Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, feeder heifers and steer calves mostly lower on a limited test. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 375 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.57/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$247.57

530 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	249.46	1,425	445
Medium and Large 1-2	535	237.67	1,272	85

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about $154 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 sale530 hd

247.57

—

OK average5 barns · 3,822 hd

244.46

+3.11

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	1,685	119.59	2,015	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	113.15	1,610	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	104.78	1,250	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	91.97	979	73

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,412	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,255	9

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	880	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	261.07/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,525	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	238.04/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,340	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	277.13/cwt	275.00–280.00	912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	270.47/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,160	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	256.30/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,333	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	752	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	213.08/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,630	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	307.87/cwt	301.00–323.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	279.13/cwt	263.00–282.50	1,742	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	265.80/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,148	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	455	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,078	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	231.61/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,232	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	250.33/cwt	248.00–256.50	1,782	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	312.75/cwt	308.00–321.00	1,354	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	790	220.59/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,743	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,913	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	271.37/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,544	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	327.26/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,034	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,399	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	251.80/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,350	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	449	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	306.95/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,452	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	329.40/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,133	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	118.78/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,741	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	104.35/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	96.33/cwt	94.00–99.00	983	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	110.17/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,452	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	887	97.59/cwt	97.00–98.00	866	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	944	88.25/cwt	86.00–91.00	833	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	105.72/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,265	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	88.94/cwt	83.00–94.00	972	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	105.53/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,259	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	110.37/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,550	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	97.85/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,133	18
Bulls	—	—	1,579	114.33/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,805	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,931	132.74/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,563	4
Bulls	—	—	1,882	124.51/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,343	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	1,255.36/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,255	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,513.29/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	1,411.96/head	1,210.00–1,685.00	1,412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	235.02/cwt	230.00–239.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	305.74/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	320.52/cwt	318.00–322.50	1,218	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	972	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	544	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	406	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,019	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	258.70/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,343	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	233.39/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,711	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	235.59/cwt	222.00–249.00	1,590	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	227.42/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,560	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	269.96/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,231	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	269.40/cwt	269.00–270.00	991	15

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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