McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

1,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.49/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 672 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.51/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 423 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.53/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 469 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,200	2,175	1,460
Feeder cattle	1,000	1,725	1,100
Slaughter cattle	167	366	318
Replacement cattle	33	84	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand light to moderate. Quality was average with some groups of attractive heifer calves. Slaughter cows breakers and boners 1.00 to 4.00 higher, Lean cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	6	173.00–185.00	$177.95	$568	-21.44
360–398	370	20	179.00–192.00	$186.30	$689	-11.30
400–447	427	23	177.00–191.00	$180.91	$772	-15.81
453–488	467	12	180.00–194.00	$184.95	$864	+2.61
500–535	520	25	171.00–185.00	$177.93	$925	-7.06
550–595	569	22	171.00–185.00	$176.11	$1,002	-3.20
605–647	636	19	157.00–171.00	$168.11	$1,069	-10.43
650–685	671	8	150.00–160.00	$153.68	$1,031	-7.45
707–741	722	9	137.00–146.00	$141.90	$1,025	-13.08
850	850	2	132.00	$132.00	$1,122	—
953	953	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	153.00–168.00	$160.33	$534	-24.12
350–395	378	7	157.00–175.00	$165.14	$624	+1.26
405–445	419	9	156.00–169.00	$162.01	$679	-7.58
450–495	474	9	162.00–177.00	$167.31	$793	+1.71
510–545	528	8	154.00–168.00	$162.34	$857	+1.34
570	570	1	155.00	$155.00	$884	+2.31
625	625	1	156.00	$156.00	$975	+0.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	334	21	146.00–160.00	$153.05	$511	-4.41
350–385	370	11	154.00–167.00	$159.27	$589	-1.75
400–445	423	40	151.00–165.00	$156.51	$662	+0.33
450–498	469	37	146.00–160.00	$154.53	$725	-1.49
500–547	522	22	142.00–158.00	$148.74	$776	-0.68
550–597	566	29	142.00–157.00	$147.56	$835	+2.01
605–648	641	20	137.00–145.00	$141.36	$906	+3.29
650–698	672	52	132.00–144.00	$140.49	$944	+2.47
700–735	716	13	122.00–136.00	$131.46	$941	+0.09
755–785	773	13	129.00–137.00	$133.89	$1,035	+12.92
800–815	810	15	120.00–130.00	$127.27	$1,031	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	4	128.00–142.00	$135.50	$431	-4.47
350–390	374	10	132.00–149.00	$141.47	$529	-1.10
400–445	417	12	131.00–148.00	$140.32	$585	+0.69
460–495	475	10	131.00–145.00	$137.88	$655	-3.86
505–530	517	7	125.00–139.00	$133.86	$692	+3.54
550–590	570	10	127.00–141.00	$132.74	$757	-0.30
620–645	633	2	125.00–126.00	$125.49	$794	+2.16
650–653	652	3	120.00–125.00	$121.66	$793	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	322	5	177.00–191.00	$182.56	$588	-1.44
370–385	376	7	178.00–195.00	$181.77	$683	-9.84
410–445	435	15	166.00–181.00	$171.84	$748	-12.88
465–493	481	19	161.00–175.00	$164.31	$790	-12.41
515–535	526	11	166.00–181.00	$173.37	$912	+3.13
550–590	559	11	156.00–170.00	$159.75	$893	-14.43
619–630	622	10	142.00–156.00	$145.21	$903	-13.77
653–662	655	4	141.00–149.00	$146.98	$963	-3.65
705	705	2	133.00–137.00	$135.00	$952	+0.91
820	820	1	120.00	$120.00	$984	+10.00
895	895	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	4	152.00–167.00	$159.80	$521	-6.38
395	395	1	137.00	$137.00	$541	-27.81
405–435	418	7	146.00–160.00	$154.77	$647	-9.07
450–485	473	4	141.00–151.00	$146.60	$693	-5.00
525–545	535	2	132.00–148.00	$139.85	$748	-8.92
555–590	573	6	141.00–156.00	$145.76	$835	-5.34
620	620	1	132.00	$132.00	$818	-12.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1115	1047	85-90%	12	60.00–65.00	$61.67	$646	-7.87
1030–1095	1060	85-90%	3	71.00–74.00	$72.36	$767	+9.28
1000–1140	1077	85-90%	10	66.00–70.00	$68.80	$741	+5.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1280	1191	80-85%	4	74.00–82.00	$79.25	$944	+13.36
1160–1270	1218	80-85%	6	65.00–69.00	$66.32	$808	-8.68
1150–1285	1241	80-85%	13	70.00–74.00	$71.99	$893	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1505	1409	75-80%	4	70.00–72.00	$70.73	$997	—
1310–1555	1414	75-80%	7	73.00–77.00	$74.87	$1,059	—
1330–1575	1430	75-80%	6	79.00–83.00	$80.38	$1,149	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2030	1594	4	94.00–98.00	$95.54	$1,523	—
1370–1905	1656	13	102.00–106.00	$103.44	$1,713	—
1325–2140	1766	8	107.00–111.00	$108.20	$1,911	-0.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1085	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–1,175.00	$921.24
870–1170	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–1,100.00	$968.84
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
890–1245	1124	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–925.00	$876.68
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
780–815	798	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	+125.38

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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.