McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

1,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.46/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 470 lb · 68 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.43/cwt -14.07 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 380 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.81/cwt -22.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 528 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,311	1,545	1,380
Feeder cattle	1,121	1,375	1,100
Slaughter cattle	127	145	201
Replacement cattle	63	25	79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not all weight classes of feeders tested for a trend, steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Related weather conditions limited the number of receipts and buyers . Demand was light to moderate. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 12.00 lower, on a lite test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	17	203.00–225.00	$209.59	$679	-27.50
350–396	376	18	213.00–230.00	$221.82	$834	-18.97
403–440	411	41	207.00–230.00	$210.57	$865	-8.61
450–484	463	31	204.00–214.00	$209.00	$968	-10.65
500–549	528	50	189.00–203.00	$195.81	$1,034	-22.82
555–585	568	14	180.00–195.00	$187.59	$1,066	-18.91
600–633	627	18	170.00–185.00	$173.28	$1,086	-22.47
650–670	663	8	163.00–173.00	$166.95	$1,107	-10.22
705–740	717	3	149.00–164.00	$157.85	$1,132	-7.35
805	805	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,320	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	308	3	182.00–191.00	$185.89	$573	-22.81
350–395	377	13	169.00–198.00	$187.81	$708	-13.87
410–445	427	11	171.00–194.00	$182.65	$780	-13.20
450–490	474	13	172.00–193.00	$184.21	$873	-15.23
515–540	525	5	160.00–181.00	$168.23	$883	-25.09
550–598	575	7	151.00–170.00	$163.58	$941	-23.91
605	605	1	154.00	$154.00	$932	-10.03
685	685	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,028	-7.50

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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	332	22	180.00–195.00	$189.06	$628	-22.55
355–399	380	53	175.00–190.00	$184.43	$701	-14.07
400–445	419	42	170.00–185.00	$178.98	$750	-12.47
450–494	470	68	170.00–185.00	$177.46	$834	-9.71
510–540	516	19	159.00–175.00	$168.32	$869	-12.82
550–599	572	32	150.00–165.00	$158.80	$908	-9.81
600–645	621	23	148.00–164.00	$156.53	$972	-2.78
650–660	652	5	150.00–160.00	$156.01	$1,017	-0.79
700–740	726	26	146.00–160.00	$156.48	$1,136	+7.11
795	795	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	+6.00
886	886	5	110.00	$110.00	$975	-14.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	4	170.00–171.00	$170.26	$552	-22.40
350–398	374	16	160.00–171.00	$165.68	$620	-10.40
400–445	424	12	150.00–166.00	$157.94	$670	-14.43
455–488	475	12	151.00–168.00	$160.37	$762	+0.58
500–540	522	3	141.00–151.00	$145.46	$759	-15.08
550–565	558	3	142.00–148.00	$144.98	$809	-4.11
615–633	627	3	141.00–145.00	$142.31	$892	-7.69
655	655	1	137.00	$137.00	$897	—
743	743	2	130.00	$130.00	$966	—

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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	323	22	195.00–211.00	$205.35	$663	-26.79
353–395	374	20	186.00–203.00	$190.72	$713	-35.86
410–445	421	24	188.00–207.00	$194.22	$818	-15.45
465–493	482	13	175.00–193.00	$183.65	$885	-28.11
510–545	525	18	172.00–188.00	$179.07	$940	-26.82
550–585	565	5	162.00–177.00	$171.33	$968	-8.51
600–603	602	3	163.00–171.00	$168.34	$1,013	+7.02
670–698	685	4	142.00–155.00	$148.23	$1,015	-5.66
715–730	721	4	145.00–159.00	$151.71	$1,094	+6.16
810	810	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,183	+15.00
995	995	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,104	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	5	170.00–181.00	$175.25	$566	-15.89
350–390	367	7	167.00–195.00	$175.02	$642	-17.77
400–445	422	5	160.00–183.00	$170.19	$718	-14.50
461–495	475	9	149.00–172.00	$158.60	$753	-19.46
520–530	524	4	150.00–167.00	$158.96	$833	-11.73
560	560	1	151.00	$151.00	$846	+1.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1280	1209	80-85%	8	80.00–84.00	$82.54	$998	+5.63
1110–1275	1215	80-85%	5	80.00–88.00	$84.92	$1,032	+8.01
1200–1265	1228	80-85%	4	75.00–79.00	$77.00	$946	+0.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1130	1067	85-90%	6	65.00–69.00	$66.16	$706	+1.73
1000–1140	1070	85-90%	2	75.00–79.00	$77.13	$825	+12.70
1025–1125	1105	85-90%	6	81.00–84.00	$81.63	$902	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1575	1401	75-80%	8	84.00–87.00	$84.77	$1,188	+1.04
1320–1460	1409	75-80%	4	81.00–82.00	$81.51	$1,148	-2.22
1590	1590	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,256	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1695	1418	2	91.00–92.00	$91.40	$1,296	—
1450–1525	1488	2	84.00–87.00	$85.46	$1,272	-2.54
1505–1600	1542	3	94.00–96.00	$95.00	$1,465	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–815	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–1,225.00	$1,039.31
820–1010	896	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	735.00–1,200.00	$944.44
858–1165	993	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	770.00–1,200.00	$1,025.70
1213	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1033–1355	1222	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,184.89
1325	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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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
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-128.78
973	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00	+221.22
908–1205	982	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00–1,425.00	$1,409.67	+255.89
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1065–1295	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,510.00	$1,416.50	—
1105–1285	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,085.00–1,352.00	$1,267.02	—

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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.