McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

2,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.32/cwt -12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 477 lb · 141 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.09/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 571 lb · 97 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $199.34/cwt -4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 480 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,540	3,100	2,300
Feeder cattle	2,150	2,600	2,000
Slaughter cattle	349	459	239
Replacement cattle	41	41	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 8.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower.

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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	322	27	203.00–238.00	$224.26	$722	-4.41
350–391	379	39	206.00–224.00	$216.74	$821	-5.58
400–445	423	46	205.00–221.00	$212.35	$898	-1.24
450–498	480	93	192.00–215.00	$199.34	$957	-4.99
500–546	521	54	189.00–203.00	$195.48	$1,018	-4.13
551–598	573	84	181.00–197.00	$187.09	$1,072	-14.23
600–646	618	50	179.00–194.00	$184.27	$1,139	-10.60
650–690	672	19	173.00–188.00	$177.65	$1,194	-3.37
718–745	729	12	163.00–177.00	$167.83	$1,223	+1.01
753–785	764	3	159.00–169.00	$165.57	$1,265	+4.57
802–838	811	8	147.00–161.00	$150.62	$1,222	-3.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–340	313	10	173.00–193.00	$179.82	$563	+9.82
360–395	379	19	180.00–201.00	$189.47	$718	+16.81
405–445	430	14	180.00–199.00	$192.38	$827	+2.90
455–496	475	33	170.00–190.00	$177.56	$843	-6.31
510–548	536	20	167.00–185.00	$178.47	$957	+1.10
550–598	578	31	158.00–180.00	$171.73	$993	-6.40
605–645	636	10	158.00–177.00	$168.32	$1,071	-2.04
660–685	672	7	155.00–170.00	$159.41	$1,071	-2.21
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	-7.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	324	53	169.00–183.00	$174.82	$566	-13.40
350–397	377	46	169.00–184.00	$174.56	$658	-15.29
400–448	423	84	166.00–181.00	$172.52	$730	-8.76
450–498	477	141	163.00–178.00	$167.32	$798	-12.97
500–545	515	34	162.00–177.00	$168.66	$869	-3.24
550–595	571	97	156.00–170.00	$161.09	$920	-1.44
600–645	620	23	148.00–160.00	$154.80	$960	-0.89
655–698	676	14	141.00–156.00	$148.31	$1,003	-10.06
730–732	731	5	140.00–142.00	$140.60	$1,028	-6.89
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	-9.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	333	22	147.00–163.00	$158.36	$527	-6.44
350–395	383	20	143.00–168.00	$154.43	$591	-15.68
400–445	427	43	140.00–165.00	$153.64	$656	-13.83
450–498	473	19	137.00–158.00	$149.30	$706	-13.86
500–548	519	28	140.00–160.00	$151.33	$785	-2.24
560–595	581	12	140.00–155.00	$147.78	$859	-0.10
650–660	655	2	121.00–130.00	$125.53	$822	-17.46

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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	321	30	211.00–238.00	$227.84	$731	-2.76
350–385	374	35	201.00–217.00	$207.37	$776	-17.44
400–448	419	48	194.00–211.00	$201.00	$842	-4.72
450–498	479	38	170.00–185.00	$175.73	$842	-14.99
500–541	524	27	156.00–170.00	$162.96	$854	-18.84
550–595	564	23	156.00–172.00	$161.75	$912	-15.40
600–640	623	13	154.00–169.00	$160.74	$1,001	-3.26
653–698	668	15	145.00–160.00	$149.10	$996	-7.68
710–745	728	2	147.00–152.00	$149.56	$1,089	-3.79
750–795	778	6	139.00–150.00	$146.89	$1,143	-8.11
835–845	840	2	151.00–155.00	$153.01	$1,285	—
960	960	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	337	5	183.00–201.00	$191.18	$644	+14.82
355–380	368	7	171.00–199.00	$185.95	$684	+4.28
420–442	433	15	163.00–186.00	$173.74	$752	-0.23
450–495	476	12	145.00–165.00	$155.63	$741	-12.00
500–545	521	9	137.00–152.00	$142.50	$742	-15.10
580–595	588	5	134.00–149.00	$142.78	$840	-17.41
605–640	630	4	140.00–150.00	$144.23	$909	-3.27
670–695	684	4	140.00	$140.00	$958	+8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1095	1053	85-90%	7	72.00–76.00	$73.72	$776	+3.75
1014–1135	1058	85-90%	13	82.00–86.00	$84.18	$891	+14.21
1000–1145	1068	85-90%	33	77.00–81.00	$79.18	$846	+4.26

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1515	1394	75-80%	25	83.00–87.00	$85.35	$1,190	-2.60
1310–1600	1414	75-80%	9	88.00–92.00	$89.79	$1,270	+6.55
1315–1590	1423	75-80%	16	78.00–82.00	$80.45	$1,145	-2.79

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1280	1188	80-85%	8	75.00–79.00	$76.90	$914	+0.21
1150–1290	1199	80-85%	26	80.00–84.00	$81.87	$982	+5.18
1165–1286	1223	80-85%	6	85.00–89.00	$86.69	$1,060	+4.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1660	1508	6	98.00–102.00	$99.58	$1,502	—
1465–1775	1626	8	103.00–107.00	$104.74	$1,703	—
1525–1885	1671	5	108.00–111.00	$109.20	$1,825	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
760–1020	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,125.00	$950.58
870	870	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
755–1180	927	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–1,025.00	$937.71
820–1155	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,250.00	$986.05
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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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
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1035–1065	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,285.00	$1,254.57	—

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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.