Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2023-11-16

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Nov 16
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,052 head
325 vs last sale 2,377 338 vs year ago 2,390 · 14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
477 head
96 vs last sale 381 74 vs year ago 403 · +18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
19 vs last sale 84 30 vs year ago 73 · +41.1%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested with a lower undertone noted. Steer calves 7.00 to 13.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand for the light weight grazing calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. A total of 580 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $267.49/cwt on 469 head.
Average price
$267.49
469 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582269.131,567440
Medium and Large 1-2595242.611,44329
One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $124 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 sale469 hd
267.49
OK average5 barns · 5,425 hd
266.82
+0.67
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,549103.781,60831
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42693.511,33357
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19587.581,047104
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04969.92733200

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$1,4838
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$1,32811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52899.80/cwt97.00–102.001,52510
CowsLean 85-90%1,14163.05/cwt57.00–73.0071964
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight96579.00/cwt79.00–79.007623
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92089.00/cwt89.00–89.008192
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight88764.40/cwt57.00–68.0057160
Bulls1,925113.68/cwt112.00–116.002,1886
CowsLean 85-90%1,12779.75/cwt74.00–84.0089958
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96377.09/cwt74.00–83.0074211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100104.70/cwt100.00–107.001,1526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24695.21/cwt90.00–97.001,18632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5501
Bulls1,646104.95/cwt96.00–109.001,72711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18982.49/cwt78.00–88.0098163
CowsLean 85-90%1,15586.55/cwt86.00–88.001,0005
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40291.94/cwt85.00–96.001,28946
Bulls1,975118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,3312
BullsLight Weight1,20295.40/cwt90.00–104.001,14712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0341,482.87/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4838
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2371,328.36/head1,310.00–1,385.001,32811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1475304.23/cwt293.00–310.001,44519
BullsMedium and Large 1422317.05/cwt302.50–320.001,33818
BullsMedium and Large 1568253.39/cwt252.00–255.001,43913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3704
BullsMedium and Large 1517280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4485
BullsMedium and Large 1338335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1324
HeifersMedium and Large 1679207.55/cwt199.00–222.001,40913
HeifersMedium and Large 1376275.34/cwt271.00–285.001,03520
HeifersMedium and Large 1480254.99/cwt245.00–267.001,22431
HeifersMedium and Large 1523267.74/cwt243.00–281.001,40020
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4094
BullsMedium and Large 1600239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4347
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned746180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3434
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned578210.51/cwt166.00–217.501,21753
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned638227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,45110
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned581241.08/cwt237.00–247.501,40118
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned477297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4196
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned538253.09/cwt242.50–272.501,36245
BullsMedium and Large 1776188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4595
BullsMedium and Large 1713199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664231.40/cwt230.00–233.001,53617
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned745227.89/cwt227.00–229.501,69834
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned662225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,49019
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned530274.91/cwt261.00–285.001,45749
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned510257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned483260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2566
SteersMedium and Large 1711240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,70614
SteersMedium and Large 1465320.03/cwt301.00–330.001,48848
SteersMedium and Large 1426331.12/cwt305.00–357.501,41119
SteersMedium and Large 1383332.54/cwt320.00–350.001,27426
SteersMedium and Large 1338338.45/cwt325.00–360.001,1445
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned540219.90/cwt215.00–225.001,18726
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned628186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1683
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned429247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0624
SteersMedium and Large 1677235.91/cwt230.00–244.001,59782
SteersMedium and Large 1610247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,50723
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned583244.66/cwt227.00–251.001,42615
HeifersMedium and Large 1755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5864
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned472235.41/cwt222.50–237.501,11126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned516193.94/cwt190.00–197.001,0017
SteersMedium and Large 1567274.62/cwt271.00–282.501,55730
SteersMedium and Large 1525299.91/cwt282.50–315.001,57546
HeifersMedium and Large 1630219.71/cwt213.00–237.501,38427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2451237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,06912
HeifersMedium and Large 1337285.00/cwt285.00–285.0096012
SteersMedium and Large 1801217.09/cwt216.00–218.001,73911
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned633234.42/cwt231.00–236.001,48419
HeifersMedium and Large 1417263.46/cwt255.00–271.001,09937
HeifersMedium and Large 1567238.67/cwt215.00–264.001,35355
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned396237.50/cwt237.50–237.509416
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned677195.10/cwt192.00–201.001,32144

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.