Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-04-20

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,940 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 1,821▲ 548 vs year ago 1,392 · +39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 312▲ 101 vs year ago 203 · +49.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 86▼ 2 vs year ago 54 · −3.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 750 lbs. 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves unevenly higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 356 cows and bulls sold with 85 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 $211.87/cwt on 615 head.
Average price
$211.87
615 head · 729 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.69
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1731212.061,550596
Medium and Large 1-2649205.751,33519thin
One grade step is worth $6.31/cwt here — about $216 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 sale615 hd
211.87
—
OK average5 barns · 3,598 hd
228.56
−16.69
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—Average1,648111.681,84026
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38596.621,33839
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17891.031,07344
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02181.27830101

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)1,000$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$9444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)909$1,6723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,5502thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1334298.65/cwt285.00–305.0099714
Steers—Medium and Large 1420288.12/cwt287.00–289.001,21024
Steers—Medium and Large 1480267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2824
Steers—Medium and Large 1533234.60/cwt234.00–235.001,25010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned533225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1998
Steers—Medium and Large 1574233.91/cwt227.00–240.001,34318
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,33512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615209.95/cwt207.00–215.001,29114
Steers—Medium and Large 1637220.32/cwt219.00–227.001,40330
Steers—Medium and Large 1664219.49/cwt206.00–225.001,457182
Steers—Medium and Large 1743205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,5279
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full749192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4385
Steers—Medium and Large 1771199.54/cwt195.00–203.001,53860
Steers—Medium and Large 1837195.24/cwt186.00–197.501,63475
Steers—Medium and Large 1869190.68/cwt187.00–194.001,65784
Steers—Medium and Large 1964185.02/cwt183.75–187.001,78450
Steers—Medium and Large 11,020180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,83611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1307228.03/cwt225.00–231.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378225.00/cwt217.00–233.0085125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431222.50/cwt222.50–222.5095911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492204.40/cwt201.00–207.001,0067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493249.59/cwt222.00–261.001,23049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503180.00/cwt180.00–180.009055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509229.97/cwt209.00–257.001,17120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned532200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,06410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566226.58/cwt225.00–230.001,28226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631202.44/cwt199.00–208.001,27763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned632188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,1915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637193.89/cwt186.00–197.001,23544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666198.29/cwt194.00–209.001,32153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726188.64/cwt186.00–193.001,37050
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762183.75/cwt177.00–185.501,40083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830177.00/cwt176.00–179.001,46947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1896170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1971168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,6369
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362295.24/cwt291.00–297.001,06911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned568210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1934
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,31087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1401
Bulls——1,54093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4321
Bulls——1,602105.99/cwt98.00–111.001,6989
Bulls——1,634114.12/cwt111.00–117.001,8657
Bulls——1,767121.38/cwt118.00–125.002,1458
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91676.32/cwt74.00–77.0069938
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05388.00/cwt88.00–88.009274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06876.00/cwt76.00–76.008124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08783.86/cwt75.00–87.0091252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17788.13/cwt82.00–93.501,03729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18396.17/cwt94.00–100.001,13814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,226101.77/cwt100.00–103.001,2485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40295.04/cwt85.00–99.001,33232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19131,683.56/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,075943.84/head925.00–950.009444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,100.45/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1002

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.