Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves under 450 lbs. 14.00 to 20.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 13.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 277 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.09/cwt on 661 head.

Average price

$231.09

661 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$2.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	231.52	1,351	556
Medium and Large 1-2	526	228.76	1,204	105

One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about $146 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 sale661 hd

231.09

—

OK average5 barns · 2,677 hd

227.79

+3.29

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	1,633	109.01	1,780	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	101.87	1,411	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	100.53	1,225	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	83.74	834	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,490	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,225	3thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	477	317.20/cwt	302.50–331.00	1,513	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	481	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,993	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	219.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,467	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	277.64/cwt	256.00–290.00	894	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	245.14/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,167	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	229.87/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,324	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	253.03/cwt	241.00–267.00	1,187	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	218.32/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,773	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	249.88/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,549	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	341.71/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,456	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	210.07/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,145	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	289.50/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,517	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	224.66/cwt	212.50–228.50	1,710	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	278.31/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,567	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	219.40/cwt	191.00–227.00	1,259	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	210.41/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	258.84/cwt	252.00–264.50	1,538	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	227.53/cwt	227.00–227.75	1,652	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	258.64/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,373	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	380.45/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,240	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	369.37/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,370	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	236.52/cwt	225.50–241.00	1,594	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	232.82/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,462	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	447	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	548	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	67.09/cwt	59.00–77.00	562	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	79.96/cwt	68.00–86.00	728	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	108.17/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,364	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	97.85/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,185	21
Bulls	—	—	1,568	98.76/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,549	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,191	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	90.34/cwt	87.00–91.00	840	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	83.32/cwt	82.00–86.00	954	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	107.20/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,262	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	76.54/cwt	74.00–78.00	845	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	97.55/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,141	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	955	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,450	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	90.01/cwt	79.00–94.00	957	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	101.60/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,415	18
Bulls	—	—	1,845	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,258	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	112.93/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,824	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,505.18/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,505	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	191.06/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	214.41/cwt	193.00–218.75	1,537	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	226.38/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,333	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	241.10/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,015	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	239.27/cwt	232.50–241.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	208.29/cwt	207.75–209.00	1,623	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	223.84/cwt	221.00–226.35	1,390	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	263.15/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,021	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	237.24/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,231	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	220.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	263.40/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,104	34

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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