McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

1,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.20/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 578 lb · 78 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.94/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 517 lb · 51 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.19/cwt -15.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 675 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,205	1,730	1,880
Feeder cattle	1,075	1,600	1,600
Slaughter cattle	119	114	231
Replacement cattle	11	16	49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10+ lower in all classes. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 12.00 lower/ Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	9	303.00–325.00	$310.49	$984	-43.01
355 value added	355	2	333.00	$333.00	$1,182	—
360–395	374	5	285.00–293.00	$287.59	$1,076	-71.85
400 value added	400	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,240	—
400–445	433	23	268.00–285.00	$274.82	$1,190	-37.27
455–498	479	32	265.00–283.00	$269.20	$1,289	-36.11
500–548	531	43	254.00–270.00	$262.07	$1,392	-24.31
550–598	577	44	238.00–263.00	$250.85	$1,447	-28.23
600–640	622	26	235.00–253.00	$244.67	$1,522	-24.39
650–698	675	48	235.00–251.00	$242.19	$1,635	-15.98
730–738	733	8	215.00–232.00	$223.02	$1,635	-13.79
750–783	772	3	211.00–225.00	$220.47	$1,702	-14.80
822	822	4	208.00	$208.00	$1,710	-4.07
965	965	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,766	-7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	260.00	$260.00	$832	—
350–355	353	2	235.00–263.00	$249.10	$879	+2.39
435–445	440	4	220.00–262.00	$242.70	$1,068	+6.55
450–490	472	9	220.00–258.00	$242.28	$1,144	-21.01
510–548	529	13	220.00–249.00	$235.96	$1,248	-13.55
550–590	570	10	207.00–237.00	$221.55	$1,263	-28.25
640	640	2	213.00–223.00	$218.00	$1,395	-21.18
650–695	678	12	212.00–233.00	$221.74	$1,503	-19.57
745	745	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,587	-2.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	8	305.00–320.00	$312.30	$1,024	-3.87
350–395	374	23	304.00–320.00	$309.61	$1,158	+20.10
400–449	433	17	280.00–298.00	$285.00	$1,234	-5.47
452–498	468	47	253.00–269.00	$258.99	$1,212	-8.95
501–545	517	51	238.00–255.00	$242.94	$1,256	-2.77
550–593	578	78	228.00–243.00	$237.20	$1,371	-6.45
600–649	623	23	230.00–247.00	$237.73	$1,481	-0.08
655–697	675	18	233.00–240.00	$236.86	$1,599	+3.55
710–730	717	6	227.00–243.00	$230.32	$1,651	+4.06
780–785	783	2	218.00–225.00	$221.51	$1,734	+12.76
830–845	838	2	176.00–183.00	$179.53	$1,504	-11.49
925–935	930	2	172.00–185.00	$178.47	$1,660	+13.47
985	985	2	168.00–183.00	$175.50	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	329	5	223.00–278.00	$254.69	$838	-10.55
350–390	367	8	245.00–264.00	$252.28	$926	+6.75
420–445	431	14	223.00–272.00	$245.18	$1,057	-3.88
450–495	475	16	210.00–246.00	$228.98	$1,088	-8.24
500–530	512	14	203.00–234.00	$224.30	$1,148	-5.14
550–598	574	7	212.00–213.00	$212.15	$1,218	-12.41
600–640	618	3	212.00–215.00	$213.36	$1,319	-10.24
688	688	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,397	-5.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	316	9	310.00–350.00	$332.37	$1,050	-2.35
350–388	368	6	258.00–295.00	$277.17	$1,020	-50.59
400–443	424	25	273.00–308.00	$285.51	$1,211	-11.90
450–490	469	19	245.00–267.00	$253.97	$1,191	-23.56
500–548	531	19	233.00–255.00	$244.13	$1,296	-17.10
550–588	570	23	226.00–249.00	$239.25	$1,364	-19.19
615–645	627	11	221.00–237.00	$228.27	$1,431	-15.66
650–693	677	7	217.00–235.00	$227.18	$1,538	-16.78
705–713	710	3	201.00–215.00	$210.37	$1,494	-7.88
865	865	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,076	+60.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	4	272.00–293.00	$287.03	$918	-21.04
400–440	421	7	210.00–258.00	$238.07	$1,002	-18.81
450–475	463	4	210.00–242.00	$229.44	$1,062	-8.58
500–540	527	5	203.00–223.00	$214.68	$1,131	-23.27
550–565	554	5	210.00–221.00	$215.02	$1,191	-21.69
630	630	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,279	-23.42
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	-27.33

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1100	1067	85-90%	3	128.00–133.00	$130.28	$1,390	+7.94
1010–1140	1075	85-90%	18	115.00–121.00	$117.60	$1,264	-25.21
1000–1180	1090	85-90%	11	106.00–111.00	$107.84	$1,175	-34.97

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1200	1178	80-85%	3	128.00–133.00	$130.31	$1,535	-5.90
1120–1295	1184	80-85%	10	112.00–118.00	$114.88	$1,360	-21.33
1150–1295	1231	80-85%	12	119.00–124.00	$121.55	$1,496	-6.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1600	1386	75-80%	8	116.00–121.00	$117.75	$1,632	-7.90
1300–1515	1397	75-80%	3	108.00–111.00	$109.29	$1,527	-16.36
1325–1610	1506	75-80%	6	123.00–127.00	$124.64	$1,877	-11.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1970	1552	7	125.00–139.00	$133.98	$2,079	—
1720–1995	1834	4	150.00–155.00	$153.22	$2,810	—
1650–2200	1898	5	144.00–149.00	$146.63	$2,783	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1050–1155	1103	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,250.00–2,275.00	$2,261.90
1515	1515	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00

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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.