McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 25, 2025

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.81/cwt +2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 465 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.90/cwt -6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 522 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $411.79/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 374 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	603	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	317	6	470.00–500.00	$489.44	$1,552	+67.02
360–392	384	13	425.00–475.00	$446.66	$1,715	+13.17
400–445	413	8	413.00–455.00	$430.87	$1,779	+24.12
450–498	476	16	398.00–419.00	$407.78	$1,941	-0.46
500–540	521	22	368.00–383.00	$375.20	$1,955	+10.02
560–593	571	10	365.00–383.00	$370.61	$2,116	+40.88
620–648	627	11	335.00–350.00	$339.59	$2,129	+13.20
683	683	2	273.00	$273.00	$1,865	-32.11
775	775	1	269.00	$269.00	$2,085	+28.00
855–885	870	2	245.00–250.00	$247.54	$2,154	-9.25
910	910	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,984	-32.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,432	+42.47
375–390	385	4	373.00–405.00	$387.04	$1,490	+58.58
400–435	424	4	337.00–400.00	$366.09	$1,552	+72.90
475–490	483	2	309.00–345.00	$326.72	$1,578	-3.64
505–535	520	2	320.00–344.00	$331.65	$1,725	+37.19
550	550	2	320.00–343.00	$331.50	$1,823	+88.12
625	625	2	273.00	$273.00	$1,706	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–340	336	14	400.00–445.00	$427.18	$1,435	+5.59
350–395	374	28	400.00–420.00	$411.79	$1,540	+10.25
400 value added	400	2	423.00	$423.00	$1,692	—
400–440	418	24	388.00–403.00	$395.59	$1,654	+29.55
453–495	465	33	343.00–365.00	$357.81	$1,664	+2.74
512–530	522	30	323.00–340.00	$329.90	$1,722	-6.39
555–575	563	17	310.00–325.00	$317.76	$1,789	-3.18
600–645	623	11	258.00–275.00	$268.58	$1,673	-25.33
655–695	678	9	245.00–260.00	$252.82	$1,714	-23.64
705–710	708	2	235.00–245.00	$239.98	$1,699	-27.77
785	785	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,766	+15.46
840	840	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,537	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	332	11	313.00–390.00	$366.70	$1,217	+3.00
350–398	375	14	295.00–394.00	$362.66	$1,360	+33.65
400–445	416	7	308.00–365.00	$327.12	$1,361	+6.75
455–498	472	12	245.00–335.00	$314.05	$1,482	+17.05
500–545	526	10	265.00–320.00	$296.96	$1,562	-5.60
565–595	581	5	255.00–280.00	$268.61	$1,561	-0.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	325	14	477.00–505.00	$490.92	$1,595	+40.07
364–390	376	9	430.00–473.00	$457.84	$1,721	+33.98
400–435	417	18	407.00–438.00	$428.19	$1,786	+21.13
450–495	475	20	340.00–385.00	$357.76	$1,699	+5.58
505–530	523	9	329.00–353.00	$340.85	$1,783	-1.56
550–590	569	11	300.00–343.00	$320.21	$1,822	-3.48
603–634	621	9	298.00–321.00	$308.45	$1,915	+8.47
673–692	684	7	280.00–291.00	$287.20	$1,964	+13.14
760–778	772	3	197.00–210.00	$201.27	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333	318	8	355.00–474.00	$435.30	$1,384	+101.83
355–395	375	5	331.00–425.00	$389.47	$1,461	+43.08
400–445	429	6	336.00–395.00	$352.90	$1,514	+5.14
450–475	463	2	327.00–335.00	$331.11	$1,533	+78.85
510	510	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,617	+73.74
575–585	578	3	273.00–295.00	$287.58	$1,662	+10.56
675	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1540	1404	75-80%	7	150.00–155.00	$151.96	$2,134	—
1345–1580	1459	75-80%	15	138.00–146.00	$140.01	$2,043	-14.30
1310–1695	1483	75-80%	11	144.00–149.00	$147.05	$2,181	-7.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1140	1069	85-90%	9	137.00–143.00	$139.55	$1,492	+8.29
1000–1135	1070	85-90%	18	128.00–133.00	$130.22	$1,393	-1.04
1040–1145	1081	85-90%	4	148.00–153.00	$150.42	$1,626	+13.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1270	1192	80-85%	10	136.00–141.00	$138.72	$1,654	—
1170–1295	1217	80-85%	9	144.00–148.00	$146.13	$1,778	-4.21
1160–1290	1241	80-85%	10	150.00–160.00	$152.84	$1,897	+20.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1740	1518	3	173.00–177.00	$174.52	$2,649	—
1090–2040	1569	6	151.00–157.00	$154.62	$2,426	—
1350–1870	1588	3	168.00–169.00	$168.61	$2,678	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1260	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,650.00–2,750.00	$2,316.10
935–1185	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,599.63
1040–1305	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,725.00–2,225.00	$1,930.12
1080–1345	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,830.09
976–1470	1274	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,475.00–2,675.00	$2,172.48

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740–1035	882	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,775.00–1,835.00	$1,814.30	-1,035.70
780–1050	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–2,900.00	$2,271.31	—
820–1265	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,800.00–2,550.00	$2,218.87	—

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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.