Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (12-19-19): Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand good for weaned calves. Quality good to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 306 cows and bulls sold with 76 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.88/cwt on 384 head.

Average price

$144.88

384 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$25.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	146.35	784	336
Medium and Large 1-2	471	139.89	659	35
Medium and Large 2	372	120.38	448	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.97/cwt here — about $336 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 sale384 hd

144.88

—

OK average7 barns · 14,264 hd

139.68

+5.21

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	1,729	73.11	1,264	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	58.05	869	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	53.53	750	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	39.44	416	62

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	31.99/cwt	29.00–34.00	404	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	54.48/cwt	47.00–56.50	810	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	37.70/cwt	34.50–43.00	347	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	39.95/cwt	32.00–45.00	440	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	57.24/cwt	53.50–60.00	849	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	963	49.96/cwt	48.00–52.00	481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	58.75/cwt	58.00–64.00	721	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	29.30/cwt	22.00–33.00	275	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	48.29/cwt	47.00–50.00	541	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	62.71/cwt	61.50–64.00	969	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	985	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	43.11/cwt	40.00–45.50	493	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	184.31/cwt	181.00–188.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	175.41/cwt	172.00–180.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	133.00/cwt	130.00–134.50	954	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.69/cwt	157.00–169.00	685	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	141.37/cwt	140.50–142.50	670	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.40/cwt	137.50–145.00	803	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	154.53/cwt	149.00–160.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	145.75/cwt	141.00–152.00	771	73
Bulls	—	—	2,083	84.94/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	67.11/cwt	64.00–70.50	1,032	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	52.31/cwt	50.00–55.00	832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	76.71/cwt	71.50–79.50	1,337	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.30/cwt	178.00–190.50	769	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	179.96/cwt	179.00–183.50	911	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,267	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	181.64/cwt	178.00–187.00	856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	144.63/cwt	144.00–145.50	953	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	696.46/cwt	550.00–850.00	7,940	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	754.88/cwt	650.00–885.00	8,477	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	736.88/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,747	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	864.79/cwt	775.00–985.00	10,974	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	817.76/cwt	760.00–975.00	8,039	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	649.72/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,751	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.04/cwt	135.00–144.00	876	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.67/cwt	145.00–158.00	735	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	143.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	898	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.82/cwt	154.00–168.00	947	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	142.63/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,030	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,146	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	197.48/cwt	197.00–199.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,131	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	865	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1

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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