McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

2,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.67/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 522 lb · 68 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.11/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 373 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.67/cwt -8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 475 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,675	3,250	2,300
Feeder cattle	2,100	2,450	1,900
Slaughter cattle	523	732	347
Replacement cattle	52	68	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 400 lbs. to 550 lbs. 10+ lower, other 8 classes 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	330	17	184.00–198.00	$189.15	$624	-1.37
356–395	371	18	180.00–195.00	$186.69	$693	-4.55
405–448	422	27	170.00–185.00	$174.10	$735	-22.41
450–495	470	35	174.00–189.00	$179.62	$844	-18.24
501–540	520	35	173.00–188.00	$177.81	$925	-12.92
560–598	577	38	165.00–180.00	$174.93	$1,009	-2.99
600–647	624	28	157.00–171.00	$165.13	$1,030	-6.90
650–688	668	29	151.00–166.00	$157.00	$1,049	-2.09
718–740	724	4	141.00–152.00	$148.20	$1,073	-5.98
760–795	781	13	146.00–160.00	$154.15	$1,204	-3.66
800	800	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,128	-9.00
852–853	853	11	147.00–159.00	$155.73	$1,328	+12.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	4	160.00–166.00	$163.76	$529	-6.43
350–390	372	7	153.00–178.00	$167.23	$622	-5.30
405–445	428	11	150.00–169.00	$155.49	$665	-23.25
450–498	471	17	152.00–170.00	$159.69	$752	-19.02
500–540	516	11	150.00–170.00	$155.61	$803	-17.79
550–595	574	15	147.00–160.00	$153.60	$882	-3.98
610–640	633	6	141.00–156.00	$149.04	$943	-10.93
655–690	673	6	141.00–150.00	$145.17	$977	+7.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	312	32	160.00–175.00	$163.85	$511	+2.05
350–395	373	61	151.00–166.00	$160.11	$597	+6.18
400–445	422	50	148.00–163.00	$156.74	$661	+3.34
452–495	475	57	149.00–163.00	$156.67	$744	-8.59
500–548	522	68	149.00–164.00	$154.67	$807	-3.14
566 fancy	566	4	174.00	$174.00	$985	—
550–597	572	48	144.00–155.00	$151.67	$868	-4.72
602–649	620	38	136.00–151.00	$143.66	$891	-14.74
650–695	674	8	130.00–140.00	$136.35	$919	-3.91
700–720	709	11	133.00–144.00	$138.64	$983	+4.16
750–785	763	11	136.00–151.00	$144.74	$1,104	-2.38
810–830	817	3	128.00–130.00	$128.66	$1,051	+6.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	16	140.00–157.00	$147.60	$474	+3.52
355–395	376	12	133.00–147.00	$141.35	$531	+3.65
405–445	419	11	132.00–147.00	$140.40	$588	+1.27
460–490	475	5	138.00–147.00	$143.16	$680	-3.49
510–545	531	9	135.00–148.00	$140.60	$747	-0.79
570–595	583	8	132.00–141.00	$136.62	$796	-6.29
610–625	615	3	120.00–127.00	$122.70	$755	-18.87
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-8.00
730	730	1	125.00	$125.00	$912	—
755–780	770	4	121.00–130.00	$125.00	$962	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	327	20	180.00–195.00	$188.31	$616	+11.02
350–398	372	19	177.00–192.00	$184.08	$685	+10.07
400–448	423	14	155.00–170.00	$161.68	$684	-12.81
450–495	464	32	160.00–175.00	$164.63	$764	-6.84
500–543	523	16	149.00–164.00	$157.81	$825	+11.08
550–575	564	7	154.00–162.00	$157.55	$889	+8.92
600–630	616	8	136.00–150.00	$141.83	$874	-14.19
650–695	683	9	138.00–152.00	$146.73	$1,002	+6.89
705–745	728	6	136.00–150.00	$147.45	$1,073	+16.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	9	150.00–175.00	$159.96	$523	+11.69
355–390	369	15	151.00–170.00	$165.47	$611	+15.07
415–438	430	4	141.00–147.00	$144.30	$620	-13.25
455–485	470	9	140.00–160.00	$150.03	$705	+2.72
505–545	527	3	130.00–135.00	$133.00	$701	—
565	565	1	136.00	$136.00	$768	+2.00
665	665	1	136.00	$136.00	$904	—
710–720	715	2	122.00–132.00	$126.97	$908	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1280	1186	80-85%	35	70.00–74.00	$72.59	$861	-7.46
1160–1290	1206	80-85%	10	65.00–69.00	$67.38	$813	-7.42
1150–1265	1230	80-85%	26	75.00–79.00	$76.62	$942	+6.87

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1115	1051	85-90%	15	62.00–66.00	$63.81	$671	-5.26
1023–1130	1066	85-90%	24	72.00–75.00	$73.65	$785	+4.58
1000–1295	1078	85-90%	22	67.00–71.00	$69.28	$747	-11.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1304–1460	1341	75-80%	8	75.00–79.00	$77.39	$1,038	—
1300–1830	1422	75-80%	35	70.00–74.00	$72.08	$1,025	-2.91
1315–1525	1427	75-80%	8	66.00–69.00	$67.89	$969	-7.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1855	1483	14	89.00–93.00	$90.51	$1,342	—
1256–1865	1493	4	103.00–107.00	$105.46	$1,575	—
1335–1890	1588	13	94.00–98.00	$95.71	$1,520	-7.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
725–1255	952	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	710.00–1,075.00	$853.60
930–1230	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$879.81
930–1260	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	800.00–1,050.00	$902.59
1085–1255	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	825.00–910.00	$886.43
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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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
770–865	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00–1,255.00	$1,139.62	+314.62
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.