Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-05-25

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 25
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
891 head
▼ 397 vs last sale 1,288▲ 492 vs year ago 399 · +123.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 238▲ 42 vs year ago 133 · +31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 27 · +22.2%
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 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves lower compared to last weeks sharply higher market. Quality fair to good with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 208 cows and bulls sold with 84 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $205.76/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$205.76
258 head · 767 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,578
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$14.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−39.30
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2629218.191,37232
Medium and Large 1786204.001,604226
One grade step is worth $14.19/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale258 hd
205.76
—
OK average5 barns · 2,236 hd
245.05
−39.30
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—Low1,658124.662,06719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,421104.341,48367
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17696.401,13431
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03580.7683620

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$1,2672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,0751thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2—484220.73/cwt219.00–222.001,0687
HeifersMedium and Large 1—534228.40/cwt220.00–233.001,22016
HeifersMedium and Large 1—732191.74/cwt188.00–193.501,40439
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—424231.03/cwt225.00–235.009808
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468227.05/cwt225.00–229.001,0636
HeifersMedium and Large 1—445237.99/cwt235.00–241.001,05910
HeifersMedium and Large 1—312236.12/cwt211.00–255.007379
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—570229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—508255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2953
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—861186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,60112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—870170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4795
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—620233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4453
SteersMedium and Large 1—822197.30/cwt193.00–202.501,62277
SteersMedium and Large 1—796195.46/cwt190.00–198.501,55637
SteersMedium and Large 1—877181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5875
SteersMedium and Large 1—505269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3584
HeifersMedium and Large 1—677208.30/cwt194.00–223.001,41015
SteersMedium and Large 1—707203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4357
SteersMedium and Large 1—626237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4845
SteersMedium and Large 1—413277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—493231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,13910
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—528258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—405247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0004
SteersMedium and Large 1—933182.01/cwt172.00–186.001,69850
SteersMedium and Large 1—668225.60/cwt209.00–236.001,50711
SteersMedium and Large 1—572244.74/cwt240.00–251.001,40016
BullsMedium and Large 1—463258.42/cwt243.00–263.001,19610
BullsMedium and Large 1—651224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4584
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned—381259.00/cwt259.00–259.009874
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned—593224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3286
BullsMedium and Large 1—373287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,0714
BullsMedium and Large 1—345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0873
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15482.25/cwt77.00–86.009495
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13492.08/cwt90.00–98.001,0444
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,434106.36/cwt103.00–110.001,52547
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35698.31/cwt96.00–100.001,33318
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19195.01/cwt91.00–98.001,13224
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,193101.61/cwt99.00–106.001,2125
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,713111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9012
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—960100.00/cwt100.00–100.009602
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—1,03068.34/cwt67.00–74.007044
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—88777.37/cwt75.00–83.006866
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—96098.00/cwt98.00–98.009411
Bulls——1,488105.49/cwt104.00–107.001,5702
Bulls——1,678127.95/cwt122.00–140.002,14715
Bulls——1,678119.20/cwt117.00–121.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0981,267.26/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 1—720207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4904
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—566227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,28512
BullsMedium and Large 1—617231.29/cwt225.00–234.001,42710
BullsMedium and Large 1—245336.00/cwt336.00–336.008235
BullsMedium and Large 2—521233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,21411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—518243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2593
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—529208.26/cwt206.00–209.001,10216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—772190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,47113
HeifersMedium and Large 1—595219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3035
BullsMedium and Large 1—578233.99/cwt230.00–239.001,35215
BullsMedium and Large 2—395243.00/cwt243.00–243.009607
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—443249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1033
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380231.00/cwt231.00–231.008783
HeifersMedium and Large 1—611227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—394223.00/cwt223.00–223.008795
HeifersMedium and Large 1—819181.37/cwt180.00–182.001,48535
HeifersMedium and Large 2—532191.00/cwt173.00–200.001,0169

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.