Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 23
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,325 head
270 vs last sale 1,595 315 vs year ago 1,010 · +31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
1 vs last sale 179 97 vs year ago 83 · +116.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
21 vs last sale 58 19 vs year ago 18 · +105.6%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 to 700 lbs. 2.00 higher, 700 to 850 lbs. 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer calves weighing 350 to 400 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs. 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. A total of 217 cows and bulls sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.70/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$187.70
352 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.57
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1618189.371,170307
Medium and Large 1-2642176.301,13145
One grade step is worth $13.07/cwt here — about $39 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 sale352 hd
187.70
OK average5 barns · 2,461 hd
200.27
−12.57
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
BullsLow1,645112.251,84741
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,304103.441,34832
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18497.821,15848
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03080.2982725

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)985$1,2601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,5256

Every lot, as filed

64 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3565
SteersMedium and Large 1863173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4934
SteersMedium and Large 1795180.43/cwt180.00–180.501,43426
SteersMedium and Large 1370267.86/cwt259.00–271.0099112
SteersMedium and Large 1309323.04/cwt321.00–325.009986
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665186.50/cwt186.50–186.501,24014
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned571188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0736
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned541191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0335
SteersMedium and Large 1807177.45/cwt164.00–180.001,43228
SteersMedium and Large 1640212.66/cwt211.50–223.001,36198
SteersMedium and Large 1657203.12/cwt190.00–221.001,33423
SteersMedium and Large 1438244.51/cwt235.00–257.001,07120
HeifersMedium and Large 1740168.42/cwt161.00–170.001,24617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2656175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,15119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2278
SteersMedium and Large 1486249.77/cwt233.00–253.001,21457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470211.00/cwt211.00–211.009925
SteersMedium and Large 1563232.31/cwt224.00–254.001,30832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,08313
HeifersMedium and Large 1775166.34/cwt165.00–167.001,28921
HeifersMedium and Large 1653181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 1618190.88/cwt180.00–199.001,18090
SteersMedium and Large 1714190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3574
SteersMedium and Large 1532241.87/cwt235.00–251.001,2879
HeifersMedium and Large 1458208.97/cwt203.00–219.0095748
HeifersMedium and Large 1428215.53/cwt201.00–221.0092219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2812162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3159
HeifersMedium and Large 1343225.00/cwt225.00–225.007726
HeifersMedium and Large 1809164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,3317
HeifersMedium and Large 1365227.00/cwt227.00–227.008294
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy641176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,12812
HeifersMedium and Large 1571198.87/cwt191.00–208.501,13633
HeifersMedium and Large 1967153.36/cwt131.00–156.501,48325
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned494190.00/cwt190.00–190.009397
HeifersMedium and Large 1908150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2413171.00/cwt171.00–171.007064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19851,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
BullsLight Weight1,09898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0762
BullsLight Weight1,315116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,5251
BullsLight Weight1,29695.99/cwt80.00–104.001,2444
Bulls1,893124.53/cwt118.00–133.002,35715
Bulls1,489100.81/cwt93.00–106.001,5016
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90668.47/cwt66.00–69.006206
CowsLean 85-90%1,11087.83/cwt85.00–90.009754
CowsLean 85-90%1,24054.00/cwt54.00–54.006701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,237107.42/cwt106.00–110.001,32913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62393.88/cwt91.00–98.001,5244
Bulls1,673111.69/cwt108.00–116.001,86912
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84081.96/cwt81.00–83.006882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19494.53/cwt90.00–98.001,12918
CowsLean 85-90%1,19397.12/cwt94.00–100.001,1592
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96486.80/cwt86.00–90.008375
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,276102.54/cwt100.00–104.001,30815
CowsLean 85-90%1,14879.79/cwt77.00–84.009165
Bulls1,36093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2651
CowsBoner 80-85%1,169101.29/cwt94.00–111.001,18427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26286.28/cwt84.00–90.001,0893
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368251.00/cwt251.00–251.009245
BullsMedium and Large 1-2634183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1604
BullsMedium and Large 1420227.30/cwt210.00–238.009558
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0676
BullsMedium and Large 1482247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1916
BullsMedium and Large 1667181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2076

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.