Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to higher compared to last weeks limited numbers. Weaned calves sold mostly steady, with most un-weaned calves selling lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to higher on a limited comparable market. A total of 422 cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.12/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$143.12

430 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	143.83	947	414
Medium and Large 2	495	125.00	619	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	365	124.00	453	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $494 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 sale430 hd

143.12

—

OK average7 barns · 12,167 hd

142.24

+0.88

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	1,642	81.22	1,333	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	62.93	854	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	58.80	701	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	50.36	536	77

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	128.50/cwt	126.00–131.00	603	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	774	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	666	4
Bulls	—	—	1,935	87.74/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	136.10/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	145.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,058	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	149.65/cwt	130.00–155.50	721	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	146.47/cwt	137.50–148.50	1,135	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	134.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	769	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,214	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	135.04/cwt	132.00–136.50	1,157	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	143.08/cwt	130.00–149.00	771	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	62.05/cwt	59.00–66.50	666	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	52.86/cwt	49.00–57.00	605	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	63.23/cwt	60.00–66.50	869	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	44.67/cwt	41.00–48.50	485	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	58.72/cwt	56.00–60.00	766	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	68.04/cwt	67.00–70.00	926	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	61.17/cwt	58.00–66.00	739	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	55.70/cwt	53.00–58.00	653	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	51.58/cwt	48.50–53.50	500	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	896	43.14/cwt	40.00–48.00	387	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	764.33/cwt	660.00–900.00	9,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	133.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	131.40/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,003	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	131.64/cwt	131.50–132.00	981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	712	21
Bulls	—	—	1,519	80.11/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,217	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	953.42/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,040	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,646	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.61/cwt	138.00–148.00	962	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	607	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	147.85/cwt	147.00–149.50	928	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	124.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	127.99/cwt	120.00–134.00	673	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	337	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	119.90/cwt	115.00–127.50	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	116.65/cwt	113.50–120.00	654	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.58/cwt	133.00–137.50	851	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	120.88/cwt	119.00–123.00	749	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	134.65/cwt	131.00–138.50	912	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	132.77/cwt	122.00–141.00	625	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	5

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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