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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.87/cwt +11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,023/hd at 519 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $391.37/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 622 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.54/cwt +31.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,342/hd at 668 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 653 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 524.00 $524.00 $1,729 -13.11
350–365 359 15 480.00–573.00 $524.44 $1,883 +46.65
405–440 424 18 491.00–540.00 $512.31 $2,172 +32.63
460–498 482 14 473.00–495.00 $481.74 $2,322 +12.48
505–548 530 21 430.00–445.00 $438.07 $2,322 +44.42
550–595 570 28 391.00–413.00 $399.88 $2,279 -3.68
602–638 622 39 383.00–405.00 $391.37 $2,434 +0.71
650–690 668 27 345.00–363.00 $358.69 $2,396 -5.07
700–716 712 12 358.00–373.00 $362.21 $2,579 +29.15
870 870 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,462 -13.00
990 990 1 226.00 $226.00 $2,237 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 4 405.00–450.00 $426.97 $1,571 +28.97
410–420 415 2 445.00–460.00 $452.59 $1,878 +21.24
470–490 480 4 299.00–440.00 $399.25 $1,916 +7.35
505–545 534 8 368.00–399.00 $386.45 $2,064 +15.45
560–595 576 6 349.00–383.00 $363.09 $2,091 +31.90
610–640 629 6 315.00–365.00 $345.85 $2,175 +26.50
675–690 685 3 303.00–334.00 $314.08 $2,151 -8.00
700 700 2 261.00–335.00 $298.00 $2,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 21 500.00–559.00 $530.41 $1,719 +47.74
350–390 371 23 485.00–501.00 $491.49 $1,823 +21.77
355–390 value added 381 4 520.00–535.00 $523.49 $1,994 —
403–433 421 21 468.00–483.00 $474.08 $1,996 +41.92
450–492 477 17 418.00–440.00 $428.44 $2,044 +23.67
500 value added 500 2 441.00 $441.00 $2,205 —
503–548 520 37 380.00–398.00 $387.11 $2,013 +9.36
553–593 571 22 365.00–381.00 $375.32 $2,143 +12.09
600–645 631 27 340.00–358.00 $348.60 $2,200 -7.42
655–677 668 33 343.00–359.00 $350.54 $2,342 +31.41
710–730 724 5 308.00–323.00 $316.83 $2,294 -7.23
750–790 770 5 278.00–291.00 $286.76 $2,208 +10.68
850–855 853 2 283.00–290.00 $286.51 $2,444 +41.51
905 905 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,091 -72.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 314 4 443.00–490.00 $465.71 $1,462 +50.13
350–395 376 8 353.00–470.00 $406.28 $1,528 +9.70
405–445 420 9 309.00–453.00 $390.54 $1,640 +13.00
460–495 482 6 365.00–395.00 $377.12 $1,818 -3.83
505–545 522 9 289.00–372.00 $353.83 $1,847 —
550–590 575 8 333.00–361.00 $346.75 $1,994 +7.78
600–635 619 4 300.00–333.00 $315.13 $1,951 -5.04
660–670 667 5 283.00–300.00 $295.38 $1,970 +0.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 326 8 500.00–566.00 $534.62 $1,743 -37.89
350–397 376 15 503.00–580.00 $537.55 $2,021 +59.91
405–443 428 19 470.00–501.00 $483.09 $2,068 +20.92
455–495 476 11 455.00–473.00 $463.99 $2,209 +33.18
510–543 533 17 385.00–405.00 $393.23 $2,096 +2.93
560–595 572 16 371.00–390.00 $383.98 $2,196 +2.88
605–630 620 3 361.00–369.00 $364.61 $2,261 +15.96
655–680 664 9 348.00–365.00 $354.85 $2,356 +39.66
740 740 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,346 +38.59
823 823 2 267.00 $267.00 $2,197 -10.03
870 870 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 459.00–475.00 $467.18 $1,579 +9.34
360–395 380 7 391.00–492.00 $451.32 $1,715 +54.00
400–445 429 7 430.00–465.00 $447.83 $1,921 +59.95
455 455 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,934 +43.76
540–545 543 2 370.00–375.00 $372.51 $2,023 +5.11
570–595 582 3 330.00–365.00 $346.18 $2,015 +2.89

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1400 1353 75-80% 2 152.00–155.00 $153.55 $2,078 -8.00
1300–1490 1406 75-80% 4 170.00–174.00 $172.07 $2,419 —
1310–1660 1500 75-80% 5 164.00–169.00 $167.11 $2,507 -9.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1235 1203 80-85% 2 167.00 $167.00 $2,009 -13.39
1210 1210 80-85% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,912 -22.39
1190–1265 1215 80-85% 4 175.00–179.00 $176.72 $2,147 -3.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1135 1093 85-90% 2 174.00–176.00 $175.04 $1,913 +11.98
1085–1130 1100 85-90% 3 156.00–160.00 $157.64 $1,734 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1695 1573 2 180.00–183.00 $181.62 $2,857 —
1450–2115 1806 4 204.00–210.00 $206.29 $3,726 —
1710–1885 1815 3 196.00–201.00 $198.36 $3,600 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1275 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,825.00–2,225.00 $1,967.50
1090–1275 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,900.00–3,600.00 $2,835.59
1150–1400 1256 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,050.00–3,550.00 $3,315.07
1335 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.