McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.58/cwt -10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,899/hd at 532 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $434.71/cwt +34.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,251/hd at 518 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $399.45/cwt +28.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,282/hd at 571 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	863	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	313	5	533.00–573.00	$554.90	$1,737	+10.10
350–390	375	8	518.00–560.00	$531.42	$1,993	+24.36
400–441	420	22	455.00–498.00	$472.06	$1,983	-19.80
453–490	468	27	440.00–467.00	$449.41	$2,103	-5.16
515 unweaned	515	2	431.00	$431.00	$2,220	—
501–548	518	45	425.00–450.00	$434.87	$2,253	+34.86
556–563 value added	558	7	433.00–458.00	$440.21	$2,456	—
550–597	573	38	380.00–401.00	$392.17	$2,247	+21.47
588 unweaned	588	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,323	—
602–648	630	35	373.00–390.00	$379.97	$2,394	-5.77
652–698	672	13	358.00–373.00	$365.88	$2,459	+14.38
720–745	731	4	320.00–335.00	$326.54	$2,387	-0.54
750–760	755	3	295.00–315.00	$301.67	$2,278	+76.67
830–833	832	3	303.00–323.00	$316.35	$2,632	+93.35
898	898	2	269.00	$269.00	$2,416	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	374	5	435.00–465.00	$447.69	$1,674	+12.17
420–445	438	7	351.00–420.00	$397.34	$1,740	-43.66
465–495	484	8	350.00–429.00	$391.30	$1,894	-8.68
510–545	528	15	346.00–415.00	$387.09	$2,044	+19.52
558–595	569	6	343.00–371.00	$361.22	$2,055	—
603–620	609	3	345.00–370.00	$353.49	$2,153	+3.49
685–690	688	2	330.00–335.00	$332.49	$2,288	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 unweaned	313	3	454.00	$454.00	$1,421	—
300–348	320	28	475.00–495.00	$481.80	$1,542	+9.86
350–395	376	26	435.00–459.00	$446.73	$1,680	-22.67
370–395 unweaned	389	4	390.00–443.00	$430.39	$1,674	—
413 value added	413	4	477.00	$477.00	$1,970	—
405–435	420	27	420.00–443.00	$428.91	$1,801	-20.02
450–490	469	21	408.00–430.00	$417.53	$1,958	+31.18
528–535 value added	530	9	373.00–375.00	$373.67	$1,980	—
515–548	533	38	345.00–363.00	$352.53	$1,879	-14.80
555–595	575	35	345.00–363.00	$352.85	$2,029	-8.55
600–640	628	22	320.00–338.00	$332.06	$2,085	+3.46
650–668	659	15	310.00–330.00	$317.96	$2,095	-9.49
700–725	713	5	293.00–309.00	$303.00	$2,160	±0.00
760	760	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,242	-0.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	304	7	403.00–470.00	$436.25	$1,326	+11.15
350–395	372	10	333.00–424.00	$381.52	$1,419	-29.13
410–445	430	15	324.00–401.00	$358.35	$1,541	-12.26
450–495	476	24	339.00–383.00	$361.18	$1,719	+6.01
500–545	524	14	303.00–343.00	$330.81	$1,733	-12.91
550–595	567	9	292.00–330.00	$320.42	$1,817	-16.82
640	640	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,728	—
650	650	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,774	—

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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	312	11	505.00–553.00	$523.05	$1,632	-39.90
350–381	367	16	503.00–540.00	$516.44	$1,895	+4.18
405–445	430	16	433.00–483.00	$449.61	$1,933	-11.68
450–495	469	31	355.00–463.00	$417.20	$1,957	-3.03
500–548	523	26	381.00–403.00	$392.80	$2,054	+6.97
555–595	576	33	363.00–385.00	$376.42	$2,168	+5.13
600–647	635	10	340.00–365.00	$352.24	$2,237	+1.79
650–670	663	6	345.00–360.00	$354.66	$2,351	+13.08
710–725	718	3	313.00–325.00	$318.29	$2,285	-9.06
775	775	1	279.00	$279.00	$2,162	-33.40
845	845	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,239	—
965–985	975	2	234.00–255.00	$244.61	$2,385	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	315	6	435.00–490.00	$469.03	$1,477	+29.89
355–375	366	5	395.00–495.00	$441.46	$1,616	+6.05
400–445	417	10	363.00–425.00	$399.88	$1,667	-13.21
490–495	493	2	361.00–363.00	$361.99	$1,785	-18.54
550–585	568	6	330.00–353.00	$340.07	$1,932	+10.86
605–640	623	2	317.00–330.00	$323.32	$2,014	+71.32

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1565	1430	75-80%	5	183.00–188.00	$185.56	$2,654	+19.24
1335–1538	1452	75-80%	9	165.00–169.00	$166.66	$2,420	+16.66
1300–1690	1458	75-80%	8	174.00–179.00	$175.75	$2,562	+25.75

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1125	1073	85-90%	6	178.00–182.00	$180.66	$1,938	+17.18
1000–1140	1074	85-90%	9	163.00–169.00	$165.66	$1,779	+2.18
1000–1140	1089	85-90%	6	171.00–175.00	$172.17	$1,875	+8.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1280	1208	80-85%	7	165.00–170.00	$167.90	$2,028	-3.46
1170–1275	1218	80-85%	8	176.00–179.00	$177.38	$2,160	+24.73
1200–1290	1248	80-85%	3	184.00–186.00	$184.99	$2,309	+19.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1385	1358	2	184.00–185.00	$184.51	$2,506	—
1370–2205	1634	7	193.00–197.00	$195.01	$3,186	+3.02
1465–2070	1688	4	203.00–208.00	$206.23	$3,481	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1195	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–3,050.00	$2,673.67
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
995–1200	1098	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–3,100.00	$2,556.04
1015–1255	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,750.00–2,800.00	$2,772.36
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

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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
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
900–1310	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,075.00	$3,044.46	-380.82
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,525.00	$3,525.00	+99.72
1045–1285	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,250.00–3,500.00	$3,401.72	+151.72

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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.