Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-08-03

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 3
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
969 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 999▼ 1,043 vs year ago 2,012 · −51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 79▼ 384 vs year ago 535 · −71.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 18▼ 73 vs year ago 94 · −77.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Steer calves 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. A total of 151 cows and bulls sold with 86 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 $254.59/cwt on 317 head.
Average price
$254.59
317 head · 728 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.20
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1725255.801,854297
Medium and Large 1-2783236.601,85220
One grade step is worth $19.20/cwt here — about $2 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 sale317 hd
254.59
—
OK average5 barns · 1,870 hd
254.79
−0.20
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—Average1,687127.982,15914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,357113.961,54735
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218104.971,27828
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03991.9495538

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)1,120$1,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,3003thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1317331.47/cwt317.00–360.001,05110
Steers—Medium and Large 1369311.30/cwt301.00–318.001,1498
Steers—Medium and Large 1408291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1874
Steers—Medium and Large 1463300.92/cwt294.00–308.001,3936
Steers—Medium and Large 1525296.11/cwt293.00–301.001,55519
Steers—Medium and Large 1577291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,6798
Steers—Medium and Large 1626263.65/cwt261.00–267.001,6509
Steers—Medium and Large 1667263.28/cwt255.00–272.501,75623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8188
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned743229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,70519
Steers—Medium and Large 1745251.47/cwt251.00–252.001,87328
Steers—Medium and Large 1783243.86/cwt235.00–244.501,90976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,87112
Steers—Medium and Large 1834241.50/cwt241.50–241.502,01435
Steers—Medium and Large 1875239.01/cwt234.50–239.502,09152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335264.72/cwt259.00–273.0088713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375270.72/cwt255.00–283.001,01524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376235.00/cwt235.00–235.008845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422261.93/cwt255.00–267.501,10517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465266.68/cwt259.00–271.001,24029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned470232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522233.35/cwt229.00–241.001,21818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560250.69/cwt225.00–261.001,40429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned564220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626216.62/cwt210.00–221.001,35610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned679216.85/cwt210.00–221.001,47231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2698220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,53612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1834218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,8227
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329297.00/cwt297.00–297.009776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned418271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430305.90/cwt303.00–309.001,3156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned465271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned540271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,46312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576253.37/cwt247.00–257.001,45918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620239.01/cwt237.00–240.001,4829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned668230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,53616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned711215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned714220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5715
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,612125.37/cwt123.50–127.002,0213
Bulls——1,640119.42/cwt117.00–123.001,9585
Bulls——1,763136.41/cwt130.50–142.002,4056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72860.00/cwt60.00–60.004373
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94190.07/cwt87.00–93.008488
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03883.55/cwt82.00–87.008674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09196.78/cwt89.00–101.001,05619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202108.94/cwt107.00–113.001,30912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229100.73/cwt96.00–104.001,23815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298108.26/cwt100.00–111.001,40512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358119.83/cwt119.00–120.001,6278
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404115.39/cwt112.00–117.001,62015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003

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.