Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-12-14

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,537 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 1,558▼ 411 vs year ago 1,948 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 272▼ 149 vs year ago 343 · −43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 63▼ 25 vs year ago 113 · −22.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 282 cows and bulls sold with 69 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 $258.31/cwt on 499 head.
Average price
$258.31
499 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.31
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1609260.921,589438
Medium and Large 1-2592239.551,41861
One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $171 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 sale499 hd
258.31
—
OK average5 barns · 2,810 hd
254.00
+4.31
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—Average1,714103.531,77416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33998.951,32543
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19493.341,11434
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96480.7277863

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)1,299$1,4184thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$1,40840
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,3004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1353thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,5347

Every lot

74 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 1328336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,1028
Steers—Medium and Large 1363312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,1338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1965
Steers—Medium and Large 1426325.66/cwt313.00–330.001,38718
Steers—Medium and Large 1469317.35/cwt315.00–319.001,48843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518250.79/cwt247.50–253.001,29917
Steers—Medium and Large 1529284.75/cwt267.00–299.001,50663
Steers—Medium and Large 1582269.28/cwt266.00–271.001,56793
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned593240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4237
Steers—Medium and Large 1624255.15/cwt249.50–260.001,59213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634229.28/cwt228.50–230.001,45430
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned644227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4656
Steers—Medium and Large 1668235.99/cwt221.00–240.501,57686
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned672223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5489
Steers—Medium and Large 1711227.60/cwt226.00–228.001,61815
Steers—Medium and Large 1771215.34/cwt210.00–220.001,66048
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy847203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,71911
Steers—Medium and Large 1873200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7464
Steers—Medium and Large 1921198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8247
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330286.82/cwt283.00–294.0094712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382256.38/cwt243.00–267.5097916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408264.94/cwt260.00–267.501,0819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned420243.26/cwt237.50–247.501,02212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475247.11/cwt230.00–255.001,17445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned481221.56/cwt210.00–227.001,06628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508238.06/cwt225.00–250.001,20949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned534215.65/cwt208.00–219.001,15210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,15315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned567205.94/cwt193.00–214.001,1688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571237.40/cwt230.00–240.001,35652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612224.38/cwt210.00–230.001,37349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned637201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660208.35/cwt205.00–210.001,37518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned667183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713206.07/cwt204.50–208.501,46944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,1096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,2314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460280.21/cwt273.00–283.001,28915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528267.47/cwt260.00–273.001,41217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned560237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned577236.32/cwt228.00–244.001,36421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,40916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned642218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned682211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4395
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,295105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3601
Bulls——1,56083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2951
Bulls——1,730109.68/cwt106.00–113.001,8974
Bulls——1,74497.95/cwt91.00–103.001,7088
Bulls——1,845123.10/cwt122.00–124.002,2712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80178.94/cwt75.00–80.0063226
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90378.51/cwt76.00–82.007095
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92060.00/cwt60.00–60.005522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07567.00/cwt67.00–67.007203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09477.84/cwt71.00–81.008527
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13488.73/cwt83.00–90.001,00620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16697.03/cwt93.00–100.001,13117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20287.34/cwt82.00–90.001,05015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28487.12/cwt83.00–94.001,11915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315104.36/cwt100.00–106.001,37223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614109.58/cwt107.00–113.001,7695
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0021,144.08/head925.00–1,285.001,14410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1001,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1421,496.29/head1,285.00–1,725.001,49630
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2991,418.18/head1,335.00–1,625.001,4184
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2131,572.81/head1,525.00–1,700.001,5734

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.