Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-08-13

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 13
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,857 head
▲ 768 vs last sale 1,089▲ 621 vs year ago 1,236 · +50.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 180▲ 153 vs year ago 97 · +157.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 73▲ 163 vs year ago 82 · +198.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Steer calves 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with several fleshy new crop calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 495 cows and bulls sold with 50 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 $396.77/cwt on 73 head, down $45.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −40.97 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$396.77
▼ 45.14 vs prior sale
73 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,245
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$38.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.85
vs OK average
−5.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560403.022,25761
Medium and Large 1-2595365.002,17212thin
One grade step is worth $38.02/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale73 hd
396.77
—
OK average8 barns · 1,137 hd
412.61
−15.85
National average153 barns · 6,255 hd
401.83
−5.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−40.97
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—Low1,797210.193,77815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,322175.682,32316
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,220166.122,02775
CowsLean 85-90%Low975153.641,49895

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)1,525$3,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,52333
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,234$3,31831
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,6253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$2,49450
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,3759
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,30163
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$3,9001thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,6924
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1264654.23/cwt620.00–675.001,72727
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,87012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned405482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,9544
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned408485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9795
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460481.22/cwt472.50–490.002,21435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479446.71/cwt445.00–450.002,14029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526425.64/cwt413.00–435.002,23921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned578391.14/cwt382.50–403.002,26140
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,17212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,48742
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned613373.39/cwt346.00–412.502,28962
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2534
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,4346
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned689344.93/cwt338.00–350.002,37712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709360.29/cwt349.00–364.002,554104
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771334.60/cwt327.00–341.002,5809
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4717
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1846324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,74118
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866317.06/cwt312.00–320.002,74611
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1976296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,8899
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,28516
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,67911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328469.20/cwt452.50–530.001,53917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1352495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned356484.52/cwt450.00–497.501,72518
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned426447.12/cwt430.00–470.001,90525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461426.17/cwt415.00–435.001,96516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned467385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned476414.57/cwt370.00–437.501,97359
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned504391.58/cwt372.50–397.501,97422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned517307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5904
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526385.56/cwt382.50–387.502,02813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned578359.15/cwt332.00–372.502,07676
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned623326.67/cwt320.00–345.002,03525
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627331.43/cwt330.00–332.502,0787
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned636310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,97210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659315.62/cwt315.00–316.002,08013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,18915
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned708318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,25110
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723320.20/cwt315.00–321.002,31537
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1908289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,62426
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned285440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2547
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned328500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6404
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4944
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0034
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9926
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned424474.23/cwt445.00–490.002,01116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned466429.65/cwt422.50–442.502,00228
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned523404.81/cwt382.50–417.002,11732
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0784
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned559365.38/cwt350.00–380.002,04221
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned597362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,1644
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned618353.37/cwt320.00–369.002,18430
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned661332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1986
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned743326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,42213
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,8793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,667196.10/cwt193.00–198.003,2693
Bulls——1,778211.85/cwt205.00–216.003,76710
Bulls——2,090223.00/cwt223.00–223.004,6612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight782145.78/cwt130.00–150.001,14033
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight863160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3813
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight995125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067166.80/cwt164.00–172.501,78029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076160.49/cwt157.00–164.001,72715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,079178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,92119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,165188.54/cwt187.00–191.002,1968
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190146.57/cwt142.00–150.001,74410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267168.49/cwt165.00–175.002,13525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269156.92/cwt153.00–160.001,99131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419158.17/cwt148.00–165.002,2445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580170.56/cwt168.00–173.002,6953
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27561,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0803,523.38/head3,425.00–3,600.003,52333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1312,469.84/head2,130.00–2,900.002,47035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,82511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2343,317.93/head2,660.00–3,550.003,31831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2432,301.11/head2,100.00–2,560.002,30163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2652,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5253,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1980250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19253,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.