Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-03-02

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 2
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,387 head
292 vs last sale 2,095 1,145 vs year ago 3,532 · 32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
54 vs last sale 194 45 vs year ago 185 · 24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
9 vs last sale 34 39 vs year ago 82 · 47.6%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand for feeders and good demand for calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher. A total of 183 cows and bulls sold with 77 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.59/cwt on 777 head.
Average price
$189.59
777 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.89
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1605190.901,156677
Medium and Large 1-2556182.501,01583
Medium and Large 2510171.9587717thin
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $279 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 sale777 hd
189.59
OK average5 barns · 3,244 hd
195.48
−5.89
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
BullsAverage1,614117.581,89817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49899.081,48427
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24692.001,14621
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02476.1377950

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)1,113$1,4013thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,071$1,1286
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,1122thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2654165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,07918
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned434211.00/cwt211.00–211.009164
HeifersMedium and Large 1449222.00/cwt222.00–222.009978
HeifersMedium and Large 1384211.81/cwt196.00–231.0081321
HeifersMedium and Large 1819170.23/cwt168.00–171.501,39419
HeifersMedium and Large 1625178.36/cwt171.00–185.501,115104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497187.50/cwt187.50–187.5093210
SteersMedium and Large 1921171.76/cwt170.25–173.001,58239
SteersMedium and Large 1468260.07/cwt243.00–269.001,21739
SteersMedium and Large 1768180.84/cwt178.50–183.501,389138
HeifersMedium and Large 1784170.30/cwt164.00–175.001,33538
HeifersMedium and Large 1875169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,47933
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned531181.97/cwt180.00–185.0096613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666184.36/cwt180.00–186.001,22837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508211.03/cwt209.00–213.001,07218
SteersMedium and Large 1671189.11/cwt184.00–192.001,26990
SteersMedium and Large 1634211.88/cwt204.00–223.001,34355
SteersMedium and Large 1723184.32/cwt182.00–186.001,33340
SteersMedium and Large 1426259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1035
SteersMedium and Large 1587212.50/cwt204.00–236.001,247123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2637187.88/cwt182.00–195.001,19713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2499225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1236
SteersMedium and Large 1372270.83/cwt267.00–275.001,00729
SteersMedium and Large 1537231.23/cwt228.50–232.001,24223
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned533219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1676
SteersMedium and Large 1331297.97/cwt295.00–302.5098610
SteersMedium and Large 1989162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6025
SteersMedium and Large 1828179.46/cwt175.00–180.251,48629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565189.51/cwt187.00–195.001,07116
BullsMedium and Large 1668180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,20212
BullsMedium and Large 1869141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,2308
BullsMedium and Large 1575193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1105
BullsMedium and Large 1395261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0312
BullsMedium and Large 1540207.76/cwt206.00–213.001,12219
BullsMedium and Large 1723166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,20017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328103.49/cwt103.00–104.001,3742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27196.40/cwt93.00–98.001,2257
CowsLean 85-90%1,13566.00/cwt66.00–66.007491
CowsLean 85-90%1,15281.69/cwt76.00–85.0094122
CowsLean 85-90%1,15590.44/cwt88.00–94.001,0456
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53592.80/cwt86.00–98.001,42411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475103.15/cwt100.00–104.001,52115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21887.51/cwt82.00–89.001,06612
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84766.69/cwt58.00–72.0056521
Bulls1,564111.78/cwt108.00–116.001,7487
Bulls1,75098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7151
Bulls1,638124.27/cwt118.00–132.002,0369
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0881,112.47/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0731,163.37/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1131,400.52/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 2472176.81/cwt176.00–178.0083510
HeifersMedium and Large 1299255.00/cwt255.00–255.007624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2409191.00/cwt191.00–191.007814
BullsMedium and Large 1486237.92/cwt237.00–240.001,15613
HeifersMedium and Large 1727170.03/cwt166.00–175.001,23633
HeifersMedium and Large 1575186.76/cwt175.00–196.001,074113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,21212
HeifersMedium and Large 2564165.00/cwt165.00–165.009317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578170.00/cwt170.00–170.009836
HeifersMedium and Large 1318227.50/cwt227.50–227.507233
HeifersMedium and Large 1678178.97/cwt175.00–180.251,21398
HeifersMedium and Large 1531203.21/cwt195.50–226.001,07995
HeifersMedium and Large 1465227.62/cwt210.00–241.001,05891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2413205.75/cwt201.00–209.0085029

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.