McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

3,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.29/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 471 lb · 127 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.85/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 373 lb · 107 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.28/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 423 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,100	1,980	1,530
Feeder cattle	2,600	1,550	1,250
Slaughter cattle	459	362	219
Replacement cattle	41	68	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 500 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was very good. Quality mostly attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	327	14	210.00–235.00	$228.67	$748	+6.04
350–398	377	42	211.00–231.00	$222.32	$838	+3.65
400–448	419	66	204.00–227.00	$213.59	$895	+4.95
440 value added	440	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,078	—
450–495	476	87	197.00–215.00	$204.33	$973	+5.44
505–540	522	62	195.00–211.00	$199.61	$1,042	-0.54
550–598	571	74	194.00–210.00	$201.32	$1,150	-3.09
600–648	616	28	188.00–204.00	$194.87	$1,200	-4.98
650–688	669	19	177.00–192.00	$181.02	$1,211	-9.71
700–710	704	5	163.00–176.00	$166.82	$1,174	-7.34
790	790	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,272	+9.01
820–828	823	6	152.00–159.00	$154.35	$1,270	—
870	870	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,288	-1.48
990	990	12	147.00	$147.00	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	-21.21
355–398	377	5	165.00–180.00	$172.66	$651	-14.88
400–445	428	21	185.00–201.00	$189.48	$811	+13.96
450–498	472	38	175.00–195.00	$183.87	$868	+6.34
500–545	517	12	170.00–189.00	$177.37	$917	+3.46
550–594	576	24	167.00–188.00	$178.13	$1,026	-4.25
600–645	620	7	163.00–180.00	$170.36	$1,056	+3.75
655–685	674	8	153.00–169.00	$161.62	$1,089	-8.21
705–740	728	3	142.00–158.00	$152.58	$1,111	+10.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	318	57	180.00–197.00	$188.22	$599	+2.54
350–398	373	107	181.00–197.00	$189.85	$708	+3.96
400–442	423	91	176.00–192.00	$181.28	$767	-3.66
450–498	471	127	172.00–187.00	$180.29	$849	-3.01
500–546	515	62	166.00–181.00	$171.90	$885	-3.44
550–595	569	67	156.00–171.00	$162.53	$925	-2.08
602–643	626	44	149.00–164.00	$155.69	$975	-6.17
652–698	671	23	152.00–166.00	$158.37	$1,063	+2.77
719–740	729	10	142.00–150.00	$147.49	$1,075	-4.16
765–780	777	11	140.00–146.00	$142.00	$1,103	+5.00
815–834	828	6	139.00–140.00	$139.33	$1,154	+19.33
885–898	897	9	135.00–146.00	$144.79	$1,299	—
930	930	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,116	—
965	965	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	24	160.00–178.00	$164.80	$526	-7.30
350–398	377	22	162.00–180.00	$170.11	$641	-4.24
400–440	420	14	158.00–174.00	$167.47	$703	-0.49
450–495	468	25	157.00–171.00	$163.16	$764	+0.52
505–545	523	22	148.00–165.00	$153.57	$803	-7.59
550–595	572	14	137.00–154.00	$147.88	$846	-0.78
600–615	608	2	141.00–144.00	$142.52	$867	+3.46
660–690	671	4	141.00–146.00	$142.99	$959	+2.99

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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	326	18	210.00–241.00	$230.60	$752	+5.98
355–390	375	41	200.00–231.00	$224.81	$843	+8.35
400–434	423	25	198.00–216.00	$205.72	$870	+7.21
450–495	471	41	185.00–199.00	$190.72	$898	+1.40
504–545	512	24	177.00–192.00	$181.80	$931	+6.15
550–585	567	24	168.00–182.00	$177.15	$1,004	+5.49
605–640	629	7	160.00–175.00	$164.00	$1,032	-6.83
655–690	663	6	146.00–160.00	$156.78	$1,039	-8.93
715–725	723	6	145.00–155.00	$153.35	$1,109	+20.35
773	773	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,198	+19.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	313	9	171.00–191.00	$176.36	$552	-20.61
350–393	373	12	173.00–191.00	$181.67	$678	-16.35
405–430	413	6	170.00–188.00	$173.97	$718	-1.71
455–495	478	11	160.00–175.00	$167.63	$801	+0.07
505–545	524	6	151.00–169.00	$157.60	$826	-0.10
550–595	580	9	151.00–166.00	$160.19	$929	+15.76
600	600	2	141.00–154.00	$147.50	$885	-3.47
650	650	1	132.00	$132.00	$858	-11.32
795	795	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,336	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1140	1065	85-90%	5	68.00–72.00	$69.97	$745	-5.38
1010–1148	1067	85-90%	55	73.00–77.00	$74.92	$799	+7.13
1010–1125	1083	85-90%	26	78.00–82.00	$79.60	$862	-0.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1301–1560	1349	75-80%	7	78.00–80.00	$79.54	$1,073	—
1300–1585	1371	75-80%	10	86.00–90.00	$87.95	$1,206	+3.87
1200–1790	1420	75-80%	28	81.00–85.00	$83.24	$1,182	+4.43

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1240	1191	80-85%	10	75.00–78.00	$76.69	$913	-8.18
1150–1280	1208	80-85%	22	80.00–83.00	$81.86	$989	+2.24
1150–1295	1243	80-85%	12	84.00–88.00	$84.92	$1,056	+5.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1805	1549	9	101.00–105.00	$102.63	$1,590	—
1495–2240	1763	8	110.00–114.00	$111.45	$1,965	—
1795–1970	1878	6	115.00–119.00	$117.00	$2,197	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–950	892	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–975.00	$885.98
745–1150	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	725.00–975.00	$907.73
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1155–1175	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,109.59

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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
905	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
840–1033	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,335.00	$1,274.46	—
905–1000	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,203.74	+173.38
920–1000	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	975.00–1,125.00	$1,077.74	+47.38

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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.