Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves not tested on limited comparable sells with a lower undertone noted. Quality good to moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 100 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. A total of 237 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 $124.41/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$124.41

246 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$0.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	124.43	737	220
Medium and Large 1-2	526	124.27	654	26

One grade step is worth $0.16/cwt here — about $83 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 sale246 hd

124.41

—

OK average7 barns · 7,665 hd

129.45

−5.04

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	1,717	80.04	1,374	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	54.52	777	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	48.81	619	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	38.38	413	46

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	733	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.76/cwt	159.00–163.00	674	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	127.12/cwt	125.00–129.50	681	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	122.19/cwt	115.00–130.00	695	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,806	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.41/cwt	140.00–141.00	945	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,050.96/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	764.47/cwt	650.00–1,025.00	8,631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	726	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	835	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	117.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	688	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	121.75/cwt	110.00–127.00	567	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.79/cwt	130.00–131.00	752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	130.23/cwt	130.00–130.75	884	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	702	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,618	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	609.09/cwt	585.00–635.00	6,913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	120.60/cwt	116.00–123.00	643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.50	773	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	123.42/cwt	122.50–125.00	527	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	797	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	52.07/cwt	50.00–55.00	677	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	53.78/cwt	49.00–57.50	759	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.50	1,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	135.26/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,128	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	45.71/cwt	44.00–48.50	599	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	58.70/cwt	57.50–63.00	872	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	766	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	80.04/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,374	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	46.64/cwt	44.00–49.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	35.86/cwt	34.00–39.00	380	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	957	30.54/cwt	25.00–39.00	292	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	407	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	46.36/cwt	43.00–49.00	582	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	43.86/cwt	40.00–46.00	506	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	774	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	975	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	845	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	134.16/cwt	132.50–135.50	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	664	4

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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