McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

2,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.51/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 481 lb · 59 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.35/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 527 lb · 51 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.84/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 421 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,000	2,370	2,050
Feeder cattle	1,550	1,850	1,700
Slaughter cattle	414	467	262
Replacement cattle	36	53	88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 8.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 3.0 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain through average. Slaughter cows , breakers 1.00 higher, boners and leans 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 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	323	8	151.00–160.00	$154.77	$500	-15.23
350–398	383	18	159.00–174.00	$163.88	$628	-23.22
405–448	425	16	156.00–171.00	$164.03	$697	-15.76
453–495	466	36	175.00–190.00	$184.26	$859	+7.29
500–545	526	33	179.00–194.00	$185.19	$974	+7.02
554–595	568	22	177.00–189.00	$182.96	$1,039	+8.43
604–640	618	23	162.00–172.00	$167.83	$1,037	+17.49
650–688	664	12	151.00–166.00	$158.72	$1,054	+11.10
705–720	713	2	140.00–150.00	$145.05	$1,034	+4.61
750–765	755	3	145.00–158.00	$149.39	$1,128	+3.51
815	815	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,280	+22.09
868	868	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,285	+11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	132.00	$132.00	$442	-19.51
355–390	375	10	138.00–152.00	$142.80	$536	-20.93
400–445	429	11	137.00–151.00	$143.06	$614	-13.41
455–490	470	10	155.00–171.00	$161.13	$757	+16.59
505–545	524	7	157.00–173.00	$162.62	$852	+18.26
560–580	570	2	138.00–153.00	$145.37	$829	-3.91
600–635	629	7	140.00–155.00	$145.97	$918	+3.97
650–695	668	4	141.00–144.00	$142.76	$954	+22.32
750	750	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	330	16	139.00–154.00	$147.21	$486	+6.49
350–398	380	18	138.00–152.00	$145.07	$551	+1.77
405–445	421	48	141.00–156.00	$147.84	$622	-9.70
459–498	481	59	150.00–165.00	$158.51	$762	-4.32
500–548	527	51	152.00–167.00	$156.35	$824	-3.01
550–595	580	38	149.00–165.00	$156.40	$907	+8.79
610–645	622	25	146.00–160.00	$150.91	$939	+19.43
658–693	672	7	132.00–147.00	$137.46	$924	+0.38
720–735	730	3	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$1,017	-2.12
780	780	1	102.00	$102.00	$796	-35.23
830	830	4	108.00–110.00	$108.50	$901	-11.26
925	925	3	102.00	$102.00	$944	-1.00
953	953	2	103.00	$103.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–332	325	5	122.00–133.00	$126.08	$410	-4.00
350–390	368	8	120.00–136.00	$126.27	$465	-0.52
400–448	430	26	122.00–138.00	$130.79	$562	-3.71
455–495	473	11	125.00–145.00	$137.61	$651	+3.47
500–540	522	11	135.00–151.00	$141.51	$739	+8.48
560–590	574	14	128.00–145.00	$136.39	$783	+7.20
620–630	623	3	129.00–132.00	$130.34	$812	+14.78
685–690	688	2	116.00–126.00	$121.02	$833	+6.23
725	725	2	110.00	$110.00	$798	-3.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	311	8	142.00–157.00	$153.16	$476	-22.34
350–390	364	9	140.00–155.00	$149.89	$546	-29.34
403–445	421	20	137.00–152.00	$144.12	$607	-33.30
450–495	480	9	141.00–156.00	$152.40	$732	-7.57
500–548	529	19	141.00–156.00	$151.25	$800	-9.13
532 value added	532	8	167.00	$167.00	$888	—
550–595	575	11	143.00–158.00	$147.28	$847	-10.06
605–635	616	8	144.00–155.00	$151.97	$936	+15.08
670–675	673	2	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$841	-10.45
700–720	708	3	135.00–149.00	$140.30	$993	-0.22
780	780	1	128.00	$128.00	$998	—
830–840	835	2	132.00–133.00	$132.50	$1,106	+6.42
870	870	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	130.00	$130.00	$400	-25.57
350–370	362	3	121.00–139.00	$129.96	$470	-14.62
405–445	424	8	121.00–133.00	$127.58	$541	-20.48
450–495	468	5	130.00–150.00	$136.93	$641	-6.11
510–525	518	2	130.00–131.00	$130.51	$676	-6.48
560–595	572	5	112.00–140.00	$128.00	$732	+0.37

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1149	1066	85-90%	13	57.00–61.00	$59.32	$632	-5.55
1000–1145	1071	85-90%	24	51.00–56.00	$52.61	$563	-12.26
1010–1145	1074	85-90%	20	62.00–66.00	$64.59	$694	-0.28

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1275	1200	80-85%	11	57.00–61.00	$58.29	$699	-2.62
1150–1284	1218	80-85%	31	62.00–66.00	$64.36	$784	+3.45
1155–1295	1272	80-85%	10	67.00–71.00	$68.98	$877	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1665	1411	75-80%	27	62.00–66.00	$64.23	$906	+1.34
1325–1590	1427	75-80%	12	67.00–71.00	$68.17	$973	+5.28
1300–1610	1455	75-80%	12	57.00–61.00	$58.35	$849	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1845	1555	16	88.00–92.00	$89.82	$1,397	—
1525–1955	1698	4	93.00–97.00	$94.99	$1,613	—
1685–2100	1844	7	98.00–102.00	$99.95	$1,843	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–1085	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–900.00	$857.96
870–1190	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	725.00–1,050.00	$842.83
1178	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
870–940	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,175.00	$1,054.83	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.