Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-04-25

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 25
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,556 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 1,603▲ 1,018 vs year ago 538 · +189.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 187▼ 23 vs year ago 142 · −16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 66▲ 17 vs year ago 25 · +68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 600 to 700 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 161 cows and bulls sold with 74 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 $273.76/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −163.98 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$273.76
124 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.06
vs OK average
−35.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549306.641,68429
Medium and Large 1-2569273.031,55332
Medium and Large 2561259.001,45363
One grade step is worth $47.64/cwt here — about $231 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 sale124 hd
273.76
—
OK average5 barns · 455 hd
293.82
−20.06
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−35.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−163.98
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—Average1,733149.042,58217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,475128.341,89325
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258125.341,57729
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079111.271,20120

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)1,238$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,8407
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)742$1,8062thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327398.54/cwt395.00–402.501,3036
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3743
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384347.52/cwt343.00–360.001,33411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425350.00/cwt345.00–357.501,4889
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,07610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471333.43/cwt332.50–335.001,57010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,4998
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned536311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,66712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6954
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,45363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565300.05/cwt299.00–301.001,69513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6167
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned597258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,54017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned621279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,7335
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623290.74/cwt280.00–303.001,81123
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,8804
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,63067
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned697248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7299
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed718277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,9897
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727261.27/cwt259.50–266.001,89951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5618
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,76810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,89316
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825232.38/cwt226.00–236.501,91763
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885216.43/cwt215.00–220.001,91524
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1936213.99/cwt212.50–216.002,00321
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1957215.90/cwt205.00–217.002,06656
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,029200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0588
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,18013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned321275.00/cwt275.00–275.008835
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned356251.00/cwt251.00–251.008948
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439283.40/cwt275.00–289.001,24419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483282.46/cwt272.50–286.001,36424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532269.21/cwt258.00–283.001,43228
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575255.34/cwt252.00–265.001,46833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned606233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4129
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617233.47/cwt233.00–234.001,44117
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637250.44/cwt241.00–265.001,59537
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672239.98/cwt233.00–248.001,61338
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,54026
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2717197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4127
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719225.14/cwt216.00–230.501,61974
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783214.02/cwt212.00–214.501,67637
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830209.22/cwt205.00–215.001,73733
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858207.09/cwt205.00–207.501,77774
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,8445
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1494329.37/cwt320.00–332.501,62712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1502332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6676
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,58910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned618262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,61912
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,74212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,280143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8301
Bulls——Light Weight1,300146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8981
Bulls——1,565122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9091
Bulls——1,592140.96/cwt140.00–142.002,2443
Bulls——1,721149.20/cwt146.00–151.002,5685
Bulls——1,988158.98/cwt156.00–166.003,1616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84091.94/cwt91.00–94.007723
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight949116.67/cwt109.00–123.001,1075
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight982110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0803
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208111.73/cwt111.00–113.001,3503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224127.60/cwt126.00–129.001,5626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238119.89/cwt110.00–124.001,48417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,290131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305118.78/cwt118.00–121.001,5504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351138.51/cwt138.00–140.001,8716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397122.57/cwt116.00–127.001,71211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475130.78/cwt129.00–135.001,9299
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645136.62/cwt135.00–141.502,2475
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2381,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2851,840.16/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8407
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27421,805.51/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8062

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.