Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-02-29

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Feb 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,699 head
799 vs last sale 2,498 688 vs year ago 2,387 · 28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
129 vs last sale 257 12 vs year ago 140 · 8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
36 vs last sale 60 19 vs year ago 43 · 44.2%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 750 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves mostly 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 128 cows and bulls sold with 81 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $261.87/cwt on 611 head.
Average price
$261.87
611 head · 716 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,875
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$28.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.90
vs OK average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594284.881,69197
Medium and Large 2499276.521,38021
Medium and Large 1749256.721,923493
One grade step is worth $28.16/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale611 hd
261.87
OK average5 barns · 4,198 hd
280.77
−18.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,654128.952,13313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,313120.231,57816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191115.391,37410
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97898.3596249

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,6855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,0001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201118.79/cwt117.00–120.001,4275
CowsBoner 80-85%1,105107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1821
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87073.76/cwt70.00–77.006422
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87891.32/cwt82.00–92.5080215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,228125.14/cwt122.00–127.001,5373
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight918102.20/cwt96.00–108.009389
CowsLean 85-90%1,168109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned498255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2704
HeifersMedium and Large 1770222.71/cwt218.00–225.501,71550
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2597255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5226
HeifersMedium and Large 1669230.96/cwt220.00–234.001,54514
SteersMedium and Large 1776243.00/cwt235.00–248.001,886185
SteersMedium and Large 1672265.36/cwt259.00–283.001,78334
SteersMedium and Large 1879228.42/cwt226.00–232.002,00825
HeifersMedium and Large 1869205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,78110
HeifersMedium and Large 1632254.14/cwt247.00–261.001,6068
HeifersMedium and Large 1379294.31/cwt285.00–303.001,11513
SteersMedium and Large 1318400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2723
SteersMedium and Large 1589306.30/cwt292.00–312.501,80415
SteersMedium and Large 1824231.51/cwt228.00–236.001,90846
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned325281.00/cwt281.00–281.009134
HeifersMedium and Large 1520275.02/cwt265.00–280.001,43049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524265.23/cwt260.00–268.001,39032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620276.61/cwt275.00–281.001,71511
SteersMedium and Large 1474367.81/cwt351.00–380.001,74312
SteersMedium and Large 1956217.42/cwt217.00–217.502,07925
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5615
SteersMedium and Large 2499276.52/cwt265.00–287.001,38021
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned536321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7216
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned433355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5375
SteersMedium and Large 1-2584288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,68210
SteersMedium and Large 1930220.35/cwt219.00–223.002,04942
SteersMedium and Large 1717250.64/cwt245.00–253.001,79724
SteersMedium and Large 1635294.00/cwt282.50–298.001,86753
SteersMedium and Large 1-2391328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,28211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533311.62/cwt296.00–320.001,66123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2492316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,55516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2809226.86/cwt224.00–228.001,83521
SteersMedium and Large 1369362.66/cwt362.50–363.001,3389
SteersMedium and Large 1528325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7165
BullsMedium and Large 1381355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3534
BullsMedium and Large 1682250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7053
BullsMedium and Large 1618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6693
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned624270.40/cwt265.00–276.001,68710
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned392325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2746
BullsMedium and Large 2486280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200113.23/cwt112.00–114.001,3594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,332119.10/cwt113.00–120.001,58613
CowsLean 85-90%1,043107.41/cwt99.00–108.501,12017
Bulls1,338119.64/cwt117.00–122.001,6012
CowsLean 85-90%1,13580.00/cwt80.00–80.009081
CowsLean 85-90%1,18086.10/cwt84.00–88.001,0163
Bulls2,031139.00/cwt136.00–143.002,8235
Bulls1,733128.35/cwt127.00–129.002,2243
BullsLight Weight1,145108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2371
BullsLight Weight1,175123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,4451
BullsLight Weight1,150126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0841,685.06/head1,375.00–2,025.001,6855
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned535287.80/cwt287.50–288.001,54015
BullsMedium and Large 1551297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,6364
BullsMedium and Large 1433367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5914
BullsMedium and Large 2503245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2324
BullsMedium and Large 1477359.92/cwt352.50–370.001,7179
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438288.89/cwt277.50–293.001,26527
HeifersMedium and Large 1959198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8997
HeifersMedium and Large 1737225.40/cwt225.00–225.501,66139
HeifersMedium and Large 1331290.00/cwt290.00–290.009605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479281.10/cwt275.00–288.001,34624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2753
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned440295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2708216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5294
HeifersMedium and Large 1578262.75/cwt247.50–268.001,51964
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2849207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7626
HeifersMedium and Large 2438268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1744
HeifersMedium and Large 1813218.01/cwt214.00–221.001,77221
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned728211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5363
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned522270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4093

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.