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McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $529.71/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,229/hd at 421 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $479.49/cwt +25.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,546/hd at 531 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $536.09/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,246/hd at 419 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 625 564 1,030
Feeder cattle 500 475 900
Slaughter cattle 94 89 107
Replacement cattle 31 — 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was average through attractive. Demand was good. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 fancy 300 2 720.00 $720.00 $2,160 —
318 unweaned 318 4 678.00 $678.00 $2,156 —
310–345 326 7 555.00–650.00 $611.03 $1,992 -14.58
360 unweaned 360 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,980 —
355–380 368 6 560.00–650.00 $602.65 $2,218 -10.10
400–445 419 19 475.00–550.00 $536.09 $2,246 +5.86
450–498 477 14 425.00–525.00 $492.90 $2,351 +9.02
510 unweaned 510 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,193 —
505–545 532 22 435.00–505.00 $481.74 $2,563 +28.10
550–593 564 12 420.00–485.00 $453.94 $2,560 +9.64
603 603 2 453.00 $453.00 $2,732 —
662–699 686 11 400.00–433.00 $413.32 $2,835 +12.01
740–745 743 2 370.00–375.00 $372.51 $2,768 —
900 900 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 +30.00
573–595 585 5 393.00–418.00 $409.34 $2,395 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 321 13 550.00–635.00 $584.48 $1,876 +52.21
300–348 unweaned 336 4 510.00–528.00 $523.98 $1,761 +28.98
350–390 367 13 505.00–545.00 $528.14 $1,938 -1.04
415 unweaned 415 4 513.00 $513.00 $2,129 +28.00
408–430 422 21 513.00–545.00 $532.89 $2,249 +2.34
451–495 470 15 450.00–515.00 $490.34 $2,305 +25.01
500–548 531 12 410.00–495.00 $430.07 $2,284 +6.15
559–598 571 18 395.00–435.00 $420.46 $2,401 -6.32
610–630 619 4 355.00–390.00 $377.07 $2,334 +20.05
680–693 689 3 330.00–350.00 $343.42 $2,366 -6.95
705–730 721 9 340.00–355.00 $348.65 $2,514 +35.29
785–795 793 6 305.00–330.00 $325.88 $2,584 -9.53
822 822 3 348.00 $348.00 $2,861 +105.00
960 960 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 500.00–540.00 $520.32 $1,613 +73.62
365 365 1 503.00 $503.00 $1,836 +15.00
415–440 428 2 490.00–495.00 $492.57 $2,108 +52.32
465–485 474 4 345.00–443.00 $417.45 $1,979 -11.51
535–545 538 3 373.00–395.00 $382.65 $2,059 +14.23
550–595 573 2 373.00–390.00 $381.83 $2,188 +4.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,685 —
315–335 325 2 580.00–610.00 $594.54 $1,932 -29.62
365–395 380 7 558.00–620.00 $590.36 $2,243 -65.78
375–398 unweaned 390 3 543.00–545.00 $544.36 $2,123 -30.64
402–445 414 8 513.00–570.00 $552.29 $2,286 -7.86
450–475 463 4 480.00–575.00 $518.86 $2,402 +10.15
500–540 523 5 405.00–435.00 $420.25 $2,198 -36.08
528 unweaned 528 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,323 —
550–595 569 7 410.00–435.00 $415.82 $2,366 +2.88
597 fancy 597 5 535.00 $535.00 $3,194 —
635–640 637 5 385.00–413.00 $401.75 $2,559 -3.04
650–690 667 3 380.00–405.00 $391.50 $2,611 +21.50
710 710 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,450 +5.00
775 775 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,635 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 335.00–405.00 $370.00 $1,388 —
415–420 418 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,902 +0.57
450–475 463 2 350.00–465.00 $409.05 $1,894 -30.85
595 595 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,291 +30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1120 1058 85-90% 5 160.00–165.00 $162.32 $1,717 +13.36
1010–1115 1062 85-90% 5 150.00–155.00 $151.95 $1,614 +2.99
1000–1130 1065 85-90% 2 170.00–174.00 $171.88 $1,831 +22.92
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1275 1220 80-85% 3 154.00–159.00 $156.06 $1,904 -6.64
1160–1270 1224 80-85% 5 164.00–169.00 $166.06 $2,033 +3.36
1205–1290 1248 80-85% 2 174.00–178.00 $176.07 $2,197 +13.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1405 1360 75-80% 4 166.00–171.00 $168.81 $2,296 —
1315–1605 1400 75-80% 4 178.00–180.00 $179.04 $2,507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1735 1503 6 194.00–199.00 $196.22 $2,949 —
1470–2131 1712 3 218.00–222.00 $220.44 $3,774 —
1670–1920 1804 4 208.00–213.00 $210.54 $3,798 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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
820–845 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–4,125.00 $2,921.84 —
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —
860–1095 985 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,800.00–3,400.00 $3,190.20 —
815–1175 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,025.00–4,225.00 $3,720.83 —
955–4435 1723 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 2,850.00–3,625.00 $3,379.63 —

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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.