Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-08-14

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 14
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,236 head
▼ 319 vs last sale 1,555▼ 325 vs year ago 1,561 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 130▼ 32 vs year ago 129 · −24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 66▲ 36 vs year ago 46 · +78.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with very good demand for all classes. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. A total of 179 cows and bulls sold with 54 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 $402.57/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.17 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$402.57
144 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$47.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.13
vs OK average
+15.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561407.822,289128
Medium and Large 1-2585360.592,10916thin
One grade step is worth $47.23/cwt here — about $179 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 sale144 hd
402.57
—
OK average6 barns · 736 hd
402.70
−0.13
National average151 barns · 7,160 hd
387.49
+15.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−35.17
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—Low1,574193.523,0469thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,359165.712,25212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,265163.322,06531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125149.141,67816

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)1,060$3,2756
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,359$2,70012
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$2,6852thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,281$2,48024
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,91812

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 1281559.12/cwt535.00–612.501,5716
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311585.31/cwt527.50–620.001,8208
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365519.51/cwt500.00–545.001,89617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411510.33/cwt505.00–517.502,09712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474491.80/cwt480.00–505.002,33115
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned492435.46/cwt420.00–452.502,14220
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516435.47/cwt425.00–450.002,24722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned537409.75/cwt405.00–417.502,20033
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned578384.84/cwt384.00–387.002,22422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585360.59/cwt352.00–387.502,10916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589404.56/cwt390.00–410.002,38351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621402.43/cwt397.50–403.002,49919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629366.68/cwt351.00–381.002,30627
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned637366.59/cwt350.00–379.002,33515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686388.55/cwt385.00–388.752,66570
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned688355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4424
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned703345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4255
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,40723
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,5383
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,6909
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820323.38/cwt320.00–326.002,6529
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2893305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7244
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8806
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,089296.00/cwt296.00–296.003,2237
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323487.14/cwt465.00–500.001,57314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1391465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned398420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6725
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned424423.28/cwt405.00–432.501,79538
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463402.50/cwt390.00–415.001,86428
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned484385.62/cwt365.00–397.501,86637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511382.77/cwt367.50–390.001,9569
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned522366.85/cwt325.00–379.001,91530
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572359.41/cwt347.50–382.502,05613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned588337.28/cwt332.00–345.001,98315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned621334.94/cwt334.00–337.502,08016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned690327.21/cwt326.00–331.002,2588
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9779
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729304.92/cwt300.00–310.002,2238
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,4473
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3025
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned434467.18/cwt460.00–480.002,0288
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1153
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460450.64/cwt435.00–465.002,07315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned517402.94/cwt390.00–407.502,08314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned586325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9053
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3393
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned677350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3704
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned703325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2853
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned741331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,4535
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,205175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1091
Bulls——Light Weight1,245192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,3901
Bulls——1,513196.71/cwt195.00–200.002,9763
Bulls——1,790208.09/cwt207.00–209.003,7252
Bulls——1,798184.17/cwt181.00–187.003,3112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight923138.34/cwt135.00–140.001,2773
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,020154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135160.50/cwt158.00–163.001,8222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,148177.97/cwt177.00–179.002,0432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188157.85/cwt155.00–159.001,87511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,194149.62/cwt147.00–156.001,78610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231174.20/cwt171.00–176.002,1445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332163.70/cwt162.00–168.002,18015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396158.66/cwt152.00–163.002,2155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407167.85/cwt165.00–172.002,3625
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0603,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1181,918.28/head1,875.00–2,115.001,91812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2812,479.51/head2,220.00–2,800.002,48024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3592,700.18/head2,420.00–3,350.002,70012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4202,685.00/head2,685.00–2,685.002,6852
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1922244.70/cwt237.50–255.002,25610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,190173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,0596

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.