McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

1,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.07/cwt -3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 372 lb · 53 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.46/cwt -6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 474 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $212.89/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 428 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,730	900	2,100
Feeder cattle	1,380	700	1,650
Slaughter cattle	231	169	340
Replacement cattle	119	31	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	317	12	220.00–235.00	$227.99	$723	+5.96
350–397	377	25	219.00–231.00	$222.71	$840	+6.54
400–449	428	42	205.00–221.00	$212.89	$911	-0.43
455–495	467	25	198.00–214.00	$206.20	$963	-3.41
505–542	517	38	187.00–202.00	$195.53	$1,011	-6.07
550–590	578	27	178.00–193.00	$181.01	$1,046	±0.00
607–638	616	23	167.00–182.00	$175.46	$1,081	+14.59
653–695	673	21	152.00–166.00	$160.14	$1,078	-4.86
700–735	721	7	142.00–155.00	$145.92	$1,052	—
750–760	756	8	131.00–141.00	$134.72	$1,018	-5.28
810–815	812	3	131.00–145.00	$140.31	$1,139	-4.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	179.00	$179.00	$555	+14.00
355–395	371	4	160.00–175.00	$166.90	$619	-19.69
405–435	424	9	176.00–191.00	$180.40	$765	+1.44
460–490	473	10	167.00–187.00	$172.43	$816	-15.43
500–545	528	10	165.00–181.00	$170.28	$899	-5.80
555–595	579	11	152.00–175.00	$162.33	$940	-4.69
615–640	631	4	152.00–161.00	$158.51	$1,000	—
660–690	677	3	140.00–146.00	$143.67	$973	—
725	725	1	136.00	$136.00	$986	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	316	40	157.00–172.00	$165.12	$522	-9.49
355–395	372	53	160.00–174.00	$167.07	$622	-3.64
400–445	424	36	162.00–177.00	$168.36	$714	-4.02
450–495	474	53	160.00–175.00	$166.46	$789	-6.33
500–534	512	37	152.00–167.00	$157.10	$804	-8.95
550–585	568	24	148.00–163.00	$152.06	$864	-2.49
602–643	623	41	135.00–148.00	$140.19	$873	-13.23
651–682	670	16	140.00–150.00	$142.62	$956	-9.39
713–735	722	9	120.00–135.00	$129.24	$933	-14.34
785	785	1	121.00	$121.00	$950	-14.00
845	845	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,014	+4.48
865	865	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	5	136.00–152.00	$142.13	$463	-15.04
350–393	380	13	137.00–154.00	$145.70	$554	-10.18
400–443	424	15	140.00–161.00	$151.47	$642	-3.78
450–495	471	14	140.00–159.00	$148.56	$700	+3.66
500–545	518	17	127.00–144.00	$137.96	$715	-11.04
550–590	564	11	129.00–144.00	$136.34	$769	-6.20
655–680	670	3	120.00–134.00	$125.23	$839	-5.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	29	212.00–233.00	$225.25	$734	+17.94
358–395	378	12	206.00–223.00	$214.75	$812	+1.26
400–445	411	35	207.00–236.00	$223.47	$918	+17.36
450–498	478	27	187.00–202.00	$190.90	$913	—
508–545	516	10	175.00–189.00	$180.55	$932	+8.96
555–590	570	5	144.00–159.00	$149.58	$853	-18.42
600–645	621	4	143.00–158.00	$148.49	$922	-17.51
650–690	673	3	131.00–145.00	$135.84	$914	-19.32
700–730	717	3	126.00–136.00	$129.67	$930	—
825–840	833	2	101.00–111.00	$105.95	$883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	3	158.00–182.00	$167.45	$558	—
400–433	412	9	184.00–201.00	$193.56	$797	—
450–470	460	2	152.00–162.00	$157.11	$723	—
505–525	517	3	151.00–160.00	$156.95	$811	—
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1135	1047	85-90%	15	63.00–67.00	$64.42	$674	—
1000–1120	1059	85-90%	11	69.00–73.00	$70.82	$750	-3.33
1075–1140	1098	85-90%	7	74.00–78.00	$76.00	$834	-3.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1290	1190	80-85%	12	68.00–72.00	$70.35	$837	—
1160–1275	1205	80-85%	7	80.00–84.00	$82.02	$988	+1.33
1065–1280	1206	80-85%	12	74.00–78.00	$75.54	$911	-5.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1490	1387	75-80%	5	70.00–74.00	$72.45	$1,005	—
1300–1630	1438	75-80%	11	75.00–79.00	$76.15	$1,095	-4.76
1350–1565	1468	75-80%	5	83.00–86.00	$84.54	$1,241	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1615	1492	3	91.00–94.00	$92.92	$1,386	—
1530–2120	1851	4	107.00–110.00	$108.61	$2,010	—
1545–2465	1898	7	102.00–106.00	$103.83	$1,971	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–1260	858	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	725.00–1,275.00	$924.17
950–1145	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–1,125.00	$995.48
920–1280	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	925.00–1,300.00	$1,113.43
910–1310	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	925.00–1,225.00	$1,056.85
985–1220	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,239.36
1075–1315	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,111.24

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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
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
733–985	834	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	775.00–1,175.00	$889.18	—
800–930	843	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–1,125.00	$1,054.34	—
755–975	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	895.00–1,250.00	$1,019.25	—
830–975	896	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,385.00	$1,082.49	—
810–1245	1022	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	825.00–1,350.00	$1,065.94	—

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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.