Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-04-24

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
879 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 1,002▼ 677 vs year ago 1,556 · −43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 179▲ 123 vs year ago 119 · +103.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 84▲ 66 vs year ago 42 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Steer calves and heifer calves mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 350 cows and bulls sold with 69 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 $356.01/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −81.73 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$356.01
47 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.70
vs OK average
−18.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552377.462,08218thin
Medium and Large 1-2564351.421,98218thin
Medium and Large 2541328.411,77511thin
One grade step is worth $49.05/cwt here — about $306 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 sale47 hd
356.01
—
OK average6 barns · 294 hd
371.71
−15.70
National average172 barns · 11,123 hd
374.02
−18.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−81.73
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—Average1,673173.482,90321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,336151.182,01973
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210144.111,74462
CowsLean 85-90%High1,020130.961,33650

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)1,068$2,8514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,30116
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$2,04713
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,1384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,111$2,89519

Every lot

72 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5507
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,5769
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3403295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1894
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9148
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,72422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470403.57/cwt395.00–412.501,89712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2496325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6128
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5975
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528384.23/cwt380.00–386.002,02910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564351.42/cwt350.00–352.501,98218
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,1448
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619331.50/cwt325.00–337.502,05226
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675326.48/cwt325.00–327.502,20427
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727304.05/cwt300.00–308.002,2106
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782277.02/cwt268.00–287.502,16613
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1811285.44/cwt281.00–289.502,31519
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865272.96/cwt265.00–284.002,36126
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1991255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,52728
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,120231.50/cwt231.50–231.502,59322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319390.89/cwt382.50–400.001,2476
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5094
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429376.15/cwt360.00–385.001,61435
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482358.67/cwt327.50–366.001,72930
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520313.64/cwt311.00–315.001,63115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523328.86/cwt316.00–336.001,72030
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned553292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585302.36/cwt293.00–312.501,76915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,83912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672277.37/cwt270.00–292.501,86414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1701276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,93516
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0163
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828245.64/cwt241.00–252.002,0347
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1896235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,1105
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,063215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned483385.07/cwt380.00–390.001,8608
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488362.05/cwt359.00–365.001,7678
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned505380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9194
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521371.62/cwt350.00–385.001,93611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned603326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,9664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0793
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,1443
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1807267.85/cwt265.00–270.002,1627
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1866250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1655
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2204
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580162.49/cwt153.00–169.002,5678
Bulls——1,711187.99/cwt183.00–193.003,2175
Bulls——1,743175.41/cwt170.00–180.003,0578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight856136.98/cwt133.00–141.001,1734
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight894106.00/cwt106.00–106.0094811
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight985126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058146.48/cwt146.00–147.501,55013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075135.83/cwt130.00–141.001,46015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143130.56/cwt121.00–135.001,4924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182147.98/cwt143.00–151.001,74928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231153.43/cwt152.00–158.001,8899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234136.42/cwt131.00–142.001,68325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,292157.24/cwt155.00–160.002,03234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370149.10/cwt143.00–154.002,04325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380140.20/cwt130.00–142.001,93514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0912,887.61/head2,800.00–2,975.002,8888
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1252,899.60/head2,800.00–2,950.002,90011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0682,851.05/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1712,301.12/head2,200.00–2,400.002,30116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1892,047.46/head1,900.00–2,500.002,04713
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,086192.27/cwt157.00–215.002,08824

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.