Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers weighing 600 to 750 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 750 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. A total of 719 cows and bulls sold with 87 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.87/cwt on 651 head.

Average price

$252.87

651 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$20.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	253.53	1,400	630
Medium and Large 1-2	512	232.84	1,191	21

One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $209 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 sale651 hd

252.87

—

OK average5 barns · 3,732 hd

245.09

+7.78

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	1,723	116.72	2,011	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	111.59	1,517	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	105.60	1,289	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	96.30	1,031	283

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,438	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,085	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,364	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	280.12/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,353	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,484	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	255.22/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	216.90/cwt	214.00–226.00	2,019	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	217.77/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,574	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	239.15/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,839	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,714	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,188	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	255.79/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,432	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	226.15/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	236.95/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	247.30/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	578	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	228.44/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,320	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	219.26/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,487	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	242.83/cwt	235.00–255.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	274.01/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,165	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	210.71/cwt	206.00–222.50	1,707	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	287.75/cwt	271.00–307.00	1,226	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,018	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	278.70/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,597	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	246.52/cwt	245.50–251.00	1,785	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	266.69/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	275.58/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,315	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	226.07/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	306.10/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,130	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	521	253.51/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	240.17/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,597	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	298.29/cwt	285.00–314.00	1,139	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	556	259.20/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,441	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	273.78/cwt	250.00–293.00	1,166	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	206.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	111.83/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,604	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	100.94/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,212	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	106.24/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,400	32
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,228	95.24/cwt	81.00–108.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	107.14/cwt	104.50–112.00	1,318	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	883	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	108.75/cwt	107.00–115.00	990	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	122.32/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,536	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	106.57/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,233	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	101.41/cwt	100.50–103.50	1,122	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	86.21/cwt	85.00–87.00	910	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	94.33/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,022	132
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	125.09/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,552	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	946	88.37/cwt	81.00–95.00	836	30
Bulls	—	—	1,895	131.85/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	95.00/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,471	5
Bulls	—	—	1,951	124.92/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,437	11
Bulls	—	—	1,673	115.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,934	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	1,438.14/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,438	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,364.02/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,364	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	238.90/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,369	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	277.52/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,302	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	222.29/cwt	216.00–232.50	1,352	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	437	255.33/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,116	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	214.98/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,337	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	286.60/cwt	275.00–323.00	966	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	370	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	265.42/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,282	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	244.92/cwt	238.50–246.50	1,653	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	280.72/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,067	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	261.16/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,543	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	254.50/cwt	244.00–271.00	1,321	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	244.08/cwt	241.00–251.50	1,526	31

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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