Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-02-12

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 12
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,359 head
▲ 1,235 vs last sale 1,124▲ 1,817 vs year ago 542 · +335.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 84▲ 92 vs year ago 35 · +262.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 45▼ 20 vs year ago 157 · −12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves under 400 lbs. 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs. steady to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 264 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 $479.12/cwt on 162 head. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +41.38 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$479.12
162 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.31
vs OK average
+0.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519497.322,58131
Medium and Large 1559474.822,653131
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about −$72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale162 hd
479.12
—
OK average6 barns · 1,218 hd
482.43
−3.31
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
+0.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
+41.38
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—Low1,488180.972,69314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,456161.662,35416
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243155.651,93524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060137.991,46313
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,465136.001,9921thin

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)1,267$3,7139
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$3,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$3,10532
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,97519
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,127$2,69219
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,9001thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334633.14/cwt617.50–650.002,11514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382596.10/cwt585.00–620.002,27743
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408561.53/cwt542.50–605.002,29117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1254
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461543.18/cwt523.00–547.502,50435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned493516.00/cwt516.00–516.002,5448
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,63721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519497.32/cwt473.00–507.502,58131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned532492.02/cwt487.50–504.002,61826
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574470.96/cwt440.00–490.002,70344
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned581449.41/cwt435.00–472.502,61140
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620431.51/cwt425.00–441.002,67556
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned640415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,65613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663408.93/cwt380.00–420.002,711101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5145
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned698350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4434
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716363.10/cwt360.00–368.002,60013
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722385.16/cwt373.50–390.002,78148
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5265
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775367.82/cwt362.00–379.252,85168
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822348.98/cwt338.00–355.002,86967
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1829357.51/cwt350.00–365.002,964144
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6448
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2854292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4948
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865336.49/cwt334.00–338.002,91138
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1906340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,080135
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2907329.36/cwt315.00–331.502,98747
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957319.00/cwt319.00–319.003,0539
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1983327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,2149
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327575.77/cwt540.00–625.001,88320
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383544.39/cwt525.00–585.002,08534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417528.30/cwt522.50–535.002,20350
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned444485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1537
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488481.40/cwt465.00–490.002,34979
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2056
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned491434.21/cwt430.00–447.502,1328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506454.50/cwt440.00–465.002,30048
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535421.04/cwt410.00–432.502,25312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned542427.49/cwt420.00–432.502,31720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572410.46/cwt387.50–423.002,348111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned577335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned593375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2248
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613406.77/cwt370.00–420.002,494144
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned628365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2924
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680355.54/cwt351.00–365.002,41865
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,3569
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,4259
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713329.23/cwt320.00–340.002,34738
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767337.34/cwt335.00–343.002,58732
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2849319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,7086
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460528.66/cwt510.00–535.002,43216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned508495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5154
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562478.01/cwt475.00–480.002,68615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5634
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned587455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620411.31/cwt400.00–420.002,55023
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669388.13/cwt380.00–405.002,5976
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4963
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1827283.36/cwt262.50–305.002,3438
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,175190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2331
Bulls——Light Weight1,280156.04/cwt155.00–157.001,9972
Bulls——1,458176.08/cwt167.00–181.002,5674
Bulls——1,584186.63/cwt182.00–193.002,9565
Bulls——1,673197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,2962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight948142.44/cwt138.00–147.001,3502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075129.25/cwt125.00–133.001,3893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083140.15/cwt135.00–145.001,5188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193171.50/cwt171.00–172.002,0462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232156.35/cwt153.00–160.001,92616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289148.49/cwt142.00–153.001,9146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403155.40/cwt150.00–159.002,1807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428172.82/cwt171.00–175.002,4683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533163.37/cwt161.00–166.002,5046
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,465136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0933,104.94/head2,700.00–3,225.003,10532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1203,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1272,692.08/head2,540.00–2,725.002,69219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1502,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,97519
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2673,713.16/head3,550.00–3,800.003,7139
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,176204.86/cwt175.00–255.002,40918

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.