Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-07-27

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jul 27
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
999 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 1,230▼ 533 vs year ago 1,532 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 187▼ 583 vs year ago 662 · −88.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 50 vs year ago 68 · −73.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lower on a limited test. A total of 97 cows and bulls sold with 81 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 $239.52/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$239.52
275 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$237
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2407248.001,0093thin
Medium and Large 1558239.711,337268
Medium and Large 1-2564221.001,2464thin
One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale275 hd
239.52
—
OK average5 barns · 2,138 hd
235.87
+3.66
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—Low1,698124.722,1179thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,384115.461,59824
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213105.951,28617
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,15495.901,10721

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,3001thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1283323.00/cwt323.00–323.0091410
Steers—Medium and Large 1328316.42/cwt313.00–317.001,03819
Steers—Medium and Large 1384291.01/cwt280.00–300.001,11713
Steers—Medium and Large 1419297.50/cwt281.00–300.001,24717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429263.24/cwt261.00–269.001,1297
Steers—Medium and Large 1483285.21/cwt277.50–298.001,37814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4854
Steers—Medium and Large 1567276.32/cwt265.00–283.001,56719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580242.54/cwt233.00–252.001,4076
Steers—Medium and Large 1619260.49/cwt258.00–263.001,61235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624236.72/cwt235.00–240.001,47712
Steers—Medium and Large 1658258.77/cwt253.00–260.001,70312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677231.53/cwt225.00–237.501,56714
Steers—Medium and Large 1725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,77613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,7105
Steers—Medium and Large 1774235.35/cwt229.00–240.001,82227
Steers—Medium and Large 1800232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7226
Steers—Medium and Large 1853225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9193
Steers—Medium and Large 1909225.15/cwt225.00–226.002,04721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283259.00/cwt259.00–259.007338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329265.00/cwt265.00–265.0087214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384262.60/cwt257.00–275.001,00818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418257.53/cwt251.00–267.501,07622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490249.15/cwt247.00–262.501,22129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524238.34/cwt221.00–247.001,24922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575241.57/cwt222.00–257.001,38949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605242.96/cwt227.00–251.001,4706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628219.92/cwt211.00–226.001,38123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670237.16/cwt230.00–246.001,58922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned690215.76/cwt214.50–220.001,48917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714226.45/cwt220.00–227.501,61726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6914
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1348289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380285.77/cwt263.00–297.001,08634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427282.23/cwt271.00–295.001,20538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476249.22/cwt243.00–257.501,1867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned492239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1494279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,37811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned515255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526270.79/cwt269.00–272.501,4246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1554262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy564232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned601227.50/cwt225.00–230.001,3678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned656223.54/cwt213.00–226.001,46611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,40314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735214.11/cwt211.00–216.001,57413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5415
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6911
Bulls——1,623118.57/cwt118.00–119.001,9242
Bulls——1,737130.06/cwt124.50–138.002,2596
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92084.00/cwt84.00–84.007731
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95395.68/cwt88.00–104.009123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183104.88/cwt97.00–110.001,2414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19798.16/cwt95.00–104.001,1757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21095.26/cwt89.00–99.001,15315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253115.75/cwt111.50–117.001,4506
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313104.49/cwt104.00–105.001,3722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,324112.86/cwt106.00–115.001,49411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457120.05/cwt116.00–129.001,74911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.