Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2021-12-16

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 16
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,979 head
▼ 900 vs last sale 2,879▲ 652 vs year ago 1,327 · +49.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 249▲ 38 vs year ago 225 · +16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
381 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 141▲ 335 vs year ago 46 · +728.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls not tested. A total of 644 cows and bulls sold with 41 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.37/cwt on 438 head.
Average price
$165.37
438 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.82
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1620167.201,036294
Medium and Large 1-2573161.65926144
One grade step is worth $5.55/cwt here — about $109 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 sale438 hd
165.37
—
OK average7 barns · 18,086 hd
169.19
−3.82
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45363.5992417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10957.3263643
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09745.0249421

Every lot

67 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 1337228.46/cwt225.00–235.0077012
Steers—Medium and Large 1378221.00/cwt221.00–221.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1434198.12/cwt191.00–209.0086017
Steers—Medium and Large 1480200.75/cwt173.00–217.0096429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492174.00/cwt174.00–174.0085615
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525169.00/cwt169.00–169.008878
Steers—Medium and Large 1542174.02/cwt171.00–179.0094316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2544163.84/cwt160.00–170.0089134
Steers—Medium and Large 1572172.82/cwt171.00–174.0098916
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580154.50/cwt154.50–154.5089619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585161.00/cwt161.00–161.0094277
Steers—Medium and Large 1615154.45/cwt153.00–158.0095017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645150.00/cwt150.00–150.0096818
Steers—Medium and Large 1679156.17/cwt156.00–157.001,06070
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned683147.17/cwt145.00–150.001,00535
Steers—Medium and Large 1701156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0948
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,09512
Steers—Medium and Large 1784154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2074
Steers—Medium and Large 1831155.95/cwt154.00–157.001,29623
Steers—Medium and Large 1858151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322174.73/cwt165.00–179.0056326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386168.52/cwt164.00–175.0065046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395152.00/cwt152.00–152.0060012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426172.06/cwt163.50–180.0073368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477152.33/cwt140.00–155.5072758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481145.68/cwt145.00–147.0070125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519150.01/cwt146.00–155.0077930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523144.41/cwt144.00–145.0075515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned533137.53/cwt136.00–140.0073318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned570135.00/cwt135.00–135.0077033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573146.14/cwt140.00–149.0083727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611144.55/cwt140.00–147.0088338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726141.67/cwt140.00–145.001,02920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1136
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1391217.00/cwt217.00–217.008488
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427200.17/cwt198.00–207.0085533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2444181.00/cwt181.00–181.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460188.00/cwt188.00–188.008654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508167.00/cwt167.00–167.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528154.31/cwt151.00–157.0081520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617145.21/cwt140.00–148.008969
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711129.99/cwt128.00–132.0092412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,06810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92543.36/cwt41.00–46.004012
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight96559.00/cwt59.00–59.005691
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98054.00/cwt54.00–54.005291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06955.38/cwt50.00–60.0059233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07529.73/cwt29.50–30.003202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12946.58/cwt41.50–50.0052616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27364.27/cwt61.00–66.008189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42758.55/cwt55.00–61.008365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45765.12/cwt61.00–71.0094911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1939998.08/cwt850.00–1,050.009,3724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1011,138.19/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0012,53118
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,133735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,3284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,145885.00/cwt885.00–885.0010,1332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,199803.61/cwt800.00–885.009,63528
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,229797.05/cwt685.00–925.009,796112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2311,068.28/cwt660.00–1,350.0013,15154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,260825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,3952
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,175.00/cwt2,175.00–2,175.0021,7506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,025.00/cwt2,025.00–2,025.0020,2504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,125978.33/cwt925.00–1,025.0011,00610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1421,440.69/cwt1,050.00–1,625.0016,45324
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2911,277.11/cwt1,275.00–1,300.0016,48711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,8631

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.