McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

3,540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.23/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 428 lb · 99 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.90/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 474 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.75/cwt -7.92 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 516 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,540	2,675	2,575
Feeder cattle	2,700	2,100	2,100
Slaughter cattle	759	523	423
Replacement cattle	81	52	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	8	165.00–179.00	$169.25	$533	-19.90
362–398	375	28	175.00–190.00	$180.27	$676	-6.42
400–440	425	14	173.00–190.00	$179.84	$764	+5.74
450–488	470	27	173.00–188.00	$179.46	$843	-0.16
503–548	526	41	167.00–180.00	$171.70	$903	-6.11
552–590	569	56	168.00–183.00	$171.70	$977	-3.23
603–647	624	28	163.00–178.00	$167.14	$1,043	+2.01
650–693	669	14	156.00–171.00	$158.46	$1,060	+1.46
701–710	706	10	130.00–144.00	$136.13	$961	-12.07
765	765	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,125	-7.15
800–845	838	8	137.00–149.00	$145.14	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	119.00–124.00	$121.48	$386	-42.28
350–395	377	10	152.00–166.00	$157.51	$594	-9.72
400–445	417	11	153.00–168.00	$156.87	$654	+1.38
450–480	466	9	150.00–165.00	$157.16	$732	-2.53
500–545	522	14	151.00–166.00	$157.25	$821	+1.64
560–585	569	10	152.00–167.00	$157.88	$898	+4.28
605–645	621	7	145.00–159.00	$151.78	$943	+2.74
655–690	679	8	131.00–145.00	$136.85	$929	-8.32
720	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	—
795	795	1	115.00	$115.00	$914	—

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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	320	28	162.00–177.00	$166.71	$533	+2.86
350–398	376	57	156.00–171.00	$162.61	$611	+2.50
400–447	428	99	155.00–170.00	$161.23	$690	+4.49
450–495	474	70	150.00–165.00	$155.90	$739	-0.77
501–535	516	60	141.00–156.00	$146.75	$757	-7.92
550–599	567	39	141.00–156.00	$145.38	$824	-6.29
601–645	620	50	137.00–152.00	$141.58	$878	-2.08
655–693	675	19	129.00–144.00	$137.74	$930	+1.39
710–743	733	8	119.00–131.00	$122.19	$896	-16.45
750–790	766	5	110.00–125.00	$118.06	$904	-26.68
851	851	5	111.00	$111.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	13	141.00–157.00	$149.24	$479	+1.64
360–395	378	12	137.00–152.00	$142.12	$537	+0.77
400–445	424	33	136.00–151.00	$144.21	$611	+3.81
450–498	470	18	133.00–149.00	$138.99	$653	-4.17
500–545	513	11	120.00–135.00	$127.84	$656	-12.76
550–595	567	25	125.00–139.00	$129.61	$735	-7.01
600–640	621	11	120.00–132.00	$124.72	$775	+2.02
650–695	676	5	117.00–120.00	$117.62	$795	-2.38
815	815	1	111.00	$111.00	$905	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–343	330	21	174.00–189.00	$181.29	$598	-7.02
350–395	376	34	165.00–179.00	$172.37	$648	-11.71
400–445	428	50	154.00–170.00	$157.48	$674	-4.20
450–498	474	26	149.00–164.00	$153.24	$726	-11.39
505–548	524	20	155.00–170.00	$161.38	$846	+3.57
550–595	569	31	136.00–150.00	$143.75	$818	-13.80
615–645	631	16	128.00–142.00	$133.51	$842	-8.32
658–675	666	7	130.00–145.00	$135.68	$904	-11.05
720–745	731	6	135.00–150.00	$144.17	$1,054	-3.28
755–780	766	4	136.00–149.00	$141.51	$1,084	—
840	840	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,168	—
855–895	875	2	123.00–137.00	$129.84	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	4	138.00–151.00	$143.13	$457	-16.83
350–395	374	16	144.00–159.00	$149.51	$559	-15.96
405–445	431	7	126.00–141.00	$134.60	$580	-9.70
450–490	475	8	120.00–134.00	$129.50	$615	-20.53
500–530	516	4	110.00–123.00	$115.51	$596	-17.49
550–595	575	4	114.00–128.00	$121.47	$698	-14.53
623–625	624	2	126.00–136.00	$130.99	$817	—
665–670	668	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$812	-14.50
705–715	710	2	108.00–122.00	$115.05	$817	-11.92

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1135	1062	85-90%	20	63.00–67.00	$65.48	$695	-8.17
1000–1140	1079	85-90%	58	58.00–62.00	$58.52	$631	-10.76
1005–1133	1084	85-90%	9	68.00–72.00	$70.43	$763	+1.15

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1295	1212	80-85%	45	60.00–64.00	$61.88	$750	-5.50
1173–1275	1218	80-85%	18	65.00–68.00	$66.06	$805	-10.56
1160–2295	1319	80-85%	13	70.00–74.00	$71.40	$942	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1360	1359	75-80%	15	72.00–76.00	$75.74	$1,029	—
1305–1755	1413	75-80%	30	62.00–66.00	$63.35	$895	-8.73
1300–1870	1426	75-80%	28	67.00–71.00	$68.48	$977	+0.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1905	1545	21	85.00–88.00	$86.07	$1,330	—
1400–1755	1640	10	90.00–94.00	$92.54	$1,518	—
1305–2080	1746	9	95.00–99.00	$96.37	$1,683	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1127	1127	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00	$850.00
1080–1275	1147	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,080.60
1233	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	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
820–895	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,055.00–1,250.00	$1,174.79	—
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	875.00–1,010.00	$942.50	—
880–1130	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,160.00	$1,092.56	—
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—
1047–1380	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	960.00–995.00	$984.41	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	785.00	$785.00	—

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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.