Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-07-23

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Jul 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▼ 450 vs last sale 1,258▼ 180 vs year ago 988 · −18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 143▲ 39 vs year ago 72 · +54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 91▲ 8 vs year ago 45 · +17.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested with a lower undertone noted. Steer calves 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 13.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 164 cows and bulls sold with 68 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 $414.32/cwt on 36 head, down $11.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −23.42 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$414.32
▼ 11.34 vs prior sale
36 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,181
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$33.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.50
vs OK average
−4.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526423.672,22826
Medium and Large 1-2528390.002,05910thin
One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about $169 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 sale36 hd
414.32
—
OK average8 barns · 1,016 hd
425.82
−11.50
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−4.72
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−23.42
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—Low1,712211.463,62114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,407174.092,44916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202172.902,07936
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008160.601,61825

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)1,020$3,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,9912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,5928
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,157$2,42612
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,136$2,1588

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1213715.00/cwt715.00–715.001,5238
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280636.18/cwt635.00–640.001,78120
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned368564.09/cwt502.00–595.002,07643
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned373510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9025
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned408455.74/cwt447.50–460.001,85912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429497.53/cwt495.00–498.002,13419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned460445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,04712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480461.54/cwt435.00–474.002,21525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned505423.07/cwt415.00–431.002,13714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,2135
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned528390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,05910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned579417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4177
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned613382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,34510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673365.23/cwt356.00–376.002,45818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4627
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,6147
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820327.61/cwt321.00–331.502,6868
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5085
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,5704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned377462.13/cwt425.00–490.001,74222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned424435.20/cwt415.00–450.001,84529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1443450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned473407.30/cwt375.00–425.001,92719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned516361.87/cwt320.00–390.001,86714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned558346.44/cwt332.50–355.001,93313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0529
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned427445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,90010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9803
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned458457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,09322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0493
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned511425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1728
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576400.35/cwt375.00–415.002,30614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned622340.84/cwt337.50–343.002,12010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned690340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3468
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned701322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2613
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,238207.52/cwt201.00–215.002,5693
Bulls——1,605186.72/cwt182.00–192.002,9972
Bulls——1,788211.96/cwt207.00–215.003,7904
Bulls——1,979223.33/cwt218.00–233.004,4205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight873139.05/cwt137.00–140.001,2143
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight973159.66/cwt159.00–160.001,5533
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight999165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,64810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,6144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113167.78/cwt167.00–168.001,8675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189181.36/cwt180.00–185.002,1569
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204164.36/cwt160.00–167.001,9799
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208172.94/cwt170.00–177.002,08918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374171.18/cwt164.00–180.502,3528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387183.63/cwt182.00–184.002,5476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595157.13/cwt151.00–163.002,5062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0203,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0752,991.28/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1132,592.30/head2,265.00–2,950.002,5928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1362,158.23/head2,110.00–2,225.002,1588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1572,426.15/head2,400.00–2,475.002,42612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,010270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7271
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,215200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4302

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.