-8.88
700–743	725	11	126.00–134.00	$130.74	$948	-2.75
755–765	760	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$855	-2.50
845	845	1	111.00	$111.00	$938	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	339	5	130.00–138.00	$132.19	$448	-30.73
360–390	377	10	139.00–152.00	$146.28	$551	-12.73
400–440	419	14	139.00–155.00	$144.31	$605	-11.84
450–495	473	10	122.00–138.00	$130.81	$619	-27.81
510–530	524	4	121.00–128.00	$124.73	$654	-21.90
550–595	576	9	123.00–136.00	$129.57	$746	-6.50
605–640	620	5	120.00–128.00	$123.94	$768	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—
710–745	724	5	107.00–116.00	$110.42	$799	—

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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	324	9	170.00–196.00	$178.85	$579	-29.86
350–388	363	11	177.00–191.00	$184.19	$669	-27.61
400–445	420	16	172.00–188.00	$178.63	$750	-8.54
450–495	474	15	162.00–177.00	$167.09	$792	-32.36
501–530	512	12	161.00–175.00	$166.42	$852	-25.88
550–595	569	12	149.00–164.00	$156.50	$890	-14.71
605–635	626	7	149.00–164.00	$158.93	$995	-5.34
695	695	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$910	-17.40
710–730	718	6	127.00–128.00	$127.67	$917	—
793	793	2	119.00	$119.00	$944	-5.08
910	910	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–338	335	3	150.00–151.00	$150.67	$505	-42.52
365–390	378	10	166.00–180.00	$170.67	$645	-7.37
400–433	419	9	140.00–151.00	$143.62	$602	-10.70
455–480	462	5	150.00–160.00	$153.06	$707	-11.13
500–520	510	4	139.00–148.00	$143.77	$733	-13.33
550–570	556	4	125.00–139.00	$133.75	$744	-21.25
605–645	618	5	130.00–140.00	$134.37	$830	—
715	715	1	117.00	$117.00	$837	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1735	1454	75-80%	8	80.00–84.00	$82.08	$1,193	—
1320–1870	1504	75-80%	10	74.00–79.00	$75.13	$1,130	—
1470–1620	1538	75-80%	4	87.00–91.00	$89.21	$1,372	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1240	1193	80-85%	4	80.00–84.00	$82.26	$981	-1.71
1180–1295	1218	80-85%	7	69.00–73.00	$70.55	$859	-25.99
1180–1295	1264	80-85%	5	76.00–79.00	$77.59	$981	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1065	1030	85-90%	5	66.00–68.00	$66.81	$688	-11.51
1015–1145	1078	85-90%	6	72.00–76.00	$73.36	$791	-17.66
1115–1135	1125	85-90%	2	80.00–84.00	$81.98	$922	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1825	1506	8	92.00–96.00	$93.51	$1,408	—
1530–2280	1856	7	102.00–106.00	$103.46	$1,920	-7.58
1645–2455	2064	5	107.00–110.00	$108.03	$2,230	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–891	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–950.00	$858.26
850–965	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	675.00–990.00	$811.94
1005 thin fleshed	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,035.00	$1,035.00
1050–1205	1109	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,060.00–1,225.00	$1,165.30
930–1380	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	850.00–1,160.00	$1,023.84
1215–1245	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,060.00	$1,035.30

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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
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
790–930	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	785.00–1,250.00	$1,047.67	-202.33
945	945	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	+153.64
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-300.00
1040–1120	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,128.70	—
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	-111.42

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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.