Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-02-01

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 1
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,383 head
▲ 1,613 vs last sale 770▲ 1,792 vs year ago 591 · +303.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 63▲ 136 vs year ago 116 · +117.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 14▲ 27 vs year ago 47 · +57.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. A total of 326 cows and bulls sold with 77 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 $270.81/cwt on 850 head.
Average price
$270.81
850 head · 678 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$47.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.62
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544300.071,632145
Medium and Large 1708264.971,877695
Medium and Large 2495253.001,25210thin
One grade step is worth $47.07/cwt here — about $380 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 sale850 hd
270.81
—
OK average5 barns · 3,862 hd
280.44
−9.62
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—Average1,600115.841,85321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432108.041,54719
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210104.821,26969
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04090.0993750

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)1,232$2,18111
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,1104thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)989$1,5496
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,4003thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328408.18/cwt403.50–413.001,3394
Steers—Medium and Large 1376385.77/cwt350.00–413.501,4508
Steers—Medium and Large 1424365.88/cwt352.50–379.001,55115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466322.78/cwt300.00–325.501,50488
Steers—Medium and Large 1479346.36/cwt321.00–358.501,65950
Steers—Medium and Large 2495253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,25210
Steers—Medium and Large 1516333.20/cwt325.00–338.001,71936
Steers—Medium and Large 1563307.60/cwt294.00–316.001,73234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564293.26/cwt279.00–303.501,65437
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576285.20/cwt281.00–289.001,64313
Steers—Medium and Large 1615284.98/cwt264.00–300.001,75334
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned641255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,63510
Steers—Medium and Large 1668256.82/cwt238.00–264.001,71662
Steers—Medium and Large 1724251.81/cwt238.00–258.501,823131
Steers—Medium and Large 1767241.08/cwt231.00–244.501,84962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,75815
Steers—Medium and Large 1819235.73/cwt231.00–245.501,931146
Steers—Medium and Large 1883226.17/cwt214.00–231.001,99753
Steers—Medium and Large 1920220.50/cwt220.50–220.502,02926
Steers—Medium and Large 11,003203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,03611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,024185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8945
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370305.63/cwt277.50–337.501,13123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419302.01/cwt290.00–312.001,26549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419230.00/cwt230.00–230.009647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed462272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,25728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469278.76/cwt275.00–295.001,30757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned482257.76/cwt250.00–265.001,24217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528262.40/cwt252.50–272.501,38590
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2546249.58/cwt241.00–258.001,36327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned552236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564249.61/cwt237.50–257.501,40829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578229.98/cwt220.00–239.001,32919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608245.37/cwt242.00–254.001,49237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621227.80/cwt225.50–231.001,41534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,46314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676227.26/cwt221.00–235.001,53667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned707216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715221.82/cwt211.00–224.001,58618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,61715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778217.73/cwt216.50–219.001,69442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818209.91/cwt203.00–216.001,71715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1854208.08/cwt206.50–210.001,77731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1944195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,84613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1961191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8364
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2451307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,3856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned499313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,5624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521303.30/cwt291.00–322.001,58024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned532295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,56911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810196.05/cwt195.00–196.501,58810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,275115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4661
Bulls——Light Weight1,300122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5861
Bulls——1,42398.07/cwt95.00–101.001,3964
Bulls——1,568114.84/cwt113.00–118.001,8018
Bulls——1,756124.39/cwt121.00–128.002,1844
Bulls——1,922129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,4793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80667.50/cwt67.50–67.505445
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94397.78/cwt94.00–100.009227
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight94587.74/cwt81.00–90.008295
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight947110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01561.00/cwt61.00–61.006192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11489.23/cwt87.00–91.0099416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13196.35/cwt94.00–99.001,09010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14298.76/cwt98.00–99.001,12812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214103.01/cwt101.00–106.001,25129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265109.32/cwt107.00–114.001,38327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328101.11/cwt100.00–102.001,3432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425111.60/cwt111.00–112.001,5905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452107.71/cwt104.00–110.001,56412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19891,548.53/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5496
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0492,109.94/head1,950.00–2,160.002,1104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1131,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2322,181.31/head1,300.00–2,400.002,18111

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.