McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.94/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 520 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.91/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 473 lb · 39 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.75/cwt +24.54 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 326 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	980	2,000	2,225
Feeder cattle	800	1,550	1,900
Slaughter cattle	167	414	261
Replacement cattle	13	36	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 11.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	5	189.00–195.00	$192.85	$656	+38.08
360–395	376	16	177.00–192.00	$188.11	$707	+24.23
403–446	417	21	176.00–190.00	$182.50	$761	+18.47
450–498	481	15	186.00–200.00	$191.79	$923	+7.53
504–545	520	29	186.00–201.00	$192.66	$1,002	+7.47
562–590	571	20	176.00–190.00	$183.22	$1,046	+0.26
600–640	614	12	171.00–180.00	$176.59	$1,084	+8.76
690–695	693	4	149.00–152.00	$150.49	$1,043	-8.23
705–710	708	4	150.00–160.00	$154.98	$1,097	+9.93
775	775	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,000	-20.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	374	5	140.00–166.00	$151.80	$568	+9.00
400–440	418	3	151.00–169.00	$160.24	$670	+17.18
455–495	478	5	153.00–180.00	$164.62	$787	+3.49
570–585	578	2	164.00–171.00	$167.45	$968	+22.08
615–630	623	2	162.00–163.00	$162.49	$1,012	+16.52
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	-12.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	37	162.00–177.00	$171.75	$560	+24.54
359–390	367	11	156.00–170.00	$166.17	$610	+21.10
410–446	434	17	152.00–167.00	$156.21	$678	+8.37
454–495	473	39	151.00–165.00	$157.91	$747	-0.60
500–545	520	42	146.00–160.00	$157.94	$821	+1.59
555–593	576	16	156.00–170.00	$163.16	$940	+6.76
609–623	616	15	162.00–167.00	$164.64	$1,014	+13.73
680–690	683	3	150.00–160.00	$155.31	$1,061	+17.85
710–745	728	2	134.00–140.00	$136.93	$997	-2.41
815	815	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,068	+22.50
908	908	9	115.00	$115.00	$1,044	+13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	316	10	133.00–152.00	$139.88	$442	+13.80
355–395	378	4	125.00–150.00	$134.06	$507	+7.79
400–445	419	5	123.00–144.00	$138.00	$578	+7.21
460–480	470	2	136.00–146.00	$140.89	$662	+3.28
505–545	529	6	141.00–144.00	$141.82	$750	+0.31
570	570	1	132.00	$132.00	$752	-4.39
600	600	1	122.00	$122.00	$732	-8.34
688	688	2	122.00	$122.00	$839	+0.98
770	770	1	119.00	$119.00	$916	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	6	184.00–197.00	$189.22	$621	+36.06
360–390	375	4	161.00–173.00	$168.44	$632	+18.55
400–445	417	9	167.00–182.00	$170.33	$710	+26.21
460–495	479	5	163.00–180.00	$168.89	$809	+16.49
500–538	517	7	162.00–168.00	$165.04	$853	+13.79
550–595	578	10	150.00–162.00	$155.36	$898	+8.08
620–640	627	3	145.00–160.00	$153.69	$964	+1.72
655–665	658	4	144.00–158.00	$154.26	$1,015	+29.26
725	725	1	136.00	$136.00	$986	-4.30
850–895	873	2	121.00–122.00	$121.51	$1,061	-13.49
915–940	921	4	107.00–117.00	$114.45	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	3	159.00–175.00	$167.29	$535	+37.29
352–390	362	4	141.00–160.00	$146.12	$529	+16.16
410–412	412	6	137.00–151.00	$148.68	$613	+21.10
450–485	468	2	132.00–153.00	$142.11	$665	+5.18
550	550	1	125.00	$125.00	$688	-3.00
630	630	1	143.00	$143.00	$901	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1125	1068	85-90%	9	63.00–67.00	$64.68	$691	+5.36
1000–1145	1074	85-90%	28	57.00–61.00	$58.90	$633	-5.69
1020–1140	1077	85-90%	7	68.00–72.00	$70.82	$763	+6.23

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1260	1189	80-85%	7	70.00–74.00	$72.18	$858	—
1150–1295	1219	80-85%	11	65.00–69.00	$66.08	$806	+1.72
1165–1280	1230	80-85%	9	60.00–64.00	$61.66	$758	-2.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1470	1366	75-80%	4	72.00–76.00	$73.75	$1,007	—
1300–1550	1383	75-80%	10	65.00–69.00	$65.88	$911	—
1332–1815	1457	75-80%	11	61.00–64.00	$63.20	$921	+4.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1560	1518	2	80.00–82.00	$81.03	$1,230	—
1500–1860	1637	3	92.00–96.00	$93.26	$1,527	—
1545–1780	1647	5	83.00–87.00	$84.34	$1,389	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–845	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–800.00	$775.27
1130–1148	1139	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,125.00	$1,100.20
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	911.00	$911.00	—
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	-75.00

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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.