McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 2, 2022

1,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.88/cwt +15.97 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 520 lb · 82 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.93/cwt +15.35 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 468 lb · 81 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.55/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 576 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,925	1,581	1,490
Feeder cattle	1,650	1,250	1,350
Slaughter cattle	237	279	118
Replacement cattle	38	52	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	332	11	207.00–215.00	$211.03	$701	+5.55
350–380	369	18	205.00–219.00	$211.97	$782	+16.84
400 value added	400	1	209.00	$209.00	$836	—
400–448	430	24	186.00–202.00	$189.59	$815	+4.17
453–498	478	46	178.00–192.00	$184.24	$881	+14.79
500–545	522	32	176.00–190.00	$182.08	$950	+4.62
550–598	571	32	162.00–176.00	$168.42	$962	+4.66
608 value added	608	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,192	—
610–640	623	19	161.00–168.00	$164.64	$1,026	+4.09
652–665	656	11	157.00–171.00	$159.56	$1,047	-2.20
720–730	728	5	158.00–160.00	$158.40	$1,153	+5.52
755–787	778	8	148.00–153.00	$150.62	$1,172	+1.31
855	855	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,180	+1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	176.00–190.00	$183.05	$610	—
350–398	373	10	176.00–190.00	$180.26	$672	+32.99
400–445	420	17	163.00–179.00	$171.09	$719	+5.52
450–495	473	17	162.00–176.00	$168.51	$797	+11.35
505–545	525	18	145.00–160.00	$152.99	$803	-6.94
550–595	573	9	140.00–155.00	$147.27	$844	+6.21
605–635	617	7	140.00–151.00	$145.89	$900	+5.92
670–690	680	2	129.00–150.00	$139.35	$948	-6.63

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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	318	30	169.00–183.00	$173.89	$553	+7.51
350–397	374	25	166.00–180.00	$173.07	$647	+6.85
400–443	426	50	169.00–183.00	$173.45	$739	+9.86
450–495	468	81	166.00–180.00	$170.93	$800	+15.35
500–545	520	82	158.00–172.00	$162.88	$847	+15.97
550–596	576	67	152.00–163.00	$157.55	$907	+6.35
600–648	616	26	146.00–160.00	$151.22	$932	+10.32
650–680	663	15	142.00–156.00	$152.00	$1,008	+10.36
705–740	725	7	126.00–140.00	$135.31	$981	-3.33
755–760	759	4	131.00–140.00	$137.76	$1,046	+8.44
810–825	818	2	130.00–134.00	$131.98	$1,080	—
880	880	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,100	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	328	15	149.00–163.00	$157.86	$518	+14.50
360–398	391	19	146.00–161.00	$151.58	$593	+1.86
400–448	425	31	151.00–166.00	$154.27	$656	+11.47
450–498	476	30	148.00–164.00	$153.82	$732	+13.44
500–548	525	28	145.00–160.00	$149.47	$785	+18.25
550–590	570	18	132.00–146.00	$138.77	$791	+2.33
602–645	628	9	127.00–144.00	$134.24	$843	+4.24
680–685	684	4	123.00–137.00	$132.25	$905	+1.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	309	12	200.00–217.00	$208.25	$643	+15.23
365–397	385	24	195.00–211.00	$202.54	$780	+25.51
400–425	411	18	172.00–192.00	$179.41	$737	+3.80
455–495	475	22	169.00–184.00	$175.22	$832	+13.95
503–545	519	19	166.00–180.00	$173.26	$899	+18.58
555–597	574	25	135.00–167.00	$158.32	$909	+0.49
615–640	629	5	147.00–161.00	$152.36	$958	-8.93
670	670	3	145.00–153.00	$147.67	$989	-4.08
700–740	710	4	134.00–148.00	$141.16	$1,002	+14.16
765	765	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,056	+5.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	173.00–180.00	$176.50	$591	+3.31
350–380	363	8	170.00–189.00	$174.98	$635	+27.79
405–445	432	16	140.00–167.00	$152.51	$659	-0.37
450–490	467	18	141.00–167.00	$154.74	$723	+25.16
500–545	523	10	140.00–161.00	$150.83	$789	+17.81
620	620	2	140.00–154.00	$147.00	$911	+20.49

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1047	85-90%	24	71.00–75.00	$71.61	$750	—
1025–1138	1089	85-90%	10	76.00–80.00	$77.57	$845	+12.95
1010–1140	1092	85-90%	8	83.00–87.00	$85.88	$938	+21.26

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1290	1222	80-85%	16	73.00–77.00	$73.94	$904	+8.04
1150–1265	1224	80-85%	7	84.00–88.00	$86.99	$1,065	+21.09
1150–2260	1290	80-85%	11	79.00–83.00	$80.43	$1,038	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1475	1367	75-80%	14	81.00–85.00	$83.35	$1,139	—
1335–1520	1410	75-80%	5	76.00–80.00	$78.74	$1,110	+10.70
1395–1650	1554	75-80%	4	88.00–90.00	$89.30	$1,388	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1800	1501	6	98.00–102.00	$99.73	$1,497	—
1390–1600	1538	4	103.00–107.00	$105.58	$1,624	—
1400–2135	1648	4	85.00–91.00	$87.44	$1,441	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1080	894	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	760.00–900.00	$853.16
885–925	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$875.55
890–1315	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	760.00–1,000.00	$893.17

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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
800–885	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–870.00	$860.50	—
975–985	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	835.00–1,005.00	$920.43	—
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+167.34

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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.