McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $265.47/cwt -10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 471 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.26/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 432 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.04/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 568 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	770	1,910	3,100
Feeder cattle	650	1,550	2,600
Slaughter cattle	104	308	459
Replacement cattle	16	52	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower in a very light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	314	8	313.00–331.00	$323.77	$1,017	+9.60
350–385	373	20	300.00–323.00	$313.89	$1,171	-10.03
430–448	443	11	275.00–289.00	$285.38	$1,264	-20.97
460–490	474	16	261.00–279.00	$268.23	$1,271	-16.61
505–545	518	14	262.00–275.00	$267.14	$1,384	-14.68
558–578	569	17	251.00–265.00	$256.57	$1,460	-11.11
610–640	630	11	244.00–259.00	$252.98	$1,594	-12.93
685–690	688	6	234.00–245.00	$239.66	$1,649	-6.86
765	765	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,760	+0.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–340	338	5	283.00–289.00	$284.21	$961	+22.56
375–390	386	5	255.00–290.00	$269.06	$1,039	-2.40
465–475	472	5	228.00–241.00	$232.59	$1,098	-20.77
530–540	535	2	240.00–255.00	$247.43	$1,324	-14.99
560–585	573	2	238.00–243.00	$240.45	$1,378	+2.73
600–645	627	3	210.00–220.00	$216.81	$1,359	-29.46
675	675	2	205.00–228.00	$216.50	$1,461	+4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	7	228.00–240.00	$238.20	$760	-25.10
365–395	380	15	245.00–260.00	$251.64	$956	-19.44
400–448	432	23	245.00–262.00	$254.26	$1,098	-6.88
458–495	474	12	233.00–249.00	$242.64	$1,150	-8.59
500–545	517	8	231.00–249.00	$240.83	$1,245	-8.53
550–585	568	20	230.00–253.00	$243.04	$1,380	-8.30
600–625	614	5	230.00–247.00	$235.86	$1,448	-14.86
670–688	683	4	205.00–218.00	$209.98	$1,434	-33.76
775–798	792	16	201.00–218.00	$213.18	$1,688	+10.56
885–890	887	10	194.00–205.00	$199.79	$1,772	-48.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	325	3	180.00–203.00	$195.24	$635	-43.76
350–390	362	9	200.00–226.00	$213.42	$773	-18.57
400–445	423	9	192.00–242.00	$220.02	$931	-15.82
460–483	474	8	211.00–229.00	$217.54	$1,031	-11.12
530–545	540	6	210.00–227.00	$219.38	$1,185	-7.38
560–595	574	6	182.00–227.00	$211.23	$1,212	-20.32
635–645	640	2	183.00–203.00	$193.08	$1,236	-34.19
675	675	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	-33.48
758–790	769	3	165.00–173.00	$167.74	$1,290	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 value added	320	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,168	—
300–348	329	11	309.00–337.00	$326.08	$1,073	-6.34
370–396	390	11	297.00–319.00	$300.52	$1,172	-25.24
410–445	425	15	273.00–297.00	$281.87	$1,198	-14.61
450–496	471	26	258.00–277.00	$265.47	$1,250	-10.90
500–508	504	12	253.00–260.00	$256.08	$1,291	-20.51
550–590	568	4	235.00–253.00	$240.25	$1,365	-20.32
610–645	636	6	219.00–240.00	$234.20	$1,490	-7.59
657–695	671	6	218.00–236.00	$227.33	$1,525	-20.53
705	705	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,558	-26.19
755–788	780	4	192.00–200.00	$193.94	$1,513	-27.06
845	845	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,648	—
875	875	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,619	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	291.00	$291.00	$888	+16.45
355–385	370	2	245.00–284.00	$263.71	$976	+6.24
440	440	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,140	-0.65
595	595	1	162.00	$162.00	$964	-78.40
740	740	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,109	—
885–890	888	2	150.00–170.00	$159.97	$1,421	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1057	85-90%	6	109.00–113.00	$111.80	$1,182	+9.45
1035–1130	1060	85-90%	8	95.00–99.00	$97.35	$1,032	-5.00
1035–1125	1088	85-90%	7	102.00–106.00	$103.72	$1,128	-4.88

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1152–1285	1195	80-85%	5	102.00–106.00	$104.39	$1,247	—
1150–1280	1207	80-85%	7	114.00–118.00	$115.26	$1,391	+10.43
1170–1280	1218	80-85%	6	109.00–113.00	$111.19	$1,354	+11.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1450	1372	75-80%	5	100.00–104.00	$101.98	$1,399	-11.65
1310–1400	1378	75-80%	5	108.00–112.00	$109.77	$1,513	-3.86
1350–1540	1404	75-80%	4	114.00–118.00	$115.83	$1,626	+17.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1835	1549	4	117.00–122.00	$118.56	$1,836	—
1825	1825	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,391	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–940	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,675.00	$1,562.20
1095–1100	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,625.00	$1,549.83
985–1245	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,800.00	$1,634.36
1245–1345	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,415.00–1,435.00	$1,425.39

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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.