Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers to lightly tested for an accurate test. Steer and heifer calves not well tested on limited receipts. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 134 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.43/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$130.43

232 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	131.26	786	208
Medium and Large 1-2	507	127.82	648	19thin
Medium and Large 2	368	106.00	390	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale232 hd

130.43

—

OK average7 barns · 3,821 hd

131.72

−1.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,723	84.34	1,453	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	64.78	952	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	62.77	764	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	54.70	600	18

Every lot, as filed

57 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	135.51/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	142.12/cwt	136.00–149.00	586	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,052	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	148.92/cwt	147.00–151.50	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	821	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,047	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.51/cwt	155.00–161.00	832	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	51.55/cwt	47.00–56.00	558	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	63.13/cwt	59.00–66.50	783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.62/cwt	130.00–134.75	832	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	977	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	118.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	937	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,472	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.61/cwt	178.00–179.50	670	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	125.87/cwt	125.00–126.50	911	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	139.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,005	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	129.09/cwt	128.50–130.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	144.55/cwt	141.00–150.00	487	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	656	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	893	51.48/cwt	51.00–52.00	460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	965	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	928	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	56.89/cwt	52.50–59.00	752	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	69.37/cwt	67.50–71.00	1,066	10
Bulls	—	—	1,739	84.94/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,477	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	64.07/cwt	58.50–66.50	939	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	55.09/cwt	51.00–58.00	675	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	59.67/cwt	57.00–64.00	702	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	70.83/cwt	68.00–75.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.79/cwt	129.00–130.00	876	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	748	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	916	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,276	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	123.21/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,113	34

How this sale compares

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.

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