Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 282 cows and bulls sold with 69 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.31/cwt on 499 head.

Average price

$258.31

499 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	260.92	1,589	438
Medium and Large 1-2	592	239.55	1,418	61

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $171 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 sale499 hd

258.31

—

OK average5 barns · 2,810 hd

254.00

+4.31

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	1,714	103.53	1,774	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	98.95	1,325	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	93.34	1,114	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	80.72	778	63

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,299	$1,418	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,408	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,135	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,534	7

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	236.32/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,364	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	269.28/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,567	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,133	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	317.35/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,488	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	284.75/cwt	267.00–299.00	1,506	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	227.60/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	229.28/cwt	228.50–230.00	1,454	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	250.79/cwt	247.50–253.00	1,299	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	215.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,660	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	255.15/cwt	249.50–260.00	1,592	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	205.94/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	235.99/cwt	221.00–240.50	1,576	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	325.66/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,387	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	215.65/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	243.26/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	221.56/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,066	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	208.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,375	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	224.38/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,373	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	247.11/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,174	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	847	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	77.84/cwt	71.00–81.00	852	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	88.73/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,006	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	104.36/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,372	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	87.12/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,119	15
Bulls	—	—	1,730	109.68/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	97.03/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,131	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	720	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	109.58/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,769	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	87.34/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,050	15
Bulls	—	—	1,560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,295	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	801	78.94/cwt	75.00–80.00	632	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	78.51/cwt	76.00–82.00	709	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	123.10/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	97.95/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,708	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	1,418.18/head	1,335.00–1,625.00	1,418	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	1,572.81/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,573	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,144.08/head	925.00–1,285.00	1,144	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	1,496.29/head	1,285.00–1,725.00	1,496	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	286.82/cwt	283.00–294.00	947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	237.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,356	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	264.94/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,081	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	267.47/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,412	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	280.21/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,289	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,409	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	206.07/cwt	204.50–208.50	1,469	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	238.06/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,209	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	256.38/cwt	243.00–267.50	979	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,153	15

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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