Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-12-04

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 4
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,249 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 1,050▼ 1,996 vs year ago 3,245 · −61.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 148▼ 262 vs year ago 415 · −63.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 93▲ 81 vs year ago 166 · +48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher with instances 30.00 higher. Quality fair to average with very good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 400 cows and bulls sold with 38 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 $430.37/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −7.37 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$430.37
86 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.97
vs OK average
+1.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551430.372,37286
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale86 hd
430.37
—
OK average6 barns · 836 hd
424.41
+5.97
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
+1.22
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−7.37
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—Low1,617167.552,70911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,383156.552,16419
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,250151.811,89738
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069134.931,44325

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$3,00434
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,5008
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,32526
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,3004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$2,14490
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$1,86214
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$4,0104thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$3,48112

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 1267545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382505.84/cwt465.00–550.001,93219
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407502.99/cwt495.00–515.002,04710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned447473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,1147
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472479.84/cwt460.00–504.002,26511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522465.78/cwt437.50–475.002,43135
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned563393.16/cwt382.50–400.002,21327
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580420.60/cwt415.00–425.002,43924
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626385.24/cwt373.00–400.002,41217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned648340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2034
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674363.51/cwt351.00–371.502,45043
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned678342.45/cwt339.00–345.002,32229
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714343.02/cwt337.50–350.002,44939
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned749331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,47915
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,65746
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,6155
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872311.12/cwt310.00–312.502,7139
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000291.50/cwt291.50–291.502,91511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1296580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4625
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377443.61/cwt410.00–477.001,67224
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428472.27/cwt455.00–480.002,02110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned475400.12/cwt375.00–405.001,90118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486430.35/cwt421.00–460.002,09221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533392.97/cwt380.00–415.002,09538
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned543344.24/cwt337.50–352.501,86911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574361.17/cwt342.50–367.502,07381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned575344.71/cwt340.00–350.001,98223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned616337.21/cwt337.00–337.502,07712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623335.75/cwt330.00–345.002,09225
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672327.36/cwt322.50–335.002,20013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned701316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,21523
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,2409
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767310.16/cwt292.50–315.002,37914
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,4714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0994
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1501422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,1173
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2043
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned678320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1703
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1688330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2704
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735322.75/cwt320.00–330.002,37218
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2748310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3194
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,205139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6751
Bulls——1,504158.84/cwt150.00–169.002,3895
Bulls——1,737178.37/cwt173.00–181.003,0983
Bulls——1,925187.38/cwt184.00–191.003,6072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight920139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2792
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight958128.75/cwt126.00–130.001,2336
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083128.63/cwt126.00–131.001,3935
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,144139.96/cwt134.00–145.001,60112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227142.70/cwt140.00–145.001,7515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248151.89/cwt146.00–155.001,89627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275159.02/cwt157.00–160.002,0286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,324145.65/cwt143.00–151.001,9287
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400156.80/cwt153.00–161.002,1954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425165.96/cwt163.00–169.002,3658
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1252,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,32526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1411,862.02/head1,650.00–2,000.001,86214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1862,143.80/head1,725.00–3,000.002,14490
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2573,004.04/head2,775.00–3,650.003,00434
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,113163.47/cwt147.00–180.001,8199
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,139163.28/cwt152.00–170.001,86025
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1663,527.48/head3,150.00–4,000.003,5278
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3134,010.00/head3,800.00–4,250.004,0104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503

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.