Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 411 cows and bulls sold with 70 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.47/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$141.47

335 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	142.41	771	275
Medium and Large 1-2	440	137.14	603	60

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about $168 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 sale335 hd

141.47

—

OK average7 barns · 7,660 hd

142.70

−1.24

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	1,734	83.53	1,449	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	68.14	988	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	60.29	721	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	41.57	464	26

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	579	140.39/cwt	139.00–143.00	813	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,021	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	737	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	147.72/cwt	147.00–148.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.37/cwt	141.00–159.00	635	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	130.44/cwt	125.00–136.50	757	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.75/cwt	152.00–165.00	913	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.58/cwt	172.00–185.00	748	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.12/cwt	175.00–189.00	853	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	151.91/cwt	148.00–154.50	960	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,078	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	699	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	167.33/cwt	159.00–180.50	890	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	773	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	900	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	143.32/cwt	138.00–149.00	828	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	139.56/cwt	139.00–140.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	761	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	44.04/cwt	42.50–48.00	499	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	719	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	63.09/cwt	60.00–66.00	886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	78.78/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,359	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	66.27/cwt	61.00–70.50	924	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	71.83/cwt	69.00–73.00	924	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	61.68/cwt	60.00–67.50	753	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	35.66/cwt	30.00–39.00	383	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	57.23/cwt	54.00–59.50	666	28
Bulls	—	—	1,512	76.03/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,150	11
Bulls	—	—	1,991	94.35/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,879	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	85.30/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,557	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	719.13/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,759	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	896.31/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,573	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,847	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	907.29/cwt	900.00–935.00	9,762	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	869.61/cwt	685.00–950.00	10,818	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,852	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	762.91/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,689	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	136.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	539	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.58/cwt	142.00–150.00	752	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.00	931	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.32/cwt	145.00–153.00	567	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.66/cwt	144.00–146.00	901	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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