McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

1,085 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.78/cwt -15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 428 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $186.00/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 423 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.49/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 475 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,085	1,310	1,350
Feeder cattle	800	1,050	1,000
Slaughter cattle	209	223	204
Replacement cattle	76	37	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows , breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	11	208.00–224.00	$212.94	$701	-8.24
360–398	378	16	199.00–213.00	$206.72	$781	+1.40
400–449	428	40	191.00–204.00	$197.78	$846	-15.05
455–498	480	21	184.00–197.00	$192.19	$923	-11.89
500–525	508	21	185.00–200.00	$191.58	$973	-5.60
555–596	578	18	182.00–195.00	$188.25	$1,088	+8.57
600–623	615	6	174.00–187.00	$181.39	$1,116	+5.73
655–670	664	4	159.00–173.00	$163.95	$1,089	+1.71
705–715	710	3	142.00–156.00	$147.36	$1,046	-10.02
755–790	770	3	137.00–150.00	$142.75	$1,099	-4.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	-3.00
350–385	368	2	195.00–197.00	$195.95	$721	+9.82
415–445	428	7	177.00–191.00	$184.29	$789	+1.36
455–485	467	5	160.00–175.00	$166.75	$779	-16.57
550–560	557	3	151.00–170.00	$163.74	$912	-0.99
650	650	1	132.00	$132.00	$858	—

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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	317	10	165.00–180.00	$172.25	$546	-12.92
350–395	375	21	158.00–172.00	$162.85	$611	-16.72
400–440	426	17	155.00–170.00	$161.89	$690	-14.71
450–490	475	27	165.00–179.00	$172.49	$819	-6.71
507–545	520	16	153.00–166.00	$158.41	$824	-2.78
550–595	569	16	149.00–164.00	$158.13	$900	+4.20
600–645	616	17	138.00–151.00	$146.54	$903	-8.16
650–683	672	10	138.00–152.00	$146.68	$986	+4.37
700–729	725	8	135.00–149.00	$146.31	$1,061	+11.31
765	765	1	127.00	$127.00	$972	+0.73
800	800	1	122.00	$122.00	$976	—
851	851	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	4	159.00–161.00	$160.01	$525	-6.99
350–385	370	5	140.00–152.00	$146.74	$543	-1.25
405–440	430	8	138.00–152.00	$146.71	$631	-11.92
450–490	468	7	147.00–162.00	$154.95	$725	-7.03
535–545	538	3	135.00–150.00	$144.02	$775	-3.34
560–595	583	5	134.00–148.00	$137.71	$803	-0.56
605–615	610	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$820	-2.72
660–680	671	4	123.00–136.00	$130.25	$874	+8.25
740	740	1	133.00	$133.00	$984	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	197.00–211.00	$203.90	$683	-8.34
350–368	358	20	191.00–203.00	$199.30	$713	-1.81
400–448	423	30	177.00–191.00	$186.00	$787	-6.28
450–493	463	20	187.00–202.00	$190.87	$884	-0.68
505–530	522	8	171.00–182.00	$176.14	$919	-12.91
580–590	585	2	161.00–176.00	$168.44	$985	+1.44
600–640	619	4	158.00–170.00	$163.64	$1,013	+3.92
673	673	3	141.00	$141.00	$949	-10.70
700	700	1	138.00	$138.00	$966	+6.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	142.00	$142.00	$497	-33.00
410–435	423	2	167.00–171.00	$168.94	$715	-4.06
450–490	469	7	167.00–184.00	$176.04	$826	+0.77
557	557	3	158.00	$158.00	$880	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1030	85-90%	15	65.00–69.00	$66.72	$687	+1.78
1025–1140	1079	85-90%	15	71.00–75.00	$72.90	$787	-5.79
1055–1130	1088	85-90%	10	76.00–80.00	$78.30	$852	-0.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1525	1418	75-80%	3	73.00–74.00	$73.36	$1,040	-8.36
1310–1590	1451	75-80%	7	80.00–84.00	$81.72	$1,186	—
1225–1790	1461	75-80%	20	75.00–79.00	$77.12	$1,127	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1290	1185	80-85%	10	70.00–74.00	$72.21	$856	—
1150–1260	1207	80-85%	10	76.00–80.00	$79.01	$954	+2.74
1190–1270	1227	80-85%	6	81.00–84.00	$82.32	$1,010	+6.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1680	1562	3	89.00–93.00	$90.79	$1,418	+2.65
1520–2055	1747	7	103.00–107.00	$104.40	$1,824	—
1680–1820	1772	3	110.00–115.00	$112.05	$1,986	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–995	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–1,225.00	$897.07
960–1080	1027	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–800.00	$792.21
920–1150	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	810.00–1,050.00	$977.96
1000–1137	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	825.00–935.00	$881.82
980–1340	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	925.00–1,100.00	$1,057.60

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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
785–1110	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–1,100.00	$935.90	-314.10

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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.