Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady to weaker on a light test. Steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 8.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with good demand for the thin grazing calves. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 370 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.79/cwt on 559 head.

Average price

$230.79

559 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$564

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

$53.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.23

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	234.12	1,277	493
Medium and Large 1-2	515	224.66	1,157	38
Medium and Large 2	395	180.50	713	28

One grade step is worth $53.62/cwt here — about $564 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 sale559 hd

230.79

—

OK average5 barns · 3,156 hd

223.57

+7.23

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	—	Average	1,612	106.43	1,715	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	101.22	1,485	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	94.95	1,169	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	80.47	870	94

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)	1,038	$1,412	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,259	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,200	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,246	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	208.56/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,420	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	203.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,485	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	249.44/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,277	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	263.63/cwt	257.00–275.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,074	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	263.07/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,005	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	218.85/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,471	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	241.72/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,523	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	728	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	1,412.05/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,258.88/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,259	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,210	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,319	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,240	98.50/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,221	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	101.68/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,203	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	75.47/cwt	73.00–78.00	713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	87.29/cwt	85.00–90.00	986	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	87.83/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,110	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	864	55.01/cwt	48.00–62.00	475	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	110.25/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,614	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	100.53/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,505	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	103.33/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,291	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	987	81.99/cwt	81.00–83.00	809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	94.06/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,136	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	61.45/cwt	59.00–67.00	678	10
Bulls	—	—	1,654	111.88/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,850	9
Bulls	—	—	1,596	99.24/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,584	15
Bulls	—	—	1,861	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,214	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	94.48/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,336	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	79.49/cwt	76.00–84.00	882	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	223.82/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,220	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	243.73/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,048	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	218.05/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,239	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	283.13/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,447	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	235.88/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,592	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,248	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	256.37/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,220	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	224.60/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,393	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	230.67/cwt	221.00–240.50	1,670	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	335.89/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,434	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	229.37/cwt	219.00–241.50	1,307	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	267.30/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,149	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	260.82/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,489	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	269.87/cwt	259.00–281.00	1,406	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	251.92/cwt	249.00–259.00	942	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	221.77/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,100	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	216.66/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	243.16/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	299.43/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,458	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	266.44/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,543	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	247.78/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,514	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,525	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	369	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	342.42/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,270	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	346.35/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,150	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,418	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	243.16/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	263.25/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,353	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,250	6

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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