Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-08-24

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 24
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
976 head
▼ 817 vs last sale 1,793▼ 94 vs year ago 1,070 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
325 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 297▼ 24 vs year ago 349 · −6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 78▼ 9 vs year ago 72 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers had a limited test with a lower undertone noted. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 388 cows and bulls sold with 84 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 $262.52/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$262.52
305 head · 667 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,751
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$609
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$73.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.25
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1670264.241,770290
Medium and Large 1-2616243.181,49911thin
Medium and Large 2608191.001,1614thin
One grade step is worth $73.24/cwt here — about $609 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 sale305 hd
262.52
—
OK average5 barns · 1,968 hd
264.77
−2.25
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—Low1,670120.822,01816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,420110.231,56536
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,196101.821,21880
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06585.9491587

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,38113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,159$1,3518
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$1,1736
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,9332thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323316.32/cwt307.50–323.001,0228
Steers—Medium and Large 1370347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,2843
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned378297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1236
Steers—Medium and Large 1426332.37/cwt329.00–336.001,41614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned447270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2073
Steers—Medium and Large 1469303.75/cwt291.00–314.001,42536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned498265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3205
Steers—Medium and Large 1526295.21/cwt290.00–298.501,55325
Steers—Medium and Large 1573281.21/cwt277.00–284.001,61130
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned608191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1614
Steers—Medium and Large 1661255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6096
Steers—Medium and Large 1736247.54/cwt247.00–248.001,82224
Steers—Medium and Large 1754242.37/cwt232.50–243.001,82753
Steers—Medium and Large 1811238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,93016
Steers—Medium and Large 1891230.75/cwt230.75–230.752,05654
Steers—Medium and Large 1903210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,89613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287273.00/cwt273.00–273.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377263.66/cwt254.00–273.0099412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned397220.00/cwt220.00–220.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420267.24/cwt261.00–270.501,12215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned433261.96/cwt261.00–263.001,13412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned474252.89/cwt238.00–260.001,19949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned513181.00/cwt181.00–181.009295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned517233.19/cwt231.00–235.001,20618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526246.38/cwt245.00–250.001,29611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned578224.51/cwt221.00–228.001,29816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,54417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1748228.50/cwt228.50–228.501,7096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1896205.15/cwt204.00–206.001,8387
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316312.00/cwt312.00–312.009865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420292.69/cwt285.00–301.001,2298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned424267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned513260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned570248.03/cwt246.00–251.001,41410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned616237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4674
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,155102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1781
Bulls——1,704124.33/cwt121.00–128.502,11912
Bulls——1,708113.05/cwt107.00–119.001,9313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93481.73/cwt78.00–82.5076318
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94670.00/cwt70.00–70.006625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09999.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0887
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10367.33/cwt66.00–69.007435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11488.96/cwt83.00–95.5099152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19197.91/cwt93.00–102.001,16649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205107.99/cwt104.00–112.501,30131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24499.71/cwt97.00–106.001,2409
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455112.54/cwt109.00–117.001,63723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,611120.60/cwt119.00–123.001,9434
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3501,933.33/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0281,173.46/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1591,351.48/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2031,381.33/head1,300.00–1,500.001,38113

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.