Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-05-23

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 23
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,784 head
▲ 952 vs last sale 832▲ 893 vs year ago 891 · +100.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 196▲ 29 vs year ago 175 · +16.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 28▲ 12 vs year ago 33 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. A total of 249 cows and bulls sold with 82 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 $307.26/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.49 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$307.26
31 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$66.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.48
vs OK average
−6.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569313.661,78528
Medium and Large 2575247.501,4233thin
One grade step is worth $66.16/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd
307.26
—
OK average5 barns · 556 hd
303.78
+3.48
National average158 barns · 11,390 hd
314.10
−6.84
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−130.49
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—Average1,678162.932,73315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,360133.591,81733
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,169131.691,54049
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,020115.771,18064

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)1,088$2,0575
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,9796
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,30012

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313414.70/cwt412.50–417.001,2986
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417369.15/cwt367.50–370.001,5399
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2446283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,26210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479325.02/cwt313.00–345.001,55719
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578315.52/cwt313.00–316.001,82424
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7694
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628290.20/cwt281.00–299.001,82227
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7094
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,84912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,8044
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736238.86/cwt225.00–247.001,75824
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1741272.16/cwt261.00–273.002,017196
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776251.25/cwt243.50–255.001,95069
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790232.67/cwt231.00–234.001,83831
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866239.34/cwt234.00–241.502,073109
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1948226.00/cwt225.50–230.502,142109
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1988212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0956
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned391260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0177
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439279.16/cwt270.00–285.001,2265
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned452215.00/cwt215.00–215.009725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471293.17/cwt282.50–297.001,38118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,39017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530279.23/cwt277.00–281.001,48012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned543272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,47715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570225.91/cwt222.50–227.001,28825
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned573257.34/cwt242.50–268.001,47510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585271.83/cwt267.00–277.001,59024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,51965
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609253.08/cwt247.50–254.501,54174
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,6498
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned638223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4047
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665223.48/cwt210.00–230.001,48631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688234.14/cwt225.00–250.001,61179
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725231.69/cwt225.00–237.001,68053
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,64716
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763226.75/cwt226.00–227.501,73012
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8155
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878211.05/cwt210.00–215.001,85343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,3596
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4583
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4824
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5317
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2554286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5847
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1593289.06/cwt287.00–290.001,71416
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,53010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,145132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5111
Bulls——Light Weight1,335157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0961
Bulls——1,521155.65/cwt153.00–159.002,3675
Bulls——1,570148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,3241
Bulls——1,930175.53/cwt167.00–183.003,3887
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight950115.92/cwt108.00–120.001,10136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03995.63/cwt95.50–96.009948
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062119.20/cwt117.00–121.001,2665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137128.47/cwt126.00–130.001,46121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162125.01/cwt124.00–126.001,45315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189133.57/cwt130.00–136.001,58826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253141.02/cwt140.00–142.001,7672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338138.26/cwt137.00–140.001,85011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,371131.26/cwt120.00–137.001,80022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0882,056.99/head1,975.00–2,250.002,0575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1281,979.25/head1,800.00–2,125.001,9796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,30012

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.