Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Steer calves mostly 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves lighter weight weaned calves up to 10.00 higher, calves over 450 lbs. and unweaned 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with several lots of fancy calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. A total of 328 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 $280.45/cwt on 403 head.

Average price

$280.45

403 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$43.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	281.99	1,738	359
Medium and Large 1-2	546	276.65	1,510	34
Medium and Large 2	619	238.00	1,473	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.99/cwt here — about $265 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 sale403 hd

280.45

—

OK average5 barns · 4,281 hd

279.36

+1.08

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	1,615	122.26	1,974	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,353	116.05	1,571	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	107.62	1,282	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	95.78	1,030	99

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)	1,285	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$1,453	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,805	2thin

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 1Unweaned	—	631	221.75/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,399	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	236.74/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,250	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	243.85/cwt	242.00–250.00	2,041	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,779	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	257.07/cwt	247.00–271.00	1,226	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,006	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,473	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	301.76/cwt	293.00–307.00	1,605	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	264.85/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,674	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,198	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	245.85/cwt	245.85–245.85	2,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	339.12/cwt	337.00–343.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,183	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	328.61/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,400	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	246.40/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	295.33/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,379	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	296.09/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,563	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	212.82/cwt	182.00–223.00	1,532	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	667	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,434	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	718	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	109.75/cwt	107.50–111.00	1,295	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	107.12/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,337	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	110.88/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,528	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	100.60/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,165	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	912	77.27/cwt	69.00–79.00	705	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	922	87.89/cwt	82.00–98.00	810	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	123.27/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,712	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	117.69/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,472	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	106.37/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,256	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	101.70/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,144	44
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	90.62/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,029	19
Bulls	—	—	1,518	114.26/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,734	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	133.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,544	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	124.18/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,994	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,210.00/head	2,210.00–2,210.00	2,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,452.94/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	269.05/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	233.30/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,486	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,393	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	269.49/cwt	257.00–283.00	1,294	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	250.21/cwt	249.50–254.00	1,316	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	271.41/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,162	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	423	232.57/cwt	221.00–241.00	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	313.15/cwt	279.00–321.00	1,196	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	270.99/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,255	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	230.38/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,327	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	298.18/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,712	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	222.75/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,717	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,245	7

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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