McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

1,581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.22/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 378 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.58/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 476 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.91/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 522 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,581	2,800	1,250
Feeder cattle	1,250	2,200	1,150
Slaughter cattle	279	525	87
Replacement cattle	52	75	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows , Breakers 3.00 lower, Boners and Leans steady to 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	311	4	198.00–221.00	$205.48	$639	-7.32
365–390	376	7	188.00–202.00	$195.13	$734	-8.92
409–448	422	30	182.00–196.00	$185.42	$782	+4.77
460–498	481	40	164.00–178.00	$169.45	$815	+6.22
510–545	525	26	169.00–183.00	$177.46	$932	+5.73
550–598	569	32	157.00–171.00	$163.76	$932	+5.40
605–645	625	20	151.00–165.00	$160.55	$1,003	+0.46
659–695	673	10	157.00–171.00	$161.76	$1,089	+7.34
720–745	733	2	146.00–160.00	$152.88	$1,121	-5.92
775–780	777	3	140.00–154.00	$149.31	$1,160	-12.49
800–815	808	2	134.00–148.00	$140.93	$1,139	—
850–865	858	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$1,171	+14.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	383	3	138.00–153.00	$147.27	$564	-37.60
400–449	424	14	158.00–172.00	$165.57	$702	+5.58
450–495	478	10	150.00–160.00	$157.16	$751	+15.81
505–545	525	7	152.00–166.00	$159.93	$840	+8.06
550–595	576	7	136.00–150.00	$141.06	$813	-0.68
610–615	613	2	133.00–147.00	$139.97	$858	+0.78
650–655	653	2	140.00–152.00	$145.98	$953	+0.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	327	27	160.00–174.00	$166.38	$544	+4.08
355–395	378	45	161.00–175.00	$166.22	$628	+11.72
400–445	421	31	158.00–172.00	$163.59	$689	+11.76
450–498	476	43	149.00–165.00	$155.58	$741	+0.87
500–545	522	43	141.00–156.00	$146.91	$767	-1.12
551–593	575	29	146.00–160.00	$151.20	$869	+8.95
600–633	616	22	137.00–147.00	$140.90	$868	-0.50
650–695	668	13	134.00–148.00	$141.64	$946	+5.06
703–745	722	13	132.00–147.00	$138.64	$1,001	-3.17
755–775	763	3	125.00–134.00	$129.32	$987	-1.94
863	863	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	5	140.00–146.00	$143.36	$476	-5.54
355–390	372	13	145.00–160.00	$149.72	$557	+9.73
415–445	428	12	136.00–150.00	$142.80	$611	+5.26
455–495	476	14	133.00–148.00	$140.38	$668	-2.83
500–535	521	5	128.00–133.00	$131.22	$684	-3.84
555–598	570	12	131.00–141.00	$136.44	$778	+9.87
600–625	610	4	126.00–132.00	$130.00	$793	+3.31
693–695	694	2	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$909	+6.00
700–735	721	5	122.00–127.00	$124.56	$898	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	16	188.00–205.00	$193.02	$629	-19.30
355–395	381	13	172.00–187.00	$177.03	$674	-7.85
400–445	418	16	170.00–186.00	$175.61	$734	-1.53
450–498	478	10	155.00–169.00	$161.27	$771	-0.25
500–545	519	18	145.00–160.00	$154.68	$803	-2.87
550–585	563	11	154.00–168.00	$157.83	$889	+7.72
620–635	630	11	152.00–166.00	$161.29	$1,016	+15.05
650–680	667	8	143.00–158.00	$151.75	$1,012	-6.03
724	724	5	127.00	$127.00	$919	-23.33
765–795	780	2	125.00–139.00	$132.13	$1,031	-4.64
865–890	878	2	116.00–125.00	$120.44	$1,057	+5.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	5	167.00–181.00	$173.19	$572	-1.26
350–385	373	3	141.00–150.00	$147.19	$549	-15.56
400–430	418	7	146.00–160.00	$152.88	$639	-7.79
455–490	475	3	123.00–134.00	$129.58	$616	-15.48
520–530	525	2	131.00–135.00	$133.02	$698	-9.53
550–595	575	3	131.00–133.00	$131.69	$757	-2.62
615–645	630	2	126.00–127.00	$126.51	$797	-10.27
660–685	670	3	133.00–138.00	$135.32	$907	+1.63

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1051	85-90%	22	58.00–64.00	$59.17	$622	-5.76
1000–1115	1068	85-90%	10	68.00–72.00	$69.58	$743	+4.65
1010–1145	1088	85-90%	16	63.00–67.00	$64.62	$703	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1280	1190	80-85%	11	59.00–63.00	$60.39	$719	+1.95
1160–1280	1207	80-85%	11	69.00–72.00	$70.27	$848	+6.33
1155–1290	1210	80-85%	22	64.00–68.00	$65.90	$797	+1.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1505	1409	75-80%	9	67.00–71.00	$68.04	$959	+5.47
1305–1805	1468	75-80%	15	62.00–66.00	$64.35	$945	—
1845	1845	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$1,107	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1775	1572	9	86.00–90.00	$86.90	$1,366	-0.42
1405–1900	1572	6	92.00–95.00	$93.54	$1,470	+6.22
1470–2170	1858	3	100.00–101.00	$100.65	$1,870	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1145	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	685.00–985.00	$842.14
970–1310	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	775.00–940.00	$865.44
870–1345	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,150.00	$912.71
1150–1360	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	885.00–1,075.00	$1,003.38

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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
780	780	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	735.00	$735.00	—
870–990	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00–1,125.00	$1,117.98	+292.98
835–1115	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,275.00	$1,048.82	+89.11
845–1280	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	835.00–1,025.00	$933.25	-190.95
1030–1295	1116	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–1,110.00	$907.66	—
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	935.00	$935.00	—
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.