McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

1,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.30/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 574 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $218.56/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 430 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.92/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 477 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,540	1,730	1,720
Feeder cattle	1,100	1,380	1,375
Slaughter cattle	351	231	254
Replacement cattle	89	119	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	223.00	$223.00	$769	-4.99
350–380	376	23	223.00–235.00	$233.52	$878	+10.81
400–445	430	35	208.00–224.00	$218.56	$940	+5.67
450–495	467	21	201.00–216.00	$208.29	$973	+2.09
510–525	518	15	193.00–206.00	$199.99	$1,036	+4.46
550–580	564	18	182.00–193.00	$187.19	$1,056	+6.18
600–641	618	23	167.00–181.00	$172.41	$1,065	-3.05
660–698	691	16	155.00–169.00	$159.45	$1,102	-0.69
710–738	723	5	145.00–151.00	$149.03	$1,077	+3.11
755–780	773	4	137.00–147.00	$144.05	$1,114	+9.33
900–945	923	2	111.00–121.00	$116.12	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	169.00–183.00	$176.00	$581	-3.00
350–388	374	4	160.00–175.00	$166.82	$624	-0.08
403–420	406	5	166.00–181.00	$177.90	$722	-2.50
465–495	478	6	180.00–195.00	$184.71	$883	+12.28
502–545	519	6	171.00–186.00	$175.72	$912	+5.44
593–595	593	6	162.00–177.00	$168.50	$999	+6.17
610–630	620	2	150.00–161.00	$155.59	$965	-2.92
670	670	1	149.00	$149.00	$998	+5.33
770	770	1	121.00	$121.00	$932	—

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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	313	11	168.00–182.00	$176.10	$551	+10.98
350–394	375	25	165.00–180.00	$171.36	$643	+4.29
400–445	425	23	168.00–183.00	$174.74	$743	+6.38
450–496	477	33	166.00–180.00	$172.92	$825	+6.46
500–548	525	18	157.00–168.00	$160.88	$845	+3.78
550–598	574	35	148.00–162.00	$155.30	$891	+3.24
600–638	621	9	152.00–167.00	$159.26	$989	+19.07
650–685	664	15	146.00–160.00	$148.16	$984	+5.54
725–730	728	2	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$961	+2.75
750–775	758	3	128.00–134.00	$131.96	$1,000	+10.96
800–825	813	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$980	+0.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	9	147.00–163.00	$155.30	$486	+13.17
370–390	386	7	147.00–161.00	$151.11	$583	+5.41
400–445	415	15	145.00–161.00	$151.50	$629	+0.03
450–490	478	10	143.00–158.00	$147.40	$705	-1.16
500–545	524	13	141.00–152.00	$146.30	$767	+8.34
625	625	1	144.00	$144.00	$900	—
660–693	682	3	127.00–135.00	$129.58	$884	+4.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	321	4	207.00–225.00	$220.24	$707	-5.01
365–395	379	10	215.00–249.00	$234.70	$890	+19.95
400–445	419	25	206.00–225.00	$213.53	$895	-9.94
457–495	470	21	183.00–197.00	$192.05	$903	+1.15
500–539	525	16	178.00–193.00	$187.71	$985	+7.16
555–595	574	8	160.00–173.00	$165.10	$948	+15.52
605–645	629	4	145.00–160.00	$155.41	$978	+6.92
655–675	662	4	149.00–163.00	$158.19	$1,047	+22.35
730–745	736	4	132.00–147.00	$139.27	$1,025	+9.60
925	925	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	180.00	$180.00	$540	+12.55
390	390	1	191.00	$191.00	$745	—
405–445	429	7	184.00–199.00	$192.49	$826	-1.07
460–490	476	4	161.00–178.00	$169.10	$805	+11.99
510–530	520	2	165.00–175.00	$170.10	$885	+13.15

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1135	1042	85-90%	13	84.00–88.00	$87.11	$908	+22.69
1000–1130	1049	85-90%	32	64.00–69.00	$65.49	$687	+1.07
1015–1135	1079	85-90%	13	73.00–77.00	$74.00	$798	-2.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1530	1393	75-80%	14	79.00–83.00	$80.67	$1,124	+8.22
1285–1585	1426	75-80%	13	74.00–78.00	$76.17	$1,086	+0.02
1305–1700	1460	75-80%	13	84.00–88.00	$85.26	$1,245	+0.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1270	1200	80-85%	17	73.00–77.00	$74.19	$890	-7.83
1150–1295	1210	80-85%	12	78.00–82.00	$79.68	$964	+4.14
1150–1285	1222	80-85%	8	84.00–88.00	$85.99	$1,051	+10.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1885	1554	9	93.00–97.00	$94.14	$1,463	—
1450–1970	1659	9	100.00–104.00	$101.73	$1,688	—
1615–1980	1801	7	105.00–108.00	$106.33	$1,915	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–915	864	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,125.00	$903.36
860–945	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,150.00	$1,061.52
1065–1150	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,135.00	$1,056.39
905–1295	1119	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	925.00–1,200.00	$1,127.48
1075–1210	1141	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,165.65
1210–1325	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,150.46

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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
930–990	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,350.00	$1,280.08	—
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
860–1180	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	825.00–1,300.00	$1,063.57	—
870–1275	1061	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,250.00	$1,138.41	—

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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.