Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 2.00 to 6.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 183 cows and bulls sold with 74 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.37/cwt on 500 head.

Average price

$192.37

500 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

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

$1.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	193.63	1,048	90
Medium and Large 1	614	192.10	1,180	410

One grade step is worth $1.53/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale500 hd

192.37

—

OK average5 barns · 3,195 hd

196.47

−4.10

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	—	High	1,673	110.72	1,852	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	93.99	1,305	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	92.57	1,108	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	73.91	782	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,378	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,128	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	180.74/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,148	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	241.69/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,010	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	202.15/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,160	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	185.62/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,368	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	766	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	272.10/cwt	261.00–281.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	199.97/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,236	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,284	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,228	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	202.11/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,294	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	182.12/cwt	180.00–183.50	1,388	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	199.25/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,146	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	216.43/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,240	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	186.67/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,191	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	196.37/cwt	187.00–204.50	1,143	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	302.28/cwt	297.50–311.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	205.90/cwt	205.00–207.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	197.54/cwt	194.00–205.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	225.68/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,040	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,546	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	88.24/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	103.63/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,375	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	89.83/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,248	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	98.17/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,387	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	978	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	734	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	67.36/cwt	64.00–69.00	591	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	89.83/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,076	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	84.94/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,131	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	98.87/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,120	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	776	7
Bulls	—	—	2,002	120.83/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,419	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	110.18/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,774	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	76.41/cwt	73.00–79.00	841	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	700	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,377.67/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,378	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	179.47/cwt	178.50–180.00	1,217	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	209.81/cwt	209.00–211.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	210.30/cwt	203.00–214.50	862	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,241	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	176.28/cwt	174.00–180.75	1,275	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	194.73/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,015	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,355	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,329	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	208.06/cwt	198.00–218.00	1,080	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,223	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	172.58/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,412	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	255.41/cwt	239.00–275.00	1,096	17

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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