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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 11, 2025

293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.10/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 322 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.72/cwt -35.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 380 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $353.51/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 518 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 293 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 308 11 405.00–448.00 $431.34 $1,329 -23.74
350–378 363 8 395.00–418.00 $405.07 $1,470 -41.61
405–433 421 11 383.00–400.00 $394.33 $1,660 -10.21
450–495 477 13 360.00–375.00 $366.68 $1,749 -12.59
505–527 518 18 348.00–363.00 $353.51 $1,831 +2.12
570–575 573 3 308.00–321.00 $316.69 $1,815 -17.40
625–632 630 11 305.00–320.00 $315.94 $1,990 +9.04
672 672 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,720 -34.09
728–730 729 8 273.00–276.00 $274.50 $2,001 -3.67
758 758 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,047 +4.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 365 4 308.00–333.00 $320.33 $1,169 -20.03
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 -57.02
515–530 521 4 308.00–313.00 $310.75 $1,619 -6.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–341 322 21 358.00–375.00 $364.10 $1,172 -0.50
350–395 380 19 333.00–350.00 $340.72 $1,295 -34.23
405–410 407 5 328.00–340.00 $333.77 $1,358 -17.44
458–491 479 16 307.00–327.00 $318.96 $1,528 -10.08
505–535 523 9 283.00–297.00 $293.11 $1,533 -26.07
560–570 563 5 273.00–292.00 $286.36 $1,612 -2.33
600–622 614 6 248.00–262.00 $256.41 $1,574 -32.09
660–678 674 15 237.00–254.00 $249.63 $1,683 -7.62
720–730 725 2 203.00–217.00 $210.05 $1,523 -38.66
900 900 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 5 285.00–325.00 $305.70 $972 -13.33
380–395 389 4 243.00–303.00 $273.92 $1,066 -48.73
400–435 418 6 230.00–286.00 $267.15 $1,117 -28.88
460–495 478 6 243.00–288.00 $271.37 $1,297 -17.91
510–545 528 2 210.00–266.00 $238.93 $1,262 -45.26
590 590 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,493 -10.47
600 600 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,398 -8.72

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 314 8 388.00–423.00 $395.23 $1,241 -57.76
350–398 382 7 343.00–352.00 $345.40 $1,319 -49.55
400–430 409 6 305.00–330.00 $315.83 $1,292 -103.08
462–480 467 4 310.00–314.00 $312.97 $1,462 -29.79
520–545 528 6 301.00–321.00 $312.38 $1,649 -17.20
550 550 3 323.00 $323.00 $1,776 +13.32
613–625 617 7 261.00–276.00 $268.25 $1,655 -10.18
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 +5.13
883 883 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 203.00 $203.00 $853 -122.00
590 590 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,493 +2.49

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,080 —
1305–1485 1405 75-80% 3 138.00–141.00 $139.37 $1,958 —
1350–1485 1417 75-80% 3 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $2,069 +14.43
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1205 1183 80-85% 4 147.00–150.00 $147.76 $1,748 -1.92
1250–1290 1270 80-85% 2 138.00–142.00 $140.03 $1,778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,400 —
1080–1120 1100 85-90% 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $1,606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
820–998 939 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–2,200.00 $1,879.69
993–995 994 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,175.00–2,200.00 $2,187.51

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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.