Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2020-12-17

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 17
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,327 head
▼ 899 vs last sale 2,226▼ 535 vs year ago 1,862 · −28.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 192▲ 47 vs year ago 178 · +26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 88▼ 88 vs year ago 134 · −65.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Steer calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows, Breaker and Boners steady to 1.00 higher, Lean cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 271 cows and bulls sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.94/cwt on 413 head.
Average price
$127.94
413 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.34
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562129.56728311
Medium and Large 1-2547122.99672102
One grade step is worth $6.57/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale413 hd
127.94
—
OK average7 barns · 8,365 hd
130.28
−2.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,69477.171,30714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40753.2975035
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17748.4557053
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03640.6042186

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345207.72/cwt201.00–211.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1382180.27/cwt170.00–193.0068930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 1436183.32/cwt176.00–185.0079936
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy451185.00/cwt185.00–185.008349
Steers—Medium and Large 1472165.74/cwt161.00–168.0078215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472140.00/cwt140.00–140.006615
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned486151.00/cwt151.00–151.0073410
Steers—Medium and Large 1531160.25/cwt156.50–164.5085167
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned537154.00/cwt154.00–154.008276
Steers—Medium and Large 1593150.00/cwt150.00–150.008905
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned598135.37/cwt131.00–139.0081011
Steers—Medium and Large 1636144.14/cwt137.00–145.0091737
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy652132.00/cwt132.00–132.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670130.26/cwt130.00–130.5087329
Steers—Medium and Large 1695134.00/cwt134.00–134.0093130
Steers—Medium and Large 1739129.50/cwt129.50–129.509578
Steers—Medium and Large 1766129.33/cwt129.00–130.0099112
Steers—Medium and Large 1812125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009907
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1302158.00/cwt158.00–158.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322130.00/cwt130.00–130.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369143.00/cwt143.00–143.005287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384153.91/cwt145.00–161.0059129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418153.97/cwt138.00–161.0064418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned475124.28/cwt124.00–125.0059011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476137.37/cwt127.00–141.5065436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482125.00/cwt125.00–125.0060312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509135.28/cwt124.00–138.5068943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530121.18/cwt120.00–122.0064233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned541117.63/cwt115.00–119.0063620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582124.85/cwt124.25–127.0072726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned582118.15/cwt116.00–120.0068815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608120.00/cwt120.00–120.007306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622110.00/cwt110.00–110.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634121.41/cwt119.00–122.5077039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668123.59/cwt122.50–124.5082625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned669113.18/cwt110.00–115.5075727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728123.25/cwt123.25–123.2589722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763120.00/cwt120.00–120.009166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1807120.00/cwt120.00–120.0096813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1444167.00/cwt167.00–167.0074119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471152.00/cwt152.00–152.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned569131.00/cwt131.00–131.007455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned588127.00/cwt127.00–127.007479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned645124.00/cwt124.00–124.0080013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned671115.00/cwt115.00–115.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned674110.00/cwt110.00–110.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned741105.00/cwt105.00–105.007784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46063.41/cwt61.00–66.009263
Bulls——1,67876.48/cwt74.00–78.501,2835
Bulls——1,82484.63/cwt81.50–90.001,5446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94525.00/cwt25.00–25.002361
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94735.62/cwt31.00–44.5033724
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight95841.64/cwt38.00–45.003992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05540.91/cwt33.00–43.5043239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07944.44/cwt44.00–45.0048017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10446.18/cwt45.00–52.0051022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23750.38/cwt47.50–55.0062332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26558.49/cwt58.00–59.007402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30545.00/cwt45.00–45.005871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36352.53/cwt48.00–57.0071629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68459.34/cwt58.00–61.009995
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,133692.88/cwt685.00–700.007,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,140800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,215831.13/cwt710.00–910.0010,09814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,220685.15/cwt630.00–785.008,3594

This sale against other markets

Oklahoma weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.