Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady to weaker. Steer calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 16.00 higher on the 400 lbs. and under calves. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand for the light weight grazing calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. A total of 420 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.27/cwt on 836 head.

Average price

$200.27

836 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$41.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	202.12	1,221	672
Medium and Large 1-2	558	194.67	1,087	154
Medium and Large 3	380	163.00	619	5thin
Medium and Large 2	691	161.00	1,113	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.12/cwt here — about $109 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 sale836 hd

200.27

—

OK average5 barns · 6,510 hd

205.14

−4.87

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	1,602	88.92	1,424	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	78.50	1,093	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	70.43	852	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	58.41	599	96

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$866	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$799	12

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	544	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	910	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	174.31/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,063	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	166.44/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,117	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	181.28/cwt	177.00–185.00	959	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	181.95/cwt	176.00–189.00	775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	197.99/cwt	187.00–203.00	608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	190.10/cwt	185.50–193.50	1,296	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	197.13/cwt	193.50–200.00	1,193	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	261.24/cwt	237.00–270.00	875	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	180.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,325	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	164.61/cwt	164.50–165.00	965	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	848	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	184.69/cwt	182.50–191.00	1,152	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	254.36/cwt	245.00–275.00	936	50
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	200.53/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,061	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,176	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	208.11/cwt	196.00–214.00	1,178	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	948	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	203.76/cwt	197.00–209.00	978	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,112	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	232.70/cwt	219.00–247.00	982	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	175.68/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,239	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	186.88/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,155	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,155	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	246.18/cwt	238.00–252.50	1,137	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,388	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,454	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	204.80/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,071	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	702	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	898	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,167	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	57.79/cwt	53.00–61.00	611	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	65.14/cwt	62.00–67.00	735	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	78.59/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,083	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	74.01/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,041	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	87.95/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	44.87/cwt	41.00–48.00	378	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	916	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	976	57.60/cwt	57.00–58.00	562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	82.75/cwt	81.00–85.00	950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	73.66/cwt	71.00–77.00	893	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	68.18/cwt	66.00–70.00	825	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	61.61/cwt	60.00–63.00	525	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,225	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	97.21/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,588	9
Bulls	—	—	1,536	74.15/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,139	5
Bulls	—	—	1,629	87.63/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,427	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	798.53/head	700.00–960.00	799	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	866.08/head	835.00–1,050.00	866	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	245.02/cwt	243.00–247.00	958	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	240.68/cwt	240.00–241.00	996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,126	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,168	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	225.42/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,084	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,032	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	208.22/cwt	201.00–211.00	795	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	215.46/cwt	207.00–225.00	696	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	189.21/cwt	179.00–200.00	893	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	202.51/cwt	192.00–214.00	857	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	177.05/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,027	101

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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