McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

1,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.68/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 482 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.20/cwt +16.18 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 520 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.87/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 420 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,175	1,330	1,570
Feeder cattle	900	1,150	1,350
Slaughter cattle	225	119	187
Replacement cattle	50	61	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly average. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	332	8	201.00–205.00	$202.49	$672	+7.73
365–393	384	12	196.00–209.00	$201.75	$775	-0.08
410–436	425	22	195.00–206.00	$199.60	$848	+11.22
453–479	465	20	175.00–187.00	$182.50	$849	-6.73
515–542	531	17	171.00–184.00	$178.36	$947	-9.42
553–595	566	11	156.00–168.00	$161.79	$916	-23.14
600–635	617	13	157.00–167.00	$161.25	$995	+0.37
663	663	4	145.00	$145.00	$961	-2.80
769–795	771	11	135.00–141.00	$140.44	$1,083	-1.19
900	900	1	110.00	$110.00	$990	-10.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	327	5	169.00–180.00	$177.17	$579	+9.41
375	375	1	166.00	$166.00	$622	-12.89
400–410	408	5	151.00–185.00	$171.55	$700	+2.07
475–480	478	4	145.00–162.00	$154.01	$736	-6.88
500–545	526	10	144.00–169.00	$160.07	$842	-0.80
585–590	588	2	137.00–150.00	$143.53	$844	-22.94
625–640	633	2	144.00–151.00	$147.46	$933	-0.38
760	760	1	121.00	$121.00	$920	-9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	321	22	167.00–180.00	$175.13	$562	+8.57
360–390	377	14	165.00–178.00	$172.83	$652	+6.64
400–448	420	31	157.00–171.00	$161.87	$680	-2.64
460 value added	460	1	197.00	$197.00	$906	+26.00
450–499	483	42	147.00–167.00	$159.82	$772	+11.11
500–545	520	35	153.00–166.00	$158.20	$823	+16.18
555–599	571	19	144.00–155.00	$149.55	$854	+5.58
600–640	618	13	139.00–153.00	$144.02	$890	+2.86
679–685	680	6	135.00–143.00	$141.66	$963	+8.08
700–702	702	11	136.00–145.00	$144.18	$1,012	+13.44
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	+7.50
873	873	6	132.00	$132.00	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	311	8	160.00–164.00	$161.63	$503	+29.44
350–395	376	10	149.00–160.00	$153.74	$578	+7.46
400–445	423	14	139.00–156.00	$148.48	$628	+4.17
450–490	475	9	135.00–145.00	$139.89	$664	+9.08
500–545	529	17	137.00–151.00	$144.15	$763	+19.42
555–595	576	8	125.00–140.00	$135.22	$779	+5.65
605–645	628	5	120.00–137.00	$129.85	$815	+5.91
695	695	1	117.00	$117.00	$813	-3.00

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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	319	6	181.00–188.00	$186.23	$594	+7.38
355–398	377	15	181.00–192.00	$187.17	$706	+2.98
410–445	428	8	177.00–191.00	$180.85	$774	+2.22
453–490	469	13	167.00–181.00	$175.48	$823	+8.39
505–535	519	13	155.00–166.00	$161.71	$839	-4.71
550–565	558	7	150.00–162.00	$155.09	$865	-1.41
610–630	620	2	142.00–145.00	$143.48	$890	-15.45
650–655	652	3	132.00–147.00	$139.35	$909	—
710–733	725	3	129.00–130.00	$129.67	$940	+2.00
765	765	1	126.00	$126.00	$964	+7.00
815–820	818	2	119.00–128.00	$123.51	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	160.00–167.00	$163.55	$532	+12.88
370–375	373	2	160.00–175.00	$167.55	$625	-3.12
410–435	418	3	152.00–169.00	$160.17	$670	+16.55
455–495	478	4	142.00–160.00	$153.23	$732	+0.17
515–525	520	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$803	+10.73
560–595	576	4	135.00–146.00	$138.25	$796	+4.50
665	665	1	127.00	$127.00	$845	—
715–725	718	3	108.00–118.00	$114.64	$823	-2.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1110	1046	85-90%	14	78.00–82.00	$79.78	$834	+12.97
1010–1140	1047	85-90%	17	73.00–77.00	$74.51	$780	+7.70
1000–1130	1061	85-90%	15	85.00–89.00	$87.51	$928	+14.15

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1260	1211	80-85%	16	80.00–84.00	$81.88	$992	+11.33
1190–1295	1246	80-85%	6	90.00–94.00	$91.67	$1,142	+21.12
1150–1332	1254	80-85%	13	85.00–89.00	$87.73	$1,100	+10.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1550	1407	75-80%	5	90.00–93.00	$91.34	$1,285	—
1405–1525	1474	75-80%	4	94.00–96.00	$95.52	$1,408	+13.44
1305–1750	1503	75-80%	6	84.00–87.00	$85.88	$1,291	+10.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1825	1556	7	98.00–103.00	$99.97	$1,556	—
1325–1860	1619	7	105.00–108.00	$106.79	$1,729	—
1545–2080	1798	6	112.00–116.00	$113.53	$2,041	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1345	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	825.00–1,325.00	$982.61
905–1140	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,175.00	$1,064.36
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
950–1200	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,350.00	$1,165.63
1135–1205	1167	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,075.00	$1,001.32

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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
955–1075	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,375.00–1,475.00	$1,447.01	+422.01
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
965–1115	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,296.12	+167.42
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+21.30
1055–1100	1077	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,174.92	+46.22

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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.