Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer and heifer calves lower on a limited test. Supply fair to good with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 393 cows and bulls sold with 84 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.79/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$181.79

570 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$33.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	182.75	1,077	477
Medium and Large 1-2	523	182.08	952	78
Medium and Large 2	363	149.67	544	15thin

One grade step is worth $33.09/cwt here — about $533 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 sale570 hd

181.79

—

OK average7 barns · 13,464 hd

182.67

−0.88

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	1,613	99.90	1,611	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	86.07	1,152	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	77.58	942	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	67.72	721	134

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)	1,043	$1,024	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$912	9

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	777	172.03/cwt	169.50–179.50	1,337	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	154.34/cwt	153.50–156.00	1,202	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	164.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	183.99/cwt	183.00–185.00	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,260	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	165.69/cwt	153.00–171.00	790	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	174.35/cwt	173.00–175.00	476	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	168.47/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	185.06/cwt	180.00–185.50	1,083	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	181.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,113	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	170.57/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	421	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	649	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	175.95/cwt	170.00–181.00	929	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	175.21/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,079	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	186.51/cwt	185.00–188.00	884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	170.89/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,159	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	183.54/cwt	181.00–186.00	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	179.62/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,202	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	200.91/cwt	196.00–209.00	866	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	473	176.30/cwt	158.00–184.00	834	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	422	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	190.00/cwt	189.00–191.00	800	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	296	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	176.98/cwt	167.00–183.00	835	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	202.07/cwt	197.00–207.00	772	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	61.78/cwt	58.00–68.00	565	15
Bulls	—	—	1,781	108.64/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,935	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	74.54/cwt	72.00–77.00	865	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	88.30/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,121	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	62.83/cwt	59.00–68.00	662	32
Bulls	—	—	1,393	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,114	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	79.49/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,005	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	71.74/cwt	68.00–75.00	798	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	79.06/cwt	76.00–81.50	987	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	78.59/cwt	78.00–80.00	971	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	971	55.84/cwt	53.00–58.00	542	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	84.11/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,130	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,301	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	69.74/cwt	69.00–70.00	648	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	98.66/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,716	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,223	99.06/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,212	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	999	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	1,024.10/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,024	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	911.86/head	875.00–1,160.00	912	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.60/cwt	151.00–169.00	900	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	203.55/cwt	203.00–207.00	637	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	491	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	175.68/cwt	173.00–182.00	589	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	168.40/cwt	166.00–170.00	854	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	162.58/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,067	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	156.84/cwt	153.00–161.25	820	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	588	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	149.88/cwt	139.00–155.00	869	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	185.80/cwt	183.00–187.00	970	62

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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