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Apache Livestock Auction

Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 12

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,141 head

▼ 1,104 vs last sale 3,245▲ 604 vs year ago 1,537 · +39.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 415▼ 75 vs year ago 194 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 166▼ 20 vs year ago 88 · −22.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a limited test. Steer calves and heifer calves steady to 10.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 187 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.63/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −103.88 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.

Average price

$275.63

153 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs OK average

−4.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	278.72	1,524	139
Medium and Large 1-2	535	245.00	1,310	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $214 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 sale153 hd

275.63

—

OK average6 barns · 1,856 hd

280.23

−4.59

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−4.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

379.52

−103.88

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,601	130.12	2,083	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	119.28	1,655	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	113.63	1,335	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	106.61	1,158	34

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,162	$2,498	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,957	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,727	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,450	2thin

Every lot

82 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	481.25/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,381	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	451.94/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,464	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	419.93/cwt	390.00–447.50	1,524	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	415.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,714	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	343.91/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,613	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	359.10/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,724	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,648	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	335.21/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,723	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,699	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	311.46/cwt	295.00–323.00	1,785	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,729	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	285.56/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,793	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,717	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	277.80/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,828	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,493	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	262.64/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,909	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	746	251.63/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,877	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,585	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	252.08/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,966	36
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	248.91/cwt	247.00–250.00	2,014	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	395.88/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,334	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	373.30/cwt	332.50–400.00	1,355	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	319.78/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,247	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	326.56/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,345	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	311.83/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,350	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	309.38/cwt	297.00–335.00	1,494	108
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	289.66/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,419	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	288.05/cwt	279.00–305.00	1,501	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	272.06/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,434	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,167	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	275.26/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,583	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,498	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,477	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	267.49/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,642	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	233.96/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,437	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	246.71/cwt	238.50–255.00	1,655	63
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,542	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,762	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	234.11/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,807	20
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,836	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,552	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,553	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,593	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	499	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,622	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	322.70/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,701	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	302.92/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,605	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,548	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	309.93/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,748	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	272.71/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,764	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	269.41/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,794	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,861	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,893	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,290	121.51/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,541	130.54/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,012	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	112.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	143.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,560	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	921	107.04/cwt	103.00–113.00	986	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	112.45/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,280	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	94.76/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,095	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	115.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,353	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	107.10/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,354	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	112.63/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,459	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	127.66/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,758	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,666	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	2,497.81/head	2,175.00–2,625.00	2,498	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	2,187.09/head	2,035.00–2,350.00	2,187	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,726.81/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,727	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK

Thu Dec 12, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,141Last week 3,245Year ago 1,537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 415Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 166Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
14	300–350	337	387.50–405.00	395.88
24	350–400	363	332.50–400.00	373.30
20	400–450	412	315.00–335.00	326.56
108	450–500	483	297.00–335.00	309.38
61	500–550	521	279.00–305.00	288.05
50	550–600	575	270.00–296.00	275.26
58	600–650	614	255.00–277.00	267.49
63	650–700	671	238.50–255.00	246.71
17	700–750	702	251.00	251.00
20	750–800	772	228.00–238.00	234.11
5	850–900	862	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	310.00–332.50	319.78
11	400–450	433	277.50–325.00	311.83
8	450–500	490	285.00–297.50	289.66
17	500–550	527	270.00–275.00	272.06
11	550–600	592	253.00	253.00
16	600–650	614	225.00–249.00	233.96
8	700–750	701	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	514	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	563	225.00	225.00
6	600–650	609	242.50	242.50
4	700–750	725	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	287	480.00–485.00	481.25
8	300–350	324	450.00–455.00	451.94
29	350–400	363	390.00–447.50	419.93
10	400–450	412	410.00–420.00	415.97
38	450–500	480	332.50–370.00	359.10
13	500–550	514	332.00–340.00	335.21
39	550–600	573	295.00–323.00	311.46
47	600–650	628	279.00–299.00	285.56
27	650–700	658	270.00–281.00	277.80
13	700–750	727	259.00–265.00	262.64
36	750–800	780	245.00–265.00	252.08
11	800–850	809	247.00–250.00	248.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	711	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	762	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	469	327.50–350.00	343.91
11	550–600	586	295.00	295.00
21	700–750	746	249.00–254.00	251.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	492	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	548	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	653	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	414	375.00	375.00
9	450–500	470	339.00	339.00
19	500–550	527	317.50–325.00	322.70
15	550–600	564	290.00–317.50	309.93
7	600–650	647	263.00–280.00	272.71
14	650–700	666	265.00–277.00	269.41
5	700–750	724	257.00	257.00
6	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
7	850–900	893	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	393	395.00	395.00
7	450–500	480	322.50	322.50
7	500–550	530	291.00–320.00	302.92
8	550–600	553	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	499	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,138	107.00–114.00	112.45
7	—	1,156	91.00–104.00	94.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	111.00–114.00	112.63
3	—	1,377	126.00–129.00	127.66
9	—	1,412	115.00–121.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,264	106.00–110.00	107.10
38	—	1,175	110.00–118.00	115.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
8	—	921	103.00–113.00	107.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	110.00–116.00	112.61
6	—	1,541	124.00–140.00	130.54
5	—	1,783	141.00–146.00	143.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	118.00–125.00	121.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,162	2,175.00–2,625.00	2,497.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,223	2,035.00–2,350.00	2,187.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,245	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,726.81

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.