Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 9.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. A total of 405 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.06/cwt on 539 head.

Average price

$170.06

539 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$34.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	171.70	911	476
Medium and Large 1-2	483	162.37	784	51
Medium and Large 2	399	137.50	549	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.20/cwt here — about $362 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 sale539 hd

170.06

—

OK average7 barns · 9,214 hd

169.42

+0.63

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	1,678	86.57	1,453	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	75.58	1,066	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	70.68	866	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	54.01	576	131

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)	1,215	$1,217	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$993	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$941	16

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	417	188.18/cwt	181.00–197.00	785	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	155.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	976	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	168.76/cwt	162.00–175.00	726	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,311	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	218.47/cwt	209.00–230.00	915	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	159.07/cwt	154.00–164.00	918	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	185.84/cwt	180.50–190.00	1,152	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	223.20/cwt	218.00–231.00	857	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	242.07/cwt	239.00–245.00	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,351	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,296	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,213	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	178.87/cwt	177.00–180.50	1,184	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	205.40/cwt	195.00–210.50	1,091	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	992	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	172.90/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,271	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,136	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	758	166.91/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,265	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	188.83/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,078	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	209.44/cwt	201.00–217.00	980	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	193.03/cwt	189.00–195.00	996	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	196.12/cwt	193.00–198.00	910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	932	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	177.87/cwt	172.00–180.00	934	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	70.68/cwt	66.00–74.00	872	56
Bulls	—	—	1,739	82.16/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,429	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	79.35/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,128	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	65.12/cwt	65.00–66.00	748	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	988	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	619	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	62.80/cwt	60.00–68.00	725	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	70.61/cwt	67.00–72.00	984	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	44.44/cwt	39.50–47.00	472	26
Bulls	—	—	1,844	101.94/cwt	97.50–107.00	1,880	8
Bulls	—	—	1,553	59.42/cwt	56.00–65.00	923	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	914	38.87/cwt	28.00–44.00	355	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	56.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	538	17
Bulls	—	—	1,490	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,416	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,216.76/head	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	985.57/head	800.00–1,100.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,055	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	216.43/cwt	210.00–225.00	838	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	205.65/cwt	199.00–215.00	866	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,053	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	166.84/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,208	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.20/cwt	170.00–183.00	837	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	947	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.40/cwt	183.00–214.00	737	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	176.99/cwt	170.00–184.00	669	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	168.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,036	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	158.08/cwt	140.00–166.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	167.62/cwt	163.00–176.00	878	47

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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