McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

1,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.88/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 375 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.09/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 465 lb · 41 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.67/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 423 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,110	1,755	2,820
Feeder cattle	900	1,480	2,250
Slaughter cattle	183	252	484
Replacement cattle	27	23	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average. Slaughter cows, breakers 5.00 lower, boners and leans 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–305	303	2	202.00–215.00	$208.45	$632	-10.83
350–390	374	28	217.00–235.00	$229.96	$860	+13.10
410–445	432	23	202.00–218.00	$207.96	$898	-2.07
465–490	480	15	200.00–215.00	$207.87	$998	+6.28
500–532	520	10	193.00–208.00	$198.38	$1,032	+0.69
560–594	579	15	182.00–197.00	$187.53	$1,086	+5.71
600–643	635	21	176.00–187.00	$180.29	$1,145	+4.71
650–670	663	3	156.00–170.00	$165.43	$1,097	+6.17
705–720	713	2	153.00–157.00	$154.98	$1,105	-9.31
784	784	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,294	+23.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	311	7	185.00–193.00	$189.97	$591	+12.97
350–397	383	8	179.00–201.00	$186.41	$714	+0.02
400–430	418	8	169.00–198.00	$187.37	$783	+0.92
475–495	485	4	179.00–196.00	$189.00	$917	+13.37
510–545	530	4	160.00–180.00	$171.90	$911	-5.56
565	565	2	156.00–178.00	$167.00	$944	+3.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	321	31	172.00–187.00	$177.84	$571	-10.61
350–395	375	56	170.00–185.00	$179.88	$675	-3.12
403–445	423	32	167.00–181.00	$172.67	$730	-1.63
450–498	465	41	170.00–185.00	$177.09	$823	+4.66
502 value added	502	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,059	—
500–545	523	30	160.00–175.00	$169.08	$884	+2.20
550–595	567	18	155.00–166.00	$162.92	$924	+2.97
601–625	613	20	157.00–172.00	$162.35	$995	+3.87
670 value added	670	4	158.00	$158.00	$1,059	—
670–690	684	4	118.00–128.00	$121.46	$831	-24.02
710–735	727	3	145.00–148.00	$147.02	$1,069	+3.20
770–778	776	4	126.00–138.00	$128.98	$1,001	-12.02
815	815	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,076	+10.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	6	150.00–167.00	$157.59	$500	-8.93
355–375	365	6	151.00–169.00	$160.07	$584	-7.87
400–445	428	12	146.00–165.00	$159.20	$681	+2.36
453–490	475	12	150.00–166.00	$161.62	$768	+8.11
505–545	527	10	149.00–160.00	$154.79	$816	+3.07
575	575	1	149.00	$149.00	$857	+3.17
605–620	613	3	138.00–147.00	$142.31	$872	+0.32

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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	314	8	201.00–220.00	$207.89	$653	-1.42
350–378	360	10	219.00–237.00	$227.19	$818	+9.63
410–447	436	10	207.00–227.00	$213.83	$932	+10.54
455–498	479	21	190.00–209.00	$202.00	$968	+7.30
500–530	515	10	180.00–197.00	$182.70	$941	-3.17
550–598	579	7	166.00–179.00	$168.46	$975	-5.02
603–649	626	12	157.00–173.00	$160.36	$1,004	-0.56
655–680	663	3	144.00–159.00	$149.28	$990	+5.29
700	700	1	142.00	$142.00	$994	—
785	785	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,217	—
810	810	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,053	-17.00
925	925	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	322	3	190.00	$190.00	$612	+14.21
375–395	387	3	173.00–187.00	$178.74	$692	-3.76
410–435	422	3	180.00–192.00	$187.78	$792	-2.73
460–490	473	5	170.00–191.00	$179.22	$848	+10.77
500–525	515	3	151.00–190.00	$168.38	$867	+13.59
558–585	569	4	132.00–151.00	$141.43	$805	-7.36
600	600	1	151.00	$151.00	$906	+13.34

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1140	1075	85-90%	29	63.00–68.00	$65.09	$700	+4.91
1000–1145	1082	85-90%	9	74.00–78.00	$76.41	$827	+16.23
1015–1145	1088	85-90%	12	69.00–73.00	$71.77	$781	+11.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1240	1211	80-85%	4	61.00–65.00	$63.23	$766	-9.62
1163–1270	1223	80-85%	24	68.00–72.00	$70.43	$861	+2.61
1185–1285	1246	80-85%	7	73.00–77.00	$74.99	$934	+7.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1610	1434	75-80%	4	71.00–75.00	$73.13	$1,049	—
1300–1780	1478	75-80%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.20	$905	-10.60
1330–1765	1521	75-80%	4	65.00–68.00	$66.18	$1,007	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1780	1545	17	81.00–86.00	$82.78	$1,279	—
1380–1930	1683	7	87.00–92.00	$90.06	$1,516	+0.22
1615–2070	1822	3	96.00–100.00	$98.17	$1,789	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–855	843	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–825.00	$812.69
900–1180	1042	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	900.00–1,400.00	$1,269.39
1015–1170	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,190.16
1090–1190	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,051.00–1,150.00	$1,098.33

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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
940–1050	997	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,277.34	—
910–1160	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,196.47	—
1110–1220	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,385.81	+235.81
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	+575.00

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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.