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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.53/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 521 lb · 31 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.62/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 373 lb · 27 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.39/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 315 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 750 1,000
Feeder cattle 700 600 800
Slaughter cattle 154 126 177
Replacement cattle 26 24 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was mostly attractive. Slaughter cows , breakers 4.00 lower, boners and leans 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,014 -48.34
355–381 373 23 350.00–370.00 $357.15 $1,332 +22.99
400–445 429 25 325.00–368.00 $344.91 $1,480 -8.09
457–480 462 13 328.00–348.00 $341.83 $1,579 +25.16
523–548 529 14 301.00–311.00 $303.01 $1,603 +4.92
555–598 579 16 283.00–300.00 $291.51 $1,688 +5.87
600–635 621 7 245.00–265.00 $254.10 $1,578 -0.32
670–695 680 9 245.00–261.00 $255.68 $1,739 +4.87
705–730 722 3 216.00–232.00 $222.56 $1,607 -6.96
775–790 785 3 204.00–205.00 $204.67 $1,607 -11.94
808 808 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,705 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 249.00 $249.00 $822 —
370–390 382 5 308.00–335.00 $319.22 $1,219 +86.22
448 448 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,080 —
450–490 470 4 230.00–275.00 $252.02 $1,184 -29.02
510 510 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,408 +19.00
560–590 578 4 240.00–260.00 $248.53 $1,437 +6.23
625 625 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,275 —
680 680 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,598 +12.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 25 312.00–335.00 $322.39 $1,016 +12.50
350–395 373 27 303.00–343.00 $318.62 $1,188 +7.84
400–440 420 24 300.00–325.00 $313.19 $1,315 +4.14
450–498 471 17 270.00–283.00 $277.50 $1,307 -16.04
500–545 521 31 265.00–290.00 $280.53 $1,462 +2.69
563–595 577 10 275.00–285.00 $280.06 $1,616 +9.92
600–638 619 19 252.00–270.00 $258.98 $1,603 +4.48
670 670 3 210.00–226.00 $218.67 $1,465 -35.12
720–745 735 8 195.00–213.00 $204.58 $1,504 -5.59
770–785 775 3 198.00–203.00 $201.31 $1,560 -9.28
835 835 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,378 -28.27
905–945 925 2 160.00–173.00 $166.64 $1,541 -10.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–328 315 6 235.00–298.00 $273.90 $863 —
350–395 373 8 271.00–300.00 $288.72 $1,077 +34.87
410–445 430 11 261.00–285.00 $271.17 $1,166 +22.57
450–495 474 8 233.00–255.00 $239.87 $1,137 -28.68
505–530 519 6 232.00–253.00 $242.88 $1,261 +1.79
580–595 588 2 228.00–248.00 $237.87 $1,399 +23.34
605–630 620 4 220.00–237.00 $226.50 $1,404 +12.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 4 375.00–411.00 $395.05 $1,304 +16.27
353–390 371 5 345.00–375.00 $362.88 $1,346 +19.22
420–445 430 10 320.00–341.00 $328.51 $1,413 +10.59
450–490 473 7 300.00–326.00 $310.50 $1,469 +0.20
502–535 514 6 283.00–301.00 $294.90 $1,516 +27.12
550–570 559 8 273.00–296.00 $282.84 $1,581 +25.93
600–620 606 5 245.00–265.00 $256.24 $1,553 +53.24
685 685 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,610 +6.45
718–725 720 4 198.00–230.00 $208.49 $1,501 -11.51
795 795 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 +27.00
820 820 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 259.00–290.00 $274.50 $851 -6.50
360–390 370 3 262.00–279.00 $273.03 $1,010 —
435–440 438 2 237.00–283.00 $260.13 $1,139 +19.27
470–495 478 5 235.00–280.00 $253.39 $1,211 +32.39
506–530 509 8 220.00–235.00 $233.05 $1,186 -9.21
550–590 573 4 233.00–253.00 $243.17 $1,393 +8.66
685 685 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,295 —
850 850 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,598 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1120 1053 85-90% 9 127.00–132.00 $129.63 $1,365 +12.67
1000–1135 1079 85-90% 13 121.00–126.00 $122.58 $1,323 -11.12
1000–1140 1096 85-90% 7 133.00–137.00 $135.41 $1,484 +8.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1270 1201 80-85% 11 126.00–131.00 $128.09 $1,538 -9.54
1155–1290 1215 80-85% 7 132.00–137.00 $134.96 $1,640 -2.67
1155–1278 1218 80-85% 11 117.00–123.00 $120.49 $1,468 -17.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1565 1399 75-80% 11 122.00–127.00 $123.65 $1,730 —
1315–1685 1487 75-80% 8 131.00–136.00 $132.84 $1,975 —
1353–1990 1509 75-80% 10 116.00–120.00 $118.15 $1,783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1620 1452 6 127.00–132.00 $129.52 $1,881 -24.50
1360–2365 1740 6 143.00–148.00 $145.18 $2,526 —
1555–2110 1883 3 154.00–158.00 $156.53 $2,947 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
945–1305 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,575.00 $1,406.05
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1255–1420 1318 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,750.00–1,925.00 $1,829.01

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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
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
1010–1135 1072 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,500.00–2,050.00 $1,772.46 —

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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.