McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.78/cwt +13.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,465/hd at 425 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $372.10/cwt +31.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 476 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.13/cwt +20.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 517 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	630	610
Feeder cattle	550	500
Slaughter cattle	72	95
Replacement cattle	8	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 20+ higher, There was a large number of weaned , worked, and attractive quality calves. Heifer calves classes uneven , but good quality. Demand was very good.

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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	317	7	405.00–477.00	$463.07	$1,468	+27.26
378–398	387	7	423.00–470.00	$445.15	$1,723	+33.81
402–437	418	24	401.00–455.00	$433.41	$1,812	+62.81
455–498	476	28	363.00–387.00	$372.10	$1,771	+31.66
500–540	522	27	355.00–373.00	$362.27	$1,891	+31.60
554–598	569	16	323.00–340.00	$328.52	$1,869	+19.32
600–615	609	9	285.00–303.00	$298.25	$1,816	-4.54
650–693	667	18	273.00–295.00	$286.38	$1,910	-1.67
742	742	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,966	+3.24
845	845	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	428	8	303.00–363.00	$341.97	$1,464	+31.97
450–475	461	4	273.00–340.00	$316.53	$1,459	+78.94
525–545	532	3	230.00–321.00	$280.69	$1,493	+20.19
550–590	568	3	263.00–297.00	$285.09	$1,619	+39.73
625–645	635	2	233.00–240.00	$236.44	$1,501	-34.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	326	8	362.00–399.00	$377.30	$1,230	-21.59
350–390	376	9	303.00–383.00	$338.64	$1,273	-37.09
400–442	425	32	337.00–355.00	$344.78	$1,465	+12.29
452–495	473	14	315.00–333.00	$322.56	$1,526	-8.25
500–540	517	27	313.00–332.00	$318.13	$1,645	+20.74
555–580	568	10	266.00–278.00	$272.71	$1,549	-7.87
600–645	620	20	269.00–283.00	$271.56	$1,684	+2.68
651–683	663	12	258.00–271.00	$262.97	$1,743	+1.22
720–740	733	7	223.00–240.00	$232.05	$1,701	+22.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–335	322	4	273.00–319.00	$296.97	$956	-44.03
390–395	393	3	253.00–283.00	$269.65	$1,060	-19.97
400–435	418	7	251.00–302.00	$286.69	$1,198	+20.89
455–485	471	8	233.00–288.00	$269.94	$1,271	-7.43
500–545	515	12	233.00–298.00	$274.86	$1,416	+32.66
550–560	553	3	226.00–250.00	$240.25	$1,329	+0.20
620–635	630	4	240.00–265.00	$247.05	$1,556	-6.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	455.00–470.00	$465.00	$1,395	+36.64
353–385	364	4	453.00–470.00	$461.24	$1,679	+29.27
405–410	408	3	380.00–403.00	$387.60	$1,581	-11.58
465–475	470	2	353.00–357.00	$355.02	$1,669	+16.15
503–510	505	4	313.00–323.00	$320.47	$1,618	+7.35
560–595	568	5	303.00–315.00	$308.80	$1,754	+2.99
620	620	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,507	-53.99
675–698	690	3	243.00–253.00	$249.74	$1,723	-9.30
710–740	721	17	240.00–260.00	$252.77	$1,822	+21.11
764	764	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,857	+23.00
800	800	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,712	—
965	965	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	2	205.00–281.00	$242.54	$994	-73.16
480	480	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,166	—
530–535	533	2	273.00–285.00	$279.03	$1,487	+50.03
580–595	588	3	240.00–243.00	$242.01	$1,423	+0.23

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1220	1211	80-85%	4	111.00–114.00	$112.25	$1,359	-0.33
1155–1285	1226	80-85%	8	117.00–122.00	$118.53	$1,453	+0.35
1195–1290	1264	80-85%	9	123.00–127.00	$124.07	$1,568	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1100	1079	85-90%	7	106.00–109.00	$107.58	$1,161	-6.06
1030–1125	1090	85-90%	3	117.00–124.00	$119.55	$1,303	+5.91
1080–1105	1093	85-90%	2	127.00–129.00	$127.99	$1,399	+14.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1455	1426	75-80%	4	124.00–128.00	$125.76	$1,793	+11.77
1315–1620	1468	75-80%	2	113.00–114.00	$113.45	$1,665	-14.18
1400–1565	1507	75-80%	6	119.00–123.00	$120.83	$1,821	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1860	1682	3	147.00–153.00	$149.79	$2,519	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–895	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,425.00	$1,278.87
985–1306	1146	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–2,375.00	$1,880.57
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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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.