McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Corrected report

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.12/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,031/hd at 572 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.73/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 527 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.59/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 479 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	830	590	1,365
Feeder cattle	700	475	1,200
Slaughter cattle	91	82	110
Replacement cattle	39	33	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good. Quality was average through attractive. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls; There was not enough receipts to determine a trend.

▲ Feeder heifers: Heifer calves 8.00 to 11.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 higher
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 unweaned	320	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,840	—
300–330	323	4	580.00–625.00	$590.47	$1,907	—
355	355	2	460.00–470.00	$465.00	$1,651	—
420 unweaned	420	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,848	+106.00
420–425	423	8	440.00–479.00	$457.26	$1,934	+42.61
455–465 unweaned	460	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,932	+31.00
450–472	461	17	420.00–455.00	$431.42	$1,989	+21.97
503–540	530	25	383.00–411.00	$399.21	$2,116	+12.59
540 unweaned	540	1	383.00	$383.00	$2,068	—
550–590	571	23	360.00–386.00	$378.48	$2,161	+7.21
605–640	619	10	351.00–380.00	$375.09	$2,322	+5.40
660–695	677	18	363.00–390.00	$366.09	$2,478	+23.76
700–730	706	7	315.00–344.00	$330.85	$2,336	-32.02
762	762	6	338.00	$338.00	$2,576	+20.61
843	843	2	324.00	$324.00	$2,731	+18.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	430	2	400.00–425.00	$412.94	$1,776	—
455–495	475	7	360.00–420.00	$395.51	$1,879	—
500–545	528	5	340.00–370.00	$359.87	$1,900	—
550–570	560	2	330.00–350.00	$339.82	$1,903	+22.60
615–625	620	2	311.00–330.00	$320.42	$1,987	-4.58
650–698	677	9	300.00–355.00	$333.07	$2,255	+23.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 unweaned	300	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,290	+5.00
300–345	327	9	430.00–460.00	$446.86	$1,461	-6.32
353–383	367	9	426.00–470.00	$444.43	$1,631	-12.40
350–385 unweaned	368	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,546	—
403–440	422	23	390.00–425.00	$411.63	$1,737	+11.56
442 unweaned	442	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,525	—
458–498	479	32	360.00–405.00	$377.59	$1,809	+10.34
505–548	525	32	340.00–390.00	$364.46	$1,913	+0.23
545 unweaned	545	3	356.00	$356.00	$1,940	—
550–595	572	39	338.00–366.00	$355.12	$2,031	+9.11
600–643	616	20	345.00–382.00	$353.53	$2,178	+19.86
625 unweaned	625	1	343.00	$343.00	$2,144	+7.00
655–690	669	4	320.00–340.00	$330.60	$2,212	+7.45
720–745	733	3	295.00–303.00	$300.33	$2,201	+5.09
783	783	1	301.00	$301.00	$2,357	-80.00
820	820	1	283.00	$283.00	$2,321	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	363.00–372.00	$367.64	$1,213	—
365–390	381	7	350.00–413.00	$391.95	$1,493	-11.86
413–445	430	10	341.00–387.00	$371.22	$1,596	+27.19
450–498	483	10	340.00–359.00	$349.07	$1,686	—
575–585	582	3	303.00–320.00	$313.63	$1,825	+3.63
605–648	631	9	318.00–343.00	$335.38	$2,116	+15.72

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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	321	12	420.00–565.00	$508.61	$1,633	+19.67
370–385	380	9	445.00–485.00	$469.37	$1,784	+43.43
403–435	420	11	400.00–475.00	$442.58	$1,859	+46.11
450–495	463	18	350.00–469.00	$403.71	$1,869	-0.06
520–545	532	7	352.00–367.00	$363.32	$1,933	-11.25
550–595	582	17	347.00–368.00	$354.47	$2,063	+6.88
603–648	622	12	315.00–343.00	$334.18	$2,079	-1.06
675–695	687	4	310.00–341.00	$317.87	$2,184	-1.96
715–745	730	7	281.00–312.00	$300.97	$2,197	-37.35
760	760	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,394	-18.00
810–813	812	3	300.00–389.00	$329.59	$2,676	+38.57
910	910	1	263.00	$263.00	$2,393	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	3	390.00–410.00	$401.78	$1,334	-2.01
350–370	360	2	355.00–390.00	$372.99	$1,343	+2.46
415–440	425	4	343.00–355.00	$350.78	$1,491	—
455–470	463	3	361.00–387.00	$376.67	$1,744	—
545	545	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,798	—
555–577	568	8	298.00–341.00	$330.58	$1,878	+4.58
640	640	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,920	—
745	745	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,019	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1080	1059	85-90%	4	155.00–160.00	$158.24	$1,676	+32.95
1025–1085	1061	85-90%	5	135.00–139.00	$136.99	$1,453	+11.70
1000–1130	1065	85-90%	6	140.00–153.00	$143.44	$1,528	+18.15

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1270	1181	80-85%	4	135.00–139.00	$136.73	$1,615	-20.27
1170–1290	1230	80-85%	4	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$1,802	+0.21
1175–1285	1240	80-85%	3	152.00–157.00	$153.69	$1,906	+7.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1610	1396	75-80%	4	144.00–147.00	$145.82	$2,036	—
1430–1545	1492	75-80%	3	163.00–166.00	$164.36	$2,452	+4.36
1330–1675	1503	75-80%	2	152.00–154.00	$153.11	$2,301	+2.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1775	1590	2	161.00–176.00	$169.37	$2,693	-22.01

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–963	929	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,900.00–3,100.00	$3,029.36
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
955–1455	1156	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,950.00	$2,754.43
1175–1420	1277	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,050.00–3,050.00	$2,434.00

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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
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1170–1435	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00–3,525.00	$3,289.20	—

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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.