Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-01-08

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jan 8
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,038 head
▲ 1,756 vs last sale 1,282▲ 1,550 vs year ago 1,488 · +104.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 205▲ 56 vs year ago 114 · +49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 221▲ 106 vs year ago 51 · +207.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on Dec. 18: Feeder steers 15.00 to 25.00 higher with instances 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer calves 20.00 to 35.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. A total of 327 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 $397.94/cwt on 208 head. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +18.42 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$397.94
208 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.15
vs OK average
−12.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555398.532,210197
Medium and Large 1-2577387.272,23411thin
One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale208 hd
397.94
—
OK average6 barns · 1,802 hd
401.09
−3.15
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−12.16
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
+18.42
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—Average1,731173.533,00523
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216155.961,89735
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,459155.082,26343
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,039119.191,23933

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)1,293$3,12021
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$3,0006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$2,9005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,8006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,63013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,05012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$4,1333thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8763
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324680.38/cwt650.00–725.002,20418
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7254
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378610.64/cwt575.00–677.502,30822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8548
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417568.95/cwt555.00–600.002,37352
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473523.35/cwt510.00–545.002,47537
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474466.30/cwt460.00–470.002,21011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520472.08/cwt465.00–475.002,45519
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522530.36/cwt500.00–553.002,76860
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,5306
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569497.21/cwt445.00–530.002,82953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned581435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5273
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned586435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5498
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615408.32/cwt397.00–412.502,51115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629445.41/cwt416.00–459.502,802155
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662428.06/cwt387.00–453.002,83448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682370.31/cwt367.00–374.002,52621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725368.76/cwt342.00–380.002,674177
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780352.36/cwt349.00–357.002,74867
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824352.72/cwt348.00–357.502,90637
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1867342.11/cwt330.00–352.002,96652
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910330.22/cwt325.00–331.503,00521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328584.20/cwt565.00–605.001,91630
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374526.32/cwt485.00–580.001,96838
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6795
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421490.27/cwt465.00–515.002,06477
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425452.23/cwt420.00–465.001,92221
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,78515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479446.64/cwt420.00–470.002,13957
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned491420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521424.28/cwt395.00–442.502,21054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned521407.61/cwt392.50–417.502,12414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2754
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1287
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573387.16/cwt370.00–410.002,218122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2027
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610381.68/cwt364.00–391.002,32888
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2253
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671353.90/cwt340.00–364.002,37590
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned677335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2686
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682332.93/cwt325.00–342.002,27130
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728339.92/cwt328.00–348.002,475162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,37316
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766315.32/cwt310.00–321.002,41518
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,56233
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1807329.37/cwt322.00–333.002,65840
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995282.49/cwt280.00–285.002,8118
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418574.31/cwt540.00–585.002,4019
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,4496
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned491495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4308
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1492494.76/cwt485.00–497.502,43423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned492460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2635
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2501487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,4425
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned523460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4064
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,5629
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned571427.41/cwt415.00–435.002,4418
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2594417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4808
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615413.09/cwt412.00–415.002,54111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned641395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5323
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1689371.80/cwt365.00–380.002,56211
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6206
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1817300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4514
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1866300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5984
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,230173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1281
Bulls——1,704187.63/cwt186.00–191.003,1975
Bulls——1,724167.88/cwt137.50–182.002,89416
Bulls——2,490194.00/cwt194.00–194.004,8311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight830145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight887107.12/cwt105.00–111.009503
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight949119.26/cwt115.00–130.001,1327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119117.68/cwt107.00–133.001,31715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182147.10/cwt145.00–149.001,73911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192156.54/cwt151.00–160.001,86613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279164.12/cwt162.00–171.002,09911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429161.32/cwt157.00–165.002,30521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488149.13/cwt138.00–154.002,21922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1702,630.00/head2,630.00–2,630.002,63013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,05012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2933,120.10/head2,850.00–3,250.003,12021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,119253.88/cwt190.00–299.002,84125
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,200182.43/cwt176.00–185.002,1897
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1254,133.33/head4,100.00–4,150.004,1333

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.