McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.07/cwt -13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,185/hd at 575 lb · 59 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.59/cwt -27.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,032/hd at 473 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $407.06/cwt -28.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 513 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	521	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	5	580.00–625.00	$599.66	$1,913	+44.96
340 unweaned	340	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,445	—
350–390	364	10	525.00–643.00	$608.39	$2,215	+43.33
365–390 unweaned	382	3	550.00–560.00	$553.19	$2,113	+83.19
405–445	424	8	453.00–500.00	$475.22	$2,015	-87.03
428–435 unweaned	430	3	410.00–448.00	$422.80	$1,818	-80.43
455–490	470	12	455.00–483.00	$470.43	$2,211	-36.18
500–543	524	21	445.00–471.00	$455.27	$2,386	-27.13
560 unweaned	560	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,324	—
553–583	575	22	433.00–505.00	$481.27	$2,767	+37.67
600–648	622	5	343.00–385.00	$366.35	$2,279	-59.53
690–692	691	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,660	-27.82
705–728	720	3	361.00–363.00	$362.35	$2,609	-14.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	388.00	$388.00	$1,242	—
355–395	376	4	405.00–455.00	$430.60	$1,619	-20.36
400	400	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,520	-67.12
455–460	458	2	403.00–405.00	$404.01	$1,850	-15.58
520–535	525	3	403.00–430.00	$419.18	$2,201	+19.54
565–590	578	5	340.00–430.00	$390.00	$2,254	-16.11
610–640	625	2	310.00–313.00	$311.46	$1,947	-61.30

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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	315	8	510.00–585.00	$551.24	$1,736	-5.78
330 unweaned	330	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,551	-20.16
358–398	372	18	452.00–505.00	$477.33	$1,776	-34.28
400–445	412	21	440.00–470.00	$455.83	$1,878	-24.37
430 unweaned	430	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,870	—
463–480 unweaned	467	5	383.00–433.00	$414.99	$1,938	-20.81
462–498	474	31	420.00–450.00	$431.95	$2,047	-36.64
500 unweaned	500	1	421.00	$421.00	$2,105	+17.37
500–535	514	26	390.00–421.00	$406.52	$2,090	-32.93
554–583 unweaned	564	6	360.00–404.00	$388.83	$2,193	+14.86
550–598	576	53	359.00–387.00	$379.08	$2,184	-16.56
600–648	618	18	330.00–360.00	$348.62	$2,154	-19.38
653–683	662	10	336.00–350.00	$342.05	$2,264	+0.36
700–715	709	7	330.00–335.00	$332.12	$2,355	+4.14
765	765	1	347.00	$347.00	$2,655	+0.24
870	870	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,436	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	3	403.00–445.00	$428.59	$1,363	+14.55
355–390	371	4	350.00–425.00	$392.65	$1,457	-23.88
410–445	433	3	403.00–420.00	$412.29	$1,785	-16.32
475–495	484	8	385.00–415.00	$403.04	$1,951	+5.29
523–545	533	4	355.00–385.00	$376.63	$2,007	+16.44
565–595	573	6	300.00–351.00	$324.70	$1,861	-12.90
620–645	633	3	273.00–323.00	$303.23	$1,919	+2.23
690–698	694	2	319.00–321.00	$320.01	$2,221	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	311	4	580.00–630.00	$601.08	$1,869	+30.42
325 unweaned	325	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,674	-20.00
355–375	367	14	553.00–630.00	$598.79	$2,198	+68.37
400–435	420	9	454.00–533.00	$484.58	$2,035	-54.27
440 unweaned	440	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,090	-16.94
450–493	471	20	430.00–480.00	$451.76	$2,128	-21.34
495 unweaned	495	1	438.00	$438.00	$2,168	-28.08
502–545	515	16	423.00–490.00	$434.04	$2,235	-8.12
552 unweaned	552	3	423.00	$423.00	$2,335	—
550–580	568	10	385.00–445.00	$411.91	$2,340	+7.56
601–640	617	18	380.00–425.00	$399.77	$2,467	+5.33
660–695	672	3	340.00–365.00	$353.76	$2,377	-18.49
725–745	733	3	330.00–363.00	$341.89	$2,506	+7.95
775–785	780	2	324.00–340.00	$331.95	$2,589	-8.05
830	830	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,822	—
890	890	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,670	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	4	423.00–525.00	$474.67	$1,775	+105.67
400–435	421	5	395.00–445.00	$421.39	$1,774	+7.61
455–490	468	4	373.00–400.00	$382.39	$1,790	-19.75
500–525	515	5	340.00–403.00	$379.78	$1,956	-9.28
560–595	583	3	310.00–377.00	$351.98	$2,052	-2.97
605–640	628	3	253.00–363.00	$314.11	$1,973	-8.56
720	720	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,894	+13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	85-90%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,505	—
1020–1135	1078	85-90%	2	118.00–123.00	$120.37	$1,298	-15.53
1010–1135	1088	85-90%	4	139.00–142.00	$140.54	$1,529	+4.64

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1290	1225	80-85%	5	152.00–156.00	$154.38	$1,891	+10.07
1265	1265	80-85%	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,404	+29.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1530	1402	75-80%	3	156.00–160.00	$158.40	$2,221	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1815	1583	4	168.00–172.00	$169.83	$2,688	—
1585–2075	1782	3	186.00–190.00	$187.55	$3,342	-4.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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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
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,660.00	$3,660.00	+60.00

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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.