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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 18, 2025

98 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.83/cwt -11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 367 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 98

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 379 4 335.00–353.00 $344.35 $1,305 -60.72
410–440 419 4 353.00–365.00 $359.96 $1,508 -34.37
455–490 476 6 335.00–359.00 $343.51 $1,635 -23.17
500–535 518 2 303.00–317.00 $310.24 $1,607 -43.27
590 590 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,640 -38.69
631 631 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,811 -28.94
650 650 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,476 -29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,169 -29.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 327 4 323.00–336.00 $329.17 $1,076 -34.93
350–380 367 11 317.00–336.00 $328.83 $1,207 -11.89
405–445 415 5 315.00–333.00 $323.31 $1,342 -10.46
453–495 476 9 282.00–297.00 $290.43 $1,382 -28.53
506–538 521 9 279.00–295.00 $286.36 $1,492 -6.75
575–585 578 3 263.00–270.00 $267.64 $1,547 -18.72
635–640 637 3 241.00–249.00 $246.32 $1,569 -10.09
660 660 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,591 -8.63
758 758 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,683
868 868 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,762
945 945 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,918
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 249.00 $249.00 $996 -18.15
490 490 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,308 -4.37
530 530 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,336 +13.07

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 333.00–353.00 $343.48 $1,264 -1.92
405–420 415 3 335.00–347.00 $343.10 $1,424 +27.27
460–490 474 4 330.00–347.00 $337.47 $1,600 +24.50
525–533 530 3 291.00–309.00 $303.06 $1,606 -9.32
583–588 586 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,635
660 660 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,412 -46.00
703 703 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,715

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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.