Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-10-19

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Oct 19
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,828 head
▲ 212 vs last sale 1,616▼ 14 vs year ago 1,842 · −0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
332 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 391▼ 48 vs year ago 380 · −12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 84▲ 9 vs year ago 60 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to weaker. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves under 450 lbs. 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves that were weaned 3.00 to 6.00 higher and unweaned calves 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 401 cows and bulls sold with 83 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 $250.25/cwt on 494 head.
Average price
$250.25
494 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,509
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$676
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.64
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1644253.441,633338
Medium and Large 1-2580252.201,46393
Medium and Large 2416230.2695763
One grade step is worth $23.18/cwt here — about $676 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 sale494 hd
250.25
—
OK average5 barns · 3,088 hd
253.89
−3.64
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—Low1,541107.611,65824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40798.591,38737
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21394.461,146102
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04882.62866102

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$1,4564thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)916$1,15622
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,9251thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1303315.00/cwt315.00–315.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 1365323.26/cwt321.00–327.001,18013
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned371230.61/cwt220.00–254.0085637
Steers—Medium and Large 1418306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,2793
Steers—Medium and Large 1472299.86/cwt297.00–307.001,41510
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned479229.76/cwt229.00–231.001,10126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,36812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned512225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1529
Steers—Medium and Large 1531274.95/cwt273.00–278.001,46058
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned537257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned561236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,47832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned573241.33/cwt235.00–251.001,38333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned616211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3006
Steers—Medium and Large 1624249.59/cwt246.50–252.501,55754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664248.43/cwt242.00–255.501,65027
Steers—Medium and Large 1683244.53/cwt242.50–245.501,67025
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned687235.11/cwt226.00–239.001,61541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned728229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6673
Steers—Medium and Large 1772241.12/cwt240.00–242.001,86154
Steers—Medium and Large 1807239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9299
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned811216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7525
Steers—Medium and Large 1989227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,25018
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1251253.00/cwt253.00–253.0063514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned331200.00/cwt200.00–200.006629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned338241.00/cwt241.00–241.008159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned376210.00/cwt210.00–210.0079011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned390227.00/cwt227.00–227.008853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned417235.26/cwt209.00–247.5098134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned447200.00/cwt200.00–200.008946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned486231.19/cwt219.00–236.001,12450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned494191.00/cwt191.00–191.0094411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518242.32/cwt233.00–251.001,25529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned533217.20/cwt210.00–229.001,15842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563247.06/cwt231.00–259.001,39126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned569215.40/cwt207.00–227.001,22636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned569194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned612220.22/cwt211.50–226.001,34810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620245.84/cwt245.00–247.001,52444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned651171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,49016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned667204.96/cwt187.50–210.001,36723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714222.17/cwt215.00–225.001,58611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned768180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1796217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,81412
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,068185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9765
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282269.00/cwt269.00–269.0075911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned335183.00/cwt183.00–183.006134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned348267.00/cwt267.00–267.009299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned440183.00/cwt183.00–183.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned444282.41/cwt273.00–287.001,2549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1449300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned457269.58/cwt251.00–277.001,23224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned511252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned582227.80/cwt219.00–249.001,32627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned606221.21/cwt211.00–223.001,34127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned628203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned664204.78/cwt201.00–209.001,36019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned718204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned763191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4574
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,180119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4041
Bulls——Light Weight1,226107.01/cwt105.00–111.001,3124
Bulls——Light Weight1,23094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1561
Bulls——1,540103.96/cwt95.00–115.001,60113
Bulls——1,57097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5231
Bulls——1,972119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,3473
Bulls——2,155136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,9311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92667.41/cwt59.00–73.0062411
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96589.45/cwt85.00–91.0086331
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight99587.00/cwt87.00–87.008661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10385.16/cwt78.00–88.0093943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13071.42/cwt66.00–75.0080715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20389.80/cwt85.00–92.001,08041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22096.38/cwt93.00–100.001,17649
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240103.98/cwt103.00–106.001,28911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37693.75/cwt88.00–99.001,29024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415105.35/cwt103.00–108.001,49111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,738119.51/cwt117.00–122.002,0772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29161,155.58/head1,025.00–1,250.001,15622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3951,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.