Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand good for feeders and long weaned calves. Quality fair to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. A total of 312 cows and bulls sold with 57 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.59/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$138.59

361 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	140.12	702	331
Medium and Large 1-2	383	140.04	536	14thin
Medium and Large 2	495	105.63	523	16thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $179 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 sale361 hd

138.59

—

OK average7 barns · 8,384 hd

136.66

+1.93

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	1,532	68.82	1,055	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	56.76	861	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	51.43	622	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	42.58	457	56

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	418	145.81/cwt	141.00–147.00	609	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.10/cwt	136.50–150.00	732	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	142.27/cwt	141.50–144.00	902	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.58/cwt	135.00–141.00	781	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	141.44/cwt	138.00–145.00	611	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	984	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	155.35/cwt	155.35–155.35	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	193.81/cwt	193.00–195.00	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	144.16/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,178	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.03/cwt	163.00–170.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	213.65/cwt	210.00–218.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	174.74/cwt	173.00–183.00	709	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.34/cwt	150.00–171.00	924	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	46.69/cwt	45.50–50.00	570	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	61.89/cwt	61.00–65.00	978	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	30.36/cwt	28.00–34.00	278	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	47.68/cwt	46.50–49.00	567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	43.51/cwt	40.00–47.00	538	9
Bulls	—	—	1,413	56.91/cwt	50.00–61.00	804	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	885	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	59.30/cwt	58.00–60.50	776	8
Bulls	—	—	1,291	68.07/cwt	66.00–70.00	879	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	42.29/cwt	36.00–45.00	460	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	36.24/cwt	33.00–40.00	335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	52.05/cwt	48.00–57.00	619	37
Bulls	—	—	1,773	77.25/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,370	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	55.85/cwt	55.00–58.00	650	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	55.69/cwt	53.00–60.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	164.16/cwt	163.00–166.00	814	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	171.05/cwt	170.00–173.00	806	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.44/cwt	146.00–163.00	984	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	667.96/cwt	550.00–850.00	7,855	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	784.67/cwt	670.00–900.00	9,447	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	760.56/cwt	600.00–835.00	9,256	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	692.76/cwt	685.00–700.00	8,833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	876.38/cwt	685.00–1,050.00	11,603	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.52/cwt	124.00–130.50	854	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.45/cwt	166.00–187.00	724	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	144.69/cwt	144.00–145.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	129.64/cwt	125.00–133.00	869	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	147.99/cwt	144.00–149.00	546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	144.42/cwt	138.00–152.00	689	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	128.07/cwt	120.00–132.00	729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	566	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	124.18/cwt	124.00–124.50	883	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	133.20/cwt	130.00–136.75	818	17

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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