McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.89/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 524 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $287.65/cwt -9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 527 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.54/cwt -20.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 630 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	980	815	2,070
Feeder cattle	850	675	1,700
Slaughter cattle	108	120	305
Replacement cattle	22	20	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale on 12-19-2023; Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Quality was average. Slaughter cows, breakers and leans 1.00 to 6.00 lower, boners 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 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	311	4	325.00–335.00	$332.23	$1,033	+10.46
360–375	367	6	300.00–320.00	$309.07	$1,134	-12.72
400–446	431	14	290.00–317.00	$303.64	$1,309	-10.29
451–495	467	22	290.00–315.00	$297.63	$1,390	-2.10
517–548	527	31	282.00–295.00	$287.65	$1,516	-9.03
550–589	568	20	269.00–285.00	$274.06	$1,557	-11.15
613–645	630	27	221.00–236.00	$231.54	$1,459	-20.43
650–695	677	22	212.00–226.00	$221.79	$1,502	-19.43
708–748	733	21	211.00–226.00	$218.47	$1,601	-0.52
750–795	772	12	207.00–219.00	$211.96	$1,636	+20.23
830–840	837	4	198.00–219.00	$209.52	$1,754	—
895	895	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,718	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	341	4	204.00–231.00	$224.67	$766	-8.33
355–398	380	6	251.00–280.00	$268.39	$1,020	+20.08
410–445	433	4	225.00–273.00	$243.25	$1,053	+23.44
455–487	476	11	206.00–272.00	$240.62	$1,145	+17.62
515–518	517	5	224.00–275.00	$234.15	$1,211	+4.29
550–595	582	9	220.00–260.00	$233.60	$1,360	+3.89
585	585	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,363	+3.29
605–635	620	2	165.00–200.00	$182.92	$1,134	-21.86
655–690	682	9	170.00–199.00	$181.43	$1,237	—
727–740	731	5	184.00–195.00	$187.83	$1,373	-3.17
790	790	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,430	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	323	10	238.00–251.00	$243.49	$786	-15.21
350–393	376	25	248.00–264.00	$254.09	$955	+4.34
405–443	429	20	246.00–261.00	$248.64	$1,067	-1.82
450–498	478	25	229.00–244.00	$237.17	$1,134	-13.57
500–540	524	49	226.00–241.00	$234.89	$1,231	-3.27
555–593	572	26	219.00–233.00	$222.72	$1,274	-2.25
607–648	622	22	217.00–232.00	$224.53	$1,397	+10.46
655–695	680	16	192.00–210.00	$202.22	$1,375	—
714–747	729	16	192.00–201.00	$195.37	$1,424	—
755–790	775	9	181.00–200.00	$187.67	$1,454	+14.67
850–870	860	2	169.00–189.00	$178.88	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	334	3	201.00–225.00	$208.31	$696	-7.97
350–395	374	8	203.00–230.00	$216.05	$808	+7.95
400–443	423	10	200.00–240.00	$214.71	$908	-2.94
450–495	470	12	195.00–214.00	$206.06	$968	-10.66
505–548	527	7	198.00–220.00	$206.92	$1,090	-6.39
558–595	571	10	191.00–212.00	$202.28	$1,155	+7.90
605–620	614	5	204.00–219.00	$213.42	$1,310	+32.91
670–695	680	3	160.00–175.00	$168.72	$1,147	-1.28
700–735	722	3	141.00–163.00	$154.94	$1,119	—
785	785	1	258.00	$258.00	$2,025	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,089	-13.54
365–393	376	6	286.00–320.00	$307.57	$1,156	-20.94
405–443	427	9	275.00–305.00	$285.69	$1,220	-27.40
460–496	483	15	280.00–297.00	$293.29	$1,417	-3.94
518–540	525	3	210.00–230.00	$223.15	$1,172	-49.38
550–580	565	5	230.00–253.00	$239.45	$1,353	-11.52
613–640	624	7	211.00–232.00	$221.97	$1,385	-27.03
710–740	725	2	183.00–195.00	$188.88	$1,369	-18.12
768	768	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,367	—
980	980	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	200.00–258.00	$228.23	$856	-52.77
405–445	423	3	203.00–235.00	$222.19	$940	-46.12
465	465	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,083	-34.50
600–615	608	2	153.00–171.00	$162.11	$986	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1115	1061	85-90%	10	81.00–85.00	$83.60	$887	-13.13
1000–1100	1063	85-90%	10	75.00–80.00	$77.31	$822	-8.16
1005–1120	1064	85-90%	11	87.00–90.00	$89.06	$948	+3.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1213	1186	80-85%	6	75.00–82.00	$80.25	$952	+3.28
1178–1280	1205	80-85%	16	86.00–88.00	$87.68	$1,057	-7.55
1180–1250	1212	80-85%	3	98.00–103.00	$100.00	$1,212	+4.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1550	1446	75-80%	4	80.00–84.00	$82.22	$1,189	-23.31
1315–1655	1451	75-80%	10	86.00–90.00	$87.30	$1,267	—
1480–1625	1562	75-80%	5	94.00–99.00	$97.17	$1,518	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2020	1641	7	106.00–111.00	$107.99	$1,772	—
1640–1815	1740	4	117.00–121.00	$118.25	$2,058	+3.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–995	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,075.00	$1,007.46
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1015–1325	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,125.00–1,725.00	$1,466.09
1105–1455	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,675.00	$1,600.30

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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
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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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.