Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-05-29

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 29
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,204 head
▼ 735 vs last sale 1,939▼ 240 vs year ago 1,444 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 192▼ 127 vs year ago 241 · −52.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 78▼ 25 vs year ago 49 · −51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves steady on a light test. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with several new crop calves on offer. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 138 cows and bull sold with 83 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 $359.64/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.10 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$359.64
54 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.42
vs OK average
−14.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561361.512,02835
Medium and Large 1-2529356.201,88419thin
One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $143 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 sale54 hd
359.64
—
OK average4 barns · 155 hd
367.06
−7.42
National average120 barns · 5,578 hd
374.14
−14.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−78.10
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—Low1,759181.103,18613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165154.541,80132
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,405152.772,14723
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,074139.991,50424

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)1,110$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,8501thin

Every lot

70 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 1286502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,4373
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6723
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407465.96/cwt461.00–470.001,8969
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1452437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,97817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8535
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9285
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529356.20/cwt340.00–364.001,88419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567360.43/cwt350.00–367.002,04430
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615317.99/cwt310.00–325.001,95626
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625332.36/cwt330.00–338.002,07737
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675328.80/cwt323.00–339.002,21984
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,98213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731321.21/cwt316.00–330.002,34830
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,1696
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3856
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned791281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,2235
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,37520
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,55319
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268473.83/cwt455.00–505.001,27010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333409.14/cwt400.00–445.001,36214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378419.89/cwt402.50–430.001,5878
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428400.03/cwt375.00–420.001,71241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482364.61/cwt352.50–375.001,75721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3745
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523350.25/cwt340.00–370.001,83238
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531329.13/cwt312.50–342.501,74825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned548317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7405
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned555287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563319.40/cwt305.00–326.001,79823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620299.18/cwt295.00–308.001,85515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7983
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672299.05/cwt283.00–322.502,01041
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned697275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9172
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720296.13/cwt283.00–299.002,13217
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned735275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0214
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1779282.46/cwt274.00–285.002,20030
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827273.46/cwt265.00–275.502,26231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1346475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6444
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377464.33/cwt453.00–470.001,7518
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,0374
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8565
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned532330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7564
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned571325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,85616
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577354.00/cwt353.00–359.002,04323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned615322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9837
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674325.99/cwt320.00–330.002,19715
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,96216
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1782290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475166.29/cwt149.00–177.002,4533
Bulls——1,630150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4451
Bulls——1,804183.80/cwt182.00–186.003,3165
Bulls——1,948196.60/cwt189.00–201.003,8304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight935117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0991
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight985149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4683
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight985122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052141.50/cwt141.00–143.001,48910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153158.14/cwt156.00–163.001,82319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,172144.64/cwt144.00–146.001,6956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178142.12/cwt140.00–143.001,6743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185151.41/cwt149.00–153.001,79410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365162.68/cwt161.00–164.002,2214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410155.74/cwt154.00–159.002,19612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420142.03/cwt135.00–149.002,0177
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,098166.75/cwt159.00–174.001,8318

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.