Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 8.00 to 13.00 higher, and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 419 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.46/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$153.46

575 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	153.94	920	513
Medium and Large 1-2	515	152.90	788	51
Medium and Large 2	439	134.00	588	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $331 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 sale575 hd

153.46

—

OK average7 barns · 14,198 hd

149.17

+4.30

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	1,565	66.10	1,034	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	55.29	785	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	48.94	598	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	40.35	446	73

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,026	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,186	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	148.71/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,093	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,196.76/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	14,182	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	700	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	143.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.23/cwt	136.50–144.50	876	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.46/cwt	130.00–142.50	711	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	129.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	744	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	190.13/cwt	181.00–196.00	698	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	153.54/cwt	145.00–158.50	869	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.21/cwt	198.00–203.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	175.38/cwt	167.50–180.00	740	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	990	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	160.42/cwt	157.00–164.00	825	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	786	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.61/cwt	150.00–153.50	807	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,307	936.78/cwt	775.00–1,175.00	12,244	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	528.20/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	709.30/cwt	650.00–760.00	8,696	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	752.26/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,312	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	755.61/cwt	685.00–850.00	9,370	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	843.52/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	11,168	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	580.31/cwt	575.00–585.00	5,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	138.77/cwt	138.50–139.00	783	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	599	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	151.03/cwt	142.00–160.00	711	31
Bulls	—	—	1,653	69.49/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,149	10
Bulls	—	—	1,204	48.26/cwt	46.00–53.00	581	8
Bulls	—	—	1,788	78.20/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,398	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	147.87/cwt	144.00–149.00	759	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	121.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	832	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	709	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	822	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	42.61/cwt	39.00–48.50	485	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	52.04/cwt	49.00–58.00	649	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	47.75/cwt	45.00–50.00	613	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	47.49/cwt	47.00–50.00	559	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	995	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	45.73/cwt	42.00–49.00	552	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	62.42/cwt	59.00–68.50	991	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	35.51/cwt	30.00–39.00	384	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.30/cwt	144.00–151.00	941	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	164.53/cwt	157.50–180.00	790	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,198	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,262	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,095	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	54.38/cwt	50.00–59.00	754	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	124.77/cwt	115.00–132.00	650	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	131.62/cwt	125.00–136.00	565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.19/cwt	141.00–150.00	683	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.50/cwt	132.00–139.00	793	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	157.34/cwt	141.00–167.00	527	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	496	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	122.56/cwt	115.00–127.00	581	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	739	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.69/cwt	139.00–145.00	611	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	144.95/cwt	143.75–146.50	957	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	951	33.39/cwt	30.00–37.50	318	8

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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