Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-04-03

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,074 head
▼ 586 vs last sale 1,660▲ 125 vs year ago 949 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 254▼ 86 vs year ago 192 · −44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 130▲ 17 vs year ago 25 · +68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand . Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 148 cows and bulls sold with 72 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 $334.98/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −102.76 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$334.98
24 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,878
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.28
vs OK average
−34.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545370.652,02011thin
Medium and Large 2574304.811,74913thin
One grade step is worth $65.84/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd
334.98
—
OK average6 barns · 307 hd
367.27
−32.28
National average168 barns · 11,835 hd
369.01
−34.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−102.76
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—High1,661177.362,94517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,330147.511,96231
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,268145.721,84822
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026136.461,40016

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$2,0605
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,8001thin

Every lot

69 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4556
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325508.42/cwt502.50–520.001,6529
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358494.72/cwt465.00–510.001,7713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429442.07/cwt415.00–475.001,89617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,71819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460432.86/cwt405.00–447.501,9913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520392.42/cwt375.00–405.002,0415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9956
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626324.06/cwt312.50–345.002,02914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9784
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655321.93/cwt310.00–330.002,1095
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714297.10/cwt287.00–304.002,12128
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788285.28/cwt282.50–287.002,24833
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,14141
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812274.14/cwt270.00–277.002,22613
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858272.63/cwt265.00–274.002,33987
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1929265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,46220
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2291375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0917
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1294423.80/cwt400.00–437.501,2468
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317420.24/cwt410.00–430.001,3326
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376421.81/cwt400.00–427.501,58626
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,53213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426374.31/cwt355.00–400.001,59521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464347.52/cwt325.00–360.001,61261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467316.61/cwt312.50–325.001,4796
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521330.36/cwt315.00–337.501,72144
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562316.28/cwt303.00–332.501,77726
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned602275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6562
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1639313.38/cwt310.00–314.002,00219
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667292.13/cwt275.00–299.001,94929
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716271.63/cwt267.50–273.001,9458
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774267.91/cwt260.00–275.002,07436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412469.38/cwt420.00–477.001,93431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1486388.35/cwt365.00–400.001,88720
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523387.14/cwt370.00–395.002,02510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2542325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7627
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573321.00/cwt315.00–325.001,8395
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576342.27/cwt325.00–365.001,97118
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned591330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned671291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,9533
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,1334
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2747275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0544
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1911213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,9403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,598172.62/cwt166.00–180.002,7588
Bulls——1,707191.36/cwt185.00–200.003,2677
Bulls——1,750147.28/cwt144.00–150.002,5772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight905117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0591
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight910147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3381
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight945133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2571
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight958135.68/cwt134.00–137.501,3002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039138.72/cwt138.00–139.001,4417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075123.01/cwt121.00–125.001,3222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160148.95/cwt147.00–151.001,7282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,230137.82/cwt135.00–141.001,6954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274145.13/cwt138.00–149.001,84921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345148.95/cwt144.00–152.002,00327
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,818.90/head1,750.00–1,890.001,8193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3882,421.35/head2,250.00–2,550.002,4212
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,126161.34/cwt157.00–180.001,81710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,148156.63/cwt148.00–165.001,7982

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.