McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

1,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.62/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 475 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.30/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 424 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.36/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 519 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,975	980	2,185
Feeder cattle	1,700	800	1,800
Slaughter cattle	246	167	320
Replacement cattle	29	13	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves under 450 lbs. 12.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was vey good. Quality was average through attractive, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	304	11	209.00–227.00	$212.10	$645	—
350–395	376	15	208.00–225.00	$212.62	$799	+24.51
400–445	419	31	197.00–212.00	$205.40	$861	+22.90
453–499	479	38	194.00–214.00	$204.19	$978	+12.40
500–540	521	26	184.00–195.00	$191.26	$996	-1.40
565–593	579	33	184.00–200.00	$187.43	$1,085	+4.21
605–635	611	29	178.00–193.00	$183.97	$1,124	+7.38
650–679	671	13	168.00–181.00	$174.33	$1,170	+23.84
700–745	732	19	150.00–165.00	$159.03	$1,164	+4.05
760–775	767	3	146.00–159.00	$150.66	$1,156	+21.66
815	815	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,182	—
985	985	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	378	4	179.00–193.00	$183.24	$693	+31.44
408–443	432	17	173.00–190.00	$178.89	$773	+18.65
450–498	476	13	175.00–193.00	$180.38	$859	+15.76
500–545	521	25	161.00–177.00	$168.66	$879	—
550–595	578	18	161.00–178.00	$166.84	$964	-0.61
600–645	621	25	145.00–175.00	$157.59	$979	-4.90
660–690	678	40	142.00–155.00	$149.30	$1,012	+19.30
700–740	723	6	131.00–148.00	$140.09	$1,013	—
755	755	1	128.00	$128.00	$966	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	26	172.00–187.00	$179.46	$583	+7.71
350–398	372	46	170.00–185.00	$175.73	$654	+9.56
400–445	424	52	152.00–172.00	$160.30	$680	+4.09
450–491	475	53	159.00–174.00	$167.62	$796	+9.71
500–548	519	48	156.00–172.00	$162.36	$843	+4.42
553–598	563	37	150.00–165.00	$158.05	$890	-5.11
603–645	614	20	139.00–154.00	$144.07	$885	-20.57
660–685	672	5	136.00–148.00	$140.84	$946	-14.47
700–740	717	10	129.00–143.00	$137.35	$985	+0.42
770	770	1	125.00	$125.00	$962	—
870	870	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,053	—
920	920	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,168	+12.00
985–990	988	2	110.00–118.00	$113.99	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	7	152.00–167.00	$159.13	$519	+19.25
362–395	378	13	152.00–168.00	$158.47	$599	+24.41
405–440	423	17	137.00–151.00	$144.54	$611	+6.54
455–490	472	16	142.00–158.00	$148.12	$699	+7.23
503–548	530	17	137.00–152.00	$142.66	$756	+0.84
550–595	579	17	131.00–146.00	$136.77	$792	+4.77
620–645	633	2	128.00–137.00	$132.41	$838	+10.41
690	690	1	122.00	$122.00	$842	±0.00

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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	324	23	193.00–229.00	$209.33	$678	+20.11
350–385	365	24	195.00–219.00	$210.40	$768	+41.96
400–445	429	20	177.00–195.00	$182.67	$784	+12.34
450–490	466	19	170.00–185.00	$177.12	$825	+8.23
505–548	523	20	161.00–175.00	$166.57	$871	+1.53
550–598	575	23	157.00–171.00	$164.52	$946	+9.16
605–637	616	17	155.00–172.00	$163.53	$1,007	+9.84
650–690	665	8	142.00–157.00	$148.90	$990	-5.36
703–745	726	5	135.00–146.00	$141.09	$1,024	+5.09
800–830	815	2	131.00–135.00	$132.96	$1,084	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	177.00	$177.00	$549	+9.71
365–395	383	3	166.00–178.00	$172.29	$660	+26.17
410–440	429	7	147.00–161.00	$152.46	$654	+3.78
460–485	478	6	146.00–162.00	$152.95	$731	+10.84
500–543	524	6	144.00–159.00	$149.80	$785	—
550–590	569	4	140.00–154.00	$148.13	$843	+23.13
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	+2.00
660	660	1	141.00	$141.00	$931	—
855	855	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,026	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1145	1051	85-90%	31	60.00–64.00	$61.44	$646	-3.24
1000–1140	1059	85-90%	8	72.00–76.00	$73.81	$782	+9.13
1000–1140	1081	85-90%	9	65.00–69.00	$67.43	$729	-3.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1425	1349	75-80%	4	75.00–79.00	$77.29	$1,043	—
1300–1620	1439	75-80%	15	70.00–74.00	$71.86	$1,034	—
1300–1845	1482	75-80%	13	64.00–69.00	$67.06	$994	+3.86

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1210	1164	80-85%	8	61.00–65.00	$62.64	$729	-9.54
1150–1245	1175	80-85%	11	67.00–71.00	$68.29	$802	-3.89
1155–1280	1216	80-85%	10	71.00–76.00	$73.22	$890	+7.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2015	1489	16	85.00–89.00	$86.54	$1,289	—
1400–1885	1644	6	90.00–94.00	$91.85	$1,510	+7.51
1725–2130	1936	4	98.00–102.00	$99.55	$1,927	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1065	822	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–835.00	$772.53
890–1520	1166	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–1,075.00	$911.33
1070–1405	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	725.00–985.00	$826.46
1210–4485	2320	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	725.00–820.00	$756.96

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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
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
765–1225	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	785.00–915.00	$837.04	—
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.