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Apache Livestock Auction

Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 4

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829

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Feeder Cattle receipts

949 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 972▼ 348 vs year ago 1,297 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 123▲ 38 vs year ago 154 · +24.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▼ 22 vs year ago 47 · −46.8%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves up to 20.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. A total of 217 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.18/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.33 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.

Average price

$243.18

109 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.47

vs OK average

−27.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	250.02	1,386	62
Medium and Large 1-2	563	239.07	1,345	36
Medium and Large 2	550	218.09	1,200	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale109 hd

243.18

—

OK average5 barns · 433 hd

260.65

−17.47

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−27.41

This barn, trailing median34 sales

379.52

−136.33

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.93, low $329.81, median $379.52 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	—	Low	1,497	154.22	2,308	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	137.04	1,915	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	132.37	1,597	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	118.40	1,141	60

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,761	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,181	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,490	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,354	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	321.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,526	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	496	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,146	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	320.71/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,687	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,694	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	290.67/cwt	269.00–297.00	1,854	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	248.25/cwt	244.50–251.00	1,807	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,820	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	223.44/cwt	218.00–229.50	1,834	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	216.66/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,868	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,903	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	342.66/cwt	339.00–345.00	980	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	995	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	277.37/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,021	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	281.92/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,193	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	217.43/cwt	214.00–222.50	922	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	281.31/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,311	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	260.65/cwt	249.00–272.50	1,282	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,305	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,345	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	271.29/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,408	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	254.13/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,344	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,383	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,169	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,335	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,367	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	243.37/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,528	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	229.04/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,537	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	216.50/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,557	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	213.12/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,547	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	213.32/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,632	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,720	39
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,845	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,439	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,484	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,507	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	302.11/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,580	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,490	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	278.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,611	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,637	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	248.16/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,707	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,128	143.01/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,613	9
Bulls	—	—	1,600	152.26/cwt	137.00–162.00	2,436	9
Bulls	—	—	1,732	165.11/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,860	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	175.35/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,279	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	821	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	121.62/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,095	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	972	106.34/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,034	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,257	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	995	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	111.23/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,195	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	135.47/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,619	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	129.26/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,564	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	127.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,555	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,562	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	142.82/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,778	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	149.29/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,956	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	137.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,905	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	130.18/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,924	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,760.93/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,761	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 972Year ago 1,297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 123Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	500	269.00	269.00
4	600–650	613	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	492	249.00–272.50	260.65
18	500–550	529	245.00–272.00	254.13
18	550–600	596	224.00	224.00
8	700–750	726	210.00–215.00	213.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	286	339.00–345.00	342.66
4	300–350	320	311.00	311.00
15	350–400	368	272.50–292.50	277.37
26	400–450	423	270.00–297.50	281.92
26	450–500	466	277.50–287.50	281.31
7	500–550	519	260.00–280.00	271.29
53	550–600	561	246.50	246.50
26	600–650	628	230.00–254.00	243.37
15	650–700	671	221.00–240.00	229.04
13	700–750	719	208.00–220.00	216.50
64	750–800	765	211.00–216.00	213.32
39	800–850	825	208.50	208.50
8	850–900	887	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	424	214.00–222.50	217.43
5	500–550	523	235.00	235.00
6	550–600	573	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	350	337.50	337.50
6	450–500	475	315.00–335.00	321.36
16	500–550	526	307.00–330.00	320.71
18	600–650	638	269.00–297.00	290.67
4	650–700	673	270.00	270.00
27	700–750	728	244.50–251.00	248.25
33	800–850	821	218.00–229.50	223.44
12	850–900	862	216.00–217.00	216.66
7	900–950	906	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	471	287.50	287.50
3	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
5	600–650	625	271.00	271.00
7	750–800	781	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	496	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	347.50	347.50
6	600–650	612	265.00–270.00	267.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
17	500–550	523	295.00–306.00	302.11
7	550–600	579	265.00–295.00	278.29
6	650–700	688	242.50–260.00	248.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	509	296.00	296.00
3	550–600	573	260.00	260.00

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)	1	—	1,055	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,760.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	900	117.00–125.00	121.62
1	—	855	96.00	96.00
3	—	972	105.00–109.00	106.34
3	—	990	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	148.00–152.00	149.29
27	—	1,383	135.00–142.00	137.71
8	—	1,478	125.00–133.00	130.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	141.00–147.00	142.82
19	—	1,195	134.00–138.00	135.47
29	—	1,210	124.00–134.00	129.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	127.00–130.00	127.96
1	—	1,230	127.00	127.00
5	—	1,026	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,074	104.00–114.00	111.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,600	137.00–162.00	152.26
2	—	1,870	170.00–183.00	175.35
7	—	1,732	162.00–168.00	165.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,128	137.00–147.00	143.01

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.