Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-11-06

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Nov 6
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,138 head
▲ 638 vs last sale 1,500▲ 1,202 vs year ago 936 · +128.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 161▼ 7 vs year ago 179 · −3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 117▲ 40 vs year ago 46 · +87.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 258 cows and bulls sold with 67 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 $393.13/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.62 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$393.13
204 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$48.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.70
vs OK average
−25.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541403.352,183161
Medium and Large 2523355.001,8578thin
Medium and Large 1-2575354.842,04235
One grade step is worth $48.51/cwt here — about $141 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 sale204 hd
393.13
—
OK average6 barns · 1,771 hd
412.82
−19.70
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−25.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−44.62
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—Low1,731173.773,00924
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208148.581,79527
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424148.432,11344
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039115.471,20020

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)1,203$3,12526
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$2,9754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,55011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,8507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)975$3,2001thin

Every lot

94 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324523.07/cwt460.00–555.001,69513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375488.71/cwt475.00–510.001,83318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429461.87/cwt450.00–475.001,98125
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,88711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468444.36/cwt425.00–470.002,08034
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned508416.50/cwt410.00–420.002,11617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8578
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533419.66/cwt395.00–432.502,23785
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561401.62/cwt390.00–415.002,25325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned564357.25/cwt340.00–364.002,01534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574378.23/cwt375.00–390.002,17123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned578310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,79212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned614342.43/cwt337.50–350.002,10328
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626364.12/cwt345.00–375.002,27923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658351.87/cwt350.00–355.002,3158
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677334.90/cwt330.00–340.002,26714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1711338.45/cwt335.00–340.002,40632
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned714322.26/cwt313.00–325.002,30166
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned768277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1314
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5295
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,56311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831319.51/cwt317.00–335.002,65574
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1946310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9334
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,021281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,8697
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338411.98/cwt410.00–415.001,3925
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367444.40/cwt397.50–472.501,63119
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2392335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3137
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412396.63/cwt387.50–410.001,63418
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned424340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,44211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428414.12/cwt385.00–440.001,77235
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476405.24/cwt385.00–445.001,92932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482359.48/cwt315.00–415.001,73366
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,8079
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned516337.63/cwt315.00–365.001,74254
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521380.28/cwt372.50–385.001,98117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572332.30/cwt317.50–352.501,90110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned582315.85/cwt282.50–331.001,83877
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9898
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned586304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,78110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608316.53/cwt315.00–320.001,92510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned619305.37/cwt298.00–308.001,89050
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned663303.60/cwt300.00–310.002,01317
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666333.19/cwt322.50–336.002,21937
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717324.97/cwt320.00–327.002,33014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0666
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757316.33/cwt310.00–317.502,39526
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned762285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1728
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4757
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,007252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,5386
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,101251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,7644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned376460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439449.00/cwt449.00–449.001,97110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9787
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,82512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,78519
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5685
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528389.03/cwt376.00–405.002,05428
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned533350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8665
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned564291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,6415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned569323.02/cwt305.00–333.001,83817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned590345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0367
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606344.93/cwt330.00–350.002,09016
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned690307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,12210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned691310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1427
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned719303.75/cwt290.00–310.002,18423
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned728275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0029
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned765285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1806
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,065170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8112
Bulls——Light Weight1,293160.55/cwt155.00–166.002,0762
Bulls——1,702177.14/cwt172.00–184.003,0155
Bulls——1,753155.08/cwt125.00–167.002,7197
Bulls——2,007192.25/cwt185.00–200.003,8588
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82097.02/cwt95.00–99.007964
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight897110.56/cwt102.50–120.009924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160123.26/cwt115.00–131.001,43012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188157.79/cwt156.00–159.001,87511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206136.40/cwt131.00–142.001,64510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,8976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391154.32/cwt149.00–159.002,14727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465137.70/cwt122.00–147.502,01716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,6481
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1985225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2163
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,022189.82/cwt163.00–240.001,9405
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19202,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2033,124.82/head2,000.00–3,800.003,12526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,55011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.