Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves lower on a limited test. Quality fair to attractive with good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows Breakers and Lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Boner cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 518 cows and bulls sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.03/cwt on 516 head.

Average price

$126.03

516 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$2.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

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	629	127.82	804	92
Medium and Large 1	567	125.64	712	424

One grade step is worth $2.18/cwt here — about $91 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 sale516 hd

126.03

—

OK average7 barns · 8,890 hd

130.20

−4.17

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	1,762	73.87	1,301	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	55.95	826	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	51.47	659	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,116	45.37	506	144

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	381	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	484	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	987	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.40/cwt	121.00–130.00	808	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	120.35/cwt	118.00–121.50	698	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	806	4
Bulls	—	—	1,557	58.64/cwt	51.50–63.50	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	551	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	127.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	604	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	650	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	81.70/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,526	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	73.23/cwt	73.00–73.50	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	118.15/cwt	114.00–119.50	695	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	954	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	975	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	56.24/cwt	53.00–59.00	729	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	919	35.92/cwt	34.00–39.00	330	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	57.53/cwt	57.50–58.00	644	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	61.06/cwt	56.00–65.00	991	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	49.14/cwt	45.00–53.00	629	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	982	41.97/cwt	40.00–45.00	412	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	44.34/cwt	39.00–52.00	512	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	53.46/cwt	40.00–56.00	752	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	42.02/cwt	40.00–44.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	121.70/cwt	110.00–124.00	585	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	119.63/cwt	115.00–126.00	512	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	128.59/cwt	126.00–130.00	723	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	130.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	599	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	779	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,324	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	716.90/cwt	700.00–760.00	8,051	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	632.94/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,235	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,892	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	780.18/cwt	675.00–925.00	9,737	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.25/cwt	125.00–140.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	131.24/cwt	126.00–135.00	888	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.66/cwt	142.50–145.00	822	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	143.12/cwt	143.00–143.25	1,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	131.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	775	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	141.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	674	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.40/cwt	141.50–150.00	1,074	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	157.08/cwt	153.00–160.00	735	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.33/cwt	150.00–156.50	590	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	846	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	130.34/cwt	128.25–132.00	811	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.86/cwt	142.50–150.50	974	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.09/cwt	147.00–150.00	780	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	37.58/cwt	33.00–40.00	407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.66/cwt	130.00–133.50	624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	119.86/cwt	115.00–124.00	630	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,693	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	1,022.92/cwt	1,010.00–1,050.00	11,078	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	127.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	662	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	732	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	134.69/cwt	132.00–135.00	958	61

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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