Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to weaker. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves under 450 lbs. 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves that were weaned 3.00 to 6.00 higher and unweaned calves 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 401 cows and bulls sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.25/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$250.25

494 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$676

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

$23.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	253.44	1,633	338
Medium and Large 1-2	580	252.20	1,463	93
Medium and Large 2	416	230.26	957	63

One grade step is worth $23.18/cwt here — about $676 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 sale494 hd

250.25

—

OK average5 barns · 3,088 hd

253.89

−3.64

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	1,541	107.61	1,658	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	98.59	1,387	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	94.46	1,146	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	82.62	866	102

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,114	$1,456	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	916	$1,156	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	768	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	215.40/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,226	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	242.32/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,255	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	494	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	376	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	231.19/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,124	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,256	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	447	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	235.26/cwt	209.00–247.50	981	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	569	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	249.59/cwt	246.50–252.50	1,557	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	244.53/cwt	242.50–245.50	1,670	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	331	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,250	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	204.96/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,367	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	220.22/cwt	211.50–226.00	1,348	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,478	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	217.20/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,158	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	241.33/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,383	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	323.26/cwt	321.00–327.00	1,180	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	241.12/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,861	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	274.95/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,460	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	479	229.76/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,101	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	248.43/cwt	242.00–255.50	1,650	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	371	230.61/cwt	220.00–254.00	856	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	235.11/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,615	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	811	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	299.86/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,415	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	348	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	227.80/cwt	219.00–249.00	1,326	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	221.21/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,341	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	759	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	67.41/cwt	59.00–73.00	624	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	105.35/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,491	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	96.38/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,176	49
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,180	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	85.16/cwt	78.00–88.00	939	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	93.75/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,290	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,077	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	103.98/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,289	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	89.80/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,080	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	89.45/cwt	85.00–91.00	863	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	71.42/cwt	66.00–75.00	807	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,226	107.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,312	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Bulls	—	—	2,155	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	103.96/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,601	13
Bulls	—	—	1,972	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,347	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	251	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	635	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	247.06/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,391	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	651	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	245.84/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,524	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	204.78/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,360	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	440	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	335	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	222.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	763	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	282.41/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,254	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,430	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	269.58/cwt	251.00–277.00	1,232	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	449	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,347	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	1,155.58/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,156	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1

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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