Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2. 00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves lower on a limited test. Quality good to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 231 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.54/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$136.54

312 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$299

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

$26.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

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	446	161.18	718	17thin
Medium and Large 1	753	135.12	1,017	295

One grade step is worth $26.05/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale312 hd

136.54

—

OK average7 barns · 9,191 hd

135.92

+0.63

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	—	High	1,754	95.64	1,677	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,386	71.16	986	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	67.61	784	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	938	48.49	455	64

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	742	120.73/cwt	120.00–121.00	896	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	126.52/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,035	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	122.13/cwt	120.50–131.00	839	67
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	896.22/cwt	750.00–985.00	11,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	115.20/cwt	115.00–115.50	990	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.88/cwt	137.00–140.00	929	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	118.44/cwt	117.10–118.75	1,156	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	135.68/cwt	135.50–136.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	167.04/cwt	162.00–169.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	150.59/cwt	148.00–151.00	944	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.36/cwt	149.00–155.00	633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	921	5
Bulls	—	—	1,851	100.95/cwt	95.50–108.50	1,869	13
Bulls	—	—	1,648	89.88/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,481	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	46.21/cwt	40.00–49.00	403	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	62.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	718	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	656.75/cwt	535.00–750.00	7,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	866.68/cwt	850.00–885.00	9,273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	51.41/cwt	48.00–53.50	451	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	44.80/cwt	44.00–47.00	461	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	73.70/cwt	70.00–78.00	987	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	617	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	157.53/cwt	151.00–158.50	520	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	66.74/cwt	65.00–68.00	966	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	54.41/cwt	50.00–56.00	586	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	121.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,078	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	969	703.68/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	70.68/cwt	69.00–75.00	835	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	67.44/cwt	66.00–68.50	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	182.53/cwt	182.00–183.00	659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	115.28/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,232	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.15/cwt	123.50–135.00	800	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	958.53/cwt	750.00–1,035.00	10,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	845.64/cwt	750.00–975.00	10,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	128.94/cwt	128.50–129.50	981	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	993	16

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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