Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-10-12

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Oct 12
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,616 head
▲ 616 vs last sale 1,000▼ 26 vs year ago 1,642 · −1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
391 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 247▲ 90 vs year ago 301 · +29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 62▲ 42 vs year ago 42 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to lower. Steer calves 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 475 cows and bulls sold with 82 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 $230.37/cwt on 421 head.
Average price
$230.37
421 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.96
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559230.421,289411
Medium and Large 1-2484228.101,10310thin
One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $186 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 sale421 hd
230.37
—
OK average5 barns · 2,920 hd
233.32
−2.96
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—Low1,517111.631,69426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,432104.391,49557
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24697.511,21559
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01382.93840163

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)1,129$1,4015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)894$2,46727
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,8001thin

Every lot

73 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 1319315.83/cwt301.00–329.001,0078
Steers—Medium and Large 1398291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1586
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned410283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,1604
Steers—Medium and Large 1433291.43/cwt291.00–292.001,2627
Steers—Medium and Large 1480293.50/cwt293.50–293.501,40911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned491264.29/cwt251.00–271.001,29834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned498245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,22019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned527255.73/cwt243.00–265.001,34827
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned567246.32/cwt237.00–255.001,39736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4346
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned617240.87/cwt231.00–246.001,48696
Steers—Medium and Large 1620250.43/cwt247.00–251.251,55331
Steers—Medium and Large 1659248.89/cwt248.00–250.001,6409
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned681231.73/cwt222.00–238.001,57831
Steers—Medium and Large 1729250.64/cwt247.50–252.501,82711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned747231.57/cwt230.50–233.001,7307
Steers—Medium and Large 1752241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8123
Steers—Medium and Large 1810246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,99320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,92813
Steers—Medium and Large 1887238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,1115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343271.00/cwt271.00–271.009309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned366236.00/cwt236.00–236.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376260.24/cwt250.00–277.5097913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416256.33/cwt254.00–262.001,06613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned428237.95/cwt220.00–251.001,01830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned464214.00/cwt214.00–214.009934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473228.44/cwt223.00–232.001,08143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524244.48/cwt233.00–253.001,28111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned527226.42/cwt216.00–240.001,19390
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576238.71/cwt226.00–252.501,37562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned582216.95/cwt201.00–228.001,26335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618215.69/cwt205.00–220.001,33314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626238.13/cwt228.00–243.001,49116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned656211.88/cwt210.00–213.001,3908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731219.09/cwt215.00–228.001,60223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1809210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,84423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393251.00/cwt251.00–251.009863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned489247.89/cwt237.50–265.001,21211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned511246.72/cwt240.00–257.001,2615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned531247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565237.70/cwt235.00–241.001,34318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633220.76/cwt220.00–221.001,39712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned655224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4679
Bulls—Medium and Large 1843198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,183105.86/cwt104.00–109.001,2523
Bulls——Light Weight1,23570.00/cwt70.00–70.008651
Bulls——1,416108.17/cwt102.00–112.001,5328
Bulls——1,596117.20/cwt114.00–122.001,87110
Bulls——1,71084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4361
Bulls——1,888131.18/cwt126.00–135.002,4773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92771.75/cwt64.50–77.0066542
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97482.48/cwt82.25–90.0080358
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98589.99/cwt89.00–91.008862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07589.19/cwt84.00–92.0095925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10994.41/cwt93.00–96.001,04727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17375.79/cwt68.00–81.008896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21492.36/cwt86.00–95.001,12117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24997.87/cwt96.00–103.001,22235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,272102.34/cwt102.00–103.001,3023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312108.21/cwt104.00–112.001,4207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34698.62/cwt98.00–102.001,32723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468106.97/cwt104.00–110.001,57028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596114.51/cwt111.00–117.001,8286
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1291,401.48/head1,225.00–1,600.001,4015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18942,466.82/head2,400.00–2,525.002,46727

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.