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Apache Livestock Auction

Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 18

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,288 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 1,411▼ 340 vs year ago 1,628 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 165▼ 24 vs year ago 262 · −9.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 24▼ 25 vs year ago 64 · −39.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 600 to 700 lbs. 7.00 to 9.00 higher, over 700 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower. Steer calves significantly higher on a limited test. Heifer calves 7.00 to 13.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand for the grazing calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 277 cows and bulls sold with 86 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.20/cwt on 460 head.

Average price

$226.20

460 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$254

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$13.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	238.44	1,391	40
Medium and Large 1	731	225.04	1,645	420

One grade step is worth $13.41/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale460 hd

226.20

—

OK average5 barns · 2,180 hd

235.39

−9.19

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,681	121.31	2,039	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	103.14	1,458	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	102.56	1,251	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	84.73	829	34

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,174	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,131	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,613	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$975	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	961	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	319.32/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,038	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,102	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	312.58/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,213	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	293.52/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,224	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	258.48/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,215	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	290.10/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,369	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	289.53/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,479	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	243.92/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,403	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	239.29/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,464	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,546	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	206.87/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,498	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,525	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	196.25/cwt	190.50–200.00	1,615	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	193.24/cwt	192.00–193.50	1,656	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	184.37/cwt	180.75–189.00	1,691	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	185.36/cwt	184.50–186.75	1,772	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,766	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	622	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	281.21/cwt	269.00–287.00	818	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	272.06/cwt	251.00–283.00	928	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	257.21/cwt	242.50–265.00	947	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,100	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	232.87/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,125	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,008	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,078	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	222.25/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,256	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,185	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,135	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	219.73/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,384	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	213.96/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,404	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,365	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	181.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,422	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,447	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,198	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	271.72/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,326	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,392	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	274.46/cwt	252.00–287.00	1,413	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,378	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,120	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	113.48/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,750	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	126.08/cwt	119.00–133.00	2,229	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	794	73.61/cwt	73.50–74.00	584	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	868	78.73/cwt	74.00–82.00	683	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	75.48/cwt	74.00–77.00	768	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	93.28/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,003	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	92.21/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,080	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,173	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	97.45/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,194	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	105.43/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,295	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	104.40/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,460	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	99.17/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,408	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	111.78/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,597	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	890	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	1,174.48/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,174	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,131.39/head	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,131	2

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK

Thu May 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,411Year ago 1,628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 165Year ago 262

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 24Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	819	188.00	188.00
10	—	790	193.00	193.00
8	—	376	293.00	293.00
16	—	470	255.00–263.00	258.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	289.00–291.00	290.10
11	—	417	279.00–301.00	293.52
18	—	325	315.00–330.00	319.32
17	—	857	192.00–193.50	193.24
99	—	956	184.50–186.75	185.36
32	—	917	180.75–189.00	184.37
47	—	612	233.00–249.00	239.29
15	—	277	347.00	347.00
18	—	511	277.00–293.00	289.53
18	—	575	240.00–249.00	243.92
78	—	823	190.50–200.00	196.25
7	—	1,021	173.00	173.00
20	—	388	307.00–314.00	312.58
15	—	677	225.00–230.50	228.33
18	—	724	206.00–210.00	206.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	175.00	175.00
10	—	617	192.00	192.00
7	—	546	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	227	274.00	274.00
32	—	656	205.00–222.00	213.96
26	—	565	212.50–227.00	222.25
3	—	812	171.00	171.00
12	—	341	251.00–283.00	272.06
6	—	851	170.00	170.00
17	—	784	180.00–185.00	181.32
20	—	368	242.50–265.00	257.21
12	—	428	257.00	257.00
11	—	630	219.00–220.00	219.73
15	—	291	269.00–287.00	281.21
12	—	744	182.00–185.00	183.51
3	—	530	235.00	235.00
26	—	483	224.00–247.00	232.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	200.00	200.00
13	—	487	207.00	207.00
6	—	627	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	488	271.00–275.00	271.72
9	—	406	295.00	295.00
15	—	515	252.00–287.00	274.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	607	227.00	227.00
3	—	572	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,228	102.00–110.00	105.43
16	—	1,225	95.00–101.00	97.45
5	—	1,171	92.00–93.00	92.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,018	74.00–77.00	75.48
1	—	1,185	99.00	99.00
16	—	1,075	93.00–93.50	93.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,429	109.00–117.00	111.78
29	—	1,420	94.00–100.00	99.17
23	—	1,398	98.00–108.00	104.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	794	73.50–74.00	73.61
3	—	868	74.00–82.00	78.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	109.00–115.00	113.48
16	—	1,768	119.00–133.00	126.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,131.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,174.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	950.00	950.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.