Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-08-20

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Aug 20
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,387 head
▼ 470 vs last sale 1,857▲ 158 vs year ago 1,229 · +12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 250▲ 181 vs year ago 101 · +179.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 245▲ 191 vs year ago 68 · +280.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifer calves 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. A total of 541 cows and bulls sold with 52 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 $395.05/cwt on 117 head, down $1.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −42.69 against this barn's trailing median of $437.74.
Average price
$395.05
▼ 1.72 vs prior sale
117 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.06
vs OK average
−1.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544399.422,175101
Medium and Large 1-2588375.002,20511thin
Medium and Large 2535351.001,8785thin
One grade step is worth $48.42/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale117 hd
395.05
—
OK average8 barns · 933 hd
401.11
−6.06
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
−1.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
437.74
−42.69
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—High1,641203.093,33219
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430161.642,31178
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,246159.601,98978
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,115155.071,72952

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)1,100$3,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,495$2,7074thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$2,47246
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,271$2,41835
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,312$2,39213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$2,3504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$2,15965
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,9504thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)775$3,2502thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293585.99/cwt560.00–601.001,71711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned327560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8314
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8255
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned371526.05/cwt505.00–565.001,95223
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430475.93/cwt450.00–495.002,04633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned469462.40/cwt415.00–481.002,16928
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0969
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476431.18/cwt427.50–437.502,05211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520410.80/cwt406.00–420.002,13636
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,8785
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned558393.11/cwt375.00–399.002,19465
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,20511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned612361.44/cwt333.00–379.002,21282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0746
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1651349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,2726
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,08811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned678337.80/cwt325.00–346.002,29015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,4805
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,28211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned727320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,32614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2749332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,48710
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5265
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2796316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,5158
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1804316.47/cwt315.00–317.002,54423
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870315.65/cwt310.00–317.502,74616
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1981295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,8946
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7288
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320520.25/cwt500.00–530.001,6659
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned366446.15/cwt405.00–460.001,63328
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435414.46/cwt355.00–432.501,80345
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned477362.37/cwt347.50–380.001,72931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned497337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,67715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned523356.03/cwt351.00–358.001,86244
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned530321.34/cwt300.00–330.001,70317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned579330.43/cwt313.00–358.001,913121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned611320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,94713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667312.40/cwt306.00–318.002,08425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned726312.34/cwt306.00–313.002,26831
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,2123
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3107
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770299.89/cwt295.00–310.002,3099
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6053
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned431449.72/cwt435.00–480.001,93821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned485437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1227
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned522371.23/cwt345.00–382.501,93813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned579331.67/cwt320.00–337.501,92014
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned663312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0723
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0806
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,295185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,3961
Bulls——1,640193.21/cwt188.00–196.003,1695
Bulls——1,643204.78/cwt197.50–212.003,36510
Bulls——1,750219.93/cwt214.00–226.003,8493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight980139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,36210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,082173.05/cwt169.00–175.001,8723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140164.63/cwt162.50–172.501,87730
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,167140.94/cwt133.00–147.501,6457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198155.55/cwt152.50–157.001,86314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265159.87/cwt159.00–167.002,02261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376165.47/cwt163.00–172.002,27744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,5931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500156.15/cwt148.00–161.002,34233
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 17753,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19003,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1322,471.78/head2,100.00–3,725.002,47246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2112,158.73/head1,945.00–2,205.002,15965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2712,417.72/head2,270.00–2,800.002,41835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3122,392.19/head2,200.00–2,580.002,39213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4952,707.34/head2,635.00–2,775.002,7074
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1123
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,122233.95/cwt190.00–320.002,62511

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.