Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves not tested. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 306 cows and bulls sold with 84 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.35/cwt on 547 head.

Average price

$163.35

547 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	163.88	834	518
Medium and Large 1-2	462	153.86	710	29

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $124 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 sale547 hd

163.35

—

OK average7 barns · 7,891 hd

163.15

+0.20

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	1,692	98.43	1,665	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	82.96	1,184	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	75.53	938	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	61.99	653	75

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)	1,125	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,077	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$986	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$840	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$900	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	145.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	180.05/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,003	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	898	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.17/cwt	171.00–187.00	582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	190.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	192.24/cwt	184.00–195.00	988	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	155.86/cwt	152.00–160.00	815	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	158.03/cwt	151.00–164.00	912	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	208.50/cwt	197.00–214.50	884	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	171.61/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,169	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	174.44/cwt	172.00–175.50	1,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	171.83/cwt	170.50–173.00	1,249	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	206.19/cwt	205.00–207.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	179.28/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,110	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	791	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,305	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,073	16
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	209.77/cwt	197.00–217.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	—	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	171.36/cwt	170.00–174.00	819	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	146.59/cwt	137.00–156.00	976	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	73.00/cwt	72.00–75.50	899	35
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	81.96/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,008	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,254	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	78.60/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,074	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,526	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	84.43/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,214	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	64.54/cwt	59.00–67.50	707	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	71.43/cwt	68.00–74.00	817	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	85.20/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,052	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	79.98/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,026	9
Bulls	—	—	1,699	100.84/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,713	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,556	89.08/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,386	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	48.27/cwt	32.00–53.00	457	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	695	6
Bulls	—	—	1,929	108.04/cwt	106.00–113.50	2,084	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,077.01/head	785.00–1,200.00	1,077	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	985.83/head	970.00–1,000.00	986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	164.15/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,198	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	178.73/cwt	177.00–179.00	724	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	197.49/cwt	185.00–207.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.25/cwt	150.00–166.00	817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	169.41/cwt	169.00–171.00	856	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	162.27/cwt	154.00–166.00	690	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	166.48/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	176.91/cwt	172.00–185.00	683	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	170.07/cwt	166.00–173.00	811	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	152.41/cwt	151.00–159.00	971	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	167.42/cwt	166.50–170.00	1,048	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	162.05/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,228	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	162.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	159.28/cwt	155.00–164.50	750	123

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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