Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer calves mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $291.32/cwt on 729 head.

Average price

$291.32

729 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$416

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

$17.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

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	465	307.33	1,430	71
Medium and Large 1	637	289.59	1,846	658

One grade step is worth $17.74/cwt here — about −$416 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 sale729 hd

291.32

—

OK average5 barns · 3,766 hd

286.84

+4.48

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	1,691	120.19	2,032	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	108.62	1,530	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	105.35	1,241	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	86.38	851	59

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)	1,001	$2,152	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,064	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,997	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,638	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,425	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,171	$1,325	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,585	7

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	—	418	285.04/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,191	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	216.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	200.38/cwt	185.00–213.00	1,321	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,326	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	396.18/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,537	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	288.52/cwt	283.00–309.00	1,345	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	233.56/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,443	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	220.12/cwt	211.00–224.50	1,600	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	313.72/cwt	291.00–322.50	1,186	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,789	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	273.41/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,446	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	404.15/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	271.17/cwt	261.00–288.00	1,787	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	311.61/cwt	297.50–334.50	1,792	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	233.44/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,417	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	241.80/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,509	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,318	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	221.33/cwt	220.50–222.00	2,045	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	342.04/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,916	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	366.95/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,578	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	290.07/cwt	274.00–301.00	1,825	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	242.03/cwt	240.50–246.00	1,866	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	339.40/cwt	327.00–367.50	1,609	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	287.11/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	252.22/cwt	247.00–255.50	1,813	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	251.29/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,721	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	367.51/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,562	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	282.36/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,530	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	99.12/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	89.82/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,003	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	96.43/cwt	94.50–99.00	1,131	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	100.63/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,370	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	757	69.56/cwt	68.00–70.00	527	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	80.98/cwt	73.00–86.00	646	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	109.55/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,238	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	101.84/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,240	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	114.83/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,697	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	107.55/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,467	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	70.53/cwt	62.00–78.00	774	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	98.94/cwt	97.00–101.00	948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	111.48/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,832	7
Bulls	—	—	1,855	133.56/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,478	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	124.91/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,086	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,140	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,810.82/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,811	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	2,152.27/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,152	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	2,064.32/head	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,064	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	2,085.48/head	1,400.00–2,250.00	2,085	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,494.13/head	2,475.00–2,500.00	2,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	266.44/cwt	257.00–272.50	1,303	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	293.46/cwt	283.00–322.50	1,412	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	254.88/cwt	242.00–277.00	1,455	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	302.53/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,319	46

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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