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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 5, 2023

1,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.17/cwt -10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 523 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.00/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 573 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.70/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 629 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,398 1,715 2,580
Feeder cattle 1,150 1,500 2,150
Slaughter cattle 218 177 379
Replacement cattle 30 38 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 11.00 to 13.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was plain to average. Slaughter cows , boners and leans steady to 5.00 higher, breakers 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 325 4 275.00–288.00 $278.20 $904 -66.30
350–370 363 4 295.00–315.00 $305.09 $1,107 -30.57
400–433 422 12 271.00–288.00 $277.56 $1,171 -32.53
463–480 472 12 267.00–281.00 $273.21 $1,290 -13.53
515–549 532 23 258.00–267.00 $261.34 $1,390 -20.38
550–598 575 15 251.00–261.00 $257.62 $1,481 -17.41
610–645 629 8 230.00–241.00 $237.87 $1,496 -29.44
650–695 675 23 230.00–244.00 $238.98 $1,613 -12.68
734 734 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,607 -20.39
758–790 775 12 221.00–236.00 $225.06 $1,744 -4.08
850–870 860 2 182.00–194.00 $188.07 $1,617 -26.93
910–945 928 2 195.00–217.00 $206.21 $1,914 +15.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 390 8 212.00–245.00 $227.12 $886 -57.22
418–425 420 3 213.00–232.00 $225.60 $948 -31.58
450–495 463 6 232.00–261.00 $248.86 $1,152 -4.71
508–545 522 9 211.00–244.00 $228.38 $1,192 -17.53
568–580 572 5 199.00–237.00 $224.59 $1,285 -25.80
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 -41.25
683–690 685 3 210.00–221.00 $213.69 $1,464 -44.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 314 11 233.00–240.00 $236.88 $744 -28.80
355–392 375 17 251.00–265.00 $257.53 $966 -7.91
405–435 424 18 238.00–254.00 $245.17 $1,040 -7.10
460–495 480 30 235.00–250.00 $244.10 $1,172 -4.64
500–540 523 59 232.00–247.00 $235.17 $1,230 -10.84
558–595 573 45 233.00–245.00 $237.00 $1,358 -5.42
610–625 614 11 227.00–235.00 $229.53 $1,409 -12.68
635 value added 635 30 253.00 $253.00 $1,607 —
660–695 679 16 215.00–230.00 $225.60 $1,532 -10.00
713 713 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,576 -6.34
779 779 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,667 +24.00
800–830 810 4 192.00–215.00 $199.62 $1,617 —
920 920 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 8 201.00–219.00 $212.97 $677 -17.31
355–386 372 15 210.00–231.00 $215.74 $803 -9.49
420–445 432 12 210.00–229.00 $218.53 $944 -3.37
460–495 474 6 210.00–222.00 $215.18 $1,020 -6.72
510–545 532 12 195.00–227.00 $216.77 $1,153 -5.96
550–595 570 6 193.00–228.00 $215.83 $1,230 -6.07
600–635 617 10 170.00–221.00 $201.47 $1,243 -20.35
650–690 664 4 170.00–195.00 $187.70 $1,246 -22.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 324 14 303.00–343.00 $321.99 $1,043 -22.07
350–398 377 21 295.00–317.00 $306.69 $1,156 -20.07
400–445 425 21 290.00–311.00 $300.55 $1,277 +3.42
459 value added 459 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,340 —
457–495 468 21 255.00–275.00 $263.56 $1,233 -12.52
500–545 515 27 230.00–247.00 $241.69 $1,245 -12.63
550–590 571 17 231.00–249.00 $237.80 $1,358 -26.49
600–630 611 15 229.00–247.00 $237.15 $1,449 -1.38
650–683 671 12 225.00–241.00 $237.18 $1,591 +16.17
710–740 725 2 229.00–247.00 $238.19 $1,727 +30.06
765–797 789 4 201.00–215.00 $211.61 $1,670 +20.61
800–815 808 3 211.00–217.00 $214.32 $1,732 +44.32
958 958 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,370 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 310 12 221.00–285.00 $247.69 $768 -49.01
353–383 371 16 230.00–290.00 $250.61 $930 -2.20
405–445 431 11 198.00–270.00 $228.21 $984 -36.69
454–495 470 11 200.00–248.00 $222.82 $1,047 -9.54
510–525 516 4 205.00–221.00 $211.97 $1,094 -13.30
550 550 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,106 —
600 600 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 -11.36
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 —
745 745 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,483 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1145 1067 85-90% 24 99.00–104.00 $100.91 $1,077 -7.59
1000–1140 1069 85-90% 16 108.00–112.00 $109.16 $1,167 +0.66
1000–1145 1076 85-90% 10 114.00–118.00 $116.46 $1,253 +7.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1450 1208 80-85% 14 104.00–109.00 $105.64 $1,276 +1.64
1155–1280 1218 80-85% 16 98.00–103.00 $100.57 $1,225 -3.43
1160–1286 1238 80-85% 17 110.00–114.00 $112.61 $1,394 -1.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1685 1448 75-80% 12 101.00–105.00 $103.17 $1,494 -6.96
1315–1620 1451 75-80% 5 110.00–114.00 $111.84 $1,623 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1910 1607 3 109.00–110.00 $109.71 $1,763 —
1325–1945 1642 5 114.00–118.00 $116.43 $1,912 —
1395–1890 1645 4 120.00–124.00 $122.35 $2,013 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1095 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,650.00 $1,354.10
935–1365 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,175.00–1,700.00 $1,442.36
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.