McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

1,790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.50/cwt +10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 527 lb · 65 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.44/cwt -5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 570 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.56/cwt -15.03 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 472 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,790	1,345	1,565
Feeder cattle	1,430	1,120	1,200
Slaughter cattle	267	191	265
Replacement cattle	93	34	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 400 lbs. 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality average through attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows , breakers and boners 1.00 lower, leans 3.00 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
300–345	314	18	200.00–225.00	$213.96	$672	+18.29
365–398	373	23	195.00–211.00	$199.88	$746	+11.66
400–440	422	23	187.00–202.00	$196.41	$829	-0.56
450–494	472	55	177.00–191.00	$183.56	$866	-15.03
504–543	518	20	173.00–187.00	$176.36	$914	-2.79
553–598	570	59	170.00–184.00	$174.44	$994	-5.05
600–648	627	27	164.00–178.00	$167.79	$1,052	-3.66
650–678	666	24	154.00–166.00	$160.73	$1,070	+1.43
700–747	723	13	147.00–161.00	$155.05	$1,121	-0.67
830	830	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,162	-1.00
880	880	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,214	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	329	9	180.00–198.00	$191.04	$629	+16.70
365–390	379	7	161.00–174.00	$164.85	$625	+18.91
410–425	419	11	165.00–180.00	$168.99	$708	+7.76
465–498	490	17	156.00–170.00	$164.44	$806	+2.32
500–545	533	32	153.00–168.00	$158.76	$846	-4.43
550–595	572	20	152.00–169.00	$157.76	$902	-1.51
605–640	629	5	135.00–140.00	$136.57	$859	-15.74
660–690	675	3	137.00–149.00	$142.07	$959	-4.40
715–730	722	3	137.00–141.00	$139.01	$1,004	+2.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–347	325	20	167.00–177.00	$170.46	$554	+2.57
355–398	378	49	167.00–179.00	$171.79	$649	+7.55
403–445	427	40	160.00–174.00	$166.91	$713	+14.35
450–498	472	51	162.00–175.00	$168.80	$797	+10.45
500–549	527	65	159.00–174.00	$162.50	$856	+10.23
550–583	568	39	142.00–154.00	$149.29	$848	+3.15
603–633	620	17	142.00–152.00	$149.44	$927	+10.22
658–696	686	15	130.00–144.00	$136.32	$935	+1.50
702–727	715	6	138.00–145.00	$141.56	$1,012	+6.20
750–773	763	10	130.00–138.00	$133.58	$1,019	-1.42
880	880	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,126	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	5	145.00–160.00	$152.67	$496	+8.46
350–395	380	11	146.00–160.00	$153.08	$582	+19.53
400–445	413	22	139.00–154.00	$144.32	$596	+7.81
450–495	471	15	144.00–159.00	$149.74	$705	+7.76
500–548	526	22	142.00–158.00	$151.04	$794	+14.10
560–595	577	7	130.00–137.00	$132.87	$767	-0.82
600–635	622	3	122.00–136.00	$127.41	$792	+0.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	317	5	203.00–210.00	$207.58	$658	+5.38
353–395	379	13	196.00–213.00	$206.84	$784	+30.35
405–448	430	7	186.00–201.00	$189.31	$814	+15.47
450–495	466	24	164.00–178.00	$169.97	$792	-3.75
500–540	522	10	158.00–172.00	$165.29	$863	+7.17
550–579	569	9	145.00–160.00	$155.00	$882	+4.73
605–608	607	3	157.00–171.00	$161.65	$981	+5.18
677–695	685	8	154.00–169.00	$161.79	$1,108	+34.29
705	705	1	133.00	$133.00	$938	—
818	818	4	120.00	$120.00	$982	-11.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	187.00–188.00	$187.50	$619	—
350–395	372	3	168.00–180.00	$172.69	$642	+23.07
400–425	407	5	156.00–160.00	$158.01	$643	+8.94
455–495	475	9	148.00–162.00	$151.97	$722	+0.58
500–540	520	12	137.00–151.00	$141.56	$736	+0.77
550	550	1	135.00	$135.00	$742	-2.70
605–625	615	2	125.00–136.00	$130.41	$802	+0.76

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1056	85-90%	34	82.00–86.00	$82.81	$874	-3.57
1030–1145	1058	85-90%	13	88.00–92.00	$89.19	$944	+2.81
1000–1115	1087	85-90%	10	93.00–97.00	$94.72	$1,030	+3.21

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1295	1209	80-85%	12	84.00–88.00	$85.27	$1,031	-7.12
1150–1280	1211	80-85%	10	89.00–93.00	$91.03	$1,102	-5.99
1180–1280	1251	80-85%	7	94.00–98.00	$96.70	$1,210	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1365	1340	75-80%	2	85.00–89.00	$87.04	$1,166	—
1300–1685	1455	75-80%	15	91.00–95.00	$92.86	$1,351	—
1300–1790	1456	75-80%	9	96.00–99.00	$97.16	$1,415	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,288	—
1310–2070	1713	9	105.00–110.00	$107.24	$1,837	-10.58
1610–1935	1791	4	113.00–117.00	$114.71	$2,054	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1008	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,200.00	$1,120.39
1035–1075	1048	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–835.00	$828.42
1088–1163	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,025.00	$964.58
968–1420	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	925.00–1,550.00	$1,283.55
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–960	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$688.52

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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
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-303.06
795–1115	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,175.00–1,700.00	$1,489.59	—
875–1128	1026	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,197.62	—
913–1190	1034	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,321.26	—
995–1110	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,195.00	$1,031.92	—
1148–1205	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,145.64	—
1100–1380	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,660.00	$1,522.50	—
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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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.