McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

1,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.43/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 572 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.46/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 477 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.24/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 522 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,735	1,790	1,805
Feeder cattle	1,350	1,430	1,450
Slaughter cattle	335	267	295
Replacement cattle	50	93	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 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	324	6	188.00–202.00	$192.60	$624	-21.36
350–370	363	6	200.00–217.00	$207.42	$753	+7.54
400–448	426	15	171.00–185.00	$177.79	$757	-18.62
450–495	477	14	180.00–194.00	$185.02	$883	+1.46
500–540	518	29	173.00–188.00	$177.17	$918	+0.81
553–598	578	28	182.00–197.00	$188.84	$1,091	+14.40
600–648	620	15	165.00–179.00	$170.11	$1,055	+2.32
650–684	669	14	159.00–173.00	$165.76	$1,109	+5.03
715–727	722	7	156.00–166.00	$160.53	$1,159	+5.48
760	760	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,117	—
820	820	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,255	+13.00
865	865	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,133	-7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	-11.04
350–390	365	4	170.00–187.00	$177.33	$647	+12.48
400–445	414	7	152.00–165.00	$158.29	$655	-10.70
455–483	471	9	160.00–175.00	$167.92	$791	+3.48
510–545	532	7	150.00–167.00	$154.83	$824	-3.93
563–598	578	15	160.00–176.00	$164.97	$954	+7.21
620–625	623	2	152.00–160.00	$156.02	$972	+19.45
680–685	683	3	147.00–150.00	$148.00	$1,011	+5.93
720	720	1	130.00	$130.00	$936	-9.01

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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	322	20	162.00–176.00	$169.21	$545	-1.25
350–398	384	23	155.00–168.00	$160.92	$618	-10.87
403–445	425	27	156.00–170.00	$160.92	$684	-5.99
460–495	477	41	156.00–170.00	$163.46	$780	-5.34
505–545	522	32	158.00–172.00	$164.24	$857	+1.74
550–595	572	46	142.00–156.00	$148.43	$849	-0.86
610–635	619	12	135.00–145.00	$139.09	$861	-10.35
655–690	663	10	149.00–154.00	$150.30	$996	+13.98
700–715	705	5	152.00–156.00	$153.40	$1,081	+11.84
750–795	774	5	129.00–144.00	$134.96	$1,045	+1.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	334	8	146.00–161.00	$153.27	$512	+0.60
355–370	363	5	141.00–153.00	$147.64	$536	-5.44
400–445	421	15	138.00–152.00	$144.06	$606	-0.26
455–495	481	18	136.00–151.00	$143.98	$693	-5.76
505–548	533	25	140.00–154.00	$146.50	$781	-4.54
550–595	580	19	131.00–148.00	$135.35	$785	+2.48
610–615	613	2	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$782	+0.08
655–675	665	3	136.00–150.00	$141.39	$940	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	319	20	199.00–217.00	$208.59	$665	+1.01
350–399	384	12	189.00–203.00	$192.11	$738	-14.73
402–445	422	20	181.00–195.00	$185.14	$781	-4.17
455–498	481	24	162.00–177.00	$166.62	$801	-3.35
505–533	523	11	160.00–175.00	$165.73	$867	+0.44
553–590	572	16	157.00–171.00	$160.52	$918	+5.52
600–625	605	10	142.00–155.00	$150.97	$913	-10.68
650–690	668	6	138.00–153.00	$142.50	$952	-19.29
720	720	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,022	+9.00
750–790	773	4	137.00–151.00	$141.55	$1,094	—
805	805	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,063	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	339	6	161.00–175.00	$169.85	$576	-17.65
355–390	378	6	168.00–182.00	$173.87	$657	+1.18
418–445	435	10	160.00–176.00	$166.73	$725	+8.72
450–490	477	10	159.00–175.00	$164.80	$786	+12.83
510–535	523	6	138.00–150.00	$142.17	$744	+0.61
560–580	571	10	141.00–155.00	$148.29	$847	+13.29
600–610	605	3	137.00–151.00	$142.04	$859	+11.63
655–695	675	2	132.00	$132.00	$891	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1275	1201	80-85%	25	76.00–80.00	$77.09	$926	-8.18
1120–1270	1222	80-85%	13	87.00–91.00	$88.96	$1,087	-2.07
1160–1295	1235	80-85%	12	82.00–86.00	$83.75	$1,034	-7.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1120	1042	85-90%	16	76.00–80.00	$77.84	$811	—
1010–1125	1072	85-90%	15	71.00–75.00	$72.01	$772	-17.18
1000–1140	1077	85-90%	13	81.00–85.00	$83.25	$897	-11.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1385	1349	75-80%	10	77.00–81.00	$78.39	$1,057	-8.65
1305–1575	1406	75-80%	14	82.00–86.00	$84.33	$1,186	—
1310–1575	1416	75-80%	15	87.00–90.00	$87.52	$1,239	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1560	1489	4	99.00–103.00	$100.15	$1,491	—
1550–1955	1719	10	107.00–111.00	$109.31	$1,879	+2.07
1355–2095	1782	6	115.00–120.00	$117.30	$2,090	+2.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–1295	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–1,025.00	$887.64
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00
945–1330	1166	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	750.00–1,175.00	$982.82
1135–1385	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	925.00–1,175.00	$1,106.78

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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
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	-322.62
1050–1100	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,420.00	$1,190.47	+158.55
1015–1205	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,240.71	—

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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.