Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-02-23

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 23
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,095 head
418 vs last sale 1,677 1,142 vs year ago 953 · +119.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
1 vs last sale 193 86 vs year ago 108 · +79.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
11 vs last sale 45 10 vs year ago 44 · 22.7%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Steer calves under 450 lbs. 4.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 200 higher. A total of 228 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 $190.65/cwt on 570 head.
Average price
$190.65
570 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.40
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574191.361,097537
Medium and Large 1-2526179.1494233
One grade step is worth $12.22/cwt here — about $155 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 sale570 hd
190.65
OK average5 barns · 4,200 hd
192.05
−1.40
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
BullsLow1,647106.491,75329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,414102.011,44348
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25096.621,20842
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07577.5983434

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)1,300$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,1851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1348224.79/cwt207.00–228.0078237
SteersMedium and Large 1628219.25/cwt211.00–224.001,37780
SteersMedium and Large 1721185.06/cwt177.00–191.001,33454
HeifersMedium and Large 1584183.04/cwt180.00–191.001,06947
HeifersMedium and Large 1823175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4405
HeifersMedium and Large 1768166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2754
HeifersMedium and Large 1377216.62/cwt216.00–217.0081711
SteersMedium and Large 1524227.94/cwt225.00–230.001,19412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576207.18/cwt196.00–213.001,19323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2783175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3705
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned693189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3103
SteersMedium and Large 1375259.00/cwt259.00–259.009713
SteersMedium and Large 1305283.00/cwt283.00–283.008632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371245.00/cwt245.00–245.009095
SteersMedium and Large 1863177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677182.86/cwt181.00–184.001,23821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438191.00/cwt191.00–191.008376
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1144
SteersMedium and Large 1461252.31/cwt243.00–269.001,16313
SteersMedium and Large 1775184.16/cwt180.00–187.501,42730
SteersMedium and Large 1948172.75/cwt172.75–172.751,63828
SteersMedium and Large 1972168.14/cwt168.00–168.501,63426
SteersMedium and Large 1829180.07/cwt177.00–182.851,493123
SteersMedium and Large 1432261.91/cwt241.00–273.001,13116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2675
SteersMedium and Large 1576227.02/cwt206.00–238.001,30849
SteersMedium and Large 1672202.65/cwt191.00–220.001,36247
BullsMedium and Large 1426250.35/cwt230.00–257.001,0668
BullsMedium and Large 1669159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0646
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned596178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0614
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned522205.03/cwt201.00–212.001,0708
BullsMedium and Large 1744168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2505
BullsMedium and Large 1459243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44394.30/cwt86.00–99.001,36112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,412105.65/cwt103.00–109.001,49228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,379100.81/cwt98.00–101.501,3908
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90986.07/cwt85.00–89.007826
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96867.05/cwt60.00–74.006492
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96379.45/cwt78.00–81.007652
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17988.51/cwt87.00–90.001,0444
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24599.26/cwt96.00–105.001,23628
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29292.49/cwt90.00–94.001,19510
CowsLean 85-90%1,23979.33/cwt77.00–80.009834
CowsLean 85-90%1,15686.28/cwt84.00–88.009978
CowsLean 85-90%1,08668.42/cwt64.00–75.0074312
Bulls1,63498.75/cwt94.00–103.001,6146
Bulls1,821119.10/cwt113.00–130.002,1698
Bulls1,679108.98/cwt107.00–111.001,8309
Bulls1,57087.22/cwt85.00–90.001,3693
BullsLight Weight1,29584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0881
BullsLight Weight1,133108.15/cwt106.00–110.001,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19851,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1531197.45/cwt187.00–204.001,04845
HeifersMedium and Large 1883158.23/cwt157.00–159.501,39718
HeifersMedium and Large 1475205.16/cwt195.00–223.0097599
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned617170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2493215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0603
BullsMedium and Large 1567202.01/cwt192.00–210.001,14514
HeifersMedium and Large 1666175.07/cwt169.00–180.001,16672
HeifersMedium and Large 1730172.08/cwt167.50–175.001,25661
HeifersMedium and Large 1624182.58/cwt175.00–187.001,13991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526179.14/cwt175.00–181.5094233
HeifersMedium and Large 1418219.20/cwt215.00–220.0091644

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.