Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to lower. Steer calves 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 475 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.37/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$230.37

421 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	230.42	1,289	411
Medium and Large 1-2	484	228.10	1,103	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $186 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 sale421 hd

230.37

—

OK average5 barns · 2,920 hd

233.32

−2.96

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	1,517	111.63	1,694	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	104.39	1,495	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	97.51	1,215	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	82.93	840	163

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,401	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	894	$2,467	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,844	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	238.13/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,491	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	366	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	215.69/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,333	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	211.88/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,390	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	226.42/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,193	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	228.44/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,081	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	216.95/cwt	201.00–228.00	1,263	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	250.43/cwt	247.00–251.25	1,553	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,993	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	250.64/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	315.83/cwt	301.00–329.00	1,007	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	291.43/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	747	231.57/cwt	230.50–233.00	1,730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	248.89/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	246.32/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,397	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	264.29/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,298	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	231.73/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,578	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	498	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,220	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	255.73/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,348	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	240.87/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,486	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	246.72/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	220.76/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,397	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	247.89/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,212	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	237.70/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,343	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	98.62/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,327	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	974	82.48/cwt	82.25–90.00	803	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	89.99/cwt	89.00–91.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	71.75/cwt	64.50–77.00	665	42
Bulls	—	—	1,710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,416	108.17/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,532	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	92.36/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,121	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	75.79/cwt	68.00–81.00	889	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	102.34/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,302	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	94.41/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,047	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,570	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	114.51/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,828	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	97.87/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,222	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	89.19/cwt	84.00–92.00	959	25
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,235	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	865	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,183	105.86/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,596	117.20/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,871	10
Bulls	—	—	1,888	131.18/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,477	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	108.21/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,420	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	2,466.82/head	2,400.00–2,525.00	2,467	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	1,401.48/head	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	244.48/cwt	233.00–253.00	1,281	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	260.24/cwt	250.00–277.50	979	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	843	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	219.09/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,602	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	256.33/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,066	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	237.95/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,018	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	464	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	238.71/cwt	226.00–252.50	1,375	62

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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