McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

2,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $231.07/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 429 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.00/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 528 lb · 62 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.89/cwt +6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 375 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,070	1,600	2,050
Feeder cattle	1,700	1,300	1,750
Slaughter cattle	305	252	257
Replacement cattle	65	48	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was vary good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	18	230.00–254.00	$241.02	$778	+14.67
350–395	366	35	220.00–255.00	$234.04	$857	+6.26
403–449	429	65	223.00–241.00	$231.07	$991	+6.07
450–495	470	46	215.00–233.00	$224.79	$1,057	+6.19
500–543	523	50	209.00–226.00	$216.71	$1,133	+1.15
550–595	569	46	197.00–212.00	$203.40	$1,157	+2.39
603–640	615	12	190.00–205.00	$200.12	$1,231	+7.40
650–667	661	19	182.00–197.00	$186.07	$1,230	+6.49
710–735	714	6	165.00–173.00	$170.96	$1,221	+2.67
750	750	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,252	+5.00
800–845	830	3	152.00–161.00	$158.11	$1,312	+10.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	318	7	185.00–221.00	$208.06	$662	+12.30
355–395	378	7	181.00–215.00	$199.90	$756	+15.21
400–440	425	25	180.00–219.00	$199.35	$847	+1.09
453–485	467	5	184.00–212.00	$197.91	$924	-1.43
505–545	524	14	170.00–205.00	$185.14	$970	-11.27
550–590	575	15	150.00–189.00	$179.05	$1,030	-4.59
605–620	615	6	161.00–185.00	$171.53	$1,055	—
693–698	695	5	153.00–176.00	$165.77	$1,152	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	27	201.00–221.00	$207.07	$665	+22.85
353–399	375	59	195.00–221.00	$201.89	$757	+6.69
400–438	414	40	190.00–205.00	$196.43	$813	+7.70
450–495	471	45	177.00–192.00	$187.09	$881	+3.67
500–548	528	62	173.00–188.00	$177.00	$935	-0.69
550–595	574	44	161.00–176.00	$169.81	$975	+2.97
600–638	616	27	159.00–173.00	$164.46	$1,013	+3.29
650–685	666	11	150.00–163.00	$160.88	$1,071	+9.88
700–740	730	7	129.00–144.00	$135.44	$989	-16.59
750–770	755	4	142.00–150.00	$146.47	$1,106	—
825–845	835	2	124.00–130.00	$126.96	$1,060	—
865–880	870	3	135.00–147.00	$139.05	$1,210	—
903	903	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,156	+4.02
988	988	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,433	+33.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	25	161.00–193.00	$181.26	$591	+22.40
355–390	372	12	163.00–190.00	$178.56	$664	+7.15
400–448	423	31	160.00–193.00	$178.30	$754	+5.11
450–485	465	13	152.00–174.00	$166.09	$772	+2.08
500–540	518	12	150.00–171.00	$159.90	$828	-2.23
570–580	575	2	143.00–160.00	$151.57	$872	-1.41
600	600	1	140.00	$140.00	$840	-5.70

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	332	21	225.00–251.00	$236.79	$786	+3.58
355–395	371	25	202.00–245.00	$229.76	$852	+9.68
410–445	426	25	205.00–230.00	$215.95	$920	+12.37
460–498	481	11	199.00–219.00	$207.83	$1,000	+7.05
500–533	511	9	195.00–222.00	$204.07	$1,043	+12.29
550–565	558	2	163.00–171.00	$166.95	$932	-17.91
605–645	624	6	162.00–172.00	$167.05	$1,042	-7.88
650–690	661	7	161.00–171.00	$167.77	$1,109	-6.82
700–720	710	2	160.00–169.00	$164.44	$1,168	+12.44
775	775	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,085	-10.00
933	933	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,148	—
985	985	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,123	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	322	5	202.00–221.00	$208.96	$673	+36.96
350–397	385	4	196.00–197.00	$196.23	$755	+19.88
420–445	433	2	179.00–205.00	$191.62	$830	+26.23
465–480	475	3	168.00–195.00	$181.34	$861	—
525	525	1	177.00	$177.00	$929	+17.00
550	550	1	153.00	$153.00	$842	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1600	1389	75-80%	33	74.00–78.00	$76.60	$1,064	—
1300–1679	1433	75-80%	7	79.00–83.00	$81.60	$1,169	+1.61
1300–1555	1468	75-80%	8	69.00–72.00	$71.49	$1,049	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1290	1221	80-85%	13	68.00–72.00	$69.23	$845	-18.49
1150–1290	1231	80-85%	21	78.00–82.00	$80.18	$987	-7.54
1150–1295	1245	80-85%	13	73.00–77.00	$75.78	$943	-11.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1140	1061	85-90%	8	72.00–76.00	$74.11	$786	+4.22
1000–1140	1062	85-90%	28	67.00–71.00	$68.09	$723	-1.80
1030–1145	1099	85-90%	6	77.00–81.00	$78.34	$861	-3.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1810	1537	9	90.00–94.00	$91.26	$1,403	—
1360–1775	1581	10	95.00–99.00	$96.49	$1,526	+2.57
1645–2040	1798	3	100.00–105.00	$103.48	$1,861	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
830–1225	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	700.00–1,425.00	$952.94
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
918–1125	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	825.00–1,085.00	$934.25
1085–1135	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	775.00–910.00	$853.96
1050–1315	1167	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–1,225.00	$1,047.04

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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
745–880	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,125.00	$1,033.31	—
925	925	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
820–1095	939	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,175.00–1,500.00	$1,298.21	—
955–1170	1069	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	960.00–1,210.00	$1,110.38	+77.07
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.