Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-10-02

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Oct 2
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,319 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 1,679▼ 968 vs year ago 2,287 · −42.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 117 vs last sale 240▼ 148 vs year ago 271 · −54.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 187▲ 10 vs year ago 103 · +9.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 236 cows and bulls sold with 52 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 $370.10/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −9.41 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$370.10
89 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,045
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$5.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.38
vs OK average
+1.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563375.002,11110thin
Medium and Large 1551369.482,03679
One grade step is worth $5.52/cwt here — about $75 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 sale89 hd
370.10
—
OK average6 barns · 1,186 hd
361.72
+8.38
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
+1.19
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
−9.41
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—Average1,618182.602,95514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,441157.052,26351
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246152.521,90014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,078136.451,47115

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)1,220$2,45513
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,540$2,4002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$2,16117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,15133
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$2,11614

Every lot

69 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 1275606.29/cwt590.00–614.001,66717
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1309576.33/cwt550.00–580.001,78116
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386550.44/cwt525.00–570.002,12543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428504.80/cwt495.00–525.002,16112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned481395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9007
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned497412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned510405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0663
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,1084
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561333.28/cwt327.50–345.001,8709
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned565373.34/cwt362.50–380.002,10937
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned630371.88/cwt369.00–376.002,34334
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned664360.02/cwt350.00–363.002,39128
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2486
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned700336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,3528
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712356.50/cwt356.50–356.502,5388
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned716355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,54210
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7617
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878346.00/cwt346.00–346.003,0389
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,40010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,61616
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,50141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned383447.28/cwt440.00–470.001,71339
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,7082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428421.39/cwt405.00–445.001,80425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned479398.37/cwt382.50–415.001,90840
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned507384.67/cwt367.50–410.001,95028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536369.91/cwt337.00–397.501,98310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,11110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned585359.01/cwt342.50–365.002,10041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned621361.86/cwt347.50–367.502,24723
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1642370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned656362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,37811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695344.52/cwt340.00–347.502,39410
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1826330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,72613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377508.45/cwt507.50–519.001,91724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned441504.84/cwt500.00–515.002,2266
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned445451.14/cwt440.00–460.002,0089
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned481444.99/cwt430.00–450.002,14020
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned515401.34/cwt385.00–425.002,06730
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned572376.42/cwt372.50–390.002,15320
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1588370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1769
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned636342.32/cwt339.00–347.502,17718
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned653335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1883
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned688332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2884
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned723323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,3354
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1806295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,210174.80/cwt167.00–183.002,1152
Bulls——Light Weight1,335191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,5501
Bulls——1,611167.41/cwt149.00–179.002,6974
Bulls——1,675201.30/cwt199.00–203.003,3722
Bulls——1,821188.72/cwt185.00–195.003,4375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight960113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0853
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108144.57/cwt143.00–145.001,60210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118146.41/cwt141.00–152.001,6374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297154.97/cwt154.00–159.002,01010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430152.83/cwt150.00–155.002,18523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437160.02/cwt157.00–164.002,29926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,6892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,150.69/head2,100.00–2,250.002,15133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,455.17/head2,250.00–2,700.002,45513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2492,116.12/head1,900.00–2,250.002,11614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2562,160.86/head2,100.00–2,225.002,16117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6964
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,131189.35/cwt181.00–200.002,14210

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.