Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-09-05

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Sep 5
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,792 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 1,646▲ 295 vs year ago 1,497 · +19.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 354▲ 197 vs year ago 198 · +99.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 81▲ 11 vs year ago 76 · +14.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady to lower on a limited comparable test. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. A total of 482 cows and bulls sold with 82 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 $242.04/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.47 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$242.04
141 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,282
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.32
vs OK average
+1.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529243.861,290102
Medium and Large 1-2532237.301,26139
One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about $28 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 sale141 hd
242.04
—
OK average5 barns · 976 hd
248.36
−6.32
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
+1.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
−137.47
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—Low1,572151.382,38021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,440136.761,96967
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242133.201,65479
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,136121.541,380136

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)1,365$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,3004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$2,02721
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,7753thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378331.80/cwt325.00–340.001,25410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430315.37/cwt292.50–322.501,35621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned462285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4166
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned516263.84/cwt260.00–269.001,36123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned542235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2747
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576253.66/cwt240.00–262.001,46139
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned626242.00/cwt236.00–250.001,51547
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640252.06/cwt251.00–254.001,61314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665247.54/cwt242.50–253.001,64619
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned693240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6638
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned707225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733242.02/cwt240.00–243.001,77426
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765240.24/cwt236.00–246.001,83828
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819237.58/cwt237.00–238.001,94614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324318.48/cwt311.00–337.501,03221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0566
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389307.99/cwt283.00–317.001,19813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429266.21/cwt256.00–287.001,14232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433303.80/cwt293.00–310.001,31512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2259
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned472259.34/cwt245.00–272.501,22438
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481278.02/cwt275.00–287.501,33712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3598
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,25920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned524244.95/cwt232.50–262.501,28481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned531228.71/cwt227.50–230.001,21412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned573222.51/cwt203.00–237.501,27513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned623223.10/cwt216.00–230.001,39068
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631229.63/cwt220.00–235.001,44920
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675226.88/cwt225.00–230.001,53121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned680218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730224.81/cwt222.00–227.501,64114
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1794215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,70711
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7743
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8145
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2391303.93/cwt289.00–312.501,18818
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2856
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned422296.25/cwt290.00–305.001,2507
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned423270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned453291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460300.70/cwt292.50–307.501,3839
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned486285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,38511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned517255.58/cwt235.00–267.001,32138
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522249.99/cwt245.00–255.001,3058
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned527255.48/cwt252.50–260.001,34619
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned565237.80/cwt235.00–240.001,34415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned574235.57/cwt235.00–237.501,35217
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned608232.46/cwt223.00–235.001,41318
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned655222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4543
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned740211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5614
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6154
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,69113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,206143.46/cwt136.00–155.001,7307
Bulls——1,725162.41/cwt160.00–167.002,8025
Bulls——1,737149.22/cwt137.00–156.002,5928
Bulls——2,050169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92498.55/cwt93.00–101.009116
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight955129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2321
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight972118.42/cwt118.00–119.001,1517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085101.19/cwt94.00–108.001,0987
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097130.00/cwt128.00–135.001,42625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156147.00/cwt145.00–152.001,6997
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,179122.46/cwt115.00–126.001,44490
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268130.27/cwt121.00–136.001,65263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438142.20/cwt140.00–146.002,04526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440131.88/cwt127.00–137.001,89937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449146.51/cwt142.00–148.002,1234
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1992147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4587
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1172,026.50/head1,800.00–2,325.002,02721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.