Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-04-20

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,940 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 1,821▲ 548 vs year ago 1,392 · +39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 312▲ 101 vs year ago 203 · +49.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 86▼ 2 vs year ago 54 · −3.7%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 750 lbs. 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves unevenly higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 356 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $211.87/cwt on 615 head.
Average price
$211.87
615 head · 729 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.69
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1731212.061,550596
Medium and Large 1-2649205.751,33519thin
One grade step is worth $6.31/cwt here — about $216 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 sale615 hd
211.87
—
OK average5 barns · 3,598 hd
228.56
−16.69
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
Bulls—Average1,648111.681,84026
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38596.621,33839
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17891.031,07344
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02181.27830101

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)1,000$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$9444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)909$1,6723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,5502thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—91676.32/cwt74.00–77.0069938
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,150103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1851
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05388.00/cwt88.00–88.009274
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,508109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6442
Bulls——1,634114.12/cwt111.00–117.001,8657
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18396.17/cwt94.00–100.001,13814
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40295.04/cwt85.00–99.001,33232
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,226101.77/cwt100.00–103.001,2485
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08783.86/cwt75.00–87.0091252
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17788.13/cwt82.00–93.501,03729
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0773
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06876.00/cwt76.00–76.008124
Bulls——1,54093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4321
Bulls——1,602105.99/cwt98.00–111.001,6989
Bulls——1,767121.38/cwt118.00–125.002,1458
Bulls—Light Weight—1,31087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1201,100.45/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,075943.84/head925.00–950.009444
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—9001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—9131,683.56/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6842
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 1—971168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,6369
HeifersMedium and Large 1—493249.59/cwt222.00–261.001,23049
HeifersMedium and Large 1—918168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5424
HeifersMedium and Large 1—762183.75/cwt177.00–185.501,40083
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378225.00/cwt217.00–233.0085125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—566207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—492204.40/cwt201.00–207.001,0067
HeifersMedium and Large 1—666198.29/cwt194.00–209.001,32153
HeifersMedium and Large 1—631202.44/cwt199.00–208.001,27763
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566226.58/cwt225.00–230.001,28226
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431222.50/cwt222.50–222.5095911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—896170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5238
SteersMedium and Large 1—664219.49/cwt206.00–225.001,457182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—637193.89/cwt186.00–197.001,23544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—543209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—583190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1085
HeifersMedium and Large 1—726188.64/cwt186.00–193.001,37050
HeifersMedium and Large 1—307228.03/cwt225.00–231.007006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—743194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—509229.97/cwt209.00–257.001,17120
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830177.00/cwt176.00–179.001,46947
HeifersMedium and Large 2—503180.00/cwt180.00–180.009055
SteersMedium and Large 1—771199.54/cwt195.00–203.001,53860
SteersMedium and Large 1—743205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,5279
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,020180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,83611
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—749192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4385
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—632188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,1915
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—532200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,06410
SteersMedium and Large 1—420288.12/cwt287.00–289.001,21024
SteersMedium and Large 1—574233.91/cwt227.00–240.001,34318
SteersMedium and Large 1—964185.02/cwt183.75–187.001,78450
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—615209.95/cwt207.00–215.001,29114
SteersMedium and Large 1—837195.24/cwt186.00–197.501,63475
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—607220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,33512
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—533225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1998
SteersMedium and Large 1—480267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2824
SteersMedium and Large 1—533234.60/cwt234.00–235.001,25010
SteersMedium and Large 1—869190.68/cwt187.00–194.001,65784
SteersMedium and Large 1—637220.32/cwt219.00–227.001,40330
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—430259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1145
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—536203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—488249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2153
BullsMedium and Large 1—428275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1776
BullsMedium and Large 1—362295.24/cwt291.00–297.001,06911
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned—568210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1934
SteersMedium and Large 1—334298.65/cwt285.00–305.0099714

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.