Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were not tested but a higher undertone was noted. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. A total of 262 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.79/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$133.79

286 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$1.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

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	702	134.94	947	68
Medium and Large 1	778	133.43	1,038	218

One grade step is worth $1.51/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale286 hd

133.79

—

OK average7 barns · 9,090 hd

137.55

−3.76

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	1,702	88.78	1,511	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	63.58	914	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	59.69	705	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	52.14	579	61

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	589	130.69/cwt	130.25–132.00	770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	133.10/cwt	132.00–133.25	966	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,071	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	126.52/cwt	125.50–127.50	1,110	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,027	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.13/cwt	122.00–126.25	956	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	127.62/cwt	125.50–129.50	865	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.93/cwt	136.50–142.00	803	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	129.16/cwt	128.00–131.50	1,086	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	57.32/cwt	56.50–57.50	663	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	62.46/cwt	58.00–66.50	731	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	51.60/cwt	49.00–55.00	585	18
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,128	64.48/cwt	64.00–65.00	727	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	91.79/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,603	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	898	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	431	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	49.38/cwt	46.00–52.50	471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	474	14
Bulls	—	—	1,652	78.75/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,301	3
Bulls	—	—	2,067	101.09/cwt	98.50–106.00	2,090	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	60.17/cwt	56.00–64.00	859	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	65.70/cwt	60.00–69.00	948	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,432	998.82/cwt	960.00–1,160.00	14,303	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	812.08/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	124.84/cwt	123.00–128.00	906	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	832	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	57.21/cwt	54.00–59.00	722	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,190	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	145.69/cwt	144.00–150.00	922	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	121.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,000	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.06/cwt	135.25–137.50	986	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,151	10

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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