Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-12-11

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 11
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,365 head
▲ 1,116 vs last sale 1,249▲ 224 vs year ago 2,141 · +10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 153▲ 100 vs year ago 119 · +84.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 247▲ 171 vs year ago 68 · +251.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves10.00 to 20.00 higher with instances 30.00 higher. Quality fair to average with very good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 458 cows and bulls sold with 48 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 $413.60/cwt on 202 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −24.15 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$413.60
202 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.20
vs OK average
−17.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561433.952,43677
Medium and Large 1-2565426.062,40773
Medium and Large 2572365.972,09352
One grade step is worth $67.98/cwt here — about $343 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale202 hd
413.60
—
OK average6 barns · 1,289 hd
430.80
−17.20
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−17.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−24.15
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—Average1,678170.412,86020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,426160.272,28660
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,253156.881,96560
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047127.111,33129

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$2,67633
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,6509
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,55014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$2,19648
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,10015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,8009
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$3,9751thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)875$4,0003thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274588.05/cwt575.00–600.001,6116
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323593.28/cwt585.00–605.001,91610
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8158
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419529.06/cwt500.00–555.002,21759
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0289
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469489.98/cwt472.50–507.502,29851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527473.09/cwt458.00–486.002,49319
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528447.11/cwt440.00–460.002,36120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned530395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0944
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned569417.52/cwt400.00–430.002,37615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572365.97/cwt360.00–390.002,09352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574422.38/cwt411.00–427.502,42443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,44949
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627400.19/cwt379.00–417.502,50983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630373.67/cwt369.00–375.002,35418
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned636371.31/cwt367.50–380.002,36224
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3107
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned663365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,42010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666374.82/cwt358.00–380.002,496118
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,48030
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,43614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned729337.62/cwt335.00–342.502,46111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730349.27/cwt340.00–350.002,55077
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766344.09/cwt342.00–348.502,63645
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,77637
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274588.18/cwt570.00–615.001,6128
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2291440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2809
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320547.80/cwt495.00–585.001,75319
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382470.68/cwt447.50–490.001,79818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410480.30/cwt470.00–495.001,96912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned425420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430441.63/cwt415.00–470.001,89915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434449.08/cwt437.00–467.501,94917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2447405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,81021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463463.58/cwt455.00–470.002,14636
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468411.05/cwt385.00–430.001,92437
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482416.23/cwt385.00–435.002,00633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520410.03/cwt385.00–430.002,13236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,02314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned527387.28/cwt375.00–405.002,04117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568382.23/cwt362.50–398.002,171103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned572355.92/cwt347.50–362.502,03617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,95223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned607340.01/cwt335.00–345.002,06414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621351.12/cwt342.50–357.502,18058
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned653330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1554
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675328.86/cwt324.00–335.002,22036
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723323.85/cwt320.00–331.002,34139
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3346
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813308.68/cwt304.00–315.002,51014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6434
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,21411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481474.59/cwt471.00–480.002,28313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned489450.36/cwt447.50–480.002,20234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned499430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1466
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned503420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,11310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned522435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,27115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned563395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,22417
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2605
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned591342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,02431
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612373.67/cwt370.00–380.002,28715
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,46213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1776322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5038
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,310172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2531
Bulls——1,601160.92/cwt151.00–167.002,5768
Bulls——1,760176.39/cwt170.00–182.003,10410
Bulls——1,845185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight947137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2972
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight950105.56/cwt105.00–106.001,0037
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060128.82/cwt127.00–131.001,36512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138140.93/cwt138.00–145.001,6048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194140.62/cwt137.00–145.001,6794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257158.04/cwt149.00–161.001,98756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396157.14/cwt153.00–165.002,19438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408149.51/cwt149.00–150.002,1052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,486167.30/cwt162.00–179.002,48620
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1403,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1782,196.24/head2,035.00–2,225.002,19648
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,55014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2072,675.67/head2,025.00–3,650.002,67633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3452,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10015
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1935226.14/cwt215.00–235.002,11424
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,242173.95/cwt167.00–217.502,16024
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0253,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0853,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9751

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.