Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-02-06

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 6
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,957 head
▲ 422 vs last sale 1,535▼ 519 vs year ago 2,476 · −21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 77▼ 52 vs year ago 187 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 43▼ 3 vs year ago 88 · −3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs.5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 61 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 $338.93/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.81 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$338.93
129 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,865
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.12
vs OK average
−3.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560341.141,91194
Medium and Large 1-2524333.011,74535
One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale129 hd
338.93
—
OK average6 barns · 901 hd
335.82
+3.12
National average187 barns · 18,766 hd
342.38
−3.45
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−98.81
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—High1,806164.482,97114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,418139.791,98331
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223131.841,61222
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068125.571,34120

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)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,279$2,35614
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$2,34316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,91515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,7103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,5184thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1297490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321475.94/cwt425.00–500.001,52826
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370464.51/cwt440.00–482.501,71917
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415426.55/cwt412.50–450.001,7708
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,6506
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,7444
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478357.42/cwt350.00–367.501,70820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490364.30/cwt363.00–367.501,78517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,87611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517334.35/cwt332.50–337.501,72930
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned542334.15/cwt324.00–340.001,81111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8405
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570338.56/cwt327.50–369.001,93072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619293.74/cwt293.00–294.001,81819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620310.64/cwt309.50–313.501,92656
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659296.08/cwt290.00–307.501,95170
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679273.20/cwt269.00–280.001,85529
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714278.29/cwt277.00–281.001,98718
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8769
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779261.66/cwt257.00–265.002,03861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809254.23/cwt250.00–256.002,05717
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1829254.47/cwt253.00–257.002,11054
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1896244.75/cwt244.75–244.752,19350
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1934246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,29830
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2537
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3873
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384365.11/cwt355.00–376.001,40228
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418361.31/cwt337.50–375.001,51041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476344.31/cwt330.00–362.501,63938
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481297.79/cwt272.50–311.001,43227
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned518285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,47611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525313.92/cwt302.50–330.001,64824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534298.91/cwt291.00–302.501,59613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567294.31/cwt282.50–315.001,66979
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,61018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned582273.42/cwt266.00–281.001,5916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637270.26/cwt262.50–272.501,72237
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,69411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673255.47/cwt250.00–257.501,71933
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785244.05/cwt237.00–245.001,91699
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9106
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6694
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8537
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9789
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8666
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,705164.42/cwt162.00–166.002,8032
Bulls——1,714152.45/cwt146.00–157.002,6135
Bulls——1,901173.08/cwt170.00–179.003,2907
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight910106.79/cwt100.00–109.009724
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108131.87/cwt126.50–135.001,46114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209127.20/cwt126.00–128.001,5388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214138.05/cwt130.00–144.001,6764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237133.06/cwt132.00–136.001,64610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309146.16/cwt145.00–148.001,9137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446133.10/cwt124.00–135.001,9257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452139.92/cwt135.00–143.002,03217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,710.00/head1,710.00–1,710.001,7103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2792,355.58/head2,275.00–2,525.002,35614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2851,915.00/head1,915.00–1,915.001,91515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3222,342.85/head2,025.00–2,700.002,34316
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1502,674.64/head2,575.00–2,750.002,6753

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.