McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

2,875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.35/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 525 lb · 89 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.96/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 516 lb · 76 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.11/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 627 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,875	1,735	1,780
Feeder cattle	2,400	1,350	1,500
Slaughter cattle	415	335	251
Replacement cattle	60	50	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves uneven in classes. Heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 14.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	335	5	199.00–209.00	$205.59	$689	+12.99
365–399	387	14	200.00–216.00	$206.92	$801	-0.50
400–440	417	17	195.00–206.00	$198.31	$827	+20.52
450–495	477	51	178.00–194.00	$183.68	$876	-1.34
500–548	525	89	177.00–194.00	$183.35	$963	+6.18
550–593	568	51	168.00–184.00	$176.01	$1,000	-12.83
588 value added	588	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,264	—
605–645	619	54	161.00–175.00	$168.66	$1,044	-1.45
650–690	685	47	153.00–167.00	$160.09	$1,097	-5.67
705–748	727	28	156.00–170.00	$161.87	$1,177	+1.34
755–780	763	4	146.00–160.00	$153.93	$1,174	+6.93
805–845	818	3	143.00–157.00	$149.89	$1,226	-3.11
885	885	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,239	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	4	162.00–175.00	$169.13	$543	-10.87
385–390	388	3	166.00–180.00	$175.31	$680	-2.02
400–445	421	17	170.00–186.00	$177.73	$748	+19.44
455–495	475	30	160.00–176.00	$165.68	$787	-2.24
500–540	517	19	156.00–175.00	$166.20	$859	+11.37
550–590	571	12	147.00–166.00	$151.58	$866	-13.39
600–623	615	4	142.00–154.00	$149.99	$922	-6.03
690–695	693	2	140.00–147.00	$143.51	$995	-4.49
710–745	728	2	152.00–153.00	$152.51	$1,110	+22.51

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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	321	24	176.00–190.00	$181.15	$581	+11.94
350–395	372	44	173.00–188.00	$180.37	$671	+19.45
400–445	423	45	165.00–179.00	$172.98	$732	+12.06
455–498	477	62	163.00–177.00	$169.68	$809	+6.22
501–545	516	76	154.00–169.00	$158.96	$820	-5.28
550–596	572	69	144.00–158.00	$149.99	$858	+1.56
600–638	627	70	136.00–155.00	$146.11	$916	+7.02
650–698	667	28	145.00–155.00	$150.75	$1,006	+0.45
700–735	716	6	138.00–152.00	$149.28	$1,069	-4.12
760–790	773	7	126.00–140.00	$129.55	$1,001	-5.41
818–820	819	3	122.00–131.00	$125.00	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	11	160.00–175.00	$164.87	$534	+11.60
358–399	385	20	157.00–172.00	$164.50	$633	+16.86
400–445	424	51	143.00–161.00	$153.78	$652	+9.72
450–498	476	39	144.00–162.00	$149.92	$714	+5.94
500–545	526	45	137.00–153.00	$142.74	$751	-3.76
550–595	572	16	130.00–142.00	$136.12	$779	+0.77
600–645	624	15	122.00–137.00	$130.42	$814	+2.93
665–698	680	4	120.00–127.00	$124.55	$847	-16.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	331	15	201.00–217.00	$206.31	$683	-2.28
358–383	369	15	190.00–205.00	$198.09	$731	+5.98
400–446	425	19	186.00–201.00	$189.24	$804	+4.10
450–490	468	9	182.00–198.00	$185.23	$867	+18.61
500–545	528	14	165.00–180.00	$169.60	$895	+3.87
553–585	561	16	149.00–164.00	$156.94	$880	-3.58
605–640	620	9	141.00–156.00	$147.21	$913	-3.76
655–685	668	9	140.00–154.00	$144.95	$968	+2.45
720–730	727	3	146.00–160.00	$151.02	$1,098	+9.02
785	785	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,138	+3.45
805–835	816	5	135.00–148.00	$139.42	$1,138	+7.42
923	923	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,117	—
960	960	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	5	170.00–185.00	$180.04	$582	+10.19
355–395	376	9	173.00–188.00	$180.21	$678	+6.34
400–445	425	11	168.00–184.00	$173.93	$739	+7.20
450–495	479	14	160.00–176.00	$166.72	$799	+1.92
507–540	525	11	140.00–155.00	$144.43	$758	+2.26
550–595	570	9	136.00–150.00	$142.93	$815	-5.36
630–640	635	3	136.00–137.00	$136.67	$868	-5.37
650	650	1	132.00	$132.00	$858	±0.00
710	710	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,008	—
825	825	1	115.00	$115.00	$949	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1130	1048	85-90%	19	63.00–67.00	$64.10	$672	-13.74
1000–1250	1074	85-90%	14	68.00–72.00	$69.76	$749	-2.25
1015–1135	1084	85-90%	9	73.00–76.00	$74.55	$808	-8.70

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1275	1197	80-85%	9	64.00–68.00	$66.22	$793	—
1150–1270	1210	80-85%	18	70.00–75.00	$72.56	$878	-4.53
1165–1295	1216	80-85%	9	75.00–78.00	$75.76	$921	-13.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1760	1405	75-80%	19	70.00–74.00	$72.02	$1,012	-12.31
1365–1595	1463	75-80%	7	65.00–69.00	$66.82	$978	—
1335–1920	1485	75-80%	10	75.00–76.00	$75.28	$1,118	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1530	1413	4	79.00–81.00	$79.74	$1,127	—
1330–1960	1495	6	89.00–93.00	$91.30	$1,365	-8.85
1520–1975	1804	5	103.00–114.00	$106.02	$1,913	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–980	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	780.00–1,000.00	$887.63
855–1205	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–1,010.00	$877.61
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00
945–1412	1186	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	800.00–1,150.00	$962.88

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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
697	697	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	975.00	$975.00	—
655–798	727	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–900.00	$803.89	—
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
808–1025	892	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–1,270.00	$972.38	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
936	936	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1010–1245	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,385.00	$1,346.93	+106.22

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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.