Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers not tested. Steer calves 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 515 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 $179.69/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$179.69

336 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	179.96	985	330
Medium and Large 1-2	613	165.00	1,011	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale336 hd

179.69

—

OK average7 barns · 8,782 hd

180.76

−1.07

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	1,467	88.40	1,296	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	75.03	997	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	64.44	774	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	50.71	523	165

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)	1,029	$1,191	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,144	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$975	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	189.21/cwt	187.00–193.00	630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.42/cwt	175.00–176.00	742	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	146.99/cwt	130.00–155.00	828	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	145.70/cwt	142.00–151.00	922	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	140.25/cwt	117.00–149.00	755	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	167.67/cwt	167.00–168.00	983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	173.12/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,113	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	151.12/cwt	140.00–166.00	642	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.83/cwt	154.00–164.00	811	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	167.28/cwt	165.00–169.00	562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	156.65/cwt	151.00–159.00	597	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	177.50/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,005	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	172.93/cwt	167.00–177.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	444	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	180.30/cwt	169.00–185.00	952	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	185.24/cwt	178.00–191.00	861	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	179.93/cwt	175.00–183.00	767	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	164.66/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	175.91/cwt	169.00–177.50	1,303	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.42/cwt	189.00–212.00	737	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	201.21/cwt	193.00–209.00	666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	163.58/cwt	159.00–168.00	834	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	175.50/cwt	175.00–177.00	916	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	780	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	649	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,038	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	186.99/cwt	183.00–190.00	675	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	70.57/cwt	68.00–73.50	934	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	831	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	76.98/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,030	68
Bulls	—	—	1,541	83.22/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,282	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	75.60/cwt	72.00–80.00	916	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	66.54/cwt	63.00–69.50	796	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	52.46/cwt	45.00–56.00	579	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	58.78/cwt	55.00–61.50	707	35
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,243	91.04/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,132	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	63.32/cwt	63.00–64.00	705	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	58.01/cwt	55.00–59.50	649	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	47.02/cwt	41.50–53.00	446	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	36.40/cwt	27.50–43.00	315	30
Bulls	—	—	1,696	100.20/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,699	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,222	82.49/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,008	9
Bulls	—	—	1,551	90.72/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,407	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,144.39/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,144	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	1,191.10/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,191	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	726	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	837	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	938	6

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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