Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-02-27

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 27
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,311 head
▲ 1,769 vs last sale 542▲ 612 vs year ago 1,699 · +36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 35▲ 26 vs year ago 128 · +20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 157▲ 85 vs year ago 24 · +354.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers were all higher compared to the limited numbers two weeks ago. Steer calves and heifer calves also much higher. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. A total of 263 cows and bulls sold with 59 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 $345.27/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −92.48 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$345.27
90 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$10.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs OK average
−2.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554345.871,91785
Medium and Large 1-2559335.001,8735thin
One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $44 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 sale90 hd
345.27
—
OK average6 barns · 788 hd
349.37
−4.10
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−2.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−92.48
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—High1,756172.413,02722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,449139.842,02724
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,178138.621,63337
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,098129.721,42513

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)990$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,293$2,19110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,269$2,1646
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,15611
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$2,10019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,0005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,9251thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3303267.50/cwt267.50–267.5081115
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343464.72/cwt457.50–470.001,5947
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369445.54/cwt420.00–470.001,6446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431432.19/cwt385.00–450.001,86322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472386.75/cwt365.00–450.001,82533
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527353.07/cwt347.50–365.001,86143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8735
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582338.50/cwt330.00–365.001,97042
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,85114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624320.74/cwt308.00–328.002,00155
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678292.61/cwt284.00–308.001,98451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720294.99/cwt282.00–303.002,12468
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,97111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,83634
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774274.14/cwt264.00–279.002,122126
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1826265.77/cwt265.00–266.002,19534
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2846235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9886
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877252.09/cwt247.00–255.002,21181
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1916251.50/cwt251.50–251.502,30447
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1977245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3946
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420341.31/cwt335.00–350.001,43430
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438328.12/cwt320.00–330.001,43715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467327.45/cwt310.00–340.001,52946
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3583
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530324.50/cwt302.50–335.001,72044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned538310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6685
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562272.75/cwt262.50–287.501,53338
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566305.30/cwt285.00–323.001,72849
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,6255
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626284.63/cwt272.50–307.001,78287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677265.81/cwt261.00–275.001,80079
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,65843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729256.45/cwt247.00–262.001,87062
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788264.37/cwt246.00–269.002,08389
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820246.13/cwt244.00–246.502,01840
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878238.46/cwt234.00–244.002,09433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430421.20/cwt415.00–427.501,8116
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517350.50/cwt330.00–360.001,81234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565339.17/cwt327.50–345.001,91615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,8618
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1642296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,90014
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523155.95/cwt151.00–162.002,3755
Bulls——1,706167.12/cwt165.00–171.002,8516
Bulls——1,889182.77/cwt175.00–196.003,45311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight975113.55/cwt111.00–116.001,1072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113136.06/cwt129.00–138.001,5149
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155117.38/cwt116.00–119.001,3562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170140.56/cwt133.00–148.001,64531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184130.53/cwt127.00–132.001,5455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,6541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411146.07/cwt142.00–155.002,06110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437136.65/cwt131.00–140.001,96411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623130.73/cwt129.00–133.002,1223
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1912169.01/cwt167.50–172.501,5419
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,290165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1294
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1632,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10019
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2692,163.95/head2,100.00–2,400.002,1646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2932,191.30/head2,150.00–2,250.002,19110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,155.58/head2,000.00–2,750.002,15611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.