Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers not enough comparable cattle for a market test, with a lower undertone noted. Feeder heifers 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with several new crop, fleshy calves on hand selling to weak demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 584 cows and bulls sold with 90 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.91/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$154.91

410 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$5.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	155.72	872	345
Medium and Large 1-2	610	150.63	919	65

One grade step is worth $5.09/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale410 hd

154.91

—

OK average7 barns · 8,689 hd

157.27

−2.36

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	1,650	96.67	1,595	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	72.37	914	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	70.83	966	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	58.73	647	252

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,021	$672	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,100	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	143.71/cwt	143.00–145.00	911	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	154.51/cwt	147.00–165.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	152.16/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,070	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	152.23/cwt	143.00–159.00	789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	746	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	752	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,075	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	155.77/cwt	144.00–165.00	749	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	145.70/cwt	144.00–147.00	822	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	169.58/cwt	165.00–172.25	1,229	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	176.48/cwt	174.00–179.00	927	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,127	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,018	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	604	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,003	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	159.81/cwt	156.50–167.00	991	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	159.08/cwt	156.00–161.00	897	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	186.36/cwt	186.00–187.00	803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	155.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,375	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	176.40/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,120	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	788	156.35/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,232	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	167.14/cwt	165.00–173.00	827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	169.34/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,317	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	151.35/cwt	140.00–163.00	802	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	161.49/cwt	159.00–166.00	777	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	143.49/cwt	135.00–149.00	693	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	997	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	70.79/cwt	65.00–74.50	907	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	60.90/cwt	58.00–72.00	684	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	68.93/cwt	67.00–72.00	780	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	51.86/cwt	45.00–57.00	570	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	76.13/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,077	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	39.31/cwt	38.50–45.00	368	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	69.53/cwt	63.50–76.00	940	57
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,160	86.78/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	77.93/cwt	76.00–82.00	936	25
Bulls	—	—	1,605	92.15/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,479	8
Bulls	—	—	1,747	99.83/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,744	9
Bulls	—	—	1,807	105.80/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,912	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	600	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	672.04/head	650.00–800.00	672	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	143.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	910	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	164.15/cwt	159.00–170.00	694	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	538	148.09/cwt	143.00–153.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.39/cwt	154.00–159.00	890	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.69/cwt	157.00–169.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	157.63/cwt	156.00–160.00	980	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.00/cwt	183.00–187.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	150.40/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,042	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.26/cwt	155.00–167.00	769	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.29/cwt	151.00–163.50	854	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	149.73/cwt	146.50–153.00	1,160	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,264	5

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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