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Apache Livestock Auction

Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 1

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 627 vs last sale 879▼ 445 vs year ago 697 · −63.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 242▲ 32 vs year ago 66 · +48.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 108▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Steer calves and heifer calves not enough calves for a market test. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 135 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.00/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.74 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.

Average price

$370.00

8 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.40

vs OK average

−4.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	370.00	1,943	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

370.00

—

OK average6 barns · 421 hd

378.40

−8.40

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−4.43

This barn, trailing median34 sales

437.74

−67.74

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,643	174.01	2,859	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	152.60	1,810	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	145.99	2,114	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	117.74	1,129	51

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,176	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,950	4thin

Every lot

36 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,743	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	299.93/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,833	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,016	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,036	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	280.15/cwt	278.00–281.00	2,166	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	278.96/cwt	275.00–283.50	2,446	76
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	792	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	333.36/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,760	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,575	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	305.50/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,775	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,979	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,125	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	403.29/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,746	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,145	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,686	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,987	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	142.75/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,996	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	176.03/cwt	169.00–181.00	2,966	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	189.48/cwt	182.00–202.00	3,212	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	889	108.16/cwt	104.50–117.00	962	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	907	132.01/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,197	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,468	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	148.91/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,657	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	126.65/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,454	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	146.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,706	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	156.35/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,872	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	148.09/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,079	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	143.05/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,160	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	2,176.23/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,176	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	167.51/cwt	145.00–181.00	1,709	21

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK

Thu May 1, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Oklahoma City, OK (LS-KO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 879Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 242Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 108Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	528	327.50–335.00	333.36
5	550–600	581	302.50–310.00	305.50
3	700–750	733	270.00	270.00
15	800–850	827	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	500	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	395	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	390.00–417.50	403.29
2	450–500	465	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	580	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	262.50	262.50
3	650–700	673	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	390.00	390.00
8	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
10	600–650	611	295.00–311.00	299.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	307.50	307.50
21	750–800	773	278.00–281.00	280.15
76	850–900	877	275.00–283.50	278.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,168	142.00–150.00	146.03
14	—	1,197	152.00–163.00	156.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,404	145.00–152.00	148.09
5	—	1,510	142.00–144.00	143.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,148	125.00–127.50	126.65
4	—	1,060	138.00–139.00	138.49
2	—	1,113	146.00–152.00	148.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	124.00–134.00	132.01
31	—	889	104.50–117.00	108.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,685	169.00–181.00	176.03
2	—	1,398	137.00–149.00	142.75
3	—	1,695	182.00–202.00	189.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,060	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,176.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,020	145.00–181.00	167.51

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.