Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-02-22

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 22
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,498 head
▲ 1,751 vs last sale 747▲ 403 vs year ago 2,095 · +19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 88▲ 63 vs year ago 194 · +32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 21▲ 26 vs year ago 34 · +76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00 plus higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 257 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 $256.28/cwt on 957 head.
Average price
$256.28
957 head · 748 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$10.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.59
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2659264.861,746141
Medium and Large 1763254.801,944816
One grade step is worth $10.06/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale957 hd
256.28
—
OK average5 barns · 5,167 hd
274.87
−18.59
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—Low1,738132.272,29915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,422115.501,64236
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,211108.591,31522
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06190.8996546

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)1,255$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$1,7867
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,7803thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$1,6194thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)939$2,0597

Every lot

84 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 1324395.84/cwt392.50–401.001,2835
Steers—Medium and Large 1379384.31/cwt377.50–410.001,45710
Steers—Medium and Large 1425389.86/cwt370.00–405.001,65718
Steers—Medium and Large 1460369.00/cwt350.00–387.501,69730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,4686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7226
Steers—Medium and Large 1540334.40/cwt334.00–335.001,80610
Steers—Medium and Large 1565294.14/cwt292.00–295.001,66237
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned572289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,65310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6917
Steers—Medium and Large 1619293.64/cwt284.50–303.001,81827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,69914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671265.03/cwt250.00–267.501,77893
Steers—Medium and Large 1680261.93/cwt256.00–274.001,78192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6279
Steers—Medium and Large 1780241.59/cwt236.50–245.001,884211
Steers—Medium and Large 1819237.04/cwt232.00–239.001,941156
Steers—Medium and Large 1865230.47/cwt222.00–235.501,994135
Steers—Medium and Large 1924222.12/cwt220.50–224.002,05236
Steers—Medium and Large 11,077200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,15439
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295311.00/cwt311.00–311.009173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318315.62/cwt307.50–327.501,00414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388318.73/cwt312.50–324.001,23720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427311.38/cwt307.50–315.001,33024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460306.03/cwt300.00–309.001,40829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned491279.27/cwt256.00–285.001,37120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned493258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518278.81/cwt271.00–282.501,44437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522261.63/cwt260.00–262.501,36617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned543255.86/cwt255.00–257.001,3897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571261.89/cwt250.00–272.501,49556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned613232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,42213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621249.39/cwt241.00–252.001,54958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679229.73/cwt218.00–245.001,56063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,64039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783222.33/cwt219.00–224.101,741136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1817217.63/cwt211.00–222.001,77852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1853217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,85127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1972192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,86639
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1397355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483342.26/cwt337.50–359.001,65313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned485305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned512300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,6813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530300.23/cwt285.00–310.001,5919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577289.97/cwt287.50–304.001,67335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1642282.46/cwt278.00–286.001,8139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721251.05/cwt239.00–257.001,8109
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7075
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0341
Bulls——1,696127.96/cwt125.00–129.002,1705
Bulls——1,766136.02/cwt130.00–143.002,4029
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88867.27/cwt65.00–73.005978
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95887.40/cwt82.00–93.008372
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight965105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08089.32/cwt82.00–92.009654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10979.41/cwt79.00–80.008815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11596.73/cwt94.00–103.001,07918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133108.91/cwt108.00–110.001,2347
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206107.34/cwt104.00–111.001,29517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,271106.13/cwt105.00–107.001,3494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333119.39/cwt117.00–121.001,5913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418120.26/cwt117.00–128.001,70515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460113.51/cwt109.00–116.001,65717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,779.88/head1,600.00–2,000.001,7803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2561,785.88/head1,575.00–2,050.001,7867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2951,725.97/head1,500.00–2,050.001,7263
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,612.50/head1,575.00–1,650.001,6132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19502,344.74/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.