Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-04-06

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 6
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,297 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 1,122▲ 317 vs year ago 980 · +32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 240▲ 28 vs year ago 126 · +22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 64▲ 10 vs year ago 37 · +27.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to average with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 201 cows and bulls sold with 77 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 $199.73/cwt on 404 head.
Average price
$199.73
404 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.84
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464208.7996961
Medium and Large 1608198.121,205343
One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about −$236 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 sale404 hd
199.73
—
OK average5 barns · 2,813 hd
206.57
−6.84
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—Low1,482104.411,54812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38697.331,34915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19994.771,13732
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06186.0491330

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)965$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,09310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,0144thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$1,7975

Every lot

61 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 1308309.00/cwt309.00–309.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352259.00/cwt259.00–259.0091210
Steers—Medium and Large 1382278.72/cwt271.00–281.001,06522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421251.95/cwt246.00–253.001,06120
Steers—Medium and Large 1424272.28/cwt263.00–276.001,15414
Steers—Medium and Large 1479250.21/cwt242.00–259.001,1996
Steers—Medium and Large 2481201.00/cwt201.00–201.009678
Steers—Medium and Large 1514241.99/cwt239.00–246.001,24419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,25013
Steers—Medium and Large 1592232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3733
Steers—Medium and Large 1611234.45/cwt230.00–240.501,43236
Steers—Medium and Large 1665211.36/cwt204.00–216.001,40629
Steers—Medium and Large 1775189.06/cwt181.00–192.001,46596
Steers—Medium and Large 1822186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5298
Steers—Medium and Large 1883179.96/cwt177.00–181.001,58931
Steers—Medium and Large 1900174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5667
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1309223.18/cwt220.00–225.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388227.43/cwt223.00–232.0088219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389220.97/cwt219.00–225.0086031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425225.15/cwt221.00–231.0095717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477229.03/cwt219.00–235.001,09239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480206.00/cwt206.00–206.009895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524215.57/cwt203.00–225.001,13034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542194.34/cwt182.00–204.001,05318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591195.95/cwt194.00–205.001,15843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629191.64/cwt188.00–196.001,20526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675183.53/cwt180.00–188.001,23938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725180.60/cwt179.50–182.501,30986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771177.09/cwt174.50–180.251,36533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329299.00/cwt299.00–299.009844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2346265.00/cwt265.00–265.009174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned395265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2398255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,25113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1699188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,3187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,33919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1838151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2658
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,220118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4401
Bulls——Light Weight1,28399.50/cwt99.00–100.001,2772
Bulls——1,38884.89/cwt81.00–89.001,1782
Bulls——1,417102.72/cwt97.00–107.001,4563
Bulls——1,744114.49/cwt113.00–116.001,9974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76392.00/cwt92.00–92.007022
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91971.01/cwt70.00–72.006536
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94587.00/cwt87.00–87.008221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06686.10/cwt85.50–87.5091812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19894.42/cwt85.00–99.001,13130
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22894.56/cwt92.00–96.001,1619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37995.28/cwt85.00–100.001,31412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413105.51/cwt103.00–107.001,4913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1900886.81/head875.00–900.008872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19651,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0701,014.49/head950.00–1,100.001,0144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0721,092.54/head975.00–1,150.001,09310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851

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.