Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-10-24

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Oct 24
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,261 head
▲ 253 vs last sale 2,008▲ 1,904 vs year ago 357 · +533.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
508 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 450▲ 330 vs year ago 178 · +185.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 122▲ 160 vs year ago 31 · +516.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer calves and heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with a weak demand for the unweaned fleshy calves. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 699 cows and bulls sold with 73 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 $271.85/cwt on 259 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −165.89 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$271.85
259 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,497
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.07
vs OK average
−27.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551271.851,497259
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale259 hd
271.85
—
OK average6 barns · 1,254 hd
267.78
+4.07
National average191 barns · 36,605 hd
299.04
−27.19
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−165.89
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—High1,597140.862,24924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,401117.361,64449
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175114.671,348116
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,086110.431,200225

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)1,240$1,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,6756
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,67020
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,2501thin

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 1322358.08/cwt335.00–385.001,15318
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,2959
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned398267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0655
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3085
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475284.05/cwt262.50–289.001,34949
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4266
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned514275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,41422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519279.41/cwt274.00–288.501,45083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572270.37/cwt263.00–275.001,547122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576255.71/cwt240.00–267.501,47332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned631232.96/cwt230.00–239.001,47021
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6137
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned667233.95/cwt230.00–237.501,56050
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673258.04/cwt237.50–266.501,73765
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715256.61/cwt254.00–260.501,83530
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2754241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8178
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,92014
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814241.83/cwt235.00–247.001,96814
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275325.00/cwt325.00–325.0089413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319283.92/cwt267.50–301.0090613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387309.90/cwt290.00–313.001,19929
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned433260.82/cwt259.00–264.001,12931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480274.08/cwt255.00–283.501,31684
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned486242.88/cwt235.00–247.501,18019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2499
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned536229.20/cwt205.00–253.001,22974
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545259.32/cwt255.00–262.501,41314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned581222.77/cwt215.00–229.001,29473
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582249.85/cwt249.00–255.001,45447
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned620202.00/cwt201.00–203.001,25210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned626214.18/cwt204.00–221.001,34130
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634244.55/cwt237.00–253.001,55021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned661207.60/cwt205.00–210.001,37215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned734222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6335
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,72111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned427250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0684
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned433305.76/cwt292.50–317.001,32429
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned463276.30/cwt272.50–280.001,27914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned538258.07/cwt257.00–260.001,38830
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1541275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3354
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4608
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned570241.91/cwt201.00–250.001,37920
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned640229.84/cwt221.00–233.001,47111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5656
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned722209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5097
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned748215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6085
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6545
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,291133.04/cwt126.00–137.001,7184
Bulls——1,554134.17/cwt123.00–143.002,08511
Bulls——1,668148.42/cwt145.00–153.002,4766
Bulls——2,018160.70/cwt157.00–164.003,2433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93877.47/cwt77.00–78.007276
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight951107.85/cwt105.00–109.001,02610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071109.74/cwt106.00–113.001,17573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109118.44/cwt114.00–125.001,313100
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11498.90/cwt91.00–105.001,10232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14171.00/cwt71.00–71.008104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154116.43/cwt115.00–119.001,34472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204110.46/cwt109.00–113.001,33040
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325132.09/cwt126.00–135.001,7507
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413120.28/cwt117.00–124.001,70016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414111.60/cwt106.00–115.001,57826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1201,670.19/head1,500.00–1,765.001,67020
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.