Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-05-11

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 11
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,411 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 1,240▼ 752 vs year ago 2,163 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 204▼ 84 vs year ago 249 · −33.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 43▼ 35 vs year ago 59 · −59.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Heifer calves 5.00 higher with instances of 300 to 400 lbs. 20.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 189 cows and bulls sold with 87 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 $204.93/cwt on 542 head.
Average price
$204.93
542 head · 790 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$22.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.22
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598225.261,34760
Medium and Large 1814202.401,648482
One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about −$302 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 sale542 hd
204.93
—
OK average5 barns · 2,571 hd
231.15
−26.22
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—Low1,649110.611,82317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,416101.541,43833
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19994.241,13029
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00280.6580842

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,3101thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1297323.00/cwt323.00–323.009596
Steers—Medium and Large 1310311.00/cwt311.00–311.009643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338288.00/cwt288.00–288.0097315
Steers—Medium and Large 1365299.45/cwt293.00–311.001,09310
Steers—Medium and Large 1429297.31/cwt287.00–303.001,27518
Steers—Medium and Large 1485281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3635
Steers—Medium and Large 1539244.55/cwt235.00–257.001,31815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543220.97/cwt219.00–225.001,20012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3293
Steers—Medium and Large 1603239.14/cwt238.00–240.001,4427
Steers—Medium and Large 1674223.31/cwt219.00–228.001,50525
Steers—Medium and Large 1734202.78/cwt199.00–207.001,48820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,44122
Steers—Medium and Large 1764198.14/cwt198.00–198.501,51435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5378
Steers—Medium and Large 1836192.21/cwt190.00–195.501,60779
Steers—Medium and Large 1865188.18/cwt185.00–190.001,62825
Steers—Medium and Large 1925185.09/cwt181.75–187.501,712225
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7749
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327261.73/cwt255.00–269.008568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2346189.00/cwt189.00–189.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382249.52/cwt240.00–269.009539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391214.00/cwt214.00–214.008378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439243.53/cwt236.00–251.001,0696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2449208.00/cwt208.00–208.009344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455204.00/cwt204.00–204.0092810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485153.00/cwt153.00–153.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518218.91/cwt216.00–223.001,1347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519209.09/cwt208.00–210.001,08511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned527220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529161.00/cwt161.00–161.008528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559214.72/cwt201.00–220.001,20016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617210.68/cwt208.00–218.001,30019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664206.76/cwt199.50–213.001,37313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736184.42/cwt180.00–185.001,35725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775181.52/cwt180.00–187.001,40741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1859165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920165.70/cwt160.00–170.501,52422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned579237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1648217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657211.74/cwt205.00–214.001,39112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778183.75/cwt183.75–183.751,4307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1803173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1937145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3593
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46389.02/cwt88.00–90.001,3022
Bulls——1,501105.75/cwt100.00–110.001,5875
Bulls——1,745124.28/cwt121.00–127.002,1692
Bulls——1,763115.63/cwt113.00–119.002,0398
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84271.91/cwt68.00–78.0060512
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98589.00/cwt89.00–89.008772
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99384.00/cwt83.00–85.008344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08583.77/cwt81.00–85.0090924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14289.98/cwt84.00–92.501,02812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25096.88/cwt94.00–99.001,21115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385101.38/cwt100.00–104.001,4047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40297.72/cwt94.00–99.001,37018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474110.27/cwt107.00–111.001,6258
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101

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.