Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-02-08

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 8
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,476 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 2,383▲ 1,666 vs year ago 810 · +205.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 252▲ 88 vs year ago 99 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 74▲ 65 vs year ago 23 · +282.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer calves mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $291.32/cwt on 729 head.
Average price
$291.32
729 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$416
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$17.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.48
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2465307.331,43071
Medium and Large 1637289.591,846658
One grade step is worth $17.74/cwt here — about −$416 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 sale729 hd
291.32
—
OK average5 barns · 3,766 hd
286.84
+4.48
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—Low1,691120.192,03223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,409108.621,53015
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,178105.351,24125
CowsLean 85-90%Low98586.3885159

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$2,1525
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$2,06422
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,9978
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,6382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$1,4258
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,171$1,3255
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,5857

Every lot

81 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 1328404.15/cwt400.00–406.001,3266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,31827
Steers—Medium and Large 1388396.18/cwt372.50–405.001,53736
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned423352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4913
Steers—Medium and Large 1430366.95/cwt355.00–377.501,57814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466288.52/cwt283.00–309.001,34529
Steers—Medium and Large 1474339.40/cwt327.00–367.501,60984
Steers—Medium and Large 1522342.04/cwt339.00–345.001,7856
Steers—Medium and Large 1575311.61/cwt297.50–334.501,79288
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned582282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586287.11/cwt285.00–291.001,68211
Steers—Medium and Large 1629290.07/cwt274.00–301.001,82598
Steers—Medium and Large 1659271.17/cwt261.00–288.001,787130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6914
Steers—Medium and Large 1719252.22/cwt247.00–255.501,81351
Steers—Medium and Large 1771242.03/cwt240.50–246.001,86658
Steers—Medium and Large 1817234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,91625
Steers—Medium and Large 1924221.33/cwt220.50–222.002,04556
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325287.50/cwt287.50–287.509343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378313.72/cwt291.00–322.501,18673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned388275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418285.04/cwt271.00–290.001,19122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned431279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436302.53/cwt299.00–315.001,31946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481293.46/cwt283.00–322.501,41261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489266.44/cwt257.00–272.501,30320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529273.41/cwt265.00–290.001,44619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned541241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571254.88/cwt242.00–277.001,455126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned589232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607233.44/cwt225.00–240.001,41722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618233.56/cwt232.00–235.001,44319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624241.80/cwt240.00–244.001,50944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned659200.38/cwt185.00–213.001,32111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,52110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727220.12/cwt211.00–224.501,60093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776216.98/cwt215.00–220.001,68410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,61110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1814219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,78932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322260.00/cwt260.00–260.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355383.00/cwt383.00–383.001,3603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425367.51/cwt365.00–380.001,56217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,6656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned542282.36/cwt281.00–290.001,53019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned605268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685251.29/cwt242.00–257.001,72123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,140110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2541
Bulls——Light Weight1,29099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2771
Bulls——1,62599.12/cwt98.00–100.001,6112
Bulls——1,643111.48/cwt102.00–120.001,8327
Bulls——1,670124.91/cwt122.00–127.002,0863
Bulls——1,855133.56/cwt129.00–140.002,4789
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75769.56/cwt68.00–70.005278
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79880.98/cwt73.00–86.0064618
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95898.94/cwt97.00–101.009482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09870.53/cwt62.00–78.007742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11789.82/cwt81.00–92.001,0038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130109.55/cwt107.00–114.001,23812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17396.43/cwt94.50–99.001,13121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218101.84/cwt100.00–106.001,24012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361100.63/cwt98.00–104.001,3704
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364107.55/cwt106.00–109.001,4675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478114.83/cwt113.00–117.001,6976
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0012,152.27/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1642,085.48/head1,400.00–2,250.002,0857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1711,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1861,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2162,064.32/head1,600.00–2,600.002,06422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1502,494.13/head2,475.00–2,500.002,4945
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2132,810.82/head2,650.00–2,950.002,8112

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.