Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-09-07

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Sep 7
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,497 head
▼ 652 vs last sale 2,149▲ 203 vs year ago 1,294 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 430 vs last sale 628▼ 44 vs year ago 242 · −18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 91▲ 35 vs year ago 41 · +85.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers had a limited test with a higher undertone noted. Steer calves mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 300 to 400 lbs. up to 20.00 higher, over 400 lbs. higher on a limited test. Quality good to attractive with several unweaned calves on offer. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. A total of 274 cows and bulls sold with 72 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 $245.18/cwt on 399 head.
Average price
$245.18
399 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.64
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1577245.781,417344
Medium and Large 1-2563241.451,36055
One grade step is worth $4.32/cwt here — about $57 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 sale399 hd
245.18
—
OK average4 barns · 2,200 hd
240.54
+4.64
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—Low1,532116.311,78117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,352114.901,55333
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231105.831,30244
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05292.0296880

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)1,150$1,9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,53919
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)934$2,15943
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,008$2,0463thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,8755
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,8601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,7002thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1352337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,18610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned380293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned474281.87/cwt269.00–292.001,33623
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned508272.62/cwt263.00–287.001,38527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned558248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,38413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5636
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned582272.72/cwt256.00–275.501,58744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned608229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3926
Steers—Medium and Large 1612264.66/cwt259.50–270.501,62015
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned616255.75/cwt253.00–258.001,57516
Steers—Medium and Large 1683255.54/cwt255.00–257.001,74511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned695251.65/cwt243.00–253.501,74934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned718235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6878
Steers—Medium and Large 1726250.57/cwt247.00–255.001,81931
Steers—Medium and Large 1849238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,0214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,99310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321289.07/cwt279.00–301.0092812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369302.98/cwt283.00–311.001,11818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned375251.00/cwt251.00–251.0094111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned413239.00/cwt239.00–239.009874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421301.86/cwt295.00–305.001,27117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473261.63/cwt259.00–263.001,2389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525255.93/cwt247.50–261.001,34442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned534250.21/cwt225.00–259.001,33632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556256.38/cwt256.00–257.001,42513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned563243.55/cwt235.00–248.001,3719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612254.08/cwt249.00–255.001,55545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,48533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635221.29/cwt205.00–227.501,405108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675229.49/cwt226.00–231.001,54917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2697230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned706202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned826205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1882209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320327.57/cwt325.00–329.001,0488
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned376284.80/cwt283.00–287.001,0717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned423310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned484268.69/cwt265.00–279.001,30011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned522262.47/cwt250.00–277.001,37018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned573245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620237.37/cwt233.00–245.001,47221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned644220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned654223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675227.82/cwt223.00–230.001,53813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,19075.00/cwt75.00–75.008931
Bulls——Light Weight1,257111.10/cwt107.00–115.001,3973
Bulls——1,35589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2061
Bulls——1,508117.79/cwt112.00–122.001,7766
Bulls——1,625124.97/cwt123.00–126.502,0312
Bulls——1,856130.82/cwt129.00–133.002,4284
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90575.37/cwt71.00–77.006828
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94384.73/cwt83.00–91.0079915
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight970100.00/cwt100.00–100.009702
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08183.77/cwt82.00–85.009069
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09395.80/cwt88.00–99.001,04724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131101.57/cwt100.00–104.001,14922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194101.24/cwt99.00–104.001,20922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256108.58/cwt105.00–114.001,36416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297115.32/cwt115.00–117.001,4966
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325120.28/cwt118.00–130.001,59417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,339110.91/cwt109.00–116.001,4858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421107.45/cwt106.00–108.001,5278
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19151,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8755
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19342,159.48/head1,950.00–2,425.002,15943
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0082,045.87/head2,000.00–2,075.002,0463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2381,622.86/head1,375.00–1,750.001,62315
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18501,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.