Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-03-05

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,319 head
▼ 695 vs last sale 2,014▲ 163 vs year ago 1,156 · +14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 55▼ 9 vs year ago 92 · −9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 47▼ 11 vs year ago 67 · −16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 139 cows and bulls sold with 60 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 $499.62/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +61.88 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$499.62
59 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.34
vs OK average
+24.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529510.142,70018thin
Medium and Large 1-2515495.002,54941
One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale59 hd
499.62
—
OK average6 barns · 644 hd
493.28
+6.34
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
+24.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
+61.88
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—Average1,721194.383,34415
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,162160.161,86125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,376158.032,17414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,052139.191,46512

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,450$4,3502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$3,3504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$3,29131
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$4,2915

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0844
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468537.69/cwt527.50–565.002,5169
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,54941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned517505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,6112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520514.38/cwt512.50–520.002,67512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,8154
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609435.62/cwt412.50–440.002,65324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670398.40/cwt382.00–400.002,66944
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681406.17/cwt390.00–420.002,76636
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6747
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735386.94/cwt381.00–398.002,84450
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767374.86/cwt368.50–378.502,875141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0946
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805356.95/cwt349.50–364.002,87339
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1864347.18/cwt344.00–348.003,00075
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1938343.19/cwt342.25–345.003,21953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,0623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7668
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378537.92/cwt515.00–575.002,03317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431511.18/cwt485.00–540.002,20316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463491.45/cwt482.50–507.002,27515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524453.45/cwt442.00–460.002,37617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570418.12/cwt390.00–447.002,38321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625394.88/cwt385.00–400.002,4686
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675365.44/cwt362.00–370.002,46729
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,56814
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1756340.91/cwt327.50–351.002,57764
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771322.86/cwt320.00–325.002,4897
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1837322.14/cwt310.00–328.002,69629
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1882310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7345
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2396495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9607
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2497505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5107
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned542477.18/cwt470.00–490.002,58611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned577445.57/cwt420.00–458.002,5719
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1686383.98/cwt360.00–400.002,63418
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,8093
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,711189.62/cwt186.00–193.003,2446
Bulls——1,713205.50/cwt198.00–215.003,5206
Bulls——1,755181.64/cwt177.00–184.003,1883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight963133.06/cwt131.00–137.001,2813
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight970112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,082162.68/cwt162.00–163.001,7607
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097143.45/cwt137.00–146.001,5747
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174155.94/cwt146.00–160.001,83115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290175.37/cwt174.00–176.002,2623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,346156.95/cwt151.00–165.002,11313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,765172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,0361
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1940210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9744
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1948236.15/cwt210.00–250.002,2393
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1853,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1873,290.94/head2,700.00–3,800.003,29131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2953,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4504,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1194,225.70/head4,000.00–4,500.004,2264
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2004,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001

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.