Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-04-30

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 30
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,154 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 1,887▲ 1,902 vs year ago 252 · +754.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 150▼ 29 vs year ago 98 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 189▲ 37 vs year ago 37 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. A total of 143 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 $451.14/cwt on 202 head, down $25.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +13.40 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$451.14
▼ 25.01 vs prior sale
202 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$75.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.53
vs OK average
−29.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531489.512,59758
Medium and Large 1-2570444.032,531104
Medium and Large 2570414.002,36040
One grade step is worth $75.51/cwt here — about $237 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 sale202 hd
451.14
—
OK average6 barns · 739 hd
463.67
−12.53
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
−29.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
+13.40
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—Low1,775210.793,74110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,428174.472,49111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200165.161,98222
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,009134.991,36212

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)1,033$3,48413
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$3,0569
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)938$5,0004thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$4,4003thin

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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1237802.50/cwt802.50–802.501,9027
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1252730.00/cwt730.00–730.001,8402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326644.83/cwt640.00–660.002,1028
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380617.81/cwt600.00–635.002,34818
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,13814
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425583.57/cwt570.00–595.002,48015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460525.03/cwt520.00–527.502,4156
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483492.66/cwt489.00–495.002,380138
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526491.55/cwt470.00–514.002,58640
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned530488.40/cwt480.00–495.002,58914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532475.83/cwt470.00–480.002,53114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,36040
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576439.08/cwt381.00–446.502,52990
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,7344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,62071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616453.57/cwt447.50–460.002,79429
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666445.50/cwt445.50–445.502,96716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668396.92/cwt382.50–420.002,65184
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned678419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,84111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1744392.01/cwt388.00–409.002,917121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,34113
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764390.70/cwt376.00–400.002,98588
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1839365.13/cwt360.00–368.003,06342
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9747
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1922337.83/cwt331.00–340.003,11542
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1974321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,1275
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,027313.80/cwt310.50–316.003,22320
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,063315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,3485
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,136288.00/cwt288.00–288.003,2726
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272654.36/cwt650.00–665.001,7809
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324576.58/cwt520.00–635.001,86811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378532.42/cwt525.00–540.002,01311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423511.15/cwt495.00–520.002,16229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476488.06/cwt475.00–500.002,32329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505448.06/cwt437.50–460.002,26325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517415.35/cwt410.00–422.502,14757
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned530450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3852
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned547412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,2568
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581407.64/cwt395.00–422.502,36853
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,99311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584387.74/cwt360.00–400.002,26430
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623382.54/cwt375.00–394.002,383108
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689367.01/cwt366.00–372.502,52957
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711363.97/cwt355.00–366.002,58851
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765345.26/cwt330.00–358.002,64162
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5906
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825327.04/cwt325.00–327.502,69821
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy849360.00/cwt360.00–360.003,0565
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fancy902334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,01321
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1909315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,86312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned419560.26/cwt555.00–565.002,34711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned476530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,5236
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1496524.00/cwt524.00–524.002,5999
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4537
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned556460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5584
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614433.34/cwt430.00–440.002,6616
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,7445
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,135209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,3721
Bulls——1,655179.14/cwt170.00–187.002,9652
Bulls——1,833221.44/cwt215.00–227.004,0596
Bulls——2,305212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,8871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008754
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight950152.54/cwt151.00–154.001,4492
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight980161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145150.77/cwt148.00–156.001,7265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196174.35/cwt167.50–179.002,08512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205154.13/cwt147.00–163.001,85710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,220167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,0441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438184.47/cwt184.00–185.002,6532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451172.84/cwt170.00–177.002,5088
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19004,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19255,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19754,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1955227.97/cwt220.00–255.002,17710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,149201.49/cwt195.00–205.002,31514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0333,484.14/head2,450.00–4,400.003,48413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1373,055.84/head2,875.00–3,250.003,0569
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.