Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Steer calves under 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. A total of 169 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.65/cwt on 576 head.

Average price

$142.65

576 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

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

$8.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

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	563	150.13	845	41
Medium and Large 1	687	142.08	976	535

One grade step is worth $8.06/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale576 hd

142.65

—

OK average7 barns · 13,438 hd

147.80

−5.15

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	—	Low	1,791	74.10	1,327	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	53.26	736	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	49.43	599	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	37.84	415	29

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	—	1,780	64.58/cwt	61.00–70.00	1,150	4
Bulls	—	—	1,824	75.43/cwt	72.50–77.00	1,376	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	80.87/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,467	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	56.82/cwt	55.50–59.50	726	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	52.99/cwt	49.00–55.50	729	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	57.21/cwt	55.00–59.50	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.83/cwt	133.75–141.00	989	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	155.25/cwt	150.00–164.00	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	129.68/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,141	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	131.12/cwt	130.00–132.00	827	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	126.41/cwt	122.50–130.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	664	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.51/cwt	135.00–147.50	861	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	155.76/cwt	152.00–162.50	874	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	164.77/cwt	158.00–172.00	791	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	120.60/cwt	120.60–120.60	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.06/cwt	151.00–163.00	644	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	124.94/cwt	123.60–127.50	921	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	132.89/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,100	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	163.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	779	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	141.10/cwt	140.00–142.00	549	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.50	661	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	609	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.60/cwt	125.00–126.85	848	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	131.17/cwt	130.50–132.00	961	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	178.95/cwt	175.00–182.00	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	147.28/cwt	146.50–148.00	872	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.03/cwt	194.00–206.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	132.91/cwt	132.50–133.50	938	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.21/cwt	136.00–147.00	652	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	118.90/cwt	116.00–120.50	730	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,066	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.92/cwt	131.00–138.50	695	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	25.50/cwt	25.00–26.00	234	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	49.21/cwt	47.00–53.00	576	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	119.15/cwt	115.00–128.00	633	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	122.19/cwt	115.00–126.00	714	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	44.61/cwt	43.00–46.00	601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	44.41/cwt	42.50–46.50	546	11
Bulls	—	—	1,540	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	191.56/cwt	188.00–197.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.42/cwt	124.50–127.25	796	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	940	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	47.03/cwt	45.00–48.50	584	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	37.45/cwt	35.50–43.00	412	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	963	33.25/cwt	30.00–39.00	320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	894.87/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	11,776	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	788.22/cwt	700.00–885.00	9,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	638.95/cwt	600.00–660.00	7,533	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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