Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-05-08

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 8
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 252▼ 586 vs year ago 1,108 · −52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 98▼ 136 vs year ago 213 · −63.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 37▼ 22 vs year ago 81 · −27.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to average with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 136 cows and bulls sold with 57 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 $385.78/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.96 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$385.78
29 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$31.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.78
vs OK average
+6.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553386.882,13828
Medium and Large 1-2555355.001,9701thin
One grade step is worth $31.88/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale29 hd
385.78
—
OK average6 barns · 459 hd
387.56
−1.78
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
+6.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−51.96
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—Average1,642181.822,98610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,490151.252,25326
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213145.061,75911
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low984123.621,21614

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)1,300$2,8003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,006$2,7715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,4752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$2,3008
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,3003thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218597.59/cwt595.00–600.001,3032
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288541.94/cwt485.00–580.001,5619
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334529.24/cwt515.00–542.501,76811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376491.59/cwt455.00–515.001,84812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9056
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460408.58/cwt398.00–420.001,8797
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1544389.34/cwt387.50–397.502,11816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564383.60/cwt376.00–395.002,16412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617345.39/cwt330.00–367.002,13138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8507
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687317.16/cwt315.00–335.002,17918
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1953
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0263
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7898
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774289.96/cwt285.00–296.002,2449
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821283.87/cwt272.50–287.002,33114
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860269.74/cwt269.00–271.002,3208
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1983260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5564
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,076251.08/cwt250.00–252.002,70217
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266502.45/cwt460.00–535.001,3378
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned321342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,0993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1347425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4758
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355411.56/cwt400.00–415.001,4619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431378.26/cwt365.00–382.501,63016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489346.20/cwt340.00–355.001,69315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned493325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1546331.26/cwt330.00–332.501,8096
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574320.91/cwt312.00–326.001,84224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615311.53/cwt310.00–312.501,91613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659303.45/cwt272.50–315.002,00018
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0377
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1848252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1418
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,1297
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429440.02/cwt435.00–445.001,8884
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532382.42/cwt380.00–387.502,0346
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1622
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1701292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,295171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,2141
Bulls——1,596175.80/cwt169.00–182.002,8064
Bulls——1,749188.80/cwt183.00–199.003,3025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight865133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1501
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight884116.21/cwt115.00–121.001,0275
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0702
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050124.51/cwt124.00–125.001,3072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096138.39/cwt136.00–143.001,5174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130144.09/cwt143.00–145.001,6282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158135.35/cwt135.00–136.001,5675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323157.68/cwt153.00–162.002,0864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467147.43/cwt144.00–149.002,16315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521156.45/cwt153.00–160.002,38011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0062,771.27/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1955201.06/cwt180.00–220.001,9207

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.