Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-08-17

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 17
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,793 head
▲ 514 vs last sale 1,279▲ 85 vs year ago 1,708 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 136▼ 227 vs year ago 524 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 36▼ 14 vs year ago 92 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, feeder heifers and steer calves mostly lower on a limited test. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 375 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 $247.57/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$247.57
530 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.11
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571249.461,425445
Medium and Large 1-2535237.671,27285
One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about $154 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 sale530 hd
247.57
—
OK average5 barns · 3,822 hd
244.46
+3.11
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—Low1,685119.592,01519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,423113.151,61067
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193104.781,25022
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06591.9797973

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)1,073$1,5132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,4351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,41210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$1,2559

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1316327.26/cwt320.00–337.001,0349
Steers—Medium and Large 1386327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2624
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned427306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3079
Steers—Medium and Large 1433312.75/cwt308.00–321.001,35431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned449280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2574
Steers—Medium and Large 1476307.87/cwt301.00–323.001,46516
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned484289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,39910
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned531280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned536251.80/cwt250.00–259.001,35051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned563271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5267
Steers—Medium and Large 1569271.37/cwt271.00–272.001,54416
Steers—Medium and Large 1624279.13/cwt263.00–282.501,742147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,72416
Steers—Medium and Large 1712250.33/cwt248.00–256.501,78288
Steers—Medium and Large 3752140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0536
Steers—Medium and Large 1781240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,87414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned790220.59/cwt220.00–222.001,74327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,0405
Steers—Medium and Large 1911210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,91319
Steers—Medium and Large 1998210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0966
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329277.13/cwt275.00–280.009127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368269.40/cwt269.00–270.0099115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned383240.00/cwt240.00–240.009195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429270.47/cwt269.00–274.001,16028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned432265.80/cwt265.00–267.001,14817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned455237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,07843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1456269.96/cwt264.00–273.001,23112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520256.30/cwt241.00–263.001,333109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned532231.61/cwt231.00–237.001,23230
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned563238.04/cwt226.00–241.001,34020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,41410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584261.07/cwt245.00–263.001,525106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675235.59/cwt222.00–249.001,59027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned686227.42/cwt225.00–233.001,56019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733233.39/cwt232.00–234.001,71119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765213.08/cwt209.00–216.001,63022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,73114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,77814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323265.00/cwt265.00–265.008567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1344329.40/cwt312.00–340.001,1338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380320.52/cwt318.00–322.501,2187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned406251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410305.74/cwt305.00–307.001,2548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425235.02/cwt230.00–239.009997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473306.95/cwt290.00–316.001,45220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned488245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned519258.70/cwt245.00–270.001,3439
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned525242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned544210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned734218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1747222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6588
Bulls—Medium and Large 1972176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,71115
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,270110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3971
Bulls——1,579114.33/cwt106.00–120.001,80511
Bulls——1,882124.51/cwt121.00–127.002,3433
Bulls——1,931132.74/cwt131.00–137.002,5634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88797.59/cwt97.00–98.008665
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92579.02/cwt78.00–80.007314
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94488.25/cwt86.00–91.0083313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02096.33/cwt94.00–99.009836
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09388.94/cwt83.00–94.0097229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15897.85/cwt95.00–99.001,13318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193105.53/cwt104.00–107.001,2594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197105.72/cwt103.00–109.001,2658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318110.17/cwt109.00–113.001,4528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330104.35/cwt100.00–106.001,3884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404110.37/cwt107.00–115.001,55038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466118.78/cwt116.00–126.001,74125
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0381,255.36/head1,150.00–1,500.001,2559
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0731,513.29/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1371,411.96/head1,210.00–1,685.001,41210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351

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.