Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 6
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,089 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 793▼ 466 vs year ago 1,555 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 88▲ 50 vs year ago 130 · +38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 66 · +10.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 253 cows and bulls sold with 71 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 $441.90/cwt on 122 head, up $33.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +4.16 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$441.90
▲ 33.78 vs prior sale
122 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,390
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.47
vs OK average
+27.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541442.272,392120
Medium and Large 1-2545420.002,2892thin
One grade step is worth $22.27/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale122 hd
441.90
—
OK average8 barns · 820 hd
429.44
+12.47
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+27.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
+4.16
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—High1,763203.583,58817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,408172.542,42926
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,166172.072,00669
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032161.131,66348

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)980$3,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$3,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,376$3,10017
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,8002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,49318
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,8858

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1232729.52/cwt700.00–750.001,69212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284631.85/cwt615.00–645.001,7946
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325614.48/cwt580.00–637.501,99727
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366574.55/cwt550.00–630.002,10314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned371560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0787
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned434528.56/cwt515.00–545.002,29431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned482462.89/cwt420.00–495.002,23122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned531453.90/cwt387.50–472.502,41083
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned563416.18/cwt405.00–436.002,34337
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned606417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5308
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned620352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1863
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622372.50/cwt335.00–401.002,31712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679379.93/cwt377.00–383.002,58012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732366.18/cwt365.00–371.002,68019
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1794335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6605
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808342.17/cwt336.00–346.002,76520
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276622.33/cwt585.00–635.001,7184
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335527.99/cwt465.00–585.001,76915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned391478.03/cwt472.50–497.501,86913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned407422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,7206
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned420459.02/cwt440.00–475.001,92818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423452.93/cwt437.50–475.001,91610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1451441.01/cwt427.50–450.001,9895
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned480429.44/cwt397.50–445.002,06165
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned517394.58/cwt365.00–417.502,04039
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574363.83/cwt355.00–375.002,08824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned577363.85/cwt350.00–372.502,09920
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned626325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1648338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,1903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned652332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1685
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684335.90/cwt328.00–339.002,29822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,40611
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1896285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5545
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1927296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,74410
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,001268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,68312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned406507.48/cwt495.00–520.002,0608
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned459482.62/cwt455.00–493.002,21515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned534411.84/cwt410.00–415.002,1998
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned543376.28/cwt350.00–397.502,0439
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned595380.79/cwt370.00–410.002,26611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned616370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2793
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617385.01/cwt375.00–395.002,37610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned675332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2446
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1682360.59/cwt350.00–370.002,45913
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4293
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1733
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,265200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5301
Bulls——1,772206.52/cwt201.00–213.003,66011
Bulls——1,825227.00/cwt227.00–227.004,1431
Bulls——1,846190.52/cwt183.00–199.003,5174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight952142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,35714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041156.81/cwt155.00–157.501,6329
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059177.96/cwt167.00–178.501,88522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156173.29/cwt167.00–175.502,00363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180137.54/cwt115.00–150.001,6233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232155.57/cwt152.50–158.001,9175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,306171.02/cwt165.00–176.002,23416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498155.84/cwt150.00–161.002,3342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,589179.75/cwt177.50–183.002,8568
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19803,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0762,493.32/head2,160.00–3,600.002,49318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3763,100.30/head2,525.00–3,700.003,10017
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,000272.40/cwt270.00–275.002,7242

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.