Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-07-25

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jul 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,357 head
▲ 564 vs last sale 793▲ 358 vs year ago 999 · +35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 128▲ 53 vs year ago 79 · +67.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 33▲ 10 vs year ago 18 · +55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 160 cows and bulls sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.69/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.82 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$257.69
92 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.42
vs OK average
−6.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545263.531,43763
Medium and Large 1-2593245.001,45329
One grade step is worth $18.53/cwt here — about −$16 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale92 hd
257.69
—
OK average5 barns · 626 hd
268.11
−10.42
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−6.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
−121.82
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
448404360316median 379.5203/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,660159.392,64514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,367141.841,93924
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212134.471,62928
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,066125.161,33561

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)945$1,9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,8751thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1347392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373391.08/cwt380.00–395.001,45917
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425360.07/cwt352.50–373.001,53011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459333.83/cwt325.00–343.001,5326
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,4179
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518304.64/cwt300.00–313.001,57814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned575289.51/cwt289.00–290.001,66510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6706
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612296.04/cwt295.00–297.501,81212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618273.75/cwt273.75–273.751,69226
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674271.60/cwt270.00–277.501,83145
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8914
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718258.22/cwt258.00–259.001,85419
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,71812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778257.64/cwt253.00–267.002,00456
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1817256.29/cwt254.00–260.002,09419
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0883
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1914240.25/cwt240.25–240.252,19618
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345327.61/cwt310.00–337.501,13016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364319.29/cwt301.00–342.501,16214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364245.00/cwt245.00–245.008925
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423304.34/cwt290.00–317.501,28735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned442285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2606
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475287.78/cwt280.00–297.501,36725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520266.45/cwt262.50–270.001,38633
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned560252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,41413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583266.31/cwt257.50–269.001,55317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,45329
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618252.70/cwt244.00–274.001,56228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned624237.03/cwt235.00–239.001,47912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639239.85/cwt239.00–241.001,53320
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678245.22/cwt243.00–250.001,66337
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715237.88/cwt230.00–241.001,70136
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6496
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763230.92/cwt230.00–232.001,76211
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828218.38/cwt215.00–220.001,80812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1341383.87/cwt372.50–387.001,30914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383378.18/cwt370.00–387.001,4486
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432344.54/cwt327.50–357.501,48817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned456295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3456
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477312.95/cwt307.00–325.001,49316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned519277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4384
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned535288.01/cwt287.50–289.001,54112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned573280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6046
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned604286.05/cwt277.50–288.501,72818
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,70812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8105
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned709250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7734
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2842225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8959
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1859220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,89010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,135161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8271
Bulls——Light Weight1,245140.03/cwt139.00–141.001,7432
Bulls——1,652150.81/cwt139.00–160.002,4915
Bulls——1,850196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,6261
Bulls——1,900168.06/cwt163.00–173.003,1935
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80590.00/cwt90.00–90.007251
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight928133.58/cwt132.00–135.001,2402
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight975123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052114.32/cwt110.00–115.001,20312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074124.12/cwt119.00–127.001,33316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089130.45/cwt127.50–133.001,42126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144142.73/cwt139.00–146.001,6337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234131.71/cwt129.00–136.001,62521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353153.66/cwt149.00–157.002,0796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366145.51/cwt143.00–147.001,9884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374135.72/cwt130.00–139.001,86514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19451,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.