Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-02-29

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,699 head
▼ 799 vs last sale 2,498▼ 688 vs year ago 2,387 · −28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 257▼ 12 vs year ago 140 · −8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 60▼ 19 vs year ago 43 · −44.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 750 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 128 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 $261.87/cwt on 611 head.
Average price
$261.87
611 head · 716 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,875
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$28.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.90
vs OK average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594284.881,69197
Medium and Large 2499276.521,38021
Medium and Large 1749256.721,923493
One grade step is worth $28.16/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale611 hd
261.87
—
OK average5 barns · 4,198 hd
280.77
−18.90
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—Low1,654128.952,13313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,313120.231,57816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191115.391,37410
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97898.3596249

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)1,084$1,6855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,0001thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2723
Steers—Medium and Large 1369362.66/cwt362.50–363.001,3389
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,28211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned433355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5375
Steers—Medium and Large 1474367.81/cwt351.00–380.001,74312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,55516
Steers—Medium and Large 2499276.52/cwt265.00–287.001,38021
Steers—Medium and Large 1528325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533311.62/cwt296.00–320.001,66123
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned536321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,68210
Steers—Medium and Large 1589306.30/cwt292.00–312.501,80415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620276.61/cwt275.00–281.001,71511
Steers—Medium and Large 1635294.00/cwt282.50–298.001,86753
Steers—Medium and Large 1672265.36/cwt259.00–283.001,78334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5615
Steers—Medium and Large 1717250.64/cwt245.00–253.001,79724
Steers—Medium and Large 1776243.00/cwt235.00–248.001,886185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809226.86/cwt224.00–228.001,83521
Steers—Medium and Large 1824231.51/cwt228.00–236.001,90846
Steers—Medium and Large 1879228.42/cwt226.00–232.002,00825
Steers—Medium and Large 1930220.35/cwt219.00–223.002,04942
Steers—Medium and Large 1956217.42/cwt217.00–217.502,07925
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned325281.00/cwt281.00–281.009134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331290.00/cwt290.00–290.009605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379294.31/cwt285.00–303.001,11513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438288.89/cwt277.50–293.001,26527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned440295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479281.10/cwt275.00–288.001,34624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned498255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520275.02/cwt265.00–280.001,43049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned522270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524265.23/cwt260.00–268.001,39032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578262.75/cwt247.50–268.001,51964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2597255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632254.14/cwt247.00–261.001,6068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669230.96/cwt220.00–234.001,54514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned728211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737225.40/cwt225.00–225.501,66139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770222.71/cwt218.00–225.501,71550
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813218.01/cwt214.00–221.001,77221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2849207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1869205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,78110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1959198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8997
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned392325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477359.92/cwt352.50–370.001,7179
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned535287.80/cwt287.50–288.001,54015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1551297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,6364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned624270.40/cwt265.00–276.001,68710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,145108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2371
Bulls——Light Weight1,150126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4491
Bulls——Light Weight1,175123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,4451
Bulls——1,338119.64/cwt117.00–122.001,6012
Bulls——1,733128.35/cwt127.00–129.002,2243
Bulls——2,031139.00/cwt136.00–143.002,8235
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87073.76/cwt70.00–77.006422
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87891.32/cwt82.00–92.5080215
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight918102.20/cwt96.00–108.009389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043107.41/cwt99.00–108.501,12017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13580.00/cwt80.00–80.009081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18086.10/cwt84.00–88.001,0163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200113.23/cwt112.00–114.001,3594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201118.79/cwt117.00–120.001,4275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,228125.14/cwt122.00–127.001,5373
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,332119.10/cwt113.00–120.001,58613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0841,685.06/head1,375.00–2,025.001,6855
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.