Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-07-17

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jul 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,124 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 1,151▲ 331 vs year ago 793 · +41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 132▼ 41 vs year ago 128 · −32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 33 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady on a light test. Steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 120 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.74/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.78 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$347.74
81 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,899
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.42
vs OK average
+9.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547349.891,91476
Medium and Large 1-2536315.001,6885thin
One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale81 hd
347.74
—
OK average6 barns · 534 hd
346.32
+1.42
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
+9.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
−31.78
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
448404360316median 379.5203/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.93, low $329.81, median $379.52 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—Average1,722197.403,40015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,355161.572,18914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,346160.282,15819
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012142.931,44616

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$2,7148
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$2,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$3,1001thin

Every lot

78 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 1279513.73/cwt500.00–532.501,43314
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333511.18/cwt507.50–515.001,70231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned426423.13/cwt420.00–427.501,80314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1451442.14/cwt437.50–465.001,99412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,8526
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned494400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,97615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509394.37/cwt392.50–400.002,00725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned529381.00/cwt380.00–382.502,01510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8296
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582376.99/cwt370.00–379.002,19418
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned583335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9535
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609357.29/cwt345.00–367.002,17618
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674350.83/cwt346.00–357.002,36533
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned685331.30/cwt330.00–332.502,26919
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730336.81/cwt335.00–342.502,4598
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,50536
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,57011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832308.78/cwt308.00–310.002,56915
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1893297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6573
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1921295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0337
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,2562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325428.25/cwt415.00–435.001,39226
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375444.21/cwt430.00–452.501,6668
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416413.72/cwt411.00–430.001,72127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6735
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434376.26/cwt365.00–385.001,6337
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned446315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4054
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468374.67/cwt372.50–380.001,75310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned481362.13/cwt357.50–372.501,74217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525349.45/cwt342.50–352.501,83529
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned536331.23/cwt330.00–332.501,7756
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564368.70/cwt335.00–375.002,07926
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned564325.61/cwt320.00–332.501,83615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620339.73/cwt327.50–345.002,10650
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9376
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670319.89/cwt309.00–325.002,14319
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688313.20/cwt310.50–316.502,15541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned731294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,14913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3138
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1807280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,26012
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,11910
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878257.15/cwt255.00–261.002,25817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8625
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned438410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7963
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1444437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,9439
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned485393.71/cwt390.00–405.001,90918
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511386.65/cwt375.00–392.501,97616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned530337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7893
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,98810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9635
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576342.07/cwt336.00–351.001,97019
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned620327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0315
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned626302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8943
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned662317.40/cwt303.00–325.002,10113
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1742280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0786
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765281.24/cwt280.00–282.502,1516
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,310186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,4371
Bulls——1,741204.13/cwt198.00–211.003,5549
Bulls——1,743183.85/cwt183.00–185.003,2052
Bulls——1,790190.06/cwt188.00–191.003,4023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight895130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1642
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight946123.78/cwt123.00–127.001,1715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7077
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,200157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,341160.61/cwt159.00–169.002,15417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367161.92/cwt159.00–168.002,21313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,430172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2362,714.43/head2,500.00–2,925.002,7148
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,290167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,1541

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.