Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00 plus higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 257 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 $256.28/cwt on 957 head.

Average price

$256.28

957 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

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

$10.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.59

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	659	264.86	1,746	141
Medium and Large 1	763	254.80	1,944	816

One grade step is worth $10.06/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale957 hd

256.28

—

OK average5 barns · 5,167 hd

274.87

−18.59

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	1,738	132.27	2,299	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	115.50	1,642	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	108.59	1,315	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	90.89	965	46

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,256	$1,786	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,780	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,619	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	939	$2,059	7

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	741	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	241.59/cwt	236.50–245.00	1,884	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	293.64/cwt	284.50–303.00	1,818	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,422	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	279.27/cwt	256.00–285.00	1,371	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	255.86/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	265.03/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,778	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	261.89/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,495	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	315.62/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	318.73/cwt	312.50–324.00	1,237	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	306.03/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,408	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	278.81/cwt	271.00–282.50	1,444	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,640	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,866	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	261.63/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,366	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	230.47/cwt	222.00–235.50	1,994	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	222.12/cwt	220.50–224.00	2,052	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	369.00/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,697	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	389.86/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,657	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	261.93/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,781	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,154	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	384.31/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,457	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	334.40/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	395.84/cwt	392.50–401.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	294.14/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,662	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	237.04/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,941	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	289.97/cwt	287.50–304.00	1,673	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	342.26/cwt	337.50–359.00	1,653	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	300.23/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	512	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,536	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	107.34/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,295	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	119.39/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,591	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,102	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	89.32/cwt	82.00–92.00	965	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	108.91/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,234	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	79.41/cwt	79.00–80.00	881	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	96.73/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,079	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	113.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,657	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	106.13/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,349	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	120.26/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,705	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	87.40/cwt	82.00–93.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	67.27/cwt	65.00–73.00	597	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,034	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	136.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,402	9
Bulls	—	—	1,696	127.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,779.88/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,785.88/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,786	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,725.97/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,612.50/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,344.74/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	251.05/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	282.46/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	397	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	222.33/cwt	219.00–224.10	1,741	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	229.73/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,560	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	249.39/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,549	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	217.63/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,778	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,851	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	311.38/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,330	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	917	3

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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