Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-09-14

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Sep 14
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,610 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 1,497▼ 14 vs year ago 1,624 · −0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 198▼ 50 vs year ago 330 · −15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 76▼ 15 vs year ago 63 · −23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Steer calves mostly 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves lighter weight weaned calves up to 10.00 higher, calves over 450 lbs. and unweaned 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with several lots of fancy calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. A total of 328 cows and bulls sold with 85 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 $280.45/cwt on 403 head.
Average price
$280.45
403 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1616281.991,738359
Medium and Large 1-2546276.651,51034
Medium and Large 2619238.001,47310thin
One grade step is worth $43.99/cwt here — about $265 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 sale403 hd
280.45
—
OK average5 barns · 4,281 hd
279.36
+1.08
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—Low1,615122.261,97419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,353116.051,57139
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,191107.621,28276
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07695.781,03099

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)1,285$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,148$1,4532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,8052thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290337.50/cwt337.50–337.509796
Steers—Medium and Large 1310339.12/cwt337.00–343.001,0519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,18311
Steers—Medium and Large 1374339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,2684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1704
Steers—Medium and Large 1426328.61/cwt315.00–337.001,40029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned430283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2173
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned467295.33/cwt295.00–296.001,37916
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned528296.09/cwt294.00–299.001,56338
Steers—Medium and Large 1532301.76/cwt293.00–307.001,60522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy563316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,77927
Steers—Medium and Large 1574298.18/cwt285.00–310.001,71244
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned581279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5495
Steers—Medium and Large 2619238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,47310
Steers—Medium and Large 1632264.85/cwt257.00–275.001,67442
Steers—Medium and Large 1654260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6969
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned686245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,68111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned723241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7424
Steers—Medium and Large 1738249.50/cwt249.50–249.501,8419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8065
Steers—Medium and Large 1774246.40/cwt241.00–252.001,90722
Steers—Medium and Large 1837243.85/cwt242.00–250.002,04129
Steers—Medium and Large 1855245.85/cwt245.85–245.852,10211
Steers—Medium and Large 1925221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0444
Steers—Medium and Large 1990222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,19816
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322281.00/cwt281.00–281.0090511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340249.00/cwt249.00–249.008474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned358281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,00613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382313.15/cwt279.00–321.001,19629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned423232.57/cwt221.00–241.0098410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned428271.41/cwt251.00–283.001,16233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463270.99/cwt262.00–275.001,25548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned477257.07/cwt247.00–271.001,22651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526250.21/cwt249.50–254.001,31628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned528236.74/cwt229.00–239.001,25037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576230.38/cwt226.00–237.001,32730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned631221.75/cwt210.00–230.001,39951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned662227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1771222.75/cwt214.00–227.001,71722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1954198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8895
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,0104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned474225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480269.49/cwt257.00–283.001,29428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned532269.05/cwt267.00–271.001,4318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,67810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned590270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,39310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned637233.30/cwt227.00–237.001,48631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned659242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned667215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned718214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5379
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned720212.82/cwt182.00–223.001,53212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6897
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,335108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4421
Bulls——1,518114.26/cwt109.00–120.001,7345
Bulls——1,606124.18/cwt122.00–126.001,99410
Bulls——1,900133.92/cwt130.00–139.002,5443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91277.27/cwt69.00–79.007058
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92287.89/cwt82.00–98.0081018
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92598.00/cwt98.00–98.009071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125101.70/cwt98.00–106.001,14444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13590.62/cwt86.00–96.001,02919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158100.60/cwt96.00–102.001,16513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180109.75/cwt107.50–111.001,2959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181106.37/cwt103.00–111.001,25648
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,248107.12/cwt107.00–108.001,3379
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251117.69/cwt112.00–128.001,47215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378110.88/cwt108.00–115.001,52811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389123.27/cwt118.00–135.001,71219
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1481,452.94/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,210.00/head2,210.00–2,210.002,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.