McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

2,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.74/cwt -5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 479 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.68/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 523 lb · 55 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.40/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 380 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,150	1,925	2,060
Feeder cattle	1,740	1,650	1,800
Slaughter cattle	366	237	198
Replacement cattle	44	38	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 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
300–340	326	15	215.00–227.00	$218.84	$713	+7.81
352–388	366	32	210.00–224.00	$215.81	$790	+3.84
400–449	428	39	203.00–215.00	$206.82	$885	+17.23
450–490	472	44	190.00–205.00	$194.99	$920	+10.75
507–538	522	22	182.00–197.00	$186.37	$973	+4.29
552–598	567	40	188.00–202.00	$193.35	$1,096	+24.93
600–640	623	9	177.00–191.00	$183.50	$1,143	+18.86
652–694	675	37	178.00–193.00	$184.06	$1,242	+24.50
700–726	720	6	165.00–171.00	$170.03	$1,224	+11.63
755–770	763	2	151.00–157.00	$153.97	$1,175	+3.35
839	839	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,359	—
870	870	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,183	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	171.00–181.00	$176.04	$604	-7.01
360–398	384	5	175.00–190.00	$179.48	$689	-0.78
415–445	425	22	180.00–198.00	$188.14	$800	+17.05
460–495	477	22	170.00–188.00	$174.60	$833	+6.09
500–545	519	23	158.00–174.00	$162.81	$845	+9.82
552–595	573	14	163.00–179.00	$169.86	$973	+22.59
600–640	605	8	152.00–160.00	$158.94	$962	+13.05
650–695	668	10	157.00–169.00	$163.60	$1,093	+24.25
745	745	2	142.00–145.00	$143.50	$1,069	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	317	30	182.00–195.00	$190.16	$603	+16.27
355–395	380	47	170.00–184.00	$177.40	$674	+4.33
400–448	415	28	166.00–180.00	$169.14	$702	-4.31
432 value added	432	9	207.00	$207.00	$894	—
450–497	479	61	160.00–175.00	$165.74	$794	-5.19
500–543	523	55	160.00–174.00	$165.68	$867	+2.80
560–598	590	12	166.00–171.00	$168.40	$994	+10.85
610 value added	610	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,141	—
600–645	620	27	156.00–171.00	$165.83	$1,028	+14.61
650–690	673	8	153.00–168.00	$155.91	$1,049	+3.91
753–795	759	10	146.00–155.00	$149.78	$1,137	+12.02
803–838	819	13	149.00–154.00	$151.18	$1,238	+19.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	4	171.00–179.00	$173.56	$571	+15.70
350–395	371	7	150.00–162.00	$155.96	$579	+4.38
400–445	419	31	149.00–164.00	$154.14	$646	-0.13
450–480	467	13	142.00–155.00	$147.98	$691	-5.84
505–545	520	22	142.00–159.00	$149.07	$775	-0.40
550–597	581	17	140.00–158.00	$152.50	$886	+13.73
605–625	614	9	140.00–150.00	$147.00	$903	+12.76
660–675	668	2	140.00–144.00	$141.98	$948	+9.73
770–795	783	2	120.00–132.00	$126.10	$987	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	322	20	209.00–227.00	$221.22	$712	+12.97
355–397	383	19	182.00–198.00	$186.75	$715	-15.79
405–441	417	23	167.00–204.00	$189.88	$792	+10.47
453–485	466	31	175.00–190.00	$178.93	$834	+3.71
468 value added	468	2	195.00	$195.00	$913	—
500–541	518	30	162.00–175.00	$166.82	$864	-6.44
550–595	566	25	156.00–171.00	$162.59	$920	+4.27
600–628	614	14	152.00–166.00	$162.31	$997	+9.95
650–685	666	21	150.00–165.00	$156.78	$1,044	+9.11
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	-1.16
825	825	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,114	—
850	850	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,156	—
975	975	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	335	6	176.00–190.00	$183.55	$615	+7.05
375	375	1	150.00	$150.00	$562	-24.98
400–445	420	11	160.00–175.00	$168.83	$709	+16.32
460–498	472	11	156.00–171.00	$160.72	$759	+5.98
508–535	521	7	145.00–160.00	$153.35	$799	+2.52
555–595	578	4	150.00–165.00	$156.95	$907	—
600–642	627	5	132.00–141.00	$135.08	$847	-11.92
655–673	668	4	142.00–157.00	$146.01	$975	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1450	1371	75-80%	6	89.00–93.00	$91.11	$1,249	+7.76
1305–1635	1398	75-80%	14	79.00–83.00	$81.79	$1,143	-1.56
1300–1810	1414	75-80%	22	84.00–88.00	$85.74	$1,212	+7.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1045	85-90%	15	73.00–77.00	$74.85	$782	+3.24
1000–1135	1062	85-90%	17	78.00–82.00	$79.83	$848	+2.26
1030–1125	1094	85-90%	9	83.00–87.00	$84.21	$921	-1.67

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1194	80-85%	14	78.00–82.00	$79.99	$955	—
1155–1280	1221	80-85%	8	73.00–77.00	$75.59	$923	+1.65
1166–1290	1221	80-85%	14	83.00–86.00	$84.15	$1,027	+10.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1865	1623	4	92.00–96.00	$92.82	$1,506	+5.38
1445–1955	1683	8	105.00–109.00	$106.20	$1,787	—
1575–2110	1846	8	111.00–115.00	$113.12	$2,088	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1015	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	975.00–1,000.00	$991.69
980–1125	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	960.00–1,070.00	$1,022.70
980–1195	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	925.00–1,095.00	$991.07
1000–1135	1074	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	811.00–925.00	$876.11
1080–1275	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00–1,060.00	$973.46

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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
700–845	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–825.00	$797.17	—
805–860	833	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,100.00	$991.22	+130.72
870–1115	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–985.00	$969.66	+49.23
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	80.00	$80.00	$368	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	43.00	$43.00	$178	—
460	460	1	50.00	$50.00	$230	—

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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.