Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-09-24

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Sep 24
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,361 head
▲ 731 vs last sale 1,630▲ 682 vs year ago 1,679 · +40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 410▼ 27 vs year ago 240 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
329 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 347▲ 142 vs year ago 187 · +75.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 542 cows and bulls sold with 39 percent going to packers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.37/cwt on 259 head, up $0.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.14 against this barn's trailing median of $379.52.
Average price
$345.37
▲ 0.95 vs prior sale
259 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.44
vs OK average
−10.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557346.061,927246
Medium and Large 1-2531332.501,76613thin
One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $161 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 sale259 hd
345.37
—
OK average8 barns · 2,234 hd
353.82
−8.44
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−10.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
379.52
−34.14
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
448404360316median 379.5203/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.93, low $329.81, median $379.52 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—Average1,699174.492,96422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,462139.192,03541
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229137.581,69022
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,045117.451,22843

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)1,260$3,7651thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$3,0898
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)872$2,68012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$2,57278
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,347$2,48711
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$2,19032
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,264$2,15860
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,9259
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,9004thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315488.80/cwt465.00–545.001,54014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,67912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned367483.13/cwt465.00–490.001,77314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned373439.34/cwt430.00–455.001,63913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned406425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,72612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned429449.65/cwt445.00–455.001,92925
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1451425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9173
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned471429.51/cwt420.00–440.002,02315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506431.50/cwt430.00–435.002,18310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525394.63/cwt392.50–397.502,07214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned531400.46/cwt386.00–437.502,12640
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565390.97/cwt385.00–395.002,20915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned572383.04/cwt367.50–400.002,19156
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned614370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,27226
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614368.11/cwt362.50–372.502,26035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned633344.27/cwt337.50–346.002,17925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666359.81/cwt356.00–368.002,39622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned688350.27/cwt334.00–355.002,41035
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned715332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3779
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,5145
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned781314.97/cwt310.00–320.002,46014
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1848324.97/cwt320.00–327.252,75635
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1882306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6997
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,052265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,7885
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned317459.57/cwt435.00–495.001,45719
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned322427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,37722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,56715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned353420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,48310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned371447.83/cwt435.00–460.001,66133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,7328
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned399322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2878
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned417416.70/cwt395.00–427.501,73867
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8536
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436386.06/cwt370.00–392.501,68310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478389.26/cwt377.50–407.501,86186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned479342.78/cwt325.00–350.001,64218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned519352.51/cwt335.00–390.001,830100
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned528315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8567
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584349.75/cwt330.00–354.002,04341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned584338.42/cwt325.00–352.501,976102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned622317.71/cwt308.00–322.001,97623
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned670314.10/cwt300.00–321.002,10424
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679313.85/cwt310.00–317.002,13134
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned726292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1244
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3286
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,47911
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836286.41/cwt282.00–289.002,3948
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1866278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,4073
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1947250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3686
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned337470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5847
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,52736
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned371425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5777
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned396438.76/cwt420.00–445.001,73712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned404445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7985
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned434403.41/cwt402.00–410.001,75154
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460406.70/cwt400.00–410.001,8719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned482370.22/cwt355.00–375.001,78417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned517376.19/cwt337.50–417.501,94593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned538340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,82910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned568381.66/cwt375.00–385.002,16812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned593312.14/cwt310.00–314.001,85115
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2598321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9209
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned631342.01/cwt330.00–357.502,15842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned675316.52/cwt300.00–330.002,13721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,285153.77/cwt139.00–163.001,9763
Bulls——1,600193.82/cwt191.00–197.003,1012
Bulls——1,728164.55/cwt147.50–177.002,8438
Bulls——1,833185.94/cwt181.00–189.003,4089
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight891117.93/cwt112.50–120.001,0518
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight925100.21/cwt89.00–105.009277
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095117.97/cwt103.00–125.001,29221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192132.59/cwt127.50–138.001,5807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219140.55/cwt135.00–145.001,7139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227128.41/cwt125.00–130.001,5768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248146.90/cwt146.00–147.501,8335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444142.84/cwt139.00–147.502,06319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488134.65/cwt127.50–137.002,00420
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18722,679.64/head2,100.00–3,500.002,68012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0572,189.67/head1,765.00–2,650.002,19032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1762,572.07/head2,250.00–2,950.002,57278
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2313,089.11/head3,000.00–3,145.003,0898
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2603,765.00/head3,765.00–3,765.003,7651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2642,158.04/head2,040.00–2,280.002,15860
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3472,486.55/head2,150.00–2,645.002,48711
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1901238.75/cwt222.00–265.002,15115
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,118173.83/cwt136.00–190.001,94349
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9004

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.