Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-04-27

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
538 head
▼ 1,402 vs last sale 1,940▼ 838 vs year ago 1,376 · −60.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 304▼ 214 vs year ago 356 · −60.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 52▼ 51 vs year ago 76 · −67.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer calves not enough comparable cattle for a market test, with a higher undertone noted. Heifer calves mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 167 cows and bulls sold with 85 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 $197.65/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$197.65
166 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$437
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.40
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579210.221,218123
Medium and Large 2466179.008344thin
Medium and Large 1-2537178.5995822
Medium and Large 3575135.7678117thin
One grade step is worth $74.46/cwt here — about $437 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 sale166 hd
197.65
—
OK average5 barns · 3,578 hd
210.05
−12.40
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—Low1,668117.161,95420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39196.191,33819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22094.401,15239
CowsLean 85-90%Average98080.2378638

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,4252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,5718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,3001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328313.60/cwt307.00–319.001,0297
Steers—Medium and Large 1535232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2414
Steers—Medium and Large 3543100.00/cwt100.00–100.005434
Steers—Medium and Large 2544180.00/cwt180.00–180.009799
Steers—Medium and Large 2602150.00/cwt150.00–150.009039
Steers—Medium and Large 1618230.49/cwt229.00–233.001,4248
Steers—Medium and Large 1670213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4273
Steers—Medium and Large 1734207.46/cwt204.00–212.001,52339
Steers—Medium and Large 1770202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5553
Steers—Medium and Large 1813197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6025
Steers—Medium and Large 1869190.92/cwt190.00–192.501,65919
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338227.58/cwt227.00–228.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407200.00/cwt200.00–200.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433231.66/cwt227.00–241.001,00331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466179.00/cwt179.00–179.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474230.90/cwt227.00–235.001,09411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507232.41/cwt229.00–235.001,17814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned554198.99/cwt190.00–211.001,1027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600134.00/cwt134.00–134.0080412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605161.00/cwt161.00–161.0097413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,29210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777186.02/cwt184.50–187.501,44531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,5025
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380274.52/cwt270.00–297.001,04323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,27912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1693185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,290110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4191
Bulls——1,546103.98/cwt97.00–110.001,6085
Bulls——1,647118.24/cwt114.00–119.001,9477
Bulls——1,830126.51/cwt120.00–133.002,3157
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87470.31/cwt54.00–80.0061517
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93389.47/cwt89.00–90.008352
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95885.33/cwt84.00–87.008173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10289.51/cwt88.50–93.0098613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10384.91/cwt82.00–87.009373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21191.18/cwt86.00–93.501,1049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22395.04/cwt94.00–98.001,16229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38295.57/cwt90.00–98.501,32117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465101.47/cwt101.00–102.001,4872
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1401,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1931,584.77/head1,550.00–1,635.001,5855
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.