McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

1,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.53/cwt -5.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 579 lb · 136 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.61/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 625 lb · 94 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $190.33/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 484 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,610	1,730	2,740
Feeder cattle	1,450	1,450	2,400
Slaughter cattle	133	234	295
Replacement cattle	27	46	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves classes that had QBN calves 5.00 higher, lower classes 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, with all slaughter stock under a light test.

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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	328	6	192.00–210.00	$199.37	$654	-16.12
350–390	371	17	186.00–201.00	$191.53	$711	-24.83
408–445	424	27	188.00–205.00	$193.88	$822	-11.30
453–497	484	69	181.00–196.00	$190.33	$921	-7.26
500–546	519	28	185.00–200.00	$189.50	$984	+4.80
557–590	579	136	174.00–189.00	$179.53	$1,039	-5.37
603–643	625	94	168.00–180.00	$174.61	$1,091	-3.80
652–670	666	43	160.00–175.00	$167.80	$1,118	-0.02
700–739	717	12	144.00–159.00	$157.44	$1,129	-0.79
800	800	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	321	6	143.00–160.00	$153.98	$494	-20.83
373–395	382	7	161.00–178.00	$164.78	$629	-21.93
403–420	409	9	157.00–171.00	$162.31	$664	-16.99
450–498	478	21	155.00–179.00	$164.32	$785	+2.28
505–548	524	20	150.00–179.00	$158.44	$830	-0.72
550–586	570	22	145.00–171.00	$156.64	$893	+4.67
607–610	608	6	162.00–164.00	$163.67	$995	+3.41
655–695	682	3	120.00–145.00	$134.58	$918	-6.63
715–718	717	3	121.00–137.00	$126.32	$906	-5.68

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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	324	21	159.00–172.00	$166.25	$539	-13.57
350–390	370	30	160.00–175.00	$166.32	$615	-11.54
403–448	428	66	161.00–176.00	$168.98	$723	-0.51
450–490	472	48	162.00–177.00	$170.62	$805	+1.66
500–533	517	60	157.00–172.00	$164.62	$851	+4.23
563–595	571	61	149.00–164.00	$159.98	$913	+8.21
600–643	615	17	147.00–161.00	$154.06	$947	+1.65
650–685	663	8	135.00–150.00	$143.94	$954	-5.79
704–710	705	9	142.00–156.00	$154.43	$1,089	+34.19
750–765	758	2	132.00–142.00	$136.95	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	310	12	140.00–155.00	$143.15	$444	-12.22
350–385	360	21	140.00–158.00	$144.74	$521	-14.68
405–435	420	17	130.00–152.00	$143.07	$601	-7.47
455–495	475	14	130.00–159.00	$148.83	$707	-1.18
500–545	527	13	130.00–152.00	$141.31	$745	-6.77
550–585	560	11	131.00–146.00	$137.22	$768	+4.87
605–635	614	6	130.00–145.00	$136.06	$835	+11.95
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-3.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	19	185.00–205.00	$191.55	$613	-18.01
354–395	377	11	169.00–185.00	$180.31	$680	-39.63
400–440	426	19	170.00–195.00	$174.79	$745	-9.61
465–490	473	16	157.00–173.00	$162.31	$768	-22.51
500–535	513	12	152.00–167.00	$159.38	$818	-16.52
555–595	572	17	155.00–169.00	$160.82	$920	+5.88
600–615	610	5	132.00–141.00	$137.02	$836	-9.53
685	685	1	142.00	$142.00	$973	+7.00
760	760	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,003	—
835	835	1	117.00	$117.00	$977	—
940	940	2	108.00–120.00	$114.00	$1,072	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	312	9	168.00–183.00	$177.49	$554	+36.49
360–395	375	3	145.00–160.00	$151.91	$570	-23.12
430–445	434	7	150.00–165.00	$153.14	$665	-2.84
450–490	468	3	136.00–153.00	$143.10	$670	-22.41
510–513	512	3	127.00–131.00	$129.67	$664	-18.95
565–590	578	2	130.00–141.00	$135.62	$784	-6.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1052	85-90%	9	68.00–72.00	$70.48	$741	+3.74
1010–1135	1064	85-90%	19	62.00–66.00	$63.90	$680	+7.63
1005–1170	1090	85-90%	11	57.00–61.00	$58.36	$636	+2.09

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1240	1208	80-85%	6	66.00–68.00	$66.83	$807	+1.24
1155–1265	1220	80-85%	6	60.00–63.00	$60.64	$740	-11.86
1190–4456	2044	80-85%	16	72.00–76.00	$73.52	$1,503	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$888	—
1225–1525	1366	75-80%	5	71.00–75.00	$72.89	$996	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1755	1563	4	84.00–87.00	$85.53	$1,337	—
1420–1965	1621	4	90.00–93.00	$91.60	$1,485	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–905	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$888.27
735–1105	974	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–1,075.00	$922.01
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1025–1115	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–1,000.00	$904.21

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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
725–1178	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–1,275.00	$1,103.45	-71.55
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	-165.00

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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.