Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-10-03

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Oct 3
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,287 head
▼ 236 vs last sale 2,523▲ 1,287 vs year ago 1,000 · +128.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 360▲ 24 vs year ago 247 · +9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 102▲ 41 vs year ago 62 · +66.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. A total of 374 cows and bulls sold with 72 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 $238.56/cwt on 276 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.95 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$238.56
276 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.36
vs OK average
−8.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530238.881,265265
Medium and Large 1-2582231.001,34411thin
One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale276 hd
238.56
—
OK average6 barns · 1,772 hd
243.92
−5.36
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−8.22
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
−140.95
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—Low1,765147.072,59619
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,417128.951,82832
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194124.321,48577
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,005106.951,07545

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)1,015$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$1,70437
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,6001thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323372.39/cwt357.00–395.001,20321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361336.58/cwt335.00–340.001,21510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,1978
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431327.90/cwt317.50–330.001,41324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3104
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439291.81/cwt291.00–293.001,28112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4436
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2996
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned495272.92/cwt269.00–277.501,35113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528277.13/cwt259.00–297.001,46399
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535260.02/cwt256.00–265.001,39113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned548258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,41416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568257.41/cwt253.00–260.001,46214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned568219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,24421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned572249.71/cwt240.00–253.001,42824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned630249.06/cwt247.00–250.001,56925
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned633223.28/cwt221.00–224.001,41359
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634255.59/cwt254.00–258.001,62034
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675246.96/cwt240.00–256.001,66770
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned693215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4908
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned720217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733246.28/cwt243.00–253.001,80518
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned745235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7515
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned768234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7979
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772242.89/cwt236.00–248.001,87550
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1829245.63/cwt245.00–246.502,03614
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1864234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0225
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920224.09/cwt221.00–225.002,06213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277320.00/cwt320.00–320.008865
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328313.68/cwt299.00–315.001,02924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385300.16/cwt290.00–315.001,15648
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418302.07/cwt297.00–311.001,26349
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430274.53/cwt270.00–291.001,18054
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned441245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0809
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465267.05/cwt250.00–277.001,24248
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned481240.84/cwt235.00–255.001,15837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,16211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0199
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned509233.16/cwt224.00–245.001,187114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524246.37/cwt243.00–252.501,29187
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned572232.52/cwt231.00–235.001,33016
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575240.99/cwt230.00–255.001,38648
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,34411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned614227.24/cwt221.00–233.501,39569
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627238.77/cwt229.00–250.001,49733
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5058
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663234.26/cwt232.00–236.001,5537
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned691210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4517
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned739210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,55210
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Unweaned803202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6225
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8043
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1947201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9035
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1957195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373327.78/cwt315.00–335.001,22321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1404335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3536
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2483
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned474272.99/cwt270.00–281.001,29461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528261.20/cwt257.50–270.001,37932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned529253.77/cwt251.00–257.501,3427
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3764
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned575242.28/cwt230.00–247.501,39355
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned633227.75/cwt221.00–237.501,44212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4457
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned666234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5584
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5913
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2697210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4645
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6204
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,315121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,5911
Bulls——1,776140.10/cwt127.00–147.002,48811
Bulls——1,788166.07/cwt159.00–170.002,9695
Bulls——1,873150.92/cwt150.00–152.002,8272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80569.00/cwt69.00–69.005551
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89799.28/cwt89.00–106.008917
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight938111.88/cwt110.00–114.001,0498
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030100.10/cwt93.00–107.001,0314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054112.56/cwt108.00–116.001,18614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05486.80/cwt75.00–95.009155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081123.94/cwt120.00–129.001,3406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171123.55/cwt119.00–126.001,44742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210131.40/cwt127.00–137.501,59023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246113.43/cwt100.00–118.001,41312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355123.39/cwt121.00–126.001,6723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408117.73/cwt116.00–119.001,6586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428132.60/cwt127.00–136.501,89423
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1880143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0241,704.21/head1,400.00–1,825.001,70437

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.