Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves lower on a limited test due to much needed rainfall. Quality fair to good with fair demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 209 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 $231.29/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$231.29

130 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$13.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.07

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	240.00	1,728	49
Medium and Large 1-2	742	226.01	1,678	81

One grade step is worth $13.99/cwt here — about $50 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 sale130 hd

231.29

—

OK average5 barns · 2,720 hd

245.35

−14.07

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	1,740	115.51	2,010	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,328	99.82	1,326	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	98.20	1,245	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	82.62	888	73

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	514	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	344	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	226.19/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,527	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	219.55/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,803	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	792	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	227.76/cwt	227.50–229.00	1,804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	298.13/cwt	280.00–317.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	230.33/cwt	225.00–231.25	1,684	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	754	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	218.02/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,273	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	898	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,398	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,097	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	96.23/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,257	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	105.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,443	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	108.14/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,855	8
Bulls	—	—	1,715	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	88.30/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,055	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	102.44/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,335	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	97.14/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,214	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	65.23/cwt	60.00–74.00	703	11
Bulls	—	—	1,844	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,362	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	119.02/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,021	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	80.09/cwt	74.00–87.00	879	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	90.85/cwt	89.50–93.00	999	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	68.72/cwt	65.00–71.00	593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	80.54/cwt	80.00–81.00	689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	185.88/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,171	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,720	8

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →