Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-03-09

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 9
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,462 head
▼ 925 vs last sale 2,387▼ 625 vs year ago 2,087 · −29.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 140▲ 13 vs year ago 123 · +10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 0 vs year ago 47 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 183 cows and bulls sold with 74 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 $192.37/cwt on 500 head.
Average price
$192.37
500 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,157
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541193.631,04890
Medium and Large 1614192.101,180410
One grade step is worth $1.53/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale500 hd
192.37
—
OK average5 barns · 3,195 hd
196.47
−4.10
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—High1,673110.721,85210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38893.991,30524
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19792.571,10837
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05873.9178223

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$1,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,3784thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$1,2501thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1337302.28/cwt297.50–311.001,01910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2354245.00/cwt245.00–245.008677
Steers—Medium and Large 1367272.10/cwt261.00–281.009999
Steers—Medium and Large 1429255.41/cwt239.00–275.001,09617
Steers—Medium and Large 1460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,08114
Steers—Medium and Large 1509229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1116
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned539219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1809
Steers—Medium and Large 1573216.43/cwt203.00–230.001,24059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575199.25/cwt194.00–203.001,14621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618199.97/cwt192.00–207.001,23617
Steers—Medium and Large 1640202.11/cwt202.00–203.001,29428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2288
Steers—Medium and Large 1693185.25/cwt185.25–185.251,28411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2975
Steers—Medium and Large 1737185.62/cwt181.00–187.501,36810
Steers—Medium and Large 1762182.12/cwt180.00–183.501,38883
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned766175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3414
Steers—Medium and Large 1813180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,4676
Steers—Medium and Large 1858183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,57012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325209.81/cwt209.00–211.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1354205.90/cwt205.00–207.007299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403211.00/cwt211.00–211.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410210.30/cwt203.00–214.5086225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned434207.00/cwt207.00–207.008984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461225.68/cwt225.00–226.001,04016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489197.54/cwt194.00–205.009669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned498202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519208.06/cwt198.00–218.001,08080
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521194.73/cwt192.00–197.001,01532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582196.37/cwt187.00–204.501,14389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638186.67/cwt183.00–195.001,19176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned668165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678179.47/cwt178.50–180.001,21735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2699175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,22317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723176.28/cwt174.00–180.751,27535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,3297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,35516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818172.58/cwt169.00–173.001,41228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1957161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,5466
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418241.69/cwt239.00–243.001,0109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427229.00/cwt229.00–229.009788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1288
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned507209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574202.15/cwt198.00–209.001,16012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635180.74/cwt179.00–182.001,1487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,24114
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,240110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3641
Bulls——1,35087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1751
Bulls——1,610110.18/cwt108.00–112.001,7744
Bulls——1,695107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,8141
Bulls——2,002120.83/cwt119.00–123.002,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87867.36/cwt64.00–69.005913
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97875.00/cwt75.00–75.007344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10176.41/cwt73.00–79.008417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11669.50/cwt69.50–69.507767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13398.87/cwt94.00–106.001,12015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14088.24/cwt85.00–91.001,0062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19889.83/cwt87.00–92.001,07615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,327103.63/cwt99.00–106.001,3753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33284.94/cwt83.00–87.501,1317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38989.83/cwt87.00–95.001,24814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41398.17/cwt96.00–101.001,3877
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,377.67/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002

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.