McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

2,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.71/cwt -14.97 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 477 lb · 81 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.03/cwt -10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 522 lb · 58 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.83/cwt -21.15 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 420 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,800	2,875	1,380
Feeder cattle	2,200	2,400	1,150
Slaughter cattle	525	415	198
Replacement cattle	75	60	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive, with large groups of attractive calves. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 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	328	13	208.00–227.00	$212.80	$698	+7.21
355–390	369	30	200.00–214.00	$204.05	$753	-2.87
415–448	433	23	173.00–188.00	$180.65	$782	-17.66
450–498	477	49	150.00–173.00	$163.23	$779	-20.45
500–544	524	47	167.00–181.00	$171.73	$900	-11.62
550–598	580	30	151.00–165.00	$158.36	$918	-17.65
600–643	629	42	152.00–165.00	$160.09	$1,007	-8.57
655–683	669	10	147.00–161.00	$154.42	$1,033	-5.67
725–740	733	5	151.00–165.00	$158.80	$1,164	-3.07
755–757	756	10	157.00–163.00	$161.80	$1,223	+7.87
855	855	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,043	-18.00
920	920	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–345	324	6	179.00–193.00	$187.02	$606	+17.89
353–395	382	13	176.00–190.00	$184.87	$706	+9.56
400–445	415	14	149.00–165.00	$159.99	$664	-17.74
488–495	490	3	140.00–144.00	$141.35	$693	-24.33
500–545	523	14	147.00–160.00	$151.87	$794	-14.33
568–590	574	4	141.00–142.00	$141.74	$814	-9.84
605–640	627	3	134.00–148.00	$139.19	$873	-10.80
685	685	1	145.00	$145.00	$993	+1.49
725	725	1	132.00	$132.00	$957	-20.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–340	322	35	158.00–173.00	$162.30	$523	-18.85
350–395	380	49	148.00–163.00	$154.50	$587	-25.87
400–448	420	56	145.00–159.00	$151.83	$638	-21.15
450–492	477	81	150.00–165.00	$154.71	$738	-14.97
500–548	522	58	142.00–156.00	$148.03	$773	-10.93
550–595	576	38	136.00–151.00	$142.25	$819	-7.74
600–638	619	50	136.00–151.00	$141.40	$875	-4.71
650–698	669	16	130.00–144.00	$136.58	$914	-14.17
710–735	726	10	135.00–149.00	$141.81	$1,030	-7.47
755–796	786	13	121.00–135.00	$131.26	$1,032	+1.71
804	804	9	140.00	$140.00	$1,126	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	326	10	142.00–156.00	$148.90	$485	-15.97
350–390	375	23	132.00–147.00	$139.99	$525	-24.51
405–448	431	21	130.00–143.00	$137.54	$593	-16.24
450–495	466	16	136.00–149.00	$143.21	$667	-6.71
500–548	527	28	130.00–140.00	$135.06	$712	-7.68
578–595	586	7	120.00–131.00	$126.57	$742	-9.55
600–645	630	9	120.00–134.00	$126.69	$798	-3.73
690	690	1	125.00	$125.00	$862	+0.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	329	20	207.00–227.00	$212.32	$699	+6.01
350–393	374	17	182.00–197.00	$184.88	$691	-13.21
400–440	420	24	175.00–189.00	$177.14	$744	-12.10
455–490	470	19	157.00–172.00	$161.52	$759	-23.71
500–540	524	19	150.00–165.00	$157.55	$826	-12.05
555–594	575	12	142.00–156.00	$150.11	$863	-6.83
600–640	619	9	142.00–157.00	$146.24	$905	-0.97
650–690	672	12	147.00–162.00	$157.78	$1,060	+12.83
715–730	725	3	150.00–151.00	$150.33	$1,090	-0.69
753–765	758	6	127.00–145.00	$136.77	$1,037	-8.23
868	868	2	115.00	$115.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	9	170.00–184.00	$174.45	$570	-5.59
365–388	381	10	160.00–175.00	$162.75	$620	-17.46
400–440	423	9	156.00–171.00	$160.67	$680	-13.26
465–498	483	11	140.00–155.00	$145.06	$701	-21.66
500–545	521	11	140.00–147.00	$142.55	$743	-1.88
565–585	572	3	132.00–139.00	$134.31	$768	-8.62
625–640	633	4	132.00–139.00	$136.78	$866	+0.11
650–670	660	3	131.00–136.00	$133.69	$882	+1.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1095	1034	85-90%	7	68.00–72.00	$70.42	$728	+6.32
1000–1140	1048	85-90%	30	58.00–62.00	$59.03	$619	-5.07
1000–1135	1051	85-90%	16	63.00–67.00	$64.93	$682	-4.83

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1185	1166	80-85%	7	56.00–60.00	$58.44	$681	-7.78
1160–1285	1210	80-85%	14	61.00–65.00	$63.94	$774	-8.62
1160–1283	1225	80-85%	25	66.00–69.00	$67.34	$825	-8.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1460	1370	75-80%	14	65.00–69.00	$67.38	$923	—
1300–1525	1394	75-80%	16	70.00–75.00	$71.85	$1,002	—
1305–1595	1427	75-80%	12	60.00–64.00	$62.57	$893	-9.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1895	1574	13	86.00–90.00	$87.32	$1,374	—
1305–1960	1719	10	92.00–96.00	$93.74	$1,611	—
1450–1965	1735	4	102.00–106.00	$103.85	$1,802	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1170	949	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	675.00–1,025.00	$862.17
820–1120	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	680.00–900.00	$785.46
915–1218	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	750.00–950.00	$847.89
1160–1175	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–925.00	$875.32
1135–1196	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	810.00–825.00	$820.57

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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
650–995	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	675.00–1,250.00	$1,010.43	—
695–1175	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	620.00–900.00	$776.41	-195.97
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-75.00
835–1130	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	710.00–1,125.00	$959.71	—
1040–1045	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,110.00	$979.69	—
865–1210	1056	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–1,410.00	$1,124.20	—
1160–1280	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,135.00	$1,016.97	—

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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.