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Apache Livestock Auction

Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 21

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,484 head

▼ 412 vs last sale 1,896▲ 159 vs year ago 1,325 · +12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 317▲ 7 vs year ago 180 · +3.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 63▼ 11 vs year ago 37 · −29.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 lower, over 700 lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 7.00 to 8.00 higher. A total of 213 cows and bulls sold with 88 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.88/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.86 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.

Average price

$305.88

77 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$24.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

vs OK average

−12.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	309.74	1,762	65
Medium and Large 1-2	590	284.98	1,681	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.76/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale77 hd

305.88

—

OK average5 barns · 433 hd

318.04

−12.16

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−12.41

This barn, trailing median34 sales

437.74

−131.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $499.62, low $353.31, median $437.74 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,722	156.15	2,689	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	131.09	1,582	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	130.99	1,829	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	111.88	1,163	45

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,899	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,751	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,725	2thin

Every lot

67 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,266	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	394.88/cwt	391.00–401.00	1,512	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,625	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	343.16/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,644	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	335.12/cwt	321.00–342.00	1,743	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	303.99/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,763	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	284.98/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,681	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	300.01/cwt	291.00–305.75	1,842	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	280.19/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,888	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,843	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	266.47/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,895	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	260.02/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,898	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	246.40/cwt	244.00–249.50	1,922	44
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	241.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,969	115
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	233.06/cwt	227.00–235.50	2,039	38
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	227.48/cwt	223.00–231.25	2,111	51
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,101	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	331.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,092	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,104	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	301.35/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,242	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	453	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,277	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	300.84/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,390	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,229	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,361	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	251.08/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,373	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	250.22/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,414	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	255.16/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,495	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,429	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	248.86/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,550	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,580	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,566	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,438	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	240.69/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,634	94
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	237.50/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,641	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	233.70/cwt	231.00–238.75	1,694	55
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	232.52/cwt	225.00–234.50	1,779	42
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,907	22
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,919	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,664	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,647	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	312.06/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,616	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	307.65/cwt	304.00–308.50	1,754	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,604	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,604	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,784	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	262.98/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,886	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,258	143.37/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	132.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,134	4
Bulls	—	—	1,774	168.68/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,992	21
Bulls	—	—	1,787	146.33/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,615	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	96.80/cwt	89.00–102.00	876	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	959	109.90/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,054	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	125.07/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,382	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	106.10/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,181	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	117.81/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,323	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	128.59/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,508	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	133.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,641	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	124.20/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,668	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	129.94/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,819	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	136.65/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,950	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	1,899.06/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,899	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	1,750.71/head	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,751	2

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK

Thu Mar 21, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,484Last week 1,896Year ago 1,325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 317Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 63Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	402.00	402.00
13	350–400	383	391.00–401.00	394.88
5	400–450	444	366.00	366.00
8	450–500	479	337.50–352.50	343.16
12	500–550	520	321.00–342.00	335.12
53	550–600	580	300.00–313.00	303.99
29	600–650	614	291.00–305.75	300.01
10	650–700	674	279.00–283.00	280.19
47	700–750	711	249.00–271.00	266.47
44	750–800	780	244.00–249.50	246.40
115	800–850	815	235.00–245.00	241.55
38	850–900	875	227.00–235.50	233.06
51	900–950	928	223.00–231.25	227.48
15	950–1000	977	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	590	283.00–291.00	284.98
8	650–700	693	266.00	266.00
14	700–750	730	253.00–264.00	260.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	462	266.00	266.00
6	500–550	538	253.00	253.00
35	550–600	565	245.00–257.00	250.22
5	600–650	632	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	330.00–335.00	331.81
3	350–400	355	311.00	311.00
10	400–450	412	299.00–303.00	301.35
14	450–500	462	290.00–307.00	300.84
36	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
10	550–600	586	254.00–257.00	255.16
7	600–650	623	248.00–250.00	248.86
94	650–700	679	239.00–247.50	240.69
55	700–750	725	231.00–238.75	233.70
42	750–800	765	225.00–234.50	232.52
22	850–900	858	222.25	222.25
13	950–1000	957	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	642	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	547	246.00–256.00	251.08
23	550–600	593	241.00	241.00
7	600–650	634	247.00	247.00
10	650–700	691	237.00–238.00	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	453	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	387.00	387.00
7	450–500	464	355.00	355.00
10	500–550	518	309.00–315.00	312.06
21	550–600	570	304.00–308.50	307.65
4	600–650	626	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
18	700–750	717	259.00–265.00	262.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	575	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	575	279.00	279.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,899.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,750.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,427	136.00–141.00	136.65
13	—	1,400	126.00–133.00	129.94
8	—	1,343	115.00–128.00	124.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,173	124.00–129.00	128.59
28	—	1,233	130.00–140.00	133.09
1	—	1,095	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,123	114.00–121.00	117.81
6	—	1,113	95.00–112.00	106.10
3	—	1,105	122.00–131.00	125.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	905	89.00–102.00	96.80
17	—	959	102.00–120.00	109.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,774	155.00–179.00	168.68
1	—	1,430	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,787	137.00–152.00	146.33
4	—	1,606	129.00–135.00	132.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	141.00–146.00	143.37

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.