McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 14, 2022

1,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.27/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 526 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.35/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 464 lb · 43 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.56/cwt -13.62 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 424 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,345	1,680	1,985
Feeder cattle	1,120	1,400	1,710
Slaughter cattle	191	222	243
Replacement cattle	34	58	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves uneven through all classes. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 11.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 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	337	10	193.00–207.00	$195.67	$659	-0.59
356–394	384	20	186.00–201.00	$188.22	$723	-21.83
405–440	418	9	192.00–206.00	$196.97	$823	-7.12
460–490	480	26	193.00–209.00	$198.59	$953	+5.31
515–540	525	20	172.00–186.00	$179.15	$941	-14.03
550–590	566	40	172.00–186.00	$179.49	$1,016	-12.29
600–640	620	23	166.00–180.00	$171.45	$1,063	+0.33
650–698	669	15	152.00–166.00	$159.30	$1,066	-0.99
702–748	716	13	148.00–162.00	$155.72	$1,115	-4.71
765–785	779	7	136.00–144.00	$142.16	$1,107	-6.33
845	845	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,191	-5.00
915	915	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,116	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	160.00–187.00	$174.34	$558	-1.02
350–365	359	15	140.00–163.00	$145.94	$524	-26.01
400–443	425	16	149.00–172.00	$161.23	$685	-8.45
455–497	473	27	153.00–177.00	$162.12	$767	-12.08
503–547	524	17	151.00–178.00	$163.19	$855	-11.08
550–594	579	17	150.00–171.00	$159.27	$922	-14.95
605–635	614	6	142.00–160.00	$152.31	$935	+0.58
650–665	658	2	144.00–149.00	$146.47	$964	+6.85
745	745	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,021	+11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–335	321	12	162.00–177.00	$167.89	$539	-1.74
350–389	369	17	159.00–173.00	$164.24	$606	-1.33
400–449	424	40	148.00–163.00	$152.56	$647	-13.62
450–495	464	43	150.00–164.00	$158.35	$735	-5.95
500–543	526	71	146.00–160.00	$152.27	$801	-2.09
560–595	586	26	142.00–156.00	$146.14	$856	-3.18
605–645	626	17	133.00–146.00	$139.22	$872	-5.16
660–698	686	26	128.00–142.00	$134.82	$925	-1.56
700–725	714	5	125.00–139.00	$135.36	$966	+2.60
760–770	763	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,030	-1.27
868	868	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	331	8	136.00–156.00	$144.21	$477	-7.01
350–395	372	13	130.00–145.00	$133.55	$497	-10.14
400–448	426	33	130.00–144.00	$136.51	$582	-12.53
450–495	475	24	134.00–148.00	$141.98	$674	-2.80
500–545	526	27	130.00–142.00	$136.94	$720	+0.29
555–580	568	6	130.00–140.00	$133.69	$759	+0.19
615–645	627	3	122.00–131.00	$126.68	$794	-0.18

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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	12	197.00–213.00	$202.20	$651	-7.14
350–390	367	5	168.00–183.00	$176.49	$648	-28.30
405–445	432	13	170.00–185.00	$173.84	$751	-16.07
470–495	481	12	167.00–181.00	$173.72	$836	-7.72
500–543	523	17	150.00–164.00	$158.12	$827	-10.55
550–597	577	12	146.00–160.00	$150.27	$867	-13.88
600–645	616	12	152.00–168.00	$156.47	$964	+1.48
695	695	2	126.00–129.00	$127.50	$886	-11.33
770	770	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,016	+5.01
820–848	840	5	128.00–140.00	$131.17	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	375	3	143.00–153.00	$149.62	$561	-15.31
410–445	428	5	139.00–160.00	$149.07	$638	-17.85
450–495	478	8	142.00–155.00	$151.39	$724	-7.15
510–540	523	4	131.00–150.00	$140.79	$736	-4.48
565–595	582	5	128.00–144.00	$137.70	$801	-3.76
625–645	635	2	120.00–139.00	$129.65	$823	-1.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1280	1207	80-85%	13	91.00–95.00	$92.39	$1,115	+8.92
1160–1260	1211	80-85%	5	96.00–99.00	$97.02	$1,175	+13.55
1155–1295	1226	80-85%	18	84.00–89.00	$86.11	$1,056	+7.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1135	1063	85-90%	13	85.00–89.00	$86.38	$918	+17.41
1000–1135	1069	85-90%	10	79.00–83.00	$81.00	$866	+6.33
1024–1130	1086	85-90%	12	90.00–94.00	$91.51	$994	+10.25

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1530	1389	75-80%	8	97.00–101.00	$98.39	$1,367	+18.10
1310–1830	1402	75-80%	17	92.00–96.00	$93.81	$1,315	+17.23
1310–1580	1424	75-80%	9	87.00–91.00	$89.23	$1,271	+12.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1765	1463	5	106.00–110.00	$107.67	$1,575	+12.01
1660–1840	1745	4	116.00–121.00	$117.82	$2,056	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–815	794	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–825.00	$783.58
845–1210	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	835.00–1,175.00	$1,065.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
810–975	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,085.00–1,525.00	$1,328.06	+103.06
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.