Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-08-29

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 29
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,646 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 1,623▼ 503 vs year ago 2,149 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
354 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 273▼ 274 vs year ago 628 · −43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 46▼ 10 vs year ago 91 · −11.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady to weak on a limited test. Quality fair thru attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 435 cows and bulls sold with 81 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 $264.99/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −172.75 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$264.99
52 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.58
vs OK average
−3.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569265.901,51444
Medium and Large 1-2503260.001,3088thin
One grade step is worth $5.90/cwt here — about $206 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 sale52 hd
264.99
—
OK average6 barns · 691 hd
278.57
−13.58
National average155 barns · 6,455 hd
268.55
−3.56
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−172.75
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—Low1,704151.582,58315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,405131.041,84252
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,270130.611,65954
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,103118.431,306160

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,78213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,6004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,5886

Every lot

73 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326369.67/cwt360.00–377.501,2058
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,16812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3024
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,34613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,16715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417334.24/cwt329.00–342.501,3948
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned443317.57/cwt312.50–327.001,40720
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1501287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4407
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3088
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned544276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned593257.90/cwt256.00–263.001,52929
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned604244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4746
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5706
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642253.95/cwt252.00–267.001,63045
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned661242.72/cwt241.00–245.001,60414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6689
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678246.56/cwt241.00–257.001,67220
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6757
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned726231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6777
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730245.77/cwt242.00–247.501,79493
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned752235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7679
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773238.46/cwt231.00–245.001,84331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,92676
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,9499
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860235.57/cwt226.00–240.002,02624
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1973216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,1026
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,041208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,1658
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310316.43/cwt315.00–330.0098135
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331255.00/cwt255.00–255.0084411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379315.09/cwt297.00–325.001,19434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned418265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419311.49/cwt290.00–323.001,30587
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,24014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,38612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned490249.25/cwt245.00–267.501,22116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned532257.91/cwt250.00–262.001,37227
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574244.78/cwt242.50–250.001,40510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned586240.09/cwt231.00–245.001,40721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611239.04/cwt237.50–240.001,46121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned625223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3945
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671225.72/cwt225.00–228.001,51521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned673223.65/cwt220.00–225.001,50515
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721228.25/cwt226.00–230.001,64627
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy760208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,58512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764227.64/cwt227.50–228.001,73911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,10320
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned384315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,21046
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned384275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,05612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4363
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482288.73/cwt275.00–292.501,39258
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1502286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4367
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned544260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4148
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned577241.65/cwt241.00–242.501,3949
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned581248.51/cwt237.50–257.001,44422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned635233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4804
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,330136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8091
Bulls——1,626162.81/cwt159.00–166.002,6474
Bulls——1,773148.64/cwt127.00–157.002,63510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight884123.92/cwt123.00–125.001,0959
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93395.42/cwt93.00–97.008909
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066105.05/cwt98.00–108.501,12027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,115154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137128.69/cwt128.00–130.001,4636
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142122.63/cwt117.00–126.001,400109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268129.66/cwt124.00–136.001,64450
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298142.54/cwt141.00–143.001,8504
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411130.59/cwt123.00–140.001,84351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,781.51/head1,525.00–2,100.001,78213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,587.90/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5886
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1938147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3798

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.