Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-02-16

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 16
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,677 head
▲ 867 vs last sale 810▲ 724 vs year ago 953 · +76.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 99▲ 85 vs year ago 108 · +78.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 23▲ 1 vs year ago 44 · +2.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Steer calves 13.00 to 16.00 higher with instances over 20.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive. Demand good for the feeders and very good for the calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 238 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 $212.16/cwt on 521 head.
Average price
$212.16
521 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$659
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.84
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1631214.561,353491
Medium and Large 1-2639179.391,14518thin
Medium and Large 2426163.0069412thin
One grade step is worth $51.56/cwt here — about $659 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 sale521 hd
212.16
—
OK average5 barns · 2,700 hd
216.00
−3.84
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—Low1,569108.541,70325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37592.751,27634
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12988.3599832
CowsLean 85-90%Low96170.8668120

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,0507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,0353thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,4001thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321283.92/cwt277.00–297.009119
Steers—Medium and Large 1379267.63/cwt261.00–279.001,01418
Steers—Medium and Large 1424257.73/cwt242.50–273.001,09325
Steers—Medium and Large 2426163.00/cwt163.00–163.0069412
Steers—Medium and Large 1473247.02/cwt234.00–254.001,16850
Steers—Medium and Large 1516233.02/cwt225.00–239.001,20291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0995
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned526201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0578
Steers—Medium and Large 1579231.01/cwt229.00–234.001,33846
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed607226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3726
Steers—Medium and Large 1610218.38/cwt211.00–224.001,33233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0347
Steers—Medium and Large 1671206.56/cwt206.00–208.001,38628
Steers—Medium and Large 1725185.46/cwt182.00–191.001,34569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2746
Steers—Medium and Large 1756177.30/cwt177.00–178.001,34020
Steers—Medium and Large 1830176.22/cwt174.50–176.501,46329
Steers—Medium and Large 1868173.99/cwt173.50–175.001,51042
Steers—Medium and Large 11,161155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,80017
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329225.17/cwt221.00–229.0074114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333181.00/cwt181.00–181.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2356151.70/cwt131.00–169.0054011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370223.30/cwt213.00–225.0082626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419156.00/cwt156.00–156.006547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425218.47/cwt213.00–234.0092836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441198.00/cwt198.00–198.008737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468219.60/cwt191.00–235.001,02847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519194.23/cwt191.00–199.001,00829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554173.00/cwt173.00–173.009584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568185.60/cwt179.00–191.001,05462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,0536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623177.95/cwt175.00–182.001,10926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688169.29/cwt165.00–172.501,16518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729171.63/cwt164.00–175.501,25145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780169.20/cwt154.00–176.501,32027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1893165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4739
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375209.00/cwt209.00–209.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned523199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,19014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1806150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2099
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,26078.00/cwt78.00–78.009831
Bulls——Light Weight1,29099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2771
Bulls——1,43086.68/cwt83.00–90.001,2402
Bulls——1,458101.20/cwt99.00–105.001,4754
Bulls——1,464107.29/cwt105.00–111.001,5716
Bulls——1,745119.52/cwt112.00–128.002,08611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91380.00/cwt80.00–80.007303
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94473.72/cwt71.00–79.006966
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94563.88/cwt61.50–66.006049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11285.44/cwt82.00–87.0095022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11577.00/cwt77.00–77.008591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14398.39/cwt97.00–102.001,1256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19083.00/cwt83.00–83.009881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20589.30/cwt89.00–90.001,0764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344101.16/cwt99.00–104.001,3604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36587.39/cwt87.00–88.001,1933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38192.10/cwt89.00–98.001,27227
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,115900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.