Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,325 head
▼ 270 vs last sale 1,595▲ 315 vs year ago 1,010 · +31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 179▲ 97 vs year ago 83 · +116.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 58▲ 19 vs year ago 18 · +105.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 to 700 lbs. 2.00 higher, 700 to 850 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer calves weighing 350 to 400 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs. 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 217 cows and bulls sold with 83 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 $187.70/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$187.70
352 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.57
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1618189.371,170307
Medium and Large 1-2642176.301,13145
One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $39 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 sale352 hd
187.70
—
OK average5 barns · 2,461 hd
200.27
−12.57
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—Low1,645112.251,84741
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,304103.441,34832
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18497.821,15848
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03080.2982725

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)985$1,2601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,5256

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1309323.04/cwt321.00–325.009986
Steers—Medium and Large 1370267.86/cwt259.00–271.0099112
Steers—Medium and Large 1438244.51/cwt235.00–257.001,07120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470211.00/cwt211.00–211.009925
Steers—Medium and Large 1486249.77/cwt233.00–253.001,21457
Steers—Medium and Large 1532241.87/cwt235.00–251.001,2879
Steers—Medium and Large 1563232.31/cwt224.00–254.001,30832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2278
Steers—Medium and Large 1640212.66/cwt211.50–223.001,36198
Steers—Medium and Large 1657203.12/cwt190.00–221.001,33423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665186.50/cwt186.50–186.501,24014
Steers—Medium and Large 1714190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3565
Steers—Medium and Large 1795180.43/cwt180.00–180.501,43426
Steers—Medium and Large 1807177.45/cwt164.00–180.001,43228
Steers—Medium and Large 1863173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4934
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343225.00/cwt225.00–225.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365227.00/cwt227.00–227.008294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413171.00/cwt171.00–171.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428215.53/cwt201.00–221.0092219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458208.97/cwt203.00–219.0095748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned494190.00/cwt190.00–190.009397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned541191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571198.87/cwt191.00–208.501,13633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned571188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,08313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618190.88/cwt180.00–199.001,18090
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy641176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,12812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,15119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740168.42/cwt161.00–170.001,24617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775166.34/cwt165.00–167.001,28921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1809164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,3317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1908150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1967153.36/cwt131.00–156.501,48325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368251.00/cwt251.00–251.009245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420227.30/cwt210.00–238.009558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2076
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,09898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0762
Bulls——Light Weight1,29695.99/cwt80.00–104.001,2444
Bulls——Light Weight1,315116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,5251
Bulls——1,36093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2651
Bulls——1,489100.81/cwt93.00–106.001,5016
Bulls——1,673111.69/cwt108.00–116.001,86912
Bulls——1,893124.53/cwt118.00–133.002,35715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84081.96/cwt81.00–83.006882
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90668.47/cwt66.00–69.006206
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96486.80/cwt86.00–90.008375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11087.83/cwt85.00–90.009754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14879.79/cwt77.00–84.009165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169101.29/cwt94.00–111.001,18427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19397.12/cwt94.00–100.001,1592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19494.53/cwt90.00–98.001,12918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,237107.42/cwt106.00–110.001,32913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24054.00/cwt54.00–54.006701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26286.28/cwt84.00–90.001,0893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,276102.54/cwt100.00–104.001,30815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62393.88/cwt91.00–98.001,5244
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5256
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19851,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601

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.