Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-02-16

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 16
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,677 head
867 vs last sale 810 724 vs year ago 953 · +76.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
94 vs last sale 99 85 vs year ago 108 · +78.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
22 vs last sale 23 1 vs year ago 44 · +2.3%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Steer calves 13.00 to 16.00 higher with instances over 20.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive. Demand good for the feeders and very good for the calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 238 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 $212.16/cwt on 521 head.
Average price
$212.16
521 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$659
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.84
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1631214.561,353491
Medium and Large 1-2639179.391,14518thin
Medium and Large 2426163.0069412thin
One grade step is worth $51.56/cwt here — about $659 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 sale521 hd
212.16
OK average5 barns · 2,700 hd
216.00
−3.84
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
BullsLow1,569108.541,70325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37592.751,27634
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12988.3599832
CowsLean 85-90%Low96170.8668120

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,0507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,0353thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1729171.63/cwt164.00–175.501,25145
HeifersMedium and Large 1893165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4739
HeifersMedium and Large 1623177.95/cwt175.00–182.001,10926
SteersMedium and Large 1830176.22/cwt174.50–176.501,46329
SteersMedium and Large 1321283.92/cwt277.00–297.009119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2607173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,0536
HeifersMedium and Large 1780169.20/cwt154.00–176.501,32027
HeifersMedium and Large 2419156.00/cwt156.00–156.006547
SteersMedium and Large 1579231.01/cwt229.00–234.001,33846
SteersMedium and Large 1671206.56/cwt206.00–208.001,38628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2732174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2746
SteersMedium and Large 1379267.63/cwt261.00–279.001,01418
HeifersMedium and Large 1425218.47/cwt213.00–234.0092836
HeifersMedium and Large 1519194.23/cwt191.00–199.001,00829
SteersMedium and Large 11,161155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,80017
SteersMedium and Large 2426163.00/cwt163.00–163.0069412
SteersMedium and Large 1756177.30/cwt177.00–178.001,34020
SteersMedium and Large 1424257.73/cwt242.50–273.001,09325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2646160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0347
SteersMedium and Large 1473247.02/cwt234.00–254.001,16850
SteersMedium and Large 1725185.46/cwt182.00–191.001,34569
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed607226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3726
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned526201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0578
SteersMedium and Large 1516233.02/cwt225.00–239.001,20291
SteersMedium and Large 1868173.99/cwt173.50–175.001,51042
HeifersMedium and Large 1370223.30/cwt213.00–225.0082626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375209.00/cwt209.00–209.007843
BullsMedium and Large 1715166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,19014
BullsMedium and Large 1777150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1663
BullsMedium and Large 1806150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2099
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned523199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14398.39/cwt97.00–102.001,1256
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94473.72/cwt71.00–79.006966
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91380.00/cwt80.00–80.007303
Bulls1,43086.68/cwt83.00–90.001,2402
Bulls1,745119.52/cwt112.00–128.002,08611
Bulls1,458101.20/cwt99.00–105.001,4754
CowsLean 85-90%1,19083.00/cwt83.00–83.009881
CowsLean 85-90%1,11577.00/cwt77.00–77.008591
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38192.10/cwt89.00–98.001,27227
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36587.39/cwt87.00–88.001,1933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11285.44/cwt82.00–87.0095022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,344101.16/cwt99.00–104.001,3604
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20589.30/cwt89.00–90.001,0764
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94563.88/cwt61.50–66.006049
Bulls1,464107.29/cwt105.00–111.001,5716
BullsLight Weight1,29099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2771
BullsLight Weight1,26078.00/cwt78.00–78.009831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,115900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0351,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1568185.60/cwt179.00–191.001,05462
HeifersMedium and Large 1468219.60/cwt191.00–235.001,02847
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2441198.00/cwt198.00–198.008737
HeifersMedium and Large 2356151.70/cwt131.00–169.0054011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333181.00/cwt181.00–181.006037
HeifersMedium and Large 1329225.17/cwt221.00–229.0074114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554173.00/cwt173.00–173.009584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2516213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,0995
SteersMedium and Large 1610218.38/cwt211.00–224.001,33233
HeifersMedium and Large 1688169.29/cwt165.00–172.501,16518

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.