Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-04-02

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 2
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,024 head
▼ 718 vs last sale 1,742▼ 50 vs year ago 1,074 · −4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 140▼ 17 vs year ago 106 · −16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 102▲ 9 vs year ago 42 · +21.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances 25.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 140 cows and bulls sold with 64 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 $490.23/cwt on 38 head, up $36.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +52.49 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$490.23
▲ 36.83 vs prior sale
38 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.25
vs OK average
+7.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542490.232,65838
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 sale38 hd
490.23
—
OK average6 barns · 591 hd
489.98
+0.25
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
+7.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
+52.49
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—High1,616198.653,21124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,467170.062,49415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218163.581,99315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,021138.281,41217

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)1,500$3,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$3,2469
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,369$3,0567
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,5502thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1287722.85/cwt715.00–740.002,0753
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316691.29/cwt645.00–725.002,1847
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378600.75/cwt545.00–655.002,27116
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419624.55/cwt590.00–635.002,61719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475535.68/cwt510.00–555.002,54426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517521.60/cwt515.00–527.502,69716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned531460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4434
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567469.07/cwt445.00–480.002,66018
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631438.74/cwt435.00–440.002,7688
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672414.10/cwt412.50–420.002,78338
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722402.02/cwt395.00–411.002,90365
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8053
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768376.50/cwt376.50–376.502,8928
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833359.61/cwt352.00–367.502,99696
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866345.51/cwt334.00–355.002,99276
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8717
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930328.60/cwt324.50–332.503,05638
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1963319.50/cwt319.50–319.503,07713
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,006315.78/cwt315.75–316.253,17794
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,077307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,30613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1298585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,7433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9387
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9585
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9758
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1401515.01/cwt510.00–520.002,0658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488470.27/cwt465.00–480.002,29512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526425.98/cwt412.50–435.002,2415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573411.72/cwt400.00–415.002,35918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618401.73/cwt395.00–407.502,48320
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3876
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719339.91/cwt335.00–342.002,44448
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767333.24/cwt332.00–334.002,5568
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6092
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1903300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540480.00/cwt475.00–485.002,5924
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,189177.65/cwt171.00–185.002,1125
Bulls——Light Weight1,288198.88/cwt195.00–203.002,5622
Bulls——1,535183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,8091
Bulls——1,681211.33/cwt208.00–217.003,5529
Bulls——1,944199.52/cwt193.00–206.003,8797
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4032
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight976155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047132.15/cwt129.00–137.501,38412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229163.12/cwt159.00–168.002,00514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345182.10/cwt181.00–183.002,4492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422163.49/cwt153.00–169.002,3257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559173.70/cwt170.00–177.002,7086
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3163,246.03/head3,225.00–3,350.003,2469
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3693,056.21/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0567
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,032223.87/cwt205.00–250.002,3108

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.