McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

2,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.80/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 520 lb · 106 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.73/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 472 lb · 90 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.89/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 523 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,580	2,540	1,780
Feeder cattle	2,150	2,150	1,490
Slaughter cattle	379	349	221
Replacement cattle	51	41	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–345	316	16	220.00–243.00	$234.96	$742	+10.70
350–397	383	36	200.00–230.00	$210.41	$806	-6.33
400–440	424	36	201.00–219.00	$205.68	$872	-6.67
450–498	472	84	192.00–207.00	$196.32	$927	-3.02
500–547	523	88	185.00–201.00	$191.89	$1,004	-3.59
552–595	572	79	188.00–206.00	$197.50	$1,130	+10.41
600–647	624	54	190.00–205.00	$200.04	$1,248	+15.77
670–693	677	11	172.00–188.00	$174.98	$1,185	-2.67
707–725	710	16	165.00–171.00	$167.86	$1,192	+0.03
855	855	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,359	—
920	920	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	5	193.00–203.00	$196.91	$638	+17.09
350–385	361	10	180.00–199.00	$186.24	$672	-3.23
405–440	423	15	180.00–199.00	$190.10	$804	-2.28
450–485	475	14	171.00–189.00	$182.63	$867	+5.07
500–545	514	5	166.00–184.00	$175.41	$902	-3.06
550–595	573	21	166.00–183.00	$177.88	$1,019	+6.15
600–645	625	12	170.00–188.00	$178.49	$1,116	+10.17
650	650	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,014	-3.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	326	22	171.00–180.00	$173.82	$567	-1.00
350–398	376	87	172.00–187.00	$179.06	$673	+4.50
400–448	429	71	170.00–184.00	$176.01	$755	+3.49
450–498	472	90	161.00–176.00	$167.73	$792	+0.41
501–541	520	106	156.00–171.00	$162.80	$847	-5.86
550–599	573	72	162.00–177.00	$166.89	$956	+5.80
600–645	621	28	153.00–167.00	$161.88	$1,005	+7.08
650–695	668	24	148.00–163.00	$153.41	$1,025	+5.10
743	743	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,062	+2.40
760–765	763	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,144	—
835	835	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,044	-5.00
915	915	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	321	7	152.00–168.00	$162.42	$521	+4.06
350–395	378	12	160.00–170.00	$164.52	$622	+10.09
405–449	432	40	155.00–175.00	$161.73	$699	+8.09
460–493	479	17	145.00–160.00	$152.48	$730	+3.18
500–545	512	21	140.00–153.00	$145.63	$746	-5.70
550–599	584	16	152.00–161.00	$156.42	$913	+8.64
610–645	628	2	141.00–142.00	$141.51	$889	—
693	693	3	141.00	$141.00	$977	—
740	740	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,006	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	322	31	204.00–235.00	$221.73	$714	-6.11
350–391	373	25	200.00–223.00	$207.22	$773	-0.15
405–448	425	23	187.00–203.00	$194.81	$828	-6.19
450–495	481	17	176.00–190.00	$184.44	$887	+8.71
500–540	529	20	179.00–194.00	$182.73	$967	+19.77
550–590	572	21	162.00–177.00	$170.13	$973	+8.38
600–643	630	20	150.00–175.00	$162.20	$1,022	+1.46
653–670	656	6	151.00–164.00	$160.13	$1,050	+11.03
700–705	703	2	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$1,065	+1.93
765–798	786	3	154.00–162.00	$156.60	$1,231	+9.71
835–845	838	3	143.00–157.00	$151.63	$1,271	-1.38
888	888	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,314	—
975	975	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,170	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	190.00–193.00	$191.46	$590	+0.28
365–390	379	10	178.00–199.00	$187.27	$710	+1.32
400–440	415	3	171.00–181.00	$175.51	$728	+1.77
470–495	481	16	160.00–171.00	$163.31	$786	+7.68
510–548	524	8	146.00–160.00	$155.77	$816	+13.27
555–582	569	4	152.00–161.00	$154.93	$882	+12.15
670	670	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,012	+11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1135	1033	85-90%	21	69.00–73.00	$70.32	$726	—
1000–1115	1045	85-90%	14	79.00–83.00	$80.39	$840	—
1000–1135	1068	85-90%	12	74.00–78.00	$76.00	$812	-3.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1415	1326	75-80%	9	80.00–86.00	$83.44	$1,106	—
1300–1740	1367	75-80%	22	77.00–81.00	$78.84	$1,078	-6.51
1200–1645	1376	75-80%	13	72.00–76.00	$74.47	$1,025	-10.88

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1250	1191	80-85%	8	71.00–75.00	$73.15	$871	-3.75
1150–1290	1201	80-85%	21	76.00–80.00	$77.59	$932	-9.10
1155–1290	1230	80-85%	7	81.00–85.00	$82.87	$1,019	-3.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1675	1440	9	88.00–92.00	$89.73	$1,292	—
1315–1845	1666	8	99.00–103.00	$100.03	$1,666	-9.17
1480–1910	1667	5	105.00–109.00	$106.63	$1,778	-2.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–950	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,125.00	$1,013.40
830–1230	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	700.00–975.00	$900.75
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
880–1195	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	800.00–1,075.00	$978.33

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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
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	+50.00
825–900	863	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,051.09	+76.09
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
995–1195	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–925.00	$911.36	—

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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.