McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

939 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $400.66/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 569 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.41/cwt -19.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 521 lb · 50 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $335.89/cwt ≈ $2,939/hd at 875 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	939	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–315	310	3	418.00–420.00	$418.68	$1,298	-88.09
340 unweaned	340	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,411	-117.06
353–378	368	5	414.00–540.00	$462.35	$1,701	-54.86
355–390 unweaned	372	5	415.00–440.00	$427.85	$1,592	-92.82
400–435 unweaned	419	5	428.00–457.00	$443.67	$1,859	-12.55
400–445	423	14	425.00–470.00	$452.10	$1,912	-16.00
450–495 unweaned	469	6	420.00–461.00	$437.30	$2,051	+43.93
453–494	483	22	420.00–455.00	$438.86	$2,120	-15.15
510–525 unweaned	518	4	403.00–415.00	$408.91	$2,118	-3.33
503–548	534	19	400.00–430.00	$414.71	$2,215	-12.70
550–599	569	58	345.00–415.00	$400.99	$2,282	+8.14
560–595 unweaned	571	4	391.00–401.00	$395.94	$2,261	+12.25
610–640 unweaned	618	4	330.00–350.00	$344.82	$2,131	-32.22
600–643	626	30	390.00–420.00	$401.98	$2,516	+27.47
655–670	664	4	383.00–395.00	$389.55	$2,587	+32.43
658–673 unweaned	666	4	343.00–353.00	$347.94	$2,317	—
705–740	720	20	375.00–395.00	$385.19	$2,773	+29.16
763–780	769	6	341.00–355.00	$346.40	$2,664	+2.67
800–815	805	3	338.00–355.00	$343.74	$2,767	—
872–882	875	48	328.00–342.00	$335.89	$2,939	—
999	999	18	309.00	$309.00	$3,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,201	-127.76
420	420	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,743	-24.00
460–490 unweaned	475	2	312.00–365.00	$337.66	$1,604	-12.02
475–495	485	2	300.00–360.00	$330.62	$1,604	-69.70
500 unweaned	500	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,500	-41.21
528–545	539	6	363.00–401.00	$387.52	$2,089	+37.90
550 unweaned	550	1	311.00	$311.00	$1,710	-9.31
565–580	573	3	314.00–320.00	$317.98	$1,822	-35.10
600–645	627	9	231.00–350.00	$308.75	$1,936	-23.91
715–740	728	5	210.00–303.00	$267.31	$1,946	-38.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340 unweaned	315	9	423.00–440.00	$431.37	$1,359	-11.42
300–348	318	7	447.00–460.00	$454.30	$1,445	+33.36
350–375	369	4	425.00–450.00	$432.78	$1,597	-9.64
350–395 unweaned	380	9	425.00–450.00	$438.40	$1,666	-5.94
400–425 unweaned	413	13	405.00–430.00	$423.20	$1,748	-25.39
403–448	418	13	433.00–450.00	$444.20	$1,857	+27.85
450–495 unweaned	472	20	368.00–386.00	$378.21	$1,785	-7.69
465–495	482	15	358.00–375.00	$365.21	$1,760	-40.40
500–545 unweaned	519	18	325.00–347.00	$337.57	$1,752	-25.50
509–548	522	32	363.00–380.00	$371.69	$1,940	-9.55
551–593 unweaned	563	12	343.00–360.00	$350.15	$1,971	+5.24
550–593	576	35	343.00–365.00	$351.95	$2,027	-19.05
600 unweaned	600	1	309.00	$309.00	$1,854	-37.15
604–644	621	30	341.00–363.00	$352.58	$2,190	-13.54
655–675	671	7	348.00–365.00	$360.91	$2,422	+22.57
680 unweaned	680	1	294.00	$294.00	$1,999	—
700–733	717	4	310.00–322.00	$317.36	$2,275	-12.40
765 unweaned	765	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,859	—
823–840	833	5	261.00–270.00	$266.44	$2,219	—
870–885	878	2	243.00–249.00	$246.03	$2,160	-37.97
910–940	925	2	183.00–195.00	$189.10	$1,749	-70.59
4910	4910	1	350.00	$350.00	$17,185	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345 unweaned	335	4	290.00–363.00	$344.05	$1,153	-45.26
365–390 unweaned	376	7	303.00–392.00	$363.06	$1,365	-22.38
370–395	383	2	276.00–300.00	$288.39	$1,105	-106.61
400–435	413	3	335.00–373.00	$352.25	$1,455	-22.60
400–448 unweaned	434	9	251.00–365.00	$315.85	$1,371	-60.78
455–494 unweaned	480	4	303.00–343.00	$325.56	$1,563	-17.19
480–495	490	3	320.00–335.00	$329.95	$1,617	-26.67
500–540	522	8	305.00–350.00	$328.50	$1,715	-6.28
550–595	570	14	273.00–330.00	$298.84	$1,703	-33.04
570–585 unweaned	577	3	300.00–310.00	$303.29	$1,750	+2.79
600–645	627	12	240.00–339.00	$288.03	$1,806	-40.69
650–690	670	2	267.00–293.00	$279.61	$1,873	-40.39
715	715	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,952	-12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	320	3	510.00–525.00	$520.31	$1,665	+120.31
305–343 unweaned	329	14	485.00–520.00	$497.72	$1,637	-36.66
365–385	377	3	405.00–480.00	$451.22	$1,701	+3.75
358–397 unweaned	382	14	468.00–505.00	$484.02	$1,849	-26.20
400–435	418	3	414.00–495.00	$457.49	$1,912	+27.44
400–448 unweaned	432	19	418.00–465.00	$442.82	$1,913	-7.40
455–463	458	6	379.00–393.00	$383.72	$1,757	-8.11
450–490 unweaned	467	25	403.00–435.00	$425.29	$1,986	-2.61
505–510	508	2	363.00–395.00	$378.92	$1,925	-17.48
503–543 unweaned	527	15	360.00–398.00	$382.94	$2,018	-10.96
561–590	574	12	350.00–395.00	$375.98	$2,158	+27.54
560–590 unweaned	576	4	335.00–355.00	$346.05	$1,993	-37.93
613–626 unweaned	621	11	305.00–330.00	$312.71	$1,942	-71.24
600–645	624	9	323.00–345.00	$334.43	$2,087	-15.63
670 unweaned	670	1	333.00	$333.00	$2,231	+13.18
665–695	680	7	278.00–300.00	$284.29	$1,933	-48.51
708–720	712	3	290.00–293.00	$291.99	$2,079	-2.22
760–790	775	2	249.00–260.00	$254.39	$1,972	-85.21
805–840	822	3	350.00–357.00	$353.95	$2,909	+94.00
860–885	866	6	355.00–361.00	$357.99	$3,100	+132.85
905–925	912	3	235.00–240.00	$236.69	$2,159	-75.31
960	960	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,997	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345 unweaned	319	9	365.00–450.00	$412.48	$1,316	+8.86
355–390 unweaned	381	4	320.00–400.00	$362.10	$1,380	-18.24
405–435 unweaned	421	9	295.00–395.00	$357.62	$1,506	-10.38
455–495 unweaned	477	8	311.00–373.00	$337.80	$1,611	+14.47
510–530 unweaned	520	2	315.00–333.00	$324.17	$1,686	-25.12
640	640	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,747	-38.32
690–695	693	2	210.00–272.00	$240.89	$1,669	-44.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1243	1221	80-85%	8	173.00–177.00	$174.88	$2,135	+4.30
1156–1295	1226	80-85%	8	154.00–159.00	$156.27	$1,916	-14.31
1170–1295	1244	80-85%	10	166.00–171.00	$169.07	$2,103	-7.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1115	1061	85-90%	4	140.00–145.00	$142.98	$1,517	-31.82
1005–1140	1070	85-90%	9	160.00–165.00	$163.04	$1,745	-2.21
1000–1135	1081	85-90%	9	149.00–154.00	$150.79	$1,630	-14.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1575	1416	75-80%	5	161.00–165.00	$163.44	$2,314	+0.53
1345–1560	1418	75-80%	3	174.00–177.00	$175.10	$2,483	+12.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1820	1487	3	174.00–177.00	$176.10	$2,619	—
1660–1850	1798	8	188.00–193.00	$190.78	$3,430	-21.59
1940	1940	1	202.00	$202.00	$3,919	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00
835–1185	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,900.00–3,675.00	$2,722.93
1100–1308	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,400.00–2,875.00	$2,700.13
1028–1398	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	2,250.00–3,000.00	$2,663.46

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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
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
980–1375	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–3,900.00	$3,422.01	+201.46
1160–1365	1258	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,500.00–3,950.00	$3,566.41	+345.86
1335	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.