Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. 4.00 to 7.00 lower, over 700 lbs. 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 7.00 to 8.00 higher. A total of 213 cows and bulls sold with 88 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.88/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −149.56 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.

Average price

$305.88

77 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$24.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

vs OK average

−12.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	309.74	1,762	65
Medium and Large 1-2	590	284.98	1,681	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.76/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $395.05, median $455.43 across 32 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 sale77 hd

305.88

—

OK average5 barns · 433 hd

318.04

−12.16

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−12.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

455.43

−149.56

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	1,722	156.15	2,689	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	131.09	1,582	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	130.99	1,829	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	111.88	1,163	45

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)	1,193	$1,899	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,751	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	450–500	479	343.16/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,101	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	246.40/cwt	244.00–249.50	1,922	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	300.01/cwt	291.00–305.75	1,842	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	240.69/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,634	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	280.19/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	227.48/cwt	223.00–231.25	2,111	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	241.55/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,969	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	300.84/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	335.12/cwt	321.00–342.00	1,743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	233.70/cwt	231.00–238.75	1,694	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	233.06/cwt	227.00–235.50	2,039	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	307.65/cwt	304.00–308.50	1,754	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	331.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,092	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,919	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	1,899.06/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	301.35/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	248.86/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	262.98/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,886	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	312.06/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	232.52/cwt	225.00–234.50	1,779	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	1,750.71/head	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,751	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	136.65/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,950	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	128.59/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,508	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	117.81/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,323	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	106.10/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,181	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	133.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,641	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	96.80/cwt	89.00–102.00	876	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	125.07/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,382	3
Bulls	—	—	1,774	168.68/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,992	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	959	109.90/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,054	17
Bulls	—	—	1,430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	129.94/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,819	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	124.20/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	255.16/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,495	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,258	143.37/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	146.33/cwt	137.00–152.00	2,615	9
Bulls	—	—	1,606	132.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,134	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	260.02/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,898	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	284.98/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,681	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,907	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	237.50/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	453	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,429	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	303.99/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,763	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	250.22/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,414	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	266.47/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,895	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	394.88/cwt	391.00–401.00	1,512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	251.08/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,373	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,625	5

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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