Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-02-09

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 9
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
810 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 591▼ 1,617 vs year ago 2,427 · −66.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 116▼ 238 vs year ago 337 · −70.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 47▼ 40 vs year ago 63 · −63.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 13.00 higher. All classes lightly tested due to the weather conditions. Quality fair to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 122 cows and bulls sold with 81 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 $199.54/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$199.54
302 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$720
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.38
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1657200.041,314251
Medium and Large 1-2548198.421,08747
Medium and Large 2328181.005944thin
One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $720 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 sale302 hd
199.54
—
OK average5 barns · 3,039 hd
205.92
−6.38
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—High1,803108.771,9604thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42489.881,28030
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26284.841,07031
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11274.9083331

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)1,070$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$7001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328181.00/cwt181.00–181.005944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363219.00/cwt219.00–219.007954
Steers—Medium and Large 1379239.79/cwt232.50–245.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 1420241.17/cwt233.00–255.001,01325
Steers—Medium and Large 1459234.50/cwt231.00–242.501,07617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0005
Steers—Medium and Large 1546227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2398
Steers—Medium and Large 1569215.54/cwt201.00–225.501,22628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584194.28/cwt193.50–195.001,13534
Steers—Medium and Large 1636195.27/cwt190.00–200.501,24233
Steers—Medium and Large 1739182.32/cwt182.25–183.501,34774
Steers—Medium and Large 1798183.75/cwt183.75–183.751,46661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1298201.00/cwt201.00–201.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326194.14/cwt188.00–200.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1396208.86/cwt204.00–217.008278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403140.00/cwt140.00–140.005647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423185.00/cwt185.00–185.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428211.72/cwt207.00–217.0090635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned443201.00/cwt201.00–201.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466202.11/cwt192.00–206.0094230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528188.89/cwt185.00–192.0099721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565183.30/cwt173.00–188.001,03630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598163.00/cwt163.00–163.009753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613176.65/cwt176.50–178.001,08330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned656160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681171.88/cwt167.00–173.501,17120
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1391239.00/cwt239.00–239.009344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420245.84/cwt237.00–253.001,0337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478222.39/cwt206.00–229.001,06318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned491202.00/cwt202.00–202.009927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525206.26/cwt203.00–215.001,08318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533193.98/cwt193.00–195.001,0346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1598185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625181.61/cwt179.00–183.501,13522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2324
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5801
Bulls——1,860106.53/cwt105.00–108.001,9812
Bulls——1,910122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,3301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84959.92/cwt50.00–63.505094
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93569.48/cwt67.50–72.006503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10057.00/cwt57.00–57.006271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14982.00/cwt82.00–82.0094210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20776.67/cwt70.50–80.0092513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21880.26/cwt75.00–88.0097821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35389.73/cwt88.00–90.001,2146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355101.53/cwt98.00–105.001,3764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42180.25/cwt79.00–84.001,1404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42891.02/cwt88.75–96.001,30025
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.