Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves up to 20.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. A total of 217 cows and bulls sold with 88 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.18/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.47 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$243.18

109 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.47

vs OK average

−27.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	250.02	1,386	62
Medium and Large 1-2	563	239.07	1,345	36
Medium and Large 2	550	218.09	1,200	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.50, low $335.77, median $398.65 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 sale109 hd

243.18

—

OK average5 barns · 433 hd

260.65

−17.47

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−27.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−155.47

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	1,497	154.22	2,308	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	137.04	1,915	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	132.37	1,597	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	118.40	1,141	60

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,761	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	254.13/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,344	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	321.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	281.92/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,193	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	229.04/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,537	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	320.71/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,687	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	216.50/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,557	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	213.32/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,632	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	223.44/cwt	218.00–229.50	1,834	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	248.25/cwt	244.50–251.00	1,807	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	271.29/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	995	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	277.37/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,021	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	216.66/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	243.37/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,528	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	281.31/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,311	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,383	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	342.66/cwt	339.00–345.00	980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	121.62/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,095	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	821	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	149.29/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,956	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	137.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,905	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	130.18/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,924	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	142.82/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,778	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	127.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,555	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	152.26/cwt	137.00–162.00	2,436	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,128	143.01/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,613	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	135.47/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,619	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	129.26/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,564	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	995	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	111.23/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,195	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	972	106.34/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,034	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,257	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	175.35/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	165.11/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,860	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,760.93/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,720	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	302.11/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,580	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	278.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	248.16/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,707	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,335	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	496	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	217.43/cwt	214.00–222.50	922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	260.65/cwt	249.00–272.50	1,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	290.67/cwt	269.00–297.00	1,854	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	213.12/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,305	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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