Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-04-10

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 10
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,481 head
▲ 407 vs last sale 1,074▲ 789 vs year ago 692 · +114.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 106▲ 7 vs year ago 113 · +6.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 42▲ 49 vs year ago 13 · +376.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly lower. Steer calves steady to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 182 cows and bulls sold with 66 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.90/cwt on 173 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.62 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$317.90
173 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$30.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.12
vs OK average
+1.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554322.071,785149
Medium and Large 1-2557292.011,62624
One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $159 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 sale173 hd
317.90
—
OK average6 barns · 426 hd
321.02
−3.12
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
+1.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
−61.62
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
448404360316median 379.5203/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.93, low $329.81, median $379.52 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—Low1,667184.403,07424
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,365151.992,07417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,200150.501,80647
CowsLean 85-90%Low928113.551,05414

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,37912
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$2,3513thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,9503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$2,8683thin

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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279526.53/cwt505.00–550.001,4697
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332501.26/cwt490.00–515.001,66410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369441.91/cwt435.00–455.001,63111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376462.09/cwt460.00–465.001,7377
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7049
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411442.56/cwt437.50–450.001,81914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,80918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477389.27/cwt382.50–392.501,85732
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9557
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528380.38/cwt352.50–385.002,00824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574356.15/cwt345.00–362.502,04439
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned589329.50/cwt326.00–335.001,94130
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9757
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630325.58/cwt320.00–327.502,05112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690315.89/cwt312.00–319.002,18063
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,02815
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1743296.01/cwt293.00–320.002,199107
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820276.30/cwt271.00–277.502,26632
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,032235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4254
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284412.60/cwt400.00–430.001,1727
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned331375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378383.25/cwt365.00–405.001,44927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405387.31/cwt350.00–402.501,56927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408237.50/cwt237.50–237.509693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430329.15/cwt327.50–330.001,4156
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned472313.00/cwt300.00–320.001,47711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487331.89/cwt310.00–340.001,61640
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,42915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned523312.72/cwt311.00–315.001,63627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524326.70/cwt307.50–337.501,71235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557292.01/cwt291.00–295.001,62624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576323.88/cwt307.50–328.001,86685
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5367
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632310.00/cwt297.00–318.001,95990
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671279.93/cwt274.00–286.001,87810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681261.12/cwt260.00–262.001,77821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705279.50/cwt279.00–280.001,9706
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8388
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full737262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9319
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8564
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,01230
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,96014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6394
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416456.79/cwt440.00–460.001,90012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7945
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned536358.59/cwt347.50–365.001,9228
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1574
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626314.27/cwt307.50–325.001,9675
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0043
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1779260.73/cwt259.00–262.502,0318
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,095171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,8721
Bulls——1,403162.76/cwt160.00–165.002,2842
Bulls——1,671174.69/cwt170.00–179.002,9197
Bulls——1,744193.30/cwt178.00–209.003,37114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight898107.16/cwt106.00–112.0096211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171145.84/cwt140.00–148.001,70818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218153.40/cwt151.00–159.001,86829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343148.67/cwt147.00–150.001,9976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370159.11/cwt156.00–163.002,1808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395139.63/cwt138.00–142.001,9483
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2632,378.75/head2,050.00–2,850.002,37912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3282,350.56/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18502,867.65/head2,050.00–3,200.002,8683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,015177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7976
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6966

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.