Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers to lightly tested for an accurate trend, with a lower undertone noted. Steer and heifer calves lower on limited comparable sales. Quality fair to good with fair demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 172 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.65/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$136.65

271 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$31.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	141.90	823	42
Medium and Large 1	715	136.86	979	219
Medium and Large 2	721	110.00	793	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about $30 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 sale271 hd

136.65

—

OK average5 barns · 4,404 hd

138.13

−1.48

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	1,611	79.60	1,282	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	59.02	779	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	57.08	708	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	51.16	558	37

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	473	150.39/cwt	146.00–158.00	711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	138.98/cwt	135.00–145.50	725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	120.19/cwt	120.00–120.50	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	118.07/cwt	115.00–119.50	989	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	132.51/cwt	129.00–136.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	124.35/cwt	120.00–125.50	949	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	135.19/cwt	133.00–140.50	583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	798	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	850.98/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,123	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	51.74/cwt	47.50–56.00	589	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	60.99/cwt	60.00–64.00	723	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	54.88/cwt	51.00–57.50	677	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	555	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,095	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	936	47.67/cwt	44.00–51.50	446	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	61.33/cwt	59.00–64.00	809	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	56.20/cwt	53.00–57.50	721	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	754	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.73/cwt	133.00–137.50	988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	134.17/cwt	131.00–136.50	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,098	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.21/cwt	166.00–184.00	724	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	171	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	134	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	957	761.06/cwt	735.00–775.00	7,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	716.48/cwt	675.00–800.00	7,881	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	615.46/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,847	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	756.33/cwt	660.00–785.00	8,849	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	130.13/cwt	129.00–130.50	609	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	368	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	126.36/cwt	124.00–130.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	490	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	121.64/cwt	120.00–122.75	1,117	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	147.06/cwt	145.00–148.50	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	134.17/cwt	131.75–135.50	1,036	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	181.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	137.16/cwt	135.00–138.50	846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,156	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.42/cwt	165.50–173.00	711	12
Bulls	—	—	1,895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	754	6
Bulls	—	—	1,230	58.43/cwt	55.00–62.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	756	6
Bulls	—	—	1,499	72.93/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	6
Bulls	—	—	1,726	86.59/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,495	10

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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