Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-11-02

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Nov 2
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,298 head
▲ 941 vs last sale 357▼ 177 vs year ago 1,475 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 178▼ 148 vs year ago 363 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 31▲ 4 vs year ago 42 · +9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers not tested from last weeks limited numbers, however a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves were higher on a limited test. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. A total of 261 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 $225.12/cwt on 383 head.
Average price
$225.12
383 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,274
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$35
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.06
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551225.811,24558
Medium and Large 1569224.991,279325
One grade step is worth $0.81/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale383 hd
225.12
—
OK average5 barns · 1,901 hd
230.18
−5.06
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—Low1,651110.401,82326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,368102.651,40532
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19297.321,16052
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08682.1089254

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)1,040$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,7034thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$1,6078
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,5852thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1308300.63/cwt283.00–313.009265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 1377329.60/cwt305.00–343.001,24314
Steers—Medium and Large 1438294.44/cwt289.00–301.001,29012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned452219.00/cwt219.00–219.009903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,22113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned475253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2024
Steers—Medium and Large 1492312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,53520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,34710
Steers—Medium and Large 1534284.51/cwt277.00–303.001,51949
Steers—Medium and Large 1570276.67/cwt267.00–283.001,57723
Steers—Medium and Large 1613256.29/cwt238.00–263.001,57122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned639205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3108
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned665226.47/cwt225.00–228.001,5066
Steers—Medium and Large 1689235.77/cwt233.00–240.001,62445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4455
Steers—Medium and Large 1733241.69/cwt235.00–246.501,77218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6964
Steers—Medium and Large 1877224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9643
Steers—Medium and Large 1911216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9686
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318255.00/cwt255.00–255.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned359217.00/cwt217.00–217.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned379229.26/cwt225.00–231.0086910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385251.93/cwt240.00–262.5097013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395235.00/cwt235.00–235.0092810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned422228.38/cwt223.00–231.009646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned451221.00/cwt221.00–221.0099718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488258.63/cwt232.50–270.001,26239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519240.01/cwt221.00–246.001,24651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned522229.90/cwt229.00–231.001,2007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,26411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576218.11/cwt190.00–231.001,25664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583228.29/cwt221.00–231.001,33115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585229.22/cwt217.00–234.001,34117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615202.15/cwt191.00–211.001,24324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628213.23/cwt210.00–215.001,33911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned671201.24/cwt190.00–206.001,35023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1706198.37/cwt195.00–205.001,40012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1837201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1864201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,73711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2903193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1966190.72/cwt180.00–199.001,8427
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned518229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523273.79/cwt263.00–283.001,43213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned539238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned581222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,50512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned669219.46/cwt217.00–223.001,46810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,18598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1611
Bulls——1,43389.43/cwt77.00–96.001,2824
Bulls——1,623127.56/cwt127.00–128.002,0702
Bulls——1,698109.26/cwt99.00–113.001,85510
Bulls——1,754118.55/cwt116.00–122.002,0799
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87971.10/cwt62.00–77.0062516
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98080.00/cwt80.00–80.007841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08067.00/cwt67.00–67.007242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15289.64/cwt87.00–91.001,03312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16984.88/cwt81.00–88.0099221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18396.10/cwt94.00–99.001,13722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20992.26/cwt89.00–94.001,11513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229103.94/cwt100.00–116.001,27718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,359106.02/cwt102.00–110.001,44118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37395.78/cwt92.00–100.001,31512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423113.55/cwt113.00–114.001,6162
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1711,607.36/head1,300.00–1,785.001,6078
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1881,703.16/head1,425.00–1,850.001,7034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2201,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5852

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.