Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2022-12-08

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 8
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,960 head
▼ 506 vs last sale 2,466▼ 919 vs year ago 2,879 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
264 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 343▲ 15 vs year ago 249 · +6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 62▼ 52 vs year ago 141 · −36.9%
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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 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 1.00 to 4.00 lower, 500 lbs. heifers 8.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 353 cows and bulls sold with 75 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 $172.85/cwt on 546 head.
Average price
$172.85
546 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.60
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516176.25910438
Medium and Large 1-2568159.09904108
One grade step is worth $17.16/cwt here — about $6 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 sale546 hd
172.85
—
OK average7 barns · 12,398 hd
172.25
+0.60
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—Low1,56884.061,31822
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35470.1895031
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20966.7180640
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00747.3447782

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,069$1,1807
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,00329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$8409
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$7502thin

Every lot

75 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 1343237.50/cwt237.50–237.508153
Steers—Medium and Large 1381227.35/cwt224.00–231.0086610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385207.00/cwt207.00–207.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1411216.94/cwt209.00–221.0089232
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed454232.79/cwt232.00–233.001,05729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471187.00/cwt187.00–187.0088118
Steers—Medium and Large 1473220.48/cwt214.00–228.001,04318
Steers—Medium and Large 1529212.99/cwt201.00–215.001,12767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541178.00/cwt178.00–178.0096319
Steers—Medium and Large 1570190.11/cwt180.00–205.501,08458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573172.61/cwt165.00–180.0098910
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned590174.07/cwt167.00–180.001,02730
Steers—Medium and Large 1620188.68/cwt180.00–190.001,17038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned621163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0127
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0809
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned686165.30/cwt165.00–166.001,13413
Steers—Medium and Large 1716178.86/cwt174.50–185.001,28117
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy721172.68/cwt170.00–174.501,24527
Steers—Medium and Large 1840176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,4833
Steers—Medium and Large 1879169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4865
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332198.75/cwt191.00–206.0066012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374200.97/cwt187.00–208.0075248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391179.00/cwt179.00–179.007008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416184.74/cwt170.00–194.0076955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432167.94/cwt160.00–171.0072630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned445181.00/cwt181.00–181.008058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472175.82/cwt170.00–185.0083063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned482154.00/cwt154.00–154.007425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516176.00/cwt170.00–179.0090889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2547151.00/cwt151.00–151.0082611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned548157.00/cwt157.00–157.008605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577170.00/cwt166.00–171.0098157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579156.69/cwt151.00–165.0090715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,00222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631167.66/cwt165.00–170.001,05830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660158.24/cwt150.00–160.501,04414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned675140.00/cwt140.00–140.0094510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned703160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,12513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy718160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,14913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,13622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2754160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2067
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327227.46/cwt220.00–231.0074412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384214.03/cwt207.00–226.0082221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426217.00/cwt217.00–217.0092421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473199.67/cwt193.00–203.009449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476193.00/cwt193.00–193.0091910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516180.00/cwt180.00–180.009295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned547171.00/cwt171.00–171.0093515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,01313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy672142.00/cwt142.00–142.0095421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned719152.00/cwt149.00–164.001,09315
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 363675.00/cwt75.00–75.004776
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,14067.98/cwt67.00–69.007752
Bulls——Light Weight1,20582.10/cwt78.00–87.009894
Bulls——1,67884.62/cwt76.00–89.001,4209
Bulls——1,68568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,1461
Bulls——1,76992.57/cwt90.00–95.001,6386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94651.82/cwt49.00–53.004907
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94741.33/cwt40.00–44.0039137
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06858.22/cwt55.00–62.0062219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08336.38/cwt26.00–41.003943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08748.41/cwt45.00–52.0052616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18273.37/cwt73.00–74.008673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21057.58/cwt56.00–59.006974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21167.21/cwt62.00–73.0081433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33069.22/cwt59.00–74.0092126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48175.16/cwt73.00–77.001,1135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1850825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1990850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0691,179.88/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,002.66/head735.00–1,325.001,00329
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,160750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,180840.00/head760.00–850.008409

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.