Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 7
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,555 head
▲ 380 vs last sale 1,175▲ 738 vs year ago 817 · +90.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 152▼ 65 vs year ago 195 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 126▲ 17 vs year ago 49 · +34.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 196 cows and bulls sold with 66 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 $380.40/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.34 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$380.40
125 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$391
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$81.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.68
vs OK average
−9.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560392.842,201106
Medium and Large 2582311.001,81019thin
One grade step is worth $81.84/cwt here — about $391 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 sale125 hd
380.40
—
OK average6 barns · 856 hd
410.08
−29.68
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−9.62
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−57.34
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—Average1,561190.322,97217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,413168.552,38127
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180162.011,91110
CowsLean 85-90%High1,057143.661,51945

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)1,303$2,73110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$2,43814
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,278$2,3234thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,5004thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325527.17/cwt510.00–555.001,7135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370508.72/cwt495.00–520.001,88210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406499.38/cwt495.00–501.002,02715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned466430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0048
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525418.85/cwt412.50–428.002,19918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned533412.73/cwt400.00–418.002,20014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561395.18/cwt390.00–410.002,21740
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,81019
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned589368.13/cwt366.00–381.002,16834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9389
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned630364.99/cwt343.00–375.002,29919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,90516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,4776
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed658373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,45441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned680335.04/cwt330.00–345.002,2789
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685371.84/cwt370.00–375.002,54754
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704358.55/cwt352.00–369.002,52413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned742347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5789
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4969
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779343.62/cwt338.00–347.502,67744
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Unweaned822315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5895
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1834323.37/cwt320.00–326.002,6979
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873324.29/cwt323.00–326.002,8317
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1949300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,84713
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,9076
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,047294.00/cwt294.00–294.003,0785
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,67415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7186
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425421.75/cwt420.00–422.501,79210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1448445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9946
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474397.48/cwt390.00–422.501,88458
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478394.82/cwt390.00–400.001,8876
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,60311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513381.29/cwt362.50–388.001,95671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,69317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554354.77/cwt347.50–357.501,96511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8637
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576348.20/cwt340.00–362.502,00666
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,2358
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned634335.29/cwt334.00–338.002,12616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,89612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned669319.29/cwt316.00–325.002,1368
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,19412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2145
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,0409
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned412462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,9062
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned446430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,91810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1673
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7424
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned536380.61/cwt353.00–397.502,04056
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned561365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0484
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned622349.59/cwt345.00–355.002,17418
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,32710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned677338.03/cwt336.00–340.002,28831
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5015
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1806308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,4828
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,305192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,5061
Bulls——1,351179.95/cwt176.00–185.002,4315
Bulls——1,617189.61/cwt187.00–192.003,0667
Bulls——1,791204.12/cwt197.00–213.003,6564
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0001
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight845107.10/cwt105.00–120.0090512
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight955154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155158.52/cwt155.00–159.001,83130
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173161.35/cwt158.00–164.001,8933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293153.35/cwt153.00–154.001,9833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388156.52/cwt142.50–160.002,1728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421174.57/cwt174.00–175.002,48116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435168.55/cwt165.00–172.002,4193
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,049193.21/cwt165.00–240.002,02716
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,062211.75/cwt166.00–275.002,24914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0592,437.58/head2,075.00–2,600.002,43814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2782,322.80/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3032,730.59/head2,000.00–3,125.002,73110

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.