Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady on a limited test. Steer calves under 500 lbs. 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs. 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs. steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 476 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.19/cwt on 635 head.

Average price

$181.19

635 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	183.62	1,085	557
Medium and Large 1-2	642	163.81	1,052	78

One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $33 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 sale635 hd

181.19

—

OK average7 barns · 14,055 hd

182.34

−1.16

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	—	Average	1,593	85.44	1,361	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,275	73.32	935	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	66.52	794	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	55.65	595	143

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,067	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,048	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	516	193.27/cwt	179.00–203.00	997	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	981	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	381	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	155.74/cwt	147.00–164.00	740	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	147.92/cwt	143.00–154.00	840	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	179.73/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,238	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	423	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	177.91/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,455	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	179.29/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,011	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	179.86/cwt	174.50–184.00	1,137	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	212.08/cwt	206.00–225.00	806	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,282	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	215.00/cwt	205.00–225.00	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,413	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	509	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	845	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	197.01/cwt	188.00–207.00	950	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,508	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	169.14/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,054	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	208.98/cwt	206.00–213.00	894	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	166.88/cwt	156.00–169.50	1,223	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	167.87/cwt	166.00–169.00	893	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	184.43/cwt	182.00–186.00	813	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	161.18/cwt	151.00–163.00	985	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	170.24/cwt	165.00–174.00	975	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	45.46/cwt	45.00–46.00	483	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	50.97/cwt	50.00–55.00	547	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	66.37/cwt	65.00–69.00	792	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	60.35/cwt	58.50–64.50	672	32
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,260	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	67.30/cwt	67.00–69.00	854	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	73.37/cwt	73.00–73.50	955	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	74.01/cwt	71.00–77.00	919	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.26/cwt	64.00–70.00	802	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	922	42.55/cwt	40.00–45.00	392	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	614	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	79.72/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,091	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	61.56/cwt	57.00–64.00	721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	52.31/cwt	46.00–55.00	472	17
Bulls	—	—	1,668	93.46/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,559	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	81.72/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,330	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,048.29/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,048	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,066.97/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.54/cwt	193.00–200.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	185.69/cwt	176.00–199.00	774	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	147.44/cwt	140.00–156.00	930	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,042	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	913	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.95/cwt	166.00–171.00	789	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	847	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	152.37/cwt	145.00–160.00	818	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	189.71/cwt	185.00–199.00	700	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	726	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	425	151.78/cwt	149.00–154.00	645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	158.73/cwt	158.00–160.00	689	16

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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