Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-05-07

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,549 head
▼ 605 vs last sale 2,154▲ 1,027 vs year ago 522 · +196.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 69▲ 4 vs year ago 77 · +5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 74▲ 44 vs year ago 59 · +74.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. A total of 184 cows and bulls sold with 44 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 $490.29/cwt on 62 head, up $39.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +52.55 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$490.29
▲ 39.15 vs prior sale
62 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.45
vs OK average
+2.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548490.292,68462
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 sale62 hd
490.29
—
OK average8 barns · 1,319 hd
479.84
+10.45
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
+2.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
+52.55
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—Low1,655210.013,47522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180167.131,97110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380166.682,30018
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023151.031,5457thin

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)1,189$3,3887
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,317$3,1893thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$3,03010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,386$2,69922
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,390$2,2405
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,9256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$5,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$4,2504thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$4,4251thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235745.00/cwt745.00–745.001,7512
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282692.66/cwt655.00–717.501,9535
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325649.23/cwt625.00–700.002,1106
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381581.26/cwt575.00–590.002,21510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427589.48/cwt570.00–595.002,51714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned445550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,4484
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464533.37/cwt520.00–545.002,47511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524507.68/cwt485.00–520.002,66028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562486.05/cwt450.00–497.502,73229
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned595417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4845
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned630425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6788
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2649430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,79116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677416.28/cwt410.00–430.002,81850
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3225
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,8827
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741374.54/cwt374.50–375.002,77570
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1751375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,81613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,84178
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835360.25/cwt354.50–370.503,008122
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1864342.57/cwt338.00–345.002,96023
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1929335.74/cwt334.50–339.503,11920
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1972331.19/cwt325.50–335.503,21939
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321574.83/cwt545.00–610.001,84511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0536
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned398450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned411480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed479480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,29920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1589
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2502375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8837
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned505427.91/cwt425.00–435.002,1617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561388.82/cwt385.00–392.502,18110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575406.34/cwt395.00–410.002,33612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2589337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9886
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619384.05/cwt377.50–394.002,37724
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned648360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3335
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned663340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2544
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676370.01/cwt369.00–370.502,50198
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679358.65/cwt335.00–365.002,43524
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720351.77/cwt333.00–359.002,53321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3839
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1787341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,68414
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,77119
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1866335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9013
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,4192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473552.89/cwt505.00–595.002,6159
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned511460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529500.46/cwt480.00–530.002,6477
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4482
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned601455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7354
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1602465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,7996
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,8226
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8124
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,265190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4041
Bulls——Light Weight1,325218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,8891
Bulls——Light Weight1,325205.28/cwt202.50–208.002,7202
Bulls——1,594209.68/cwt204.00–215.003,3424
Bulls——1,611183.04/cwt170.00–197.002,9495
Bulls——1,859227.53/cwt219.00–244.004,2309
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight972150.68/cwt150.00–151.001,4653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033151.58/cwt150.00–153.001,5662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,0661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190162.33/cwt154.00–167.501,9327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,248183.70/cwt182.00–185.002,2932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370175.52/cwt173.00–177.002,4054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405160.90/cwt152.00–170.002,26112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1845235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9864
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,121195.56/cwt180.00–245.002,19214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,924.76/head1,800.00–2,045.001,9256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1893,388.34/head3,375.00–3,450.003,3887
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2493,029.98/head2,550.00–3,280.003,03010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3173,189.42/head3,140.00–3,300.003,1893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3862,699.21/head2,330.00–2,970.002,69922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3902,240.00/head2,240.00–2,240.002,2405
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19854,425.00/head4,425.00–4,425.004,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0254,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3755,050.00/head5,050.00–5,050.005,0501

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.