Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-05-14

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 14
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,895 head
▲ 346 vs last sale 1,549▼ 703 vs year ago 2,598 · −27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 81▲ 25 vs year ago 241 · +10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 103▲ 72 vs year ago 98 · +73.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves under 400 lbs. significantly higher, over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves lightly tested. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 436 cows and bulls sold with 61 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 $441.37/cwt on 95 head, down $48.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +3.63 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$441.37
▼ 48.92 vs prior sale
95 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,499
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$751
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$105.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.50
vs OK average
−32.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570450.232,56687
Medium and Large 2526345.001,8158thin
One grade step is worth $105.23/cwt here — about $751 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 sale95 hd
441.37
—
OK average8 barns · 1,298 hd
452.87
−11.50
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−32.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
+3.63
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—Average1,646211.163,47531
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,414169.942,40478
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,264167.302,11487
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023158.671,62340

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)1,090$3,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$3,3504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,059$3,2478
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,85011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$2,4754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)959$3,9633thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)988$3,7522thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1231743.84/cwt715.00–835.001,7188
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275699.41/cwt690.00–710.001,92313
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316688.74/cwt610.00–720.002,17618
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367639.21/cwt590.00–700.002,34632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5139
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433582.74/cwt565.00–595.002,52310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned446530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,36417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,5233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned498500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4904
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,49614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8158
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560454.26/cwt452.50–456.002,54430
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned593437.73/cwt436.00–443.002,59643
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613431.22/cwt415.00–440.002,64335
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627423.96/cwt410.00–430.002,65826
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668381.33/cwt378.00–388.002,54727
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned670390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,61311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,8157
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718388.85/cwt387.00–391.002,79250
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2751357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,6818
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,80812
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,78324
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827364.26/cwt346.00–365.503,01296
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1889327.29/cwt325.00–335.002,91017
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1908341.50/cwt341.50–341.503,10159
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005317.04/cwt310.00–318.503,18670
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1196725.00/cwt725.00–725.001,42110
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1231688.96/cwt600.00–775.001,59118
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271645.49/cwt600.00–670.001,74911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,5288
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2118
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned417453.92/cwt422.50–490.001,89314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned422420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,77212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430496.98/cwt490.00–500.002,13713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned479457.38/cwt440.00–465.002,19116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483471.10/cwt455.00–480.002,27525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505457.97/cwt455.00–460.002,3135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned511444.08/cwt410.00–460.002,26932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2586
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned550425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3386
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed561455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,55373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy569445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,53240
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569374.02/cwt340.00–392.002,12814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573405.74/cwt387.50–430.002,32560
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620388.39/cwt381.00–395.002,40811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned641355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4087
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4826
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728355.48/cwt342.00–363.002,58843
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769335.66/cwt335.00–336.002,58115
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,6028
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1851318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,7068
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7456
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,095255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7927
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,4086
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned438540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,3653
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525486.35/cwt475.00–500.002,55313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4024
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558443.98/cwt440.00–450.002,4775
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned642390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5045
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,5435
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,225220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6951
Bulls——Light Weight1,270207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,6351
Bulls——Light Weight1,275195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,4861
Bulls——1,568185.62/cwt165.00–202.502,9116
Bulls——1,677209.77/cwt203.00–217.003,51813
Bulls——1,782231.43/cwt219.00–244.004,1249
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight903143.91/cwt143.00–147.001,30013
Cows—Lean 85-90%988152.59/cwt150.00–155.001,5084
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097168.07/cwt160.00–183.001,84423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149187.69/cwt183.00–192.002,1574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179176.37/cwt172.00–180.002,07918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294163.53/cwt157.00–171.002,11665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406166.22/cwt155.00–172.002,33748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423175.15/cwt173.00–180.002,49228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493186.35/cwt184.00–189.002,7822
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,49611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,024220.51/cwt170.00–265.002,25832
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,054188.48/cwt169.00–220.001,98752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0402,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0593,246.90/head2,850.00–3,500.003,2478
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0653,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,85011
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19883,751.90/head3,300.00–4,150.003,7522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19503,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19634,269.48/head3,850.00–4,700.004,2692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2004,375.00/head4,375.00–4,375.004,3751

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.