Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-11-30

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Nov 30
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,004 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 2,052▼ 462 vs year ago 2,466 · −18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 477▼ 50 vs year ago 343 · −14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 103▲ 15 vs year ago 62 · +24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady to weaker on a light test. Steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 8.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with good demand for the thin grazing calves. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 370 cows and bulls sold with 79 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 $230.79/cwt on 559 head.
Average price
$230.79
559 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,237
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$564
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$53.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.23
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546234.121,277493
Medium and Large 1-2515224.661,15738
Medium and Large 2395180.5071328
One grade step is worth $53.62/cwt here — about $564 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 sale559 hd
230.79
—
OK average5 barns · 3,156 hd
223.57
+7.23
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—Average1,612106.431,71536
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,467101.221,48534
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23294.951,16955
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08280.4787094

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$1,4124thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,2599
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,2002thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1332346.35/cwt330.00–357.001,15025
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned369237.50/cwt237.50–237.508766
Steers—Medium and Large 1371342.42/cwt315.00–370.001,27015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,24813
Steers—Medium and Large 1427335.89/cwt327.00–345.001,43418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1974
Steers—Medium and Large 1487299.43/cwt291.00–311.001,45816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned487281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned496269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3347
Steers—Medium and Large 1511283.13/cwt269.00–295.001,44776
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned521269.87/cwt259.00–281.001,40635
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned571260.82/cwt256.00–267.001,48911
Steers—Medium and Large 1579266.44/cwt263.00–272.501,54338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4908
Steers—Medium and Large 1611247.78/cwt245.00–255.001,51481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4944
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned643243.16/cwt242.00–245.001,56413
Steers—Medium and Large 1675235.88/cwt234.00–240.001,59226
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned681224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,52515
Steers—Medium and Large 1724230.67/cwt221.00–240.501,67093
Steers—Medium and Large 1789216.66/cwt214.00–218.001,70912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326263.63/cwt257.00–275.008595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364200.00/cwt200.00–200.0072814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned374251.92/cwt249.00–259.0094216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382263.07/cwt250.00–273.001,00528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426161.00/cwt161.00–161.0068614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430267.30/cwt255.00–279.001,14953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned430243.73/cwt235.00–251.001,04816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,07410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476256.37/cwt247.50–260.001,22036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned496221.77/cwt210.00–229.001,10013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512249.44/cwt243.00–252.001,27753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned545223.82/cwt217.00–233.001,22039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,24619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned568218.05/cwt206.00–223.001,23932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570229.37/cwt219.00–241.501,30747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620224.60/cwt213.00–232.001,39351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681208.56/cwt200.00–220.001,42073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned717181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728203.94/cwt200.00–210.001,48519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5465
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned514263.25/cwt257.50–267.001,35326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576243.16/cwt235.00–247.001,4019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned619229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630241.72/cwt241.00–243.001,52311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672218.85/cwt216.00–221.001,47112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned708204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1853160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,210109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3191
Bulls——Light Weight1,24098.50/cwt92.00–108.001,2214
Bulls——1,59699.24/cwt88.00–105.001,58415
Bulls——1,654111.88/cwt108.00–114.001,8509
Bulls——1,861118.97/cwt115.00–122.002,2147
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86455.01/cwt48.00–62.0047511
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94575.47/cwt73.00–78.007137
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98781.99/cwt81.00–83.008094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10461.45/cwt59.00–67.0067810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11079.49/cwt76.00–84.0088229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12987.29/cwt85.00–90.0098612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183101.68/cwt93.00–105.001,20321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20894.06/cwt91.00–97.001,13628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249103.33/cwt98.00–110.001,29114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26487.83/cwt77.00–90.001,11013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41494.48/cwt86.00–98.001,3369
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464110.25/cwt107.00–113.001,6148
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497100.53/cwt95.00–106.001,50517
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0381,412.05/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1581,258.88/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2599
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002

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.