Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-11-16

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Nov 16
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,052 head
▼ 325 vs last sale 2,377▼ 338 vs year ago 2,390 · −14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 381▲ 74 vs year ago 403 · +18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 84▲ 30 vs year ago 73 · +41.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested with a lower undertone noted. Steer calves 7.00 to 13.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand for the light weight grazing calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. A total of 580 cows and bulls sold with 82 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 $267.49/cwt on 469 head.
Average price
$267.49
469 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582269.131,567440
Medium and Large 1-2595242.611,44329
One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $124 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 sale469 hd
267.49
—
OK average5 barns · 5,425 hd
266.82
+0.67
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—Average1,549103.781,60831
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42693.511,33357
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19587.581,047104
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04969.92733200

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)1,200$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$1,4838
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$1,32811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,6002thin

Every lot

75 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 1338338.45/cwt325.00–360.001,1445
Steers—Medium and Large 1383332.54/cwt320.00–350.001,27426
Steers—Medium and Large 1426331.12/cwt305.00–357.501,41119
Steers—Medium and Large 1465320.03/cwt301.00–330.001,48848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned483260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned510257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3116
Steers—Medium and Large 1525299.91/cwt282.50–315.001,57546
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530274.91/cwt261.00–285.001,45749
Steers—Medium and Large 1567274.62/cwt271.00–282.501,55730
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned583244.66/cwt227.00–251.001,42615
Steers—Medium and Large 1610247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,50723
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633234.42/cwt231.00–236.001,48419
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned662225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,49019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664231.40/cwt230.00–233.001,53617
Steers—Medium and Large 1677235.91/cwt230.00–244.001,59782
Steers—Medium and Large 1711240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,70614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned745227.89/cwt227.00–229.501,69834
Steers—Medium and Large 1801217.09/cwt216.00–218.001,73911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337285.00/cwt285.00–285.0096012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376275.34/cwt271.00–285.001,03520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned396237.50/cwt237.50–237.509416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417263.46/cwt255.00–271.001,09937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned429247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2451237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,06912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned472235.41/cwt222.50–237.501,11126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480254.99/cwt245.00–267.001,22431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned516193.94/cwt190.00–197.001,0017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523267.74/cwt243.00–281.001,40020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned540219.90/cwt215.00–225.001,18726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567238.67/cwt215.00–264.001,35355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned578210.51/cwt166.00–217.501,21753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630219.71/cwt213.00–237.501,38427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned677195.10/cwt192.00–201.001,32144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679207.55/cwt199.00–222.001,40913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned746180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5864
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422317.05/cwt302.50–320.001,33818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475304.23/cwt293.00–310.001,44519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned477297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned538253.09/cwt242.50–272.501,36245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568253.39/cwt252.00–255.001,43913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned581241.08/cwt237.00–247.501,40118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned638227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,45110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1776188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4595
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,20295.40/cwt90.00–104.001,14712
Bulls——1,646104.95/cwt96.00–109.001,72711
Bulls——1,925113.68/cwt112.00–116.002,1886
Bulls——1,975118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,3312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88764.40/cwt57.00–68.0057160
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92089.00/cwt89.00–89.008192
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96377.09/cwt74.00–83.0074211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight96579.00/cwt79.00–79.007623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100104.70/cwt100.00–107.001,1526
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12779.75/cwt74.00–84.0089958
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14163.05/cwt57.00–73.0071964
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15586.55/cwt86.00–88.001,0005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18982.49/cwt78.00–88.0098163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24695.21/cwt90.00–97.001,18632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40291.94/cwt85.00–96.001,28946
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52899.80/cwt97.00–102.001,52510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0341,482.87/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4838
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2371,328.36/head1,310.00–1,385.001,32811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.