Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer calves not enough comparable sales for a market test. Heifer calves mostly 1.00 higher. Quality fair to good with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 139 cows and bulls sold 70 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.36/cwt on 517 head.

Average price

$147.36

517 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$43.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	153.92	1,110	315
Medium and Large 1-2	803	141.21	1,133	156
Medium and Large 2	785	129.50	1,017	31
Medium and Large 2-3	769	110.50	850	15thin

One grade step is worth $43.42/cwt here — about $260 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 sale517 hd

147.36

—

OK average7 barns · 11,040 hd

155.66

−8.30

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	1,616	94.48	1,527	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	73.63	1,031	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	70.11	826	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	59.07	615	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	130.37/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	134.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,043	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,149	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	165.07/cwt	161.00–175.00	929	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.52/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,051	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	147.90/cwt	147.50–150.50	1,173	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	818	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	863	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	148.29/cwt	145.00–154.00	700	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	988	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	144.80/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,245	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.88/cwt	171.00–180.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.50/cwt	144.00–146.00	768	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	141.72/cwt	140.00–142.75	1,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	907	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	649	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	915	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	68.95/cwt	65.00–71.50	805	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	48.49/cwt	48.00–49.00	450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	53.59/cwt	51.00–56.00	503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	104.75/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,656	94.33/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,562	12
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,265	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	949	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,235	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	70.89/cwt	69.00–73.00	936	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	65.69/cwt	64.00–68.00	985	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	149.18/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,211	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	760	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	64.28/cwt	61.00–67.00	721	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	76.51/cwt	74.00–80.25	1,103	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,594	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	849.01/cwt	750.00–935.00	9,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	920	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	74.69/cwt	73.00–75.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,114	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	134.57/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,239	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,187	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	769	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	129.08/cwt	125.00–133.50	998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	958	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	845	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	720	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	140.80/cwt	140.00–142.50	935	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	137.39/cwt	137.00–137.50	978	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	159.36/cwt	153.00–161.00	649	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	841	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	145.17/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,066	26

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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