Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-06-26

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jun 26
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,539 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 1,394▲ 3 vs year ago 1,536 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 272▲ 229 vs year ago 233 · +98.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 152▼ 40 vs year ago 72 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves not enough comparable calves for a market test. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 494 cows and bulls sold with 94 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 $349.38/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.36 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$349.38
98 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.20
vs OK average
−20.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546360.601,96925
Medium and Large 1-2568349.201,98563
Medium and Large 2527322.501,70010thin
One grade step is worth $38.10/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale98 hd
349.38
—
OK average6 barns · 622 hd
364.59
−15.20
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−20.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−88.36
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—High1,656189.053,13215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,309162.712,130119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203161.341,941202
CowsLean 85-90%High1,089155.301,69093

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)1,169$2,6419
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,4296

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275502.81/cwt500.00–505.001,3837
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8138
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned402420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,86029
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9154
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,90813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,70010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned543295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1544360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,95810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned545365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,98912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned558345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9253
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590353.37/cwt337.50–357.502,08534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned597327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,95510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605348.13/cwt335.00–349.002,10664
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661342.46/cwt341.00–343.502,26446
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned669315.25/cwt313.00–317.502,10922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9416
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned713309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,20327
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715327.29/cwt325.00–332.002,34016
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,39627
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766320.02/cwt316.00–322.002,45149
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,33511
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1817306.52/cwt296.00–311.002,50426
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1936276.41/cwt276.00–277.002,58729
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned343350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368371.70/cwt362.50–385.001,36821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465344.05/cwt337.50–352.501,60017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474368.67/cwt345.00–397.501,74729
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,72610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5106
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511330.95/cwt320.00–340.001,69122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned513327.53/cwt322.00–335.001,68033
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561313.35/cwt302.50–317.501,75818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571328.39/cwt318.00–335.001,87546
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned584303.19/cwt298.00–320.001,77146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621324.23/cwt310.00–330.002,01337
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,76013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned646281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,8156
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8484
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687300.91/cwt296.00–304.002,06728
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731290.44/cwt286.00–294.002,12334
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0216
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385417.44/cwt410.00–422.501,60726
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1451411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,8544
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471369.90/cwt345.00–379.001,74213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,59315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned544357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9457
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned570352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0097
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned577284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6395
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2603327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9729
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned614310.42/cwt300.00–317.501,90610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned681282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9247
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1746290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,16311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,130196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,2151
Bulls——Light Weight1,290183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3611
Bulls——1,480185.12/cwt183.00–187.002,7402
Bulls——1,692172.64/cwt161.00–179.002,9216
Bulls——1,863210.13/cwt206.00–212.003,9155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight995132.27/cwt130.00–138.001,3167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091152.51/cwt144.00–156.001,66438
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096162.10/cwt162.00–167.001,77745
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163142.40/cwt141.00–143.001,6563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201161.47/cwt156.00–169.001,939194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253151.45/cwt151.00–153.001,8986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268178.62/cwt176.00–181.002,2652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298163.25/cwt156.00–169.002,119111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455147.88/cwt147.00–150.002,1526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473176.98/cwt175.00–179.002,6072
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1692,641.37/head2,525.00–2,700.002,6419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,428.78/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4296
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,125174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9587

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.