Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves not enough cattle for a market test. Heifer calves mostly steady. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 337 cows and bulls sold with 86 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.23/cwt on 752 head.

Average price

$131.23

752 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

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

$8.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	587	139.50	819	16thin
Medium and Large 1	767	131.05	1,005	736

One grade step is worth $8.45/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale752 hd

131.23

—

OK average7 barns · 11,819 hd

134.39

−3.16

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	—	Average	1,704	89.48	1,525	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	66.59	912	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	62.47	807	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	55.54	660	109

Every lot, as filed

76 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%	—	1,261	55.30/cwt	53.00–57.50	697	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	66.13/cwt	61.00–68.00	891	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	59.21/cwt	58.00–59.50	722	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	689	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	958	62.27/cwt	59.00–66.00	597	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	995	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	969	50.50/cwt	47.00–57.00	489	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	62.85/cwt	59.00–68.00	826	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	821	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	768	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.99/cwt	133.50–140.25	921	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,112	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	134.21/cwt	129.00–138.50	1,035	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.06/cwt	146.00–150.00	780	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	617	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	127.42/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,060	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.24/cwt	159.00–169.00	688	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	971	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	558	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	790	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	111.84/cwt	108.00–113.50	971	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	654	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	118.26/cwt	117.00–121.50	915	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.75/cwt	130.00–134.50	764	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	128.73/cwt	122.25–132.00	878	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.50	703	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.67/cwt	166.00–176.00	656	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	5
Bulls	—	—	1,801	95.54/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	88.87/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,484	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	44.84/cwt	42.00–47.00	411	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	942.04/cwt	860.00–975.00	12,557	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,369	930.14/cwt	810.00–1,010.00	12,734	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	860.58/cwt	800.00–885.00	10,387	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,474	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	699	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	401	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	121.90/cwt	118.00–124.00	894	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	110.48/cwt	109.25–113.00	1,014	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	354	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	564	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	72.77/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	124.80/cwt	122.75–125.75	1,099	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	121.12/cwt	119.50–123.75	1,135	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	633	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	134.26/cwt	129.00–138.00	977	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	831	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	119.38/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,141	49

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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