Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lower on a limited test. A total of 97 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.52/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$239.52

275 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	248.00	1,009	3thin
Medium and Large 1	558	239.71	1,337	268
Medium and Large 1-2	564	221.00	1,246	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale275 hd

239.52

—

OK average5 barns · 2,138 hd

235.87

+3.66

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	—	Low	1,698	124.72	2,117	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	115.46	1,598	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	105.95	1,286	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,154	95.90	1,107	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	238.34/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,249	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	225.15/cwt	225.00–226.00	2,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	276.32/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,567	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	872	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	257.53/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,076	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	690	215.76/cwt	214.50–220.00	1,489	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	242.54/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	236.72/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,477	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	291.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	226.45/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,617	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	241.57/cwt	222.00–257.00	1,389	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	316.42/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,038	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	285.21/cwt	277.50–298.00	1,378	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	219.92/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,381	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	297.50/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,247	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	263.24/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	258.77/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	235.35/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,822	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	260.49/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,612	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	231.53/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,567	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,367	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	223.54/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,466	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	564	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,311	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	773	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	112.86/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,494	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,372	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	120.05/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,749	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	104.88/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,241	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	95.26/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,153	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,166	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	115.75/cwt	111.50–117.00	1,450	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	98.16/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,175	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	95.68/cwt	88.00–104.00	912	3
Bulls	—	—	1,737	130.06/cwt	124.50–138.00	2,259	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	118.57/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	282.23/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,205	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	285.77/cwt	263.00–297.00	1,086	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,403	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	214.11/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	249.22/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	270.79/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	262.60/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,008	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	242.96/cwt	227.00–251.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	249.15/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,221	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	237.16/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,589	22

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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