Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 316 cows and bulls sold with 86 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.55/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$232.55

389 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	233.26	1,374	371
Medium and Large 1-2	512	218.11	1,117	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $258 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 sale389 hd

232.55

—

OK average5 barns · 3,090 hd

238.92

−6.37

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	—	Average	1,634	115.87	1,893	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	103.56	1,427	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	96.33	1,128	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	83.59	898	75

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)	1,245	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,378	3thin

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 1Unweaned	—	565	225.80/cwt	205.00–233.00	1,276	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	260.00/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,195	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	412	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	246.98/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,042	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	220.60/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,169	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	239.97/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,147	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	252.72/cwt	244.00–259.50	1,572	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	248.42/cwt	242.00–250.50	1,789	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	534	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	258.86/cwt	231.00–265.00	950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	307.90/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,330	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,452	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	248.96/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	808	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,816	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	508	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,566	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	318.22/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	255.58/cwt	237.00–263.00	1,344	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	255.87/cwt	241.00–284.00	1,210	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	243.17/cwt	221.00–265.00	1,291	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	251.63/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,062	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	95.27/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,097	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,032	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	110.41/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,528	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	101.98/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,403	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	119.19/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	122.84/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,205	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	70.29/cwt	67.00–77.00	717	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	87.52/cwt	78.00–92.00	986	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	101.29/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,347	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	78.95/cwt	76.00–86.00	749	14
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,288	111.09/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,431	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	112.80/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,800	14
Bulls	—	—	2,048	129.56/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,377.70/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	244.10/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,413	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	231.49/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,299	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	214.32/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,361	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	366	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	259.79/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,224	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,539	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	247.38/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,301	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	200.34/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,941	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	220.59/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	304	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,454	16

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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