Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-08-10

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,279 head
▲ 310 vs last sale 969▼ 636 vs year ago 1,915 · −33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 151▼ 402 vs year ago 538 · −74.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 21▼ 62 vs year ago 98 · −63.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 6 .00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 172 cows and bulls sold with 79 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 $245.08/cwt on 340 head.
Average price
$245.08
340 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,475
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.61
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602248.631,498269
Medium and Large 1-2611238.171,45553
Medium and Large 2566212.251,20018thin
One grade step is worth $36.38/cwt here — about $297 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 sale340 hd
245.08
—
OK average5 barns · 2,848 hd
246.69
−1.61
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—Low1,753120.612,11418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,442111.971,61519
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,204106.311,28024
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,22095.861,17041

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)1,320$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)858$2,0313thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1299340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1338337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1351316.03/cwt307.00–325.001,1096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 1420326.01/cwt303.00–343.001,36920
Steers—Medium and Large 1476306.62/cwt301.00–312.001,46033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505283.53/cwt279.00–287.001,43214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned535287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5354
Steers—Medium and Large 1580280.23/cwt275.00–287.001,6259
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,64524
Steers—Medium and Large 2624220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3735
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned631253.50/cwt251.00–256.001,6006
Steers—Medium and Large 1640261.94/cwt261.00–266.501,67617
Steers—Medium and Large 1666260.33/cwt257.00–263.501,73443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692256.00/cwt252.00–257.501,77211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned710247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7545
Steers—Medium and Large 1726253.26/cwt249.00–258.601,83935
Steers—Medium and Large 1771244.15/cwt235.00–250.001,88241
Steers—Medium and Large 1818241.46/cwt240.00–243.001,97520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9674
Steers—Medium and Large 1888237.43/cwt236.50–241.002,10819
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380268.50/cwt260.00–273.001,0206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431275.54/cwt275.00–276.001,18831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472251.64/cwt251.00–252.001,18811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned485254.18/cwt252.50–259.001,23318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535250.60/cwt234.00–255.001,34155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576254.15/cwt246.00–259.001,46431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,2729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643246.85/cwt241.00–250.001,58717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,54814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652255.18/cwt254.00–261.501,66449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned682224.07/cwt221.00–227.001,52815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684233.60/cwt228.00–242.001,59822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1742233.15/cwt232.50–234.351,73014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,74912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1954192.01/cwt190.00–200.001,83210
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427304.63/cwt287.00–336.001,30122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528297.82/cwt295.00–305.001,57217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned528267.55/cwt240.00–279.001,41316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned577251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,44812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned612235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1948171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6216
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49589.98/cwt88.00–92.001,3452
Bulls——1,731117.89/cwt109.00–123.002,0417
Bulls——1,821134.33/cwt132.00–137.002,4464
Bulls——1,833125.68/cwt124.00–129.002,3045
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93085.00/cwt85.00–85.007912
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95392.64/cwt89.00–96.008832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04585.00/cwt85.00–85.008881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169102.34/cwt99.00–106.001,19614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252108.90/cwt107.00–111.001,3636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255116.33/cwt115.00–119.001,4604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25696.94/cwt91.00–101.001,21836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265123.51/cwt122.00–125.001,5622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459108.01/cwt103.00–111.001,57610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469114.32/cwt112.00–118.001,6797
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18502,058.82/head2,000.00–2,125.002,0592
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.