Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough cattle on the yards today, due to weather conditions for a market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.67/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$254.67

412 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$5.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	258.36	1,366	101
Medium and Large 1	671	253.49	1,701	305
Medium and Large 2	361	253.00	913	6thin

One grade step is worth $5.36/cwt here — about $452 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 sale412 hd

254.67

—

OK average3 barns · 674 hd

253.20

+1.47

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	—	High	1,615	119.75	1,934	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	104.00	1,446	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,060	92.50	981	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	84.11	874	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,046	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	789	224.71/cwt	217.00–225.10	1,773	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	316.06/cwt	309.00–340.00	1,501	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	236.91/cwt	215.00–258.00	1,369	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	230.66/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	201.39/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	261.52/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,423	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	285.19/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,221	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	234.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,442	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	259.81/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,541	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	308.25/cwt	303.00–317.50	1,150	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	238.72/cwt	237.00–239.50	1,645	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	252.75/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	212.54/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,296	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	238.64/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,150	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	222.59/cwt	218.00–229.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	216.42/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,231	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	613	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,493	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	75.97/cwt	75.00–77.00	811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	61.82/cwt	51.00–73.00	553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	81.03/cwt	79.00–83.00	797	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	90.27/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,036	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	967	97.31/cwt	95.00–99.00	941	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	124.13/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,213	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,421	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,046.01/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,046	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,330	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	219.31/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,132	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	246.21/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,160	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	213.04/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,344	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	393	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,243	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	343.82/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	302.45/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,591	26

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.

Oklahoma feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →