Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-03-13

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 13
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,568 head
▲ 412 vs last sale 1,156▼ 328 vs year ago 1,896 · −17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 92▼ 187 vs year ago 317 · −59.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 67▼ 9 vs year ago 63 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady with a lower undertone noted. Steer calves and heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances 20.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand on thin grass calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 184 cows and bulls sold with 71 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 $350.35/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −87.39 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$350.35
91 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.92
vs OK average
−8.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551353.961,95275
Medium and Large 1-2547333.431,82416thin
One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $128 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 sale91 hd
350.35
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OK average6 barns · 805 hd
357.27
−6.92
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−8.32
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−87.39
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—Low1,741167.802,92138
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,436140.252,01522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219134.041,63419
CowsLean 85-90%High1,023117.921,20635

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$2,5229
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,1252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$2,2833thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271521.96/cwt515.00–530.001,41513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330489.20/cwt482.50–495.001,61412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376472.34/cwt420.00–495.001,77611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419412.55/cwt410.00–415.001,7296
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432412.55/cwt390.00–420.001,78219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468417.70/cwt399.00–430.001,95511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned487373.31/cwt370.00–378.001,81812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494378.30/cwt375.00–383.001,86912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned505345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524381.50/cwt367.50–396.001,99925
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547333.43/cwt327.00–347.501,82416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569339.89/cwt322.50–352.501,93447
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616344.20/cwt326.00–353.002,12089
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9544
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664297.70/cwt279.00–304.001,97725
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680316.50/cwt275.00–321.002,15241
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711302.14/cwt285.00–315.502,14870
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2744259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,9279
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779282.99/cwt275.00–292.002,20447
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822262.10/cwt259.00–265.002,15422
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871262.24/cwt245.00–268.002,28441
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1921258.80/cwt251.00–260.002,38446
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268454.70/cwt445.00–465.001,2196
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314450.43/cwt430.00–460.001,41412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365436.14/cwt397.50–460.001,59231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431387.35/cwt377.50–400.001,66914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446355.13/cwt337.50–361.001,58416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472360.61/cwt325.00–377.501,70256
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520331.90/cwt310.00–352.501,72660
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570314.90/cwt296.00–323.001,79594
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624293.11/cwt288.00–302.501,82976
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,70813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685266.63/cwt260.00–270.001,82618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718253.81/cwt251.00–257.001,82248
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7525
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774243.75/cwt242.50–250.001,88747
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1842238.45/cwt232.50–240.002,00829
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6226
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1447435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9444
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,90412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523370.60/cwt350.00–385.001,93817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580340.89/cwt340.00–342.501,9778
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618309.42/cwt297.50–330.001,91211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673297.52/cwt292.50–302.502,0028
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1831263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,1864
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595152.29/cwt148.00–155.002,4294
Bulls——1,681164.51/cwt156.00–169.002,76515
Bulls——1,815106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9241
Bulls——1,819177.42/cwt170.00–187.003,22718
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight833104.90/cwt97.50–118.0087410
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight903122.90/cwt117.50–127.001,1103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098132.44/cwt130.00–137.501,4547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151136.46/cwt134.00–141.001,5715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170122.12/cwt120.00–127.001,42913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185129.71/cwt128.00–132.001,5372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253133.75/cwt128.00–143.001,67612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386139.74/cwt135.00–142.001,9377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436147.61/cwt144.00–153.002,1209
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496129.80/cwt128.00–131.001,9426
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26752,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19753,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1795184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4638
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1873180.80/cwt171.00–188.001,5789
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1722,521.63/head2,200.00–2,750.002,5229
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.