Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-01-09

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jan 9
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,488 head
▼ 567 vs last sale 2,055▼ 587 vs year ago 2,075 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 219▼ 120 vs year ago 234 · −51.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 126▲ 8 vs year ago 43 · +18.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last test: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifer not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer calves mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. A total of 165 cows and bulls sold with 69 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 $334.89/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −102.85 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$334.89
147 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$62.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.46
vs OK average
−7.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539342.341,845128
Medium and Large 1-2564290.001,6359thin
Medium and Large 2527280.001,47610thin
One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $370 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 sale147 hd
334.89
—
OK average6 barns · 817 hd
328.43
+6.46
National average155 barns · 22,672 hd
342.08
−7.19
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−102.85
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—Low1,571153.792,41622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425126.531,80333
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,212119.241,44518
CowsLean 85-90%High989110.571,09320

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)1,200$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,1045
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,122$1,4605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,133$1,3804thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$2,7001thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328435.62/cwt418.00–461.001,42914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381415.62/cwt391.00–433.001,58415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427410.57/cwt407.00–412.501,7538
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3667
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482358.91/cwt350.00–367.501,73019
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488332.28/cwt330.00–335.001,62215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,47610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530348.05/cwt311.00–367.001,84588
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6494
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned546300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6383
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560332.19/cwt315.00–355.001,86037
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1642303.68/cwt281.00–308.001,95060
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659286.69/cwt285.00–291.001,88959
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,8446
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731271.61/cwt268.00–273.001,98585
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764262.10/cwt257.00–270.502,00234
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1836259.18/cwt245.00–261.002,16726
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,18012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2136
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned371280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0393
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372344.44/cwt327.50–352.501,28116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426320.56/cwt315.00–325.001,36651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned436312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2451245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1058
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470316.22/cwt310.00–329.001,48629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480301.38/cwt297.50–305.001,4476
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487287.84/cwt287.50–288.001,40215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511309.78/cwt292.50–312.501,58328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535282.46/cwt270.00–288.001,51132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2866
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590275.11/cwt261.00–287.501,62366
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602258.32/cwt255.00–260.001,5559
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690245.19/cwt240.00–247.001,69259
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722243.74/cwt237.50–248.001,76044
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768238.57/cwt231.00–245.001,83231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1839225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8887
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0693
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,022186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9017
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414400.72/cwt370.00–417.501,65918
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522328.19/cwt315.00–337.501,71311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned543326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,7703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575306.99/cwt283.00–327.501,76510
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6147
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2676260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,75818
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7763
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,188173.96/cwt173.00–175.002,0672
Bulls——Return to Feed1,193154.48/cwt154.00–155.001,8432
Bulls——Return to Feed1,220140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7081
Bulls——1,572142.46/cwt133.00–149.002,2397
Bulls——1,695164.54/cwt160.00–172.002,7894
Bulls——1,800155.19/cwt151.00–159.002,7936
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight883101.79/cwt99.00–104.008994
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight981111.12/cwt109.00–112.001,09010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072117.20/cwt116.00–118.001,2565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143115.51/cwt115.00–116.001,3206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255120.85/cwt120.00–124.001,51711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397126.90/cwt122.00–129.001,77322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404132.47/cwt130.00–144.001,8606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,572117.79/cwt117.00–118.001,8525
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,380.00/head1,380.00–1,380.001,3804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3072,456.51/head2,450.00–2,475.002,4573
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1942155.04/cwt150.00–162.501,4605
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.