Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 higher with lighter weights up to 20.00 higher and over 450 lbs. steady to 4.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with very good demand for light weight and thin fleshed calves. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not reported. A total of 465 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 $227.14/cwt on 657 head.

Average price

$227.14

657 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$23.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	229.90	1,302	580
Medium and Large 1-2	499	206.33	1,031	77

One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $271 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 sale657 hd

227.14

—

OK average5 barns · 4,327 hd

232.07

−4.93

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	99.84	1,372	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	93.88	1,175	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	80.19	878	122

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)	950	$1,218	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	236.44/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,144	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	227.28/cwt	214.00–243.00	1,170	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,499	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	228.77/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,416	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	285.44/cwt	271.00–305.00	1,513	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	259.99/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,516	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	265.55/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,429	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	255.50/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,564	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	312.59/cwt	309.00–313.00	1,457	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	200.62/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,252	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	208.12/cwt	180.00–218.50	1,222	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	334.18/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,260	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,240	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,303	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	323.77/cwt	313.00–341.00	1,017	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	237.57/cwt	235.00–240.50	1,725	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	223.22/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,618	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	237.34/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,210	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	466	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	231.79/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,530	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	325.55/cwt	301.00–349.00	1,384	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	232.63/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,445	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,291	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	258.78/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,444	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,715	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	222.91/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,817	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	765	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	217.47/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,331	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	221.98/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,279	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	675	178.75/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,207	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	82.32/cwt	79.00–86.00	983	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	90.69/cwt	86.00–95.00	861	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	95.17/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,202	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	89.48/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,101	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	111.65/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,412	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	103.25/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,441	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	810	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	65.88/cwt	59.00–68.00	618	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	979	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	89.90/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,105	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	95.47/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,278	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	110.24/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,351.28/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	218.05/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,145	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,022	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	279.28/cwt	247.00–289.00	1,072	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	481	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,383	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,023	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	254.47/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	224.15/cwt	214.00–237.50	1,282	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	250.30/cwt	227.00–259.00	1,204	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	238.01/cwt	235.50–239.00	1,250	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	295.61/cwt	267.00–307.00	1,002	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	217.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	927	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	203.15/cwt	195.00–205.50	1,574	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	214.33/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,556	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3

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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