McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

1,755 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.43/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 472 lb · 62 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.30/cwt -9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 426 lb · 58 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.00/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 369 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,755	1,880	2,090
Feeder cattle	1,480	1,550	1,700
Slaughter cattle	252	273	319
Replacement cattle	23	57	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 400 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Quality average through attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lack of receipts to determine a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–316	308	12	215.00–227.00	$219.28	$675	-3.38
350–395	369	30	209.00–230.00	$216.86	$800	-2.54
400–447	425	24	201.00–219.00	$210.03	$893	-4.06
450–497	479	40	195.00–210.00	$201.59	$966	-4.45
505–540	517	29	189.00–204.00	$197.69	$1,022	-1.62
555–575	564	26	175.00–190.00	$181.82	$1,025	-8.04
605–638	618	29	172.00–187.00	$175.58	$1,085	-4.91
655–685	670	16	152.00–167.00	$159.26	$1,067	-12.77
700–735	720	14	155.00–169.00	$164.29	$1,183	-3.37
775–783	781	4	140.00–147.00	$141.74	$1,107	-17.26
804–813	808	10	145.00–160.00	$150.41	$1,215	+17.41
860	860	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	177.00	$177.00	$558	+2.42
350–395	371	7	178.00–193.00	$186.39	$692	+3.99
400–435	419	7	178.00–198.00	$186.45	$781	-2.99
450–490	466	8	169.00–185.00	$175.63	$818	-7.77
500–548	522	12	169.00–184.00	$177.46	$926	-4.95
550–593	575	12	157.00–172.00	$163.37	$939	-8.88
600–645	624	10	152.00–168.00	$156.84	$979	-3.16
675–690	683	2	143.00–148.00	$145.47	$994	-2.53
740	740	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,058	—
780	780	1	123.00	$123.00	$959	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	312	35	181.00–196.00	$188.45	$588	+16.92
353–390	369	49	177.00–190.00	$183.00	$675	+1.52
400–448	426	58	166.00–181.00	$174.30	$743	-9.91
450–499	472	62	165.00–180.00	$172.43	$814	-2.76
505–548	519	49	161.00–176.00	$166.88	$866	-0.27
550–595	577	28	150.00–164.00	$159.95	$923	-2.61
602–625	614	22	152.00–165.00	$158.48	$973	+2.81
650–685	674	5	139.00–154.00	$145.48	$981	+0.50
700–738	727	5	140.00–145.00	$143.82	$1,046	-3.60
780	780	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,100	-7.71
805–820	813	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$984	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	13	161.00–178.00	$166.52	$533	+15.12
350–395	378	24	159.00–174.00	$167.94	$635	+4.51
400–440	420	11	149.00–164.00	$156.84	$659	-1.98
450–495	470	12	146.00–161.00	$153.51	$721	-3.11
500–545	515	9	142.00–158.00	$151.72	$781	+4.95
555–595	573	11	138.00–151.00	$145.83	$836	+7.37
600–648	630	8	138.00–146.00	$141.99	$895	+7.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	337	11	199.00–215.00	$209.31	$705	-5.93
374–393	382	32	207.00–231.00	$217.56	$831	-1.41
403–445	413	15	195.00–213.00	$203.29	$840	-5.28
452–495	467	31	188.00–203.00	$194.70	$909	+1.59
500–535	515	15	181.00–196.00	$185.87	$957	+2.18
550–593	570	14	169.00–184.00	$173.48	$989	-3.22
603–625	611	5	154.00–169.00	$160.92	$983	-12.25
650–675	658	4	142.00–146.00	$143.99	$947	+5.98
808	808	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	316	9	166.00–181.00	$175.79	$555	-17.80
365–390	373	6	178.00–194.00	$182.50	$681	+0.51
410–425	418	2	190.00–191.00	$190.51	$796	+21.72
450–495	467	9	165.00–180.00	$168.45	$787	+10.40
510–545	523	8	150.00–160.00	$154.79	$810	-1.59
560–593	582	9	142.00–158.00	$148.79	$866	+4.19
605–615	612	3	137.00–139.00	$137.66	$842	-12.34
710	710	1	132.00	$132.00	$937	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1245	1184	80-85%	15	62.00–66.00	$63.42	$751	-1.94
1150–1295	1205	80-85%	15	71.00–75.00	$72.85	$878	-3.66
1150–1290	1226	80-85%	15	59.00–70.00	$67.82	$831	-8.69

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1115	1070	85-90%	9	65.00–69.00	$66.64	$713	+3.54
1005–1145	1076	85-90%	24	59.00–63.00	$60.18	$648	-2.92
1030–1140	1104	85-90%	10	70.00–74.00	$72.19	$797	+3.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1490	1376	75-80%	9	65.00–69.00	$66.13	$910	-11.05
1320–1540	1450	75-80%	6	75.00–78.00	$76.50	$1,109	—
1330–1685	1453	75-80%	7	70.00–74.00	$71.80	$1,043	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–2075	1660	7	88.00–93.00	$89.84	$1,491	—
1710–2190	1918	4	101.00–103.00	$101.80	$1,953	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
985–1225	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,133.68
1145–1215	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,235.00	$1,153.27

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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
1000–1105	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,368.11	—
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+600.00
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.