Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers not well tested , however a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves were higher on a lightly tested market. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 194 cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.55/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$142.55

331 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	145.16	895	167
Medium and Large 1-2	670	139.90	937	164

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale331 hd

142.55

—

OK average7 barns · 8,995 hd

139.95

+2.61

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	—	High	1,682	85.64	1,441	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	64.15	915	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	62.57	777	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	54.29	590	55

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.37/cwt	132.75–135.00	767	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	782	124.75/cwt	124.50–125.00	976	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	167.26/cwt	163.50–190.00	736	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	578	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	829	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	796	6
Bulls	—	—	1,728	92.33/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,595	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	68.37/cwt	67.50–69.00	1,008	4
Bulls	—	—	1,776	87.49/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,554	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	63.78/cwt	60.00–66.50	906	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	55.40/cwt	51.00–57.00	699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	52.27/cwt	49.00–56.50	596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	67.63/cwt	67.00–69.00	858	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	57.72/cwt	57.00–61.00	662	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	61.48/cwt	59.00–66.50	758	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	920	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	77.11/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	159.73/cwt	155.00–166.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.04/cwt	130.50–136.50	835	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	815	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	982	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	139.87/cwt	139.50–140.00	883	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	121.73/cwt	120.00–123.50	987	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	142.31/cwt	137.00–144.50	884	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	138.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,000	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,039	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	902	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	925.81/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	12,406	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	863	1,114.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	9,615	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	48.86/cwt	45.00–55.00	459	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	133.17/cwt	129.00–134.50	762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	155.37/cwt	154.50–156.50	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	139.59/cwt	139.00–141.00	906	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	810	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	158.12/cwt	145.00–163.00	512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	135.12/cwt	134.00–136.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	138.90/cwt	138.50–140.50	917	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.74/cwt	146.50–150.50	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	7

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →