McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

1,210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.90/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 528 lb · 40 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.81/cwt -10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 327 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $176.37/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 474 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,210	1,175	1,100
Feeder cattle	920	900	900
Slaughter cattle	209	225	145
Replacement cattle	81	50	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves on a light test. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	324	20	195.00–213.00	$199.93	$648	-2.56
370–395	381	19	181.00–195.00	$189.75	$723	-12.00
410–440	424	20	185.00–199.00	$194.31	$824	-5.29
468–485	480	20	187.00–202.00	$191.60	$920	+9.10
500–533	515	15	180.00–193.00	$187.26	$964	+8.90
555–583	575	7	167.00–181.00	$173.28	$996	+11.49
600–610	605	13	162.00–176.00	$168.29	$1,018	+7.04
650–680	673	6	154.00–163.00	$156.11	$1,051	+11.11
720	720	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	312	9	156.00–181.00	$167.91	$524	-9.26
365	365	1	161.00	$161.00	$588	-5.00
415–445	424	10	167.00–181.00	$177.06	$751	+5.51
455–490	476	8	148.00–185.00	$173.68	$827	+19.67
508–530	518	6	161.00–170.00	$165.82	$859	+5.75
550–590	575	4	153.00–160.00	$156.79	$902	+13.26

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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	327	36	159.00–174.00	$164.81	$539	-10.32
353–385	371	9	162.00–173.00	$164.11	$609	-8.72
400–445	427	20	149.00–163.00	$153.94	$657	-7.93
455–490	482	16	158.00–172.00	$161.92	$780	+2.10
500–548	528	40	149.00–161.00	$154.90	$818	-3.30
550–583	566	12	140.00–149.00	$143.76	$814	-5.79
610–640	632	8	148.00–162.00	$152.60	$964	+8.58
660–689	684	11	141.00–146.00	$145.21	$993	+3.55
740	740	1	120.00	$120.00	$888	—
850	850	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,071	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	14	142.00–157.00	$147.12	$471	-14.51
367–395	377	14	140.00–152.00	$147.68	$557	-6.06
405–445	425	13	135.00–149.00	$144.85	$616	-3.63
450–495	475	6	140.00–154.00	$147.75	$702	+7.86
510–530	525	5	130.00–136.00	$134.03	$704	-10.12
550	550	1	134.00	$134.00	$737	-1.22
610–640	626	4	130.00–142.00	$137.79	$863	+7.94
885	885	1	110.00	$110.00	$974	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	195.00–209.00	$202.16	$653	+15.93
360–390	380	10	185.00–199.00	$190.00	$722	+2.83
409–440	423	18	175.00–186.00	$182.19	$771	+1.34
464–493	474	25	168.00–181.00	$176.37	$836	+0.89
510–540	519	12	154.00–169.00	$163.67	$849	+1.96
550–580	565	10	151.00–160.00	$156.52	$884	+1.43
600–620	613	6	150.00–155.00	$154.18	$945	+10.70
700–720	713	3	130.00–136.00	$131.96	$941	+2.29
890	890	1	111.00	$111.00	$988	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	170.00	$170.00	$561	+6.45
375	375	2	178.00	$178.00	$668	+10.45
415–445	429	4	147.00–152.00	$149.75	$642	-10.42
490–495	493	3	155.00–159.00	$157.66	$777	+4.43
500–515	505	4	140.00–152.00	$146.45	$740	-8.05
550	550	1	142.00	$142.00	$781	+3.75
620	620	1	142.00	$142.00	$880	—
740	740	1	125.00	$125.00	$925	+10.36

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1037	85-90%	25	72.00–76.00	$72.97	$757	-6.81
1025–1145	1078	85-90%	5	85.00–87.00	$86.20	$929	-1.31
1010–1130	1090	85-90%	12	77.00–81.00	$79.20	$863	-8.31

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1260	1187	80-85%	10	71.00–75.00	$73.00	$867	—
1150–1265	1198	80-85%	15	77.00–81.00	$79.06	$947	—
1165–1295	1230	80-85%	11	82.00–86.00	$83.27	$1,024	-8.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1815	1413	75-80%	14	82.00–87.00	$84.12	$1,189	-7.22
1305–1650	1413	75-80%	13	77.00–81.00	$79.07	$1,117	-12.27
1300–1505	1418	75-80%	4	90.00–94.00	$92.02	$1,305	+0.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1760	1495	3	103.00–107.00	$104.81	$1,567	—
1350–1910	1710	7	116.00–120.00	$118.22	$2,022	—
1365–2225	1878	5	111.00–115.00	$112.70	$2,117	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–995	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,300.00	$1,064.30
805–1390	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,450.00	$1,158.70
940–1295	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	910.00–1,050.00	$978.40
905–1315	1104	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	900.00–1,375.00	$1,137.42
1005–1285	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	960.00–1,085.00	$1,030.14
925–1440	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,199.77

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
830–995	913	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,200.00	$1,074.93	—
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
845–1175	1006	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,600.00	$1,354.82	+79.82
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1020–1255	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,455.16	—
930–1300	1149	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,825.00	$1,608.54	—

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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.