Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-02-09

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 9
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
810 head
219 vs last sale 591 1,617 vs year ago 2,427 · 66.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
17 vs last sale 116 238 vs year ago 337 · 70.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
24 vs last sale 47 40 vs year ago 63 · 63.5%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 13.00 higher. All classes lightly tested due to the weather conditions. Quality fair to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 122 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $199.54/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$199.54
302 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$720
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.38
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1657200.041,314251
Medium and Large 1-2548198.421,08747
Medium and Large 2328181.005944thin
One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $720 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 sale302 hd
199.54
OK average5 barns · 3,039 hd
205.92
−6.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,803108.771,9604thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42489.881,28030
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26284.841,07031
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11274.9083331

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$7001thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,910122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,3301
Bulls1,860106.53/cwt105.00–108.001,9812
Bulls1,580100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 1466202.11/cwt192.00–206.0094230
HeifersMedium and Large 1613176.65/cwt176.50–178.001,08330
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0304
SteersMedium and Large 1379239.79/cwt232.50–245.009095
SteersMedium and Large 1798183.75/cwt183.75–183.751,46661
HeifersMedium and Large 1396208.86/cwt204.00–217.008278
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned443201.00/cwt201.00–201.008906
HeifersMedium and Large 1298201.00/cwt201.00–201.005996
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363219.00/cwt219.00–219.007954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2584194.28/cwt193.50–195.001,13534
SteersMedium and Large 1420241.17/cwt233.00–255.001,01325
HeifersMedium and Large 2403140.00/cwt140.00–140.005647
SteersMedium and Large 1739182.32/cwt182.25–183.501,34774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0005
SteersMedium and Large 2328181.00/cwt181.00–181.005944
SteersMedium and Large 1459234.50/cwt231.00–242.501,07617
SteersMedium and Large 1546227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2398
HeifersMedium and Large 1681171.88/cwt167.00–173.501,17120
SteersMedium and Large 1636195.27/cwt190.00–200.501,24233
SteersMedium and Large 1569215.54/cwt201.00–225.501,22628
BullsMedium and Large 1478222.39/cwt206.00–229.001,06318
BullsMedium and Large 1673183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2324
BullsMedium and Large 1598185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1063
BullsMedium and Large 1391239.00/cwt239.00–239.009344
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned491202.00/cwt202.00–202.009927
BullsMedium and Large 1625181.61/cwt179.00–183.501,13522
CowsLean 85-90%1,14982.00/cwt82.00–82.0094210
CowsLean 85-90%1,20776.67/cwt70.50–80.0092513
CowsLean 85-90%1,10057.00/cwt57.00–57.006271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42891.02/cwt88.75–96.001,30025
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,330100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,355101.53/cwt98.00–105.001,3764
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42180.25/cwt79.00–84.001,1404
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93569.48/cwt67.50–72.006503
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35389.73/cwt88.00–90.001,2146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21880.26/cwt75.00–88.0097821
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84959.92/cwt50.00–63.505094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned656160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0505
HeifersMedium and Large 1528188.89/cwt185.00–192.0099721
HeifersMedium and Large 1428211.72/cwt207.00–217.0090635
BullsMedium and Large 1525206.26/cwt203.00–215.001,08318
BullsMedium and Large 1420245.84/cwt237.00–253.001,0337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533193.98/cwt193.00–195.001,0346
HeifersMedium and Large 1326194.14/cwt188.00–200.006334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423185.00/cwt185.00–185.007833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2598163.00/cwt163.00–163.009753
HeifersMedium and Large 1565183.30/cwt173.00–188.001,03630

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.