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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $277.28/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 565 lb · 22 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $222.56/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 697 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $230.65/cwt +12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 727 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 980 1,311
Feeder cattle 370 850 1,121
Slaughter cattle 27 108 127
Replacement cattle 3 22 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was attractive. There was not enough receipts for slaughter cattle to determine a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 7 305.00–336.00 $320.88 $1,011 -11.35
390 390 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,135 -18.07
410–441 430 8 301.00–333.00 $306.05 $1,316 +2.41
450–498 470 9 293.00–305.00 $297.29 $1,397 -0.34
510–548 520 9 281.00–296.00 $284.51 $1,479 -3.14
552–585 565 22 269.00–283.00 $277.28 $1,567 +3.22
600–630 611 7 244.00–255.00 $247.65 $1,513 +16.11
690–698 697 20 202.00–231.00 $222.56 $1,551 +0.77
719–734 727 17 226.00–236.00 $230.65 $1,677 +12.18
750 750 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,470 -15.96
800–815 804 4 190.00–210.00 $200.95 $1,616 -8.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 275.00 $275.00 $825 —
375 375 1 241.00 $241.00 $904 -27.39
415 415 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,042 +7.75
455–495 470 3 211.00–271.00 $240.15 $1,129 -0.47
545 545 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,079 -36.15
820 820 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,238 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 245.00–260.00 $252.27 $832 +8.78
350–379 368 13 259.00–274.00 $268.72 $989 +14.63
405–433 422 8 255.00–271.00 $260.71 $1,100 +12.07
495 495 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,242 +13.83
503–530 509 12 240.00–254.00 $243.02 $1,237 +8.13
570–575 571 4 219.00–233.00 $229.48 $1,310 +6.76
600–648 625 14 216.00–230.00 $223.57 $1,397 -0.96
651–699 671 16 206.00–220.00 $216.96 $1,456 +14.74
700–720 708 8 202.00–212.00 $205.82 $1,457 +10.45
870 870 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,566 +1.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 -8.31
440 440 1 202.00 $202.00 $889 -12.71
470–495 483 2 182.00–190.00 $186.10 $899 -19.96
585 585 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,082 -17.28
630 630 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,084 -41.42
670–695 683 2 170.00–180.00 $174.91 $1,195 +6.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 292.00–302.00 $297.27 $960 -27.73
405–443 430 3 281.00–305.00 $288.53 $1,241 +2.84
455 455 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,106 -50.29
515–530 525 3 241.00–254.00 $246.03 $1,292 +22.88
580 580 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,444 +9.55
605–622 621 13 225.00–260.00 $257.38 $1,598 +35.41
675 675 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,856 —
705–730 720 4 177.00–191.00 $182.30 $1,313 -6.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 212.00 $212.00 $965 -21.00
675 675 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,154 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1450 1388 75-80% 3 110.00–112.00 $111.36 $1,546 —
1310–1815 1526 75-80% 4 102.00–113.00 $105.57 $1,611 —
1335–1790 1563 75-80% 2 90.00–92.00 $90.85 $1,420 -6.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1010 1005 85-90% 2 101.00–103.00 $102.00 $1,025 —
1065–1085 1075 85-90% 2 91.00–93.00 $91.99 $989 +2.93
1085–1145 1122 85-90% 3 111.00–116.00 $113.35 $1,272 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1256 1232 80-85% 3 106.00–111.00 $108.71 $1,339 +8.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2200 2200 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,618 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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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
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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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.