Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. A total of 326 cows and bulls sold with 77 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.81/cwt on 850 head.

Average price

$270.81

850 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$47.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.62

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	544	300.07	1,632	145
Medium and Large 1	708	264.97	1,877	695
Medium and Large 2	495	253.00	1,252	10thin

One grade step is worth $47.07/cwt here — about $380 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 sale850 hd

270.81

—

OK average5 barns · 3,862 hd

280.44

−9.62

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	1,600	115.84	1,853	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	108.04	1,547	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	104.82	1,269	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	90.09	937	50

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)	1,232	$2,181	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,110	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$1,549	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	—	564	249.61/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,408	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	305.63/cwt	277.50–337.50	1,131	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	302.01/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,265	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	307.60/cwt	294.00–316.00	1,732	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	229.98/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,329	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	217.73/cwt	216.50–219.00	1,694	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	262.40/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,385	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	385.77/cwt	350.00–413.50	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	462	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,257	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	249.58/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,363	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,758	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	365.88/cwt	352.50–379.00	1,551	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	284.98/cwt	264.00–300.00	1,753	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	346.36/cwt	321.00–358.50	1,659	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	322.78/cwt	300.00–325.50	1,504	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	333.20/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,719	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	241.08/cwt	231.00–244.50	1,849	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	256.82/cwt	238.00–264.00	1,716	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	251.81/cwt	238.00–258.50	1,823	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	226.17/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,997	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	285.20/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,643	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,635	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	235.73/cwt	231.00–245.50	1,931	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	408.18/cwt	403.50–413.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,029	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,569	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,371	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,066	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	806	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	544	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	87.74/cwt	81.00–90.00	829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	89.23/cwt	87.00–91.00	994	16
Bulls	—	—	1,756	124.39/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,184	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	107.71/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,564	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	103.01/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,251	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	97.78/cwt	94.00–100.00	922	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	96.35/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,090	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	101.11/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,343	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	111.60/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	109.32/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,383	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	98.76/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,128	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	98.07/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,396	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	114.84/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,801	8
Bulls	—	—	1,922	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,479	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	947	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,042	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	2,109.94/head	1,950.00–2,160.00	2,110	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	2,181.31/head	1,300.00–2,400.00	2,181	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	989	1,548.53/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,549	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	245.37/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,492	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	227.80/cwt	225.50–231.00	1,415	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	221.82/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,586	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	257.76/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,242	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	196.05/cwt	195.00–196.50	1,588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	303.30/cwt	291.00–322.00	1,580	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	209.91/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,846	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	227.26/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,536	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	278.76/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,307	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	293.26/cwt	279.00–303.50	1,654	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,463	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	208.08/cwt	206.50–210.00	1,777	31

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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