Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Steer calves lower on a limited comparable market. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality was plain to good with fair demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 341 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.45/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$123.45

555 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$29.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	124.00	737	497
Medium and Large 1-2	559	123.20	688	49
Medium and Large 2	438	94.44	414	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.56/cwt here — about $323 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 sale555 hd

123.45

—

OK average7 barns · 7,388 hd

126.07

−2.62

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	1,739	72.56	1,262	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	56.39	793	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	52.78	648	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	41.26	451	83

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1Unweaned	—	682	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.75/cwt	127.00–129.00	668	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	123.83/cwt	123.00–125.00	597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	489	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	112.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	700	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.40/cwt	121.00–123.00	754	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	136.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	134.39/cwt	134.00–135.00	783	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	835	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	124.69/cwt	122.50–129.00	844	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	401	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	131.84/cwt	123.00–137.00	754	24
Bulls	—	—	1,737	74.61/cwt	73.00–76.50	1,296	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	47.59/cwt	46.00–50.00	559	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	60.40/cwt	58.00–63.00	943	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	554	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	41.98/cwt	38.00–45.00	466	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	45.17/cwt	44.00–46.50	515	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	69.74/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	468	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	421	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	52.14/cwt	47.00–56.00	648	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	54.44/cwt	48.00–57.00	725	35
Bulls	—	—	1,650	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	34.18/cwt	31.00–37.00	364	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	934	34.82/cwt	30.00–37.00	325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	59.28/cwt	56.00–61.00	704	12
Bulls	—	—	1,907	79.98/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	969	41.38/cwt	39.50–42.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	118.73/cwt	114.00–122.00	623	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	768	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,005.00/cwt	700.00–1,150.00	12,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	999	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,279	989.22/cwt	710.00–1,200.00	12,652	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	737.25/cwt	600.00–800.00	9,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	125.29/cwt	125.00–126.00	608	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,018.58/cwt	885.00–1,100.00	12,172	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,462.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	17,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	650.87/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,771	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.60/cwt	129.60–129.60	810	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	119.45/cwt	116.50–121.00	971	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	126.95/cwt	126.00–129.50	1,111	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.11/cwt	128.00–138.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	715	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.19/cwt	122.50–125.00	900	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,059	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.73/cwt	132.00–140.00	578	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.52/cwt	144.00–153.50	783	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	103.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	628	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	124.29/cwt	117.00–132.00	635	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	527	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	117.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	748	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	125.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	125.67/cwt	121.00–128.00	544	9

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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