Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-09-28

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Sep 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,380 head
▼ 744 vs last sale 2,124▼ 759 vs year ago 2,139 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 354▼ 254 vs year ago 526 · −48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 64▼ 14 vs year ago 58 · −24.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 316 cows and bulls sold with 86 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 $232.55/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$232.55
389 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,362
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.37
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1589233.261,374371
Medium and Large 1-2512218.111,11718thin
One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $258 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 sale389 hd
232.55
—
OK average5 barns · 3,090 hd
238.92
−6.37
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—Average1,634115.871,89326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,378103.561,42743
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17196.331,12875
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07483.5989875

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)1,245$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,3783thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1375318.22/cwt295.00–327.001,1939
Steers—Medium and Large 1432307.90/cwt299.00–313.001,33014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned508235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1944
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned526255.58/cwt237.00–263.001,34442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4528
Steers—Medium and Large 1573271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned581243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,4125
Steers—Medium and Large 1622252.72/cwt244.00–259.501,57256
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5494
Steers—Medium and Large 1675248.96/cwt248.00–251.001,68012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned684229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,56613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6688
Steers—Medium and Large 1720248.42/cwt242.00–250.501,78921
Steers—Medium and Large 1785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8064
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned808224.75/cwt224.75–224.751,81622
Steers—Medium and Large 1830242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 1991220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1805
Steers—Medium and Large 11,121200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2427
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned304259.00/cwt259.00–259.007875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned367258.86/cwt231.00–265.0095018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned412217.00/cwt217.00–217.008943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned422246.98/cwt233.00–251.001,04246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437260.00/cwt259.00–261.001,1366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471259.79/cwt259.00–261.001,2248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned478239.97/cwt225.00–250.001,14747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526247.38/cwt239.00–250.001,30126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530220.60/cwt210.00–235.001,16923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,19510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned534205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565225.80/cwt205.00–233.001,27640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579244.10/cwt242.50–250.001,41333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,53921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned617226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned668210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,59211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned727200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,45416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773220.59/cwt220.00–221.001,70512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1803210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1969200.34/cwt193.00–205.001,94140
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned366269.00/cwt269.00–269.009858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned422251.63/cwt247.00–257.501,06215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned427247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned462250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473255.87/cwt241.00–284.001,21045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned531243.17/cwt221.00–265.001,29121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned561231.49/cwt223.00–242.001,29920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635214.32/cwt207.00–218.001,36118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned635194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned652217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,288111.09/cwt108.00–114.001,4312
Bulls——Light Weight1,295120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5541
Bulls——1,39095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3211
Bulls——1,596112.80/cwt104.00–120.001,80014
Bulls——1,795122.84/cwt121.00–125.002,2056
Bulls——2,048129.56/cwt129.00–130.002,6532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94978.95/cwt76.00–86.0074914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02070.29/cwt67.00–77.0071712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08095.52/cwt95.00–96.001,0324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12787.52/cwt78.00–92.0098645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15195.27/cwt85.00–98.501,09765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330101.29/cwt100.00–104.001,3478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376101.98/cwt95.00–106.001,40337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384110.41/cwt108.00–113.001,5284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395119.19/cwt117.00–122.001,6632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2331,377.70/head1,175.00–1,475.001,3783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.