McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

2,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.02/cwt -16.85 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 476 lb · 80 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.55/cwt -11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 570 lb · 77 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.07/cwt -9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 621 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,175	1,810	1,630
Feeder cattle	1,725	1,400	1,200
Slaughter cattle	366	294	350
Replacement cattle	84	116	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00-9.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality was average. Demand was light to moderate. Slaughter cows, steady to 7.00 higher, except for Breakers 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	327	5	197.00–202.00	$199.39	$652	-5.13
365–396	379	15	192.00–201.00	$197.60	$749	+4.63
400–444	421	28	190.00–205.00	$196.72	$828	-6.14
456–499	474	25	179.00–194.00	$182.34	$864	-17.43
500–527	521	20	179.00–194.00	$184.99	$964	-14.15
550–595	581	23	173.00–187.00	$179.31	$1,042	-6.61
602–648	608	31	168.00–183.00	$178.54	$1,086	-4.58
650–685	666	8	156.00–169.00	$161.13	$1,073	-11.78
730–735	733	3	151.00–162.00	$154.98	$1,136	+2.98
750–770	757	3	131.00–145.00	$138.60	$1,049	-14.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	8	176.00–190.00	$184.45	$601	+9.84
350–395	369	7	160.00–175.00	$163.88	$605	-10.67
400–440	413	6	164.00–178.00	$169.59	$700	-14.15
455–495	480	11	163.00–177.00	$165.60	$795	-16.84
500–535	518	2	161.00	$161.00	$834	-17.97
565–595	585	5	146.00–160.00	$152.69	$893	-15.82
620–648	637	7	152.00–167.00	$155.60	$991	+9.18
650–695	668	5	135.00–146.00	$138.51	$925	-12.50
725–733	730	3	144.00–155.00	$147.64	$1,078	+20.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	27	151.00–165.00	$157.46	$515	-8.03
350–395	374	33	155.00–169.00	$161.02	$602	-5.69
403–445	420	42	149.00–163.00	$156.18	$656	-21.19
453–497	476	80	151.00–164.00	$156.02	$743	-16.85
500–545	523	55	141.00–163.00	$149.42	$781	-6.33
550–595	570	77	142.00–156.00	$145.55	$830	-11.09
600–647	621	73	132.00–146.00	$138.07	$857	-9.92
662–695	676	16	132.00–147.00	$138.02	$933	-4.81
700–745	717	3	130.00–133.00	$131.37	$942	-0.61
755–780	768	2	119.00–123.00	$120.97	$929	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	330	10	134.00–149.00	$139.97	$462	-7.40
355–395	378	9	136.00–149.00	$142.57	$539	-6.17
400–445	425	12	132.00–146.00	$139.63	$593	-17.27
455–497	475	16	135.00–150.00	$141.74	$673	-11.09
500–545	519	22	122.00–137.00	$130.32	$676	-9.25
550–595	568	18	128.00–141.00	$133.04	$756	-6.40
600–645	613	5	120.00–131.00	$123.33	$756	-8.66
690	690	2	119.00–131.00	$125.00	$862	+2.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	329	25	177.00–193.00	$184.00	$605	-3.75
360–393	374	12	186.00–201.00	$191.61	$717	-1.86
400–440	426	27	176.00–191.00	$184.72	$787	+1.79
455–490	472	27	167.00–181.00	$176.72	$834	-1.67
507–546	525	38	167.00–182.00	$170.24	$894	-10.97
550–590	584	27	162.00–177.00	$174.18	$1,017	-4.80
600–630	611	11	152.00–167.00	$158.98	$971	-14.45
655	655	8	148.00–151.00	$150.63	$987	+0.76
714–745	718	10	126.00–135.00	$134.09	$963	+12.52
760–792	786	8	126.00–140.00	$129.20	$1,016	+0.20
835	835	1	110.00	$110.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	4	156.00–170.00	$166.18	$545	+5.18
350–390	370	5	160.00–175.00	$164.81	$610	-8.21
410–445	430	14	158.00–173.00	$163.84	$705	+4.81
450–498	473	9	146.00–158.00	$151.60	$717	+0.13
510–535	524	10	142.00–156.00	$148.77	$780	-8.26
565–595	580	12	142.00–158.00	$151.10	$876	+4.25
615–640	623	3	144.00–146.00	$144.99	$903	-2.81
670	670	1	145.00	$145.00	$972	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1034	85-90%	13	68.00–71.00	$69.54	$719	+12.45
1005–1140	1076	85-90%	26	62.00–66.00	$63.08	$679	+0.28
1000–1145	1107	85-90%	6	73.00–77.00	$74.69	$827	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1450	1373	75-80%	13	69.00–73.00	$71.44	$981	-3.40
1300–1635	1382	75-80%	28	74.00–78.00	$75.81	$1,048	+0.97
1480–1558	1528	75-80%	3	65.00–67.00	$66.01	$1,009	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1187	80-85%	9	64.00–68.00	$65.89	$782	-5.60
1150–1275	1197	80-85%	13	69.00–73.00	$70.99	$850	+9.37
1150–1285	1204	80-85%	14	74.00–78.00	$75.00	$903	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1765	1418	12	89.00–92.00	$90.03	$1,277	—
1355–1990	1605	13	99.00–105.00	$102.39	$1,643	—
1555–2035	1751	8	107.00–111.00	$108.96	$1,908	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1025	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$900.56
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00
925–1255	1136	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	775.00–975.00	$927.46
1135–1320	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	810.00–1,025.00	$909.76
1280–1285	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	885.00–1,025.00	$954.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–1065	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	650.00–725.00	$698.86
845–1275	1017	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	700.00–725.00	$719.79
920–1255	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	600.00–610.00	$601.47

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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
895–995	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,200.00	$1,065.41	—
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
980–1265	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,160.00	$1,092.52	—
1100–1200	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–960.00	$927.55	—
910–1555	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,150.00	$999.62	—

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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.