Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing 600 to 700 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer calves up to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Several very high dressing bulls on offer today. A total of 380 cows and bulls sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.51/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −109.86 against this barn's trailing median of $399.36.

Average price

$289.51

159 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.30

vs OK average

+13.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	289.51	1,524	159

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.50, low $353.88, median $399.36 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale159 hd

289.51

—

OK average5 barns · 571 hd

277.20

+12.30

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

+13.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.36

−109.86

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	1,723	150.13	2,586	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	128.21	1,781	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	122.35	1,514	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	108.19	1,109	34

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)	1,190	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,932	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,587	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,663	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1Unweaned	450–500	489	333.62/cwt	329.00–342.50	1,631	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,291	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	273.30/cwt	270.50–275.50	1,932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	323.20/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,031	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	293.89/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,508	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	405.43/cwt	391.00–430.00	1,374	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	239.10/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	234.51/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	232.02/cwt	227.50–237.00	1,673	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	278.05/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,560	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	293.80/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	232.38/cwt	227.00–235.00	2,001	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	385.74/cwt	375.00–393.00	1,628	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	225.01/cwt	221.25–228.50	1,753	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	261.79/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,626	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	322.88/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,866	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	222.07/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,808	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	308.36/cwt	304.50–318.00	1,332	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	248.42/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,677	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	2,060.08/head	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,932.28/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	282.97/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	114.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,343	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	91.64/cwt	91.00–92.00	976	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	122.03/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,704	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	118.76/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,152	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	127.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,576	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	120.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,514	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	961	111.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,067	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	109.64/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,243	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	131.54/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,828	63
Bulls	—	—	1,820	160.64/cwt	147.00–170.00	2,924	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	128.02/cwt	113.00–133.00	2,103	5
Bulls	—	—	1,561	139.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,178	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	118.95/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,349	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	887	95.36/cwt	88.00–98.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,834	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,469	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	1,909	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	403.90/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,061	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,528	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	238.23/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,858	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	284.71/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,879	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	225.41/cwt	224.00–228.00	2,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	312.99/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,189	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	307.40/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,460	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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