McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

1,980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.89/cwt +8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 377 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.30/cwt +17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 466 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.61/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 581 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,980	2,150	2,040
Feeder cattle	1,550	1,740	1,800
Slaughter cattle	362	366	187
Replacement cattle	68	44	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 5.00 to 7.00 lower, boners steady. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	14	215.00–231.00	$222.63	$732	+3.79
355–398	373	26	211.00–227.00	$218.67	$816	+2.86
400–435	414	38	204.00–221.00	$208.64	$864	+1.82
450–488	470	40	192.00–209.00	$198.89	$935	+3.90
503–546	525	49	194.00–213.00	$200.15	$1,051	+13.78
550–588	564	26	195.00–210.00	$204.41	$1,153	+11.06
600–645	626	23	189.00–203.00	$199.85	$1,251	+16.35
657–680	670	21	182.00–197.00	$190.73	$1,278	+6.67
700–725	721	14	165.00–177.00	$174.16	$1,256	+4.13
772–780	774	5	145.00–154.00	$151.99	$1,176	-1.98
865–870	868	2	144.00–155.00	$149.48	$1,297	+13.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	322	3	183.00–195.00	$191.21	$616	+15.17
355–395	378	7	178.00–194.00	$187.54	$709	+8.06
400–445	420	8	169.00–183.00	$175.52	$737	-12.62
465–495	477	13	168.00–184.00	$177.53	$847	+2.93
500–545	517	16	160.00–186.00	$173.91	$899	+11.10
551–595	576	17	178.00–193.00	$182.38	$1,051	+12.52
600–630	620	3	165.00–170.00	$166.61	$1,033	+7.67
670–690	682	7	162.00–177.00	$169.83	$1,158	+6.23
720–745	733	2	137.00–147.00	$142.09	$1,042	-1.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	19	181.00–194.00	$185.68	$598	-4.48
350–399	377	56	182.00–197.00	$185.89	$701	+8.49
400–445	421	44	181.00–196.00	$184.94	$779	+15.80
450–497	466	55	176.00–190.00	$183.30	$854	+17.56
500–543	515	33	168.00–183.00	$175.34	$903	+9.66
550–598	581	55	160.00–174.00	$164.61	$956	-3.79
600–647	617	31	154.00–168.00	$161.86	$999	-3.97
650–688	678	12	148.00–162.00	$155.60	$1,055	-0.31
700–725	715	8	140.00–155.00	$151.65	$1,084	—
775	775	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,062	-12.78
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	-31.18

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	318	6	167.00–183.00	$172.10	$547	-1.46
350–395	373	9	165.00–179.00	$174.35	$650	+18.39
420–445	433	13	161.00–177.00	$167.96	$727	+13.82
455–495	478	15	157.00–172.00	$162.64	$777	+14.66
500–545	529	14	152.00–167.00	$161.16	$853	+12.09
560–595	575	6	142.00–157.00	$148.66	$855	-3.84
600–640	620	2	137.00–141.00	$139.06	$862	-7.94
650–685	668	2	140.00	$140.00	$935	-1.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	318	24	215.00–232.00	$224.62	$714	+3.40
363–398	383	30	210.00–225.00	$216.46	$829	+29.71
400–445	423	21	194.00–209.00	$198.51	$840	+8.63
455 value added	455	4	206.00	$206.00	$937	+11.00
458–498	476	20	181.00–196.00	$189.32	$901	+10.39
500–535	523	22	172.00–187.00	$175.65	$919	+8.83
550–598	575	14	167.00–181.00	$171.66	$987	+9.07
600–625	616	19	164.00–177.00	$170.83	$1,052	+8.52
665–675	667	11	160.00–175.00	$165.71	$1,105	+8.93
740	740	1	133.00	$133.00	$984	-7.00
755–798	777	4	132.00–138.00	$135.33	$1,052	—
830	830	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,170	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	331	4	189.00–203.00	$196.97	$652	+13.42
355–385	374	7	192.00–207.00	$198.02	$741	+48.02
400–443	425	20	170.00–185.00	$175.68	$747	+6.85
450–495	479	11	162.00–177.00	$167.56	$803	+6.84
505–545	517	11	152.00–167.00	$157.70	$815	+4.35
550–585	568	5	141.00–151.00	$144.43	$820	-12.52
600–625	615	3	143.00–158.00	$150.97	$928	+15.89
660–695	675	3	139.00–147.00	$143.32	$967	-2.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1061	85-90%	21	73.00–77.00	$75.35	$799	-4.48
1000–1130	1071	85-90%	16	67.00–71.00	$67.79	$726	-12.04
1000–1145	1083	85-90%	12	78.00–82.00	$79.96	$866	-4.25

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1275	1191	80-85%	9	83.00–87.00	$84.87	$1,011	+4.88
1150–1285	1194	80-85%	21	72.00–76.00	$73.01	$872	-6.98
1150–1260	1209	80-85%	17	77.00–81.00	$79.62	$963	+4.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1415	1369	75-80%	11	82.00–86.00	$84.08	$1,151	-7.03
1355–1465	1393	75-80%	3	73.00–76.00	$74.70	$1,041	-7.09
1300–1650	1402	75-80%	32	77.00–81.00	$78.81	$1,105	-6.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–2285	1623	6	96.00–100.00	$98.89	$1,605	+6.07
1580–1880	1667	5	104.00–108.00	$105.82	$1,764	-0.38
1550–2095	1831	4	109.00–113.00	$110.61	$2,025	-2.51

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–1225	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–1,175.00	$960.57
980–1040	999	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,000.00	$910.86
1028–1055	1042	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–825.00	$800.32
890–1200	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	778.00–1,200.00	$1,005.06
1000–1275	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–830.00	$788.61
905–1275	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	785.00–1,075.00	$999.04

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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
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	+27.83
770–1025	899	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	710.00–800.00	$764.23	—
850–1230	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–1,325.00	$1,030.36	+60.70
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-360.00
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	-210.00
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,365.00	$1,365.00	—

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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.