Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2022-12-01

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 1
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,466 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 2,390▼ 593 vs year ago 3,059 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
343 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 403▲ 40 vs year ago 303 · +13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 73▼ 75 vs year ago 137 · −54.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. A total of 405 cows and bulls sold with 85 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 $170.06/cwt on 539 head.
Average price
$170.06
539 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.63
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530171.70911476
Medium and Large 1-2483162.3778451
Medium and Large 2399137.5054912thin
One grade step is worth $34.20/cwt here — about $362 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 sale539 hd
170.06
—
OK average7 barns · 9,214 hd
169.42
+0.63
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—Low1,67886.571,45319
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41075.581,06658
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22570.6886671
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06654.01576131

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,2172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$9932thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$94116

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322242.07/cwt239.00–245.0077915
Steers—Medium and Large 1384223.20/cwt218.00–231.0085721
Steers—Medium and Large 1419218.47/cwt209.00–230.0091546
Steers—Medium and Large 2437184.00/cwt184.00–184.008049
Steers—Medium and Large 1468209.44/cwt201.00–217.0098024
Steers—Medium and Large 2521151.00/cwt151.00–151.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned524175.00/cwt175.00–175.009179
Steers—Medium and Large 1531205.40/cwt195.00–210.501,09180
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548181.00/cwt181.00–181.0099223
Steers—Medium and Large 1571188.83/cwt182.00–200.001,07842
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned583174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0149
Steers—Medium and Large 1620185.84/cwt180.50–190.001,15245
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy634170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0788
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned638178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,13620
Steers—Medium and Large 1662178.87/cwt177.00–180.501,18436
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy691175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,21314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy735176.27/cwt175.00–177.001,29616
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned735172.90/cwt167.50–175.001,27118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned758166.91/cwt161.00–175.001,26527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3669
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy788171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,3517
Steers—Medium and Large 1926165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,5336
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344202.00/cwt202.00–202.006957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375196.40/cwt183.00–214.0073733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378176.99/cwt170.00–184.0066913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388135.00/cwt135.00–135.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned398185.00/cwt185.00–185.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417188.18/cwt181.00–197.0078526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423179.00/cwt179.00–179.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned430168.76/cwt162.00–175.0072641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned447151.00/cwt151.00–151.0067516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475176.20/cwt170.00–183.00837124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned490158.08/cwt140.00–166.0077510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524167.62/cwt163.00–176.0087847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned542160.00/cwt160.00–160.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557170.00/cwt170.00–170.0094713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned577159.07/cwt154.00–164.0091842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584164.00/cwt164.00–164.009588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned597150.00/cwt150.00–150.008966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608163.00/cwt163.00–163.009915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613168.97/cwt167.00–170.001,03624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned627155.67/cwt150.00–158.0097632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy647163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,05513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724166.84/cwt166.00–168.001,20824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1809162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,31112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880166.25/cwt166.25–166.251,4637
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316245.00/cwt245.00–245.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387216.43/cwt210.00–225.0083822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421205.65/cwt199.00–215.0086630
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464196.12/cwt193.00–198.0091014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned493189.00/cwt189.00–189.0093219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516193.03/cwt189.00–195.0099627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525177.87/cwt172.00–180.0093415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,05313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned724136.00/cwt136.00–136.009858
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,24084.00/cwt83.00–85.001,0422
Bulls——1,49095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4161
Bulls——1,55359.42/cwt56.00–65.009234
Bulls——1,73982.16/cwt75.00–88.001,4294
Bulls——1,844101.94/cwt97.50–107.001,8808
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91438.87/cwt28.00–44.0035522
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95856.11/cwt54.00–58.0053817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06144.44/cwt39.50–47.0047226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10556.00/cwt56.00–56.006198
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11468.00/cwt68.00–68.007584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14965.12/cwt65.00–66.007489
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15562.80/cwt60.00–68.0072554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23470.68/cwt66.00–74.0087256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25079.02/cwt78.00–80.009886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39470.61/cwt67.00–72.0098425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42279.35/cwt73.00–84.001,12833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050750.00/head750.00–750.007503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,065985.57/head800.00–1,100.0098613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,216.76/head1,210.00–1,225.001,2172

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.