Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-06-13

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jun 13
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,249 head
▼ 258 vs last sale 1,507▲ 165 vs year ago 1,084 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 255 vs last sale 461▲ 22 vs year ago 184 · +12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 206▼ 24 vs year ago 87 · −27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves lower on a light test. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 269 cows and bulls sold with 77 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 $289.78/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −147.96 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$289.78
60 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.18
vs OK average
−9.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549300.761,65126
Medium and Large 1-2573281.391,61334
One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $38 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 sale60 hd
289.78
—
OK average5 barns · 563 hd
296.96
−7.18
National average149 barns · 7,793 hd
299.42
−9.64
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−147.96
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—Low1,689155.752,63115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,427134.631,92151
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238132.561,64157
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,082117.321,27034

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)1,460$2,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,298$2,0572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,356$2,05212
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,66514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$2,5849

Every lot

74 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1604
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329385.17/cwt375.00–412.501,26715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,5798
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3105
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434357.48/cwt348.00–364.001,55112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5134
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5303
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531310.09/cwt307.50–312.001,64712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576293.32/cwt289.00–296.001,6908
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583278.57/cwt274.00–280.001,62430
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned588284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6703
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617302.14/cwt272.00–315.001,86436
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned633267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6904
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655283.72/cwt277.00–285.501,85821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672265.96/cwt263.00–267.501,78727
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2719217.88/cwt213.00–220.001,56710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731254.52/cwt250.00–266.501,86152
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777244.08/cwt238.00–246.501,89717
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1847235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,99027
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864225.75/cwt225.75–225.751,9505
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868232.56/cwt232.00–235.002,01943
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,12815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1298340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0135
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325319.72/cwt306.00–327.001,03911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370295.21/cwt285.00–305.001,09216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned387280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0845
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned403274.20/cwt270.00–277.001,10510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1985
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473283.00/cwt275.00–287.001,33912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned510263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511283.52/cwt282.00–285.001,4496
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575248.45/cwt246.00–250.001,42929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579261.41/cwt255.00–266.001,51441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned610232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4153
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622237.80/cwt231.00–246.001,47924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1647251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,62711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656247.52/cwt240.00–252.001,62425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned666222.13/cwt212.00–227.001,47920
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5758
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711221.67/cwt219.00–225.001,5769
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7974
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828207.69/cwt207.00–210.001,72013
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1874212.18/cwt205.00–221.001,85413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1245
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431360.63/cwt357.50–363.001,5547
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned446330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3525
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477276.91/cwt265.00–292.501,3219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5583
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned517291.62/cwt285.00–295.001,50812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579292.73/cwt291.00–295.001,6957
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1689266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8334
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,235147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8151
Bulls——Light Weight1,345123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6541
Bulls——1,554146.81/cwt144.00–150.002,2814
Bulls——1,809160.37/cwt155.00–168.002,9015
Bulls——1,875169.29/cwt169.00–170.003,1744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight975110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0731
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight980120.76/cwt119.00–123.001,1837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3872
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117115.65/cwt107.00–119.001,29224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229130.85/cwt128.00–133.001,60838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255135.98/cwt134.00–139.001,70719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403133.06/cwt126.00–138.001,86742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539141.97/cwt139.50–143.002,1859
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2131,664.66/head1,650.00–1,700.001,66514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2982,057.08/head1,875.00–2,225.002,0572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3562,052.40/head1,950.00–2,125.002,05212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4602,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1942,583.95/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5849

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.