Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-01-04

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jan 4
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,284 head
▲ 747 vs last sale 1,537▼ 310 vs year ago 2,594 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 194▼ 165 vs year ago 388 · −42.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 88▼ 43 vs year ago 95 · −45.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 700 lbs. 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly 8.00 to 13.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 275 cows and bulls sold with 81 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 $266.08/cwt on 768 head.
Average price
$266.08
768 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$514
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.26
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1601270.021,623653
Medium and Large 1-2617244.171,507109
Medium and Large 2472235.001,1096thin
One grade step is worth $35.02/cwt here — about $514 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 sale768 hd
266.08
—
OK average2 barns · 1,679 hd
248.82
+17.26
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—Average1,675107.241,79724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48599.011,47021
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19492.561,10572
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05784.7189561

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,7803thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$1,7787
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,6057
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,4751thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1299370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1064
Steers—Medium and Large 1322355.50/cwt317.00–370.001,14537
Steers—Medium and Large 1381355.64/cwt347.50–365.001,35534
Steers—Medium and Large 1428311.58/cwt305.00–321.001,3345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,2544
Steers—Medium and Large 1466319.51/cwt313.00–327.001,48974
Steers—Medium and Large 2472235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484292.40/cwt291.00–295.001,41514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned494270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3349
Steers—Medium and Large 1525297.70/cwt279.00–307.501,56337
Steers—Medium and Large 1561281.53/cwt272.50–290.001,579126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned572254.20/cwt240.00–265.001,45422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,51012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned600217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627242.61/cwt237.50–247.001,52119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3823
Steers—Medium and Large 1630252.11/cwt240.00–260.001,58882
Steers—Medium and Large 1673230.98/cwt227.50–237.501,55465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681223.85/cwt222.00–228.001,52422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2702220.48/cwt220.00–222.001,54817
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned716217.14/cwt213.00–220.001,55512
Steers—Medium and Large 1721228.46/cwt225.00–229.001,64715
Steers—Medium and Large 1782220.43/cwt214.00–225.501,72486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2798212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6926
Steers—Medium and Large 1820214.78/cwt211.00–220.001,76126
Steers—Medium and Large 1877210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8428
Steers—Medium and Large 1901210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8927
Steers—Medium and Large 1960210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0167
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned321263.00/cwt263.00–263.008447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335292.51/cwt289.00–300.0098021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374290.07/cwt259.00–307.001,08545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430276.23/cwt260.00–291.001,18857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned440242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned457255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479255.82/cwt244.00–271.001,22576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534251.61/cwt232.50–272.501,34456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541231.10/cwt225.00–240.001,25020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577259.36/cwt240.00–272.501,49755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,34212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned591212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627231.08/cwt223.00–240.001,44977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,35512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673218.60/cwt210.00–230.001,47169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722214.33/cwt208.00–216.001,54752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782205.27/cwt205.00–206.001,60511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813198.19/cwt175.00–205.001,61118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1899212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9109
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,049161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6895
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1448303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478311.65/cwt307.50–317.001,49014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned485289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,4023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,39111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned573235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1694212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4715
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,280111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4211
Bulls——1,50370.46/cwt69.00–72.001,0592
Bulls——1,51298.14/cwt95.00–103.001,4843
Bulls——1,690110.05/cwt105.00–115.001,86013
Bulls——1,883119.36/cwt115.00–124.002,2485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96568.00/cwt68.00–68.006563
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight97577.54/cwt77.00–79.0075611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00879.67/cwt79.50–80.0080315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07888.91/cwt84.50–91.0095813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14392.60/cwt92.50–93.001,05819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17796.34/cwt94.00–100.001,13425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19389.87/cwt82.00–96.001,07245
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36189.89/cwt87.00–96.001,2237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,5002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489101.41/cwt98.00–106.001,51010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690108.98/cwt107.00–111.001,8424
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,780.35/head1,725.00–1,810.001,7803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1741,605.23/head1,450.00–1,750.001,6057
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2961,778.06/head1,400.00–2,075.001,7787
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751

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.