Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Snow covered roads reduced todays receipts not allowing for a comparable trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.92/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$146.92

186 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$18.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	149.55	960	160
Medium and Large 1-2	699	130.75	914	26

One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $46 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 sale186 hd

146.92

—

OK average7 barns · 8,011 hd

151.76

−4.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,378	60.50	834	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	59.16	832	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	39.05	396	8thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1	—	576	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	919	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	179.52/cwt	178.00–182.50	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	179.71/cwt	178.00–184.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,088	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	39.20/cwt	37.00–41.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	124.60/cwt	124.60–124.60	931	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	724	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	845	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,028	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	34.75/cwt	25.00–40.00	326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	813	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	129.30/cwt	127.00–131.00	892	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	58.75/cwt	55.00–62.00	858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	58.61/cwt	56.00–59.00	829	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	138.36/cwt	138.00–138.50	975	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	812	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,540	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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