Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer calves not tested. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand on the weaned calves. The unweaned fleshy calves were discounted. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower. A total of 551 cows and bulls sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.86/cwt on 609 head.

Average price

$172.86

609 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$5.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

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	561	173.39	972	113
Medium and Large 1	659	172.85	1,139	486
Medium and Large 2	597	167.50	1,000	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.89/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale609 hd

172.86

—

OK average7 barns · 13,979 hd

169.18

+3.68

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	1,664	83.46	1,389	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	66.23	948	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	60.60	755	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	52.07	575	170

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,004	$910	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$882	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	959	$875	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$696	17

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	51.93/cwt	49.50–54.00	602	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	74.37/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,090	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	62.45/cwt	55.00–66.50	872	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	64.85/cwt	63.00–69.00	820	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	169.55/cwt	165.50–173.50	978	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	154.70/cwt	151.00–164.00	739	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	161.85/cwt	152.00–164.00	846	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	461	180.22/cwt	170.00–190.00	831	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	162.68/cwt	161.50–165.00	1,264	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	162.79/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,314	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	173.82/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,166	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	173.31/cwt	171.00–175.00	884	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	169.83/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,247	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,402	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	170.49/cwt	167.00–171.50	1,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	164.84/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,131	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	176.44/cwt	159.00–180.00	1,022	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,443	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	172.99/cwt	170.00–179.00	998	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	173.44/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,100	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	306	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	189.92/cwt	185.00–190.50	1,020	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	188.59/cwt	179.00–191.00	826	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	159.50/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,011	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	184.86/cwt	174.00–193.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	457	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	154.35/cwt	149.00–160.00	888	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	162.47/cwt	161.00–164.00	767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	180.31/cwt	173.00–191.00	770	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	163.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	853	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	46.39/cwt	46.00–48.00	517	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	44.83/cwt	42.00–46.00	408	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	69.36/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,020	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.33/cwt	55.00–57.00	664	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	59.62/cwt	55.00–62.00	744	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	961	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	481	8
Bulls	—	—	1,607	79.02/cwt	73.50–82.00	1,270	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	86.25/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,496	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	56.79/cwt	55.00–62.00	645	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	978	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	587	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	882.15/head	850.00–950.00	882	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	910.47/head	800.00–925.00	910	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	959	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	675.67/head	650.00–680.00	676	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	790.16/head	760.00–850.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	161.06/cwt	157.00–162.25	1,079	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	158.75/cwt	141.00–163.00	683	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	392	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	160.47/cwt	159.00–161.00	619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,308	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	154.99/cwt	152.50–157.00	1,128	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,172	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	149.15/cwt	149.00–150.00	928	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.48/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	171.63/cwt	164.00–175.00	896	38

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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