McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

1,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.42/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 474 lb · 87 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.73/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 432 lb · 59 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.01/cwt +13.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 570 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,600	1,110
Feeder cattle	1,300	900
Slaughter cattle	252	183
Replacement cattle	48	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to 12-13-2022- sale. Steers calves 11.00 to 13.00 higher...Heifer calves 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality some average, mostly attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 11.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	10	218.00–238.00	$226.35	$722	+17.90
350–397	378	38	217.00–238.00	$227.78	$861	-2.18
408–449	432	40	217.00–238.00	$225.00	$972	+17.04
453–498	477	31	210.00–230.00	$218.60	$1,043	+10.73
510–542	525	28	210.00–221.00	$215.56	$1,132	+17.18
550–583	570	52	192.00–209.00	$201.01	$1,146	+13.48
603–645	629	35	188.00–197.00	$192.72	$1,212	+12.43
650–684	671	26	173.00–186.00	$179.58	$1,205	+14.15
720–730	728	4	157.00–172.00	$168.29	$1,225	+13.31
750–755	753	3	161.00–164.00	$162.00	$1,220	-3.00
820	820	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,214	—
880	880	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	328	6	190.00–205.00	$195.76	$642	+5.79
350–375	367	10	178.00–190.00	$184.69	$678	-1.72
405–445	434	11	191.00–210.00	$198.26	$860	+10.89
455–495	483	4	190.00–205.00	$199.34	$963	+10.34
505–545	521	8	184.00–199.00	$196.41	$1,023	+24.51
555–590	577	3	175.00–190.00	$183.64	$1,060	+16.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–346	330	19	179.00–190.00	$184.22	$608	+6.38
350–395	369	26	188.00–203.00	$195.20	$720	+15.32
405–447	432	59	184.00–199.00	$188.73	$815	+16.06
451–496	474	87	176.00–191.00	$183.42	$869	+6.33
500–545	519	41	173.00–185.00	$177.69	$922	+8.61
555–598	572	25	160.00–174.00	$166.84	$954	+3.92
600–640	607	11	155.00–166.00	$161.17	$978	-1.18
670	670	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,012	+29.54
710–733	722	8	150.00–154.00	$152.03	$1,098	+5.01
920–925	923	4	117.00–131.00	$123.98	$1,144	—
955	955	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	9	153.00–171.00	$158.86	$507	+1.27
355–395	374	13	166.00–183.00	$171.41	$641	+11.34
400–445	418	17	166.00–182.00	$173.19	$724	+13.99
450–490	472	6	157.00–172.00	$164.01	$774	+2.39
510–540	524	10	152.00–169.00	$162.13	$850	+7.34
565–575	570	2	151.00–155.00	$152.98	$872	+3.98
610–645	633	4	143.00–150.00	$145.70	$922	+3.39

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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	322	14	225.00–239.00	$233.21	$751	+25.32
355–398	376	19	215.00–230.00	$220.08	$828	-7.11
420 value added	420	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,000	—
403–440	423	31	197.00–215.00	$203.58	$861	-10.25
450–495	470	9	193.00–210.00	$200.78	$944	-1.22
505 value added	505	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,086	—
510–545	532	7	187.00–203.00	$191.78	$1,020	+9.08
560–575	572	9	183.00–193.00	$184.86	$1,057	+16.40
600–645	622	8	167.00–183.00	$174.93	$1,088	+14.57
655–685	667	7	163.00–178.00	$174.59	$1,165	+25.31
705	705	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,072	+10.00
780	780	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,170	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	337	3	172.00	$172.00	$580	-18.00
360–385	373	2	172.00–181.00	$176.35	$658	-2.39
410–445	428	2	151.00–181.00	$165.39	$708	-22.39
545	545	1	160.00	$160.00	$872	-8.38
590	590	1	157.00	$157.00	$926	+15.57
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1058	85-90%	16	75.00–79.00	$76.61	$811	+11.52
1000–1145	1059	85-90%	19	69.00–73.00	$69.89	$740	+4.80
1000–1130	1072	85-90%	14	80.00–84.00	$82.07	$880	+16.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1505	1423	75-80%	6	89.00–93.00	$90.63	$1,290	+17.50
1355–1555	1431	75-80%	8	78.00–82.00	$79.99	$1,145	+6.86
1305–1581	1437	75-80%	19	84.00–88.00	$86.46	$1,242	+13.33

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1275	1193	80-85%	12	75.00–79.00	$76.67	$915	—
1160–1225	1194	80-85%	10	81.00–85.00	$82.81	$989	—
1175–1270	1222	80-85%	7	86.00–90.00	$87.72	$1,072	+17.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1970	1582	5	92.00–96.00	$93.92	$1,486	—
1510–1895	1686	9	99.00–104.00	$101.34	$1,709	+11.28
1645–2260	1908	8	105.00–109.00	$107.23	$2,046	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1090	901	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	710.00–900.00	$786.34
1020–1070	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	875.00	$875.00
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1135	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	810.00–1,000.00	$891.54
1004–1010	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–950.00	$939.95
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1030	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,135.00	$1,130.20
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1070–1130	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,110.00	$1,103.30	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1088–1090	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,033.31	—
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	885.00	$885.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	2	77.00	$77.00	$662	—

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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.