Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers were higher on a limited test. Steer and heifers calves were not tested, however a lower undertone was noted. Quality good to attractive with good demand on the yearlings and soft demand on the fleshy unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not tested. A total of 305 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.01/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$134.01

349 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	134.64	866	323
Medium and Large 1-2	501	126.15	631	26

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $235 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 sale349 hd

134.01

—

OK average7 barns · 7,778 hd

139.01

−5.00

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	1,336	64.68	864	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	59.14	812	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	55.75	699	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	46.42	495	73

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Unweaned	—	477	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	138.30/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,086	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	127.58/cwt	122.00–136.00	737	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	148.17/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,006	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	151.52/cwt	150.00–152.10	1,086	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,341	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	130.95/cwt	129.00–132.50	684	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	152.46/cwt	151.00–164.50	767	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	148.36/cwt	145.00–151.00	936	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	133.15/cwt	125.00–145.00	904	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	148.48/cwt	147.75–151.00	1,212	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	174.84/cwt	172.50–182.00	757	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	502	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	147.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	150.84/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,151	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	141.24/cwt	130.00–145.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	135.48/cwt	131.00–139.50	825	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	701	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	65.14/cwt	64.00–67.50	918	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	61.73/cwt	60.00–63.50	777	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	39.35/cwt	39.00–39.50	454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	46.18/cwt	41.00–50.00	517	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	53.01/cwt	50.00–55.00	604	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	55.12/cwt	47.00–61.00	691	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	946	38.95/cwt	35.00–41.00	368	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	58.10/cwt	53.00–63.50	794	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	47.55/cwt	46.00–48.50	584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	48.79/cwt	46.00–49.00	483	14
Bulls	—	—	1,479	71.74/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,061	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	63.77/cwt	55.00–68.00	896	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,251	62.51/cwt	55.00–68.50	782	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,209	888.39/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	10,741	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,458	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.57/cwt	139.00–140.50	941	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.39/cwt	138.00–143.00	868	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	573	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	127.14/cwt	124.00–128.00	773	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	137.07/cwt	128.00–140.00	657	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	137.95/cwt	130.00–141.50	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.81/cwt	137.00–140.00	998	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,113	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,201	21

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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