Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-03-28

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 28
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
972 head
512 vs last sale 1,484 150 vs year ago 1,122 · 13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
64 vs last sale 187 117 vs year ago 240 · 48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
7 vs last sale 26 31 vs year ago 64 · 48.4%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. A total of 156 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $317.03/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 139.81 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.
Average price
$317.03
46 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
0.83
vs OK average
+6.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561317.031,77746
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
520474428383median 456.8412/1802/2604/2306/1808/13
Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $396.77, median $456.84 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 sale46 hd
317.03
OK average5 barns · 228 hd
317.87
−0.83
National average156 barns · 8,291 hd
310.26
+6.77
This barn, trailing median31 sales
456.84
−139.81
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
BullsLow1,732157.802,73228
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,401133.651,87325
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184129.591,53531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023116.151,18922

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)1,100$2,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850829209.93/cwt206.00–214.001,7406
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6085
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723259.33/cwt252.00–266.001,87537
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566315.74/cwt285.00–327.001,78737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650645211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3614
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418302.11/cwt287.00–313.001,26318
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578269.23/cwt255.00–275.001,55626
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368305.13/cwt293.00–332.501,12323
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900892206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8383
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700667273.98/cwt273.00–275.001,82714
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800756248.49/cwt244.00–250.001,87912
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627299.12/cwt292.50–307.501,87517
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616251.98/cwt246.00–265.001,55214
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450403401.22/cwt367.00–405.001,61731
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718222.01/cwt221.00–222.501,5949
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900876222.68/cwt217.50–228.001,95118
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538322.35/cwt321.00–323.001,7349
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382403.05/cwt400.00–406.001,54020
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450433378.86/cwt371.00–390.001,6407
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750738242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7906
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400399386.00/cwt386.00–386.001,5405
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329329.35/cwt320.00–332.501,08415
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800788216.71/cwt215.00–222.001,70812
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513295.51/cwt290.00–301.001,5166
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500457305.70/cwt290.00–312.501,39747
CowsLean 85-90%1,078120.44/cwt119.00–122.001,2985
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight975128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170124.47/cwt117.00–127.001,45615
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight852105.61/cwt101.00–108.009006
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,432142.47/cwt138.00–151.002,04010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442135.24/cwt133.00–137.001,9506
BullsLight Weight1,207143.77/cwt141.00–149.001,7353
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340122.80/cwt120.00–130.001,6469
BullsLight Weight1,258157.04/cwt155.00–159.001,9762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228133.17/cwt129.00–137.001,63513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,067139.66/cwt139.00–141.001,4903
CowsLean 85-90%1,263127.52/cwt127.00–128.001,6114
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350345382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3203
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight865122.17/cwt117.00–127.001,0572
Bulls1,889144.40/cwt130.00–149.002,7285
Bulls1,850168.49/cwt160.00–183.003,11711
Bulls1,793156.82/cwt154.00–158.002,8127
CowsLean 85-90%1,063109.28/cwt107.00–112.001,1624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600575253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4554
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850844202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,7094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1002,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468355.20/cwt333.00–385.001,66217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626245.09/cwt241.00–250.001,5349
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500494259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2794
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700684222.10/cwt220.00–225.001,5197
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600582262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522236.56/cwt230.00–245.001,2357
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8904
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335407.02/cwt379.00–413.001,36435
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950912218.47/cwt214.00–220.001,99236
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,84814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700697224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,54715
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500484341.92/cwt326.00–365.001,65539

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.