Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-03-28

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 28
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
972 head
▼ 512 vs last sale 1,484▼ 150 vs year ago 1,122 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 187▼ 117 vs year ago 240 · −48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 31 vs year ago 64 · −48.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. A total of 156 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $317.03/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.71 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$317.03
46 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.83
vs OK average
+6.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561317.031,77746
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale46 hd
317.03
—
OK average5 barns · 228 hd
317.87
−0.83
National average156 barns · 8,291 hd
310.26
+6.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−120.71
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
514456397339median 437.7403/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,732157.802,73228
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,401133.651,87325
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184129.591,53531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023116.151,18922

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)1,100$2,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,9001thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335407.02/cwt379.00–413.001,36435
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382403.05/cwt400.00–406.001,54020
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403401.22/cwt367.00–405.001,61731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484341.92/cwt326.00–365.001,65539
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538322.35/cwt321.00–323.001,7349
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566315.74/cwt285.00–327.001,78737
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627299.12/cwt292.50–307.501,87517
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667273.98/cwt273.00–275.001,82714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723259.33/cwt252.00–266.001,87537
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756248.49/cwt244.00–250.001,87912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6973
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8904
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,84814
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1876222.68/cwt217.50–228.001,95118
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1912218.47/cwt214.00–220.001,99236
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329329.35/cwt320.00–332.501,08415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368305.13/cwt293.00–332.501,12323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418302.11/cwt287.00–313.001,26318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457305.70/cwt290.00–312.501,39747
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned494259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2794
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513295.51/cwt290.00–301.001,5166
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522236.56/cwt230.00–245.001,2357
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578269.23/cwt255.00–275.001,55626
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616251.98/cwt246.00–265.001,55214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6085
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned684222.10/cwt220.00–225.001,5197
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5615
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,54715
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718222.01/cwt221.00–222.501,5949
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788216.71/cwt215.00–222.001,70812
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1829209.93/cwt206.00–214.001,7406
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1892206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8383
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1399386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,5405
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433378.86/cwt371.00–390.001,6407
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468355.20/cwt333.00–385.001,66217
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned575253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4554
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned582262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5283
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626245.09/cwt241.00–250.001,5349
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7906
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1844202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,7094
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,207143.77/cwt141.00–149.001,7353
Bulls——Light Weight1,258157.04/cwt155.00–159.001,9762
Bulls——1,793156.82/cwt154.00–158.002,8127
Bulls——1,850168.49/cwt160.00–183.003,11711
Bulls——1,889144.40/cwt130.00–149.002,7285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight852105.61/cwt101.00–108.009006
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight865122.17/cwt117.00–127.001,0572
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight975128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063109.28/cwt107.00–112.001,1624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,067139.66/cwt139.00–141.001,4903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078120.44/cwt119.00–122.001,2985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170124.47/cwt117.00–127.001,45615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228133.17/cwt129.00–137.001,63513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,263127.52/cwt127.00–128.001,6114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340122.80/cwt120.00–130.001,6469
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,432142.47/cwt138.00–151.002,04010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442135.24/cwt133.00–137.001,9506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.