Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady on a light test. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 253 cows and bulls sold with 74 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.51/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.14 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$241.51

108 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$0.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.00

vs OK average

−23.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	242.21	1,308	23
Medium and Large 1	566	241.32	1,365	85

One grade step is worth $0.89/cwt here — about −$57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale108 hd

241.51

—

OK average5 barns · 621 hd

260.51

−19.00

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−23.01

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−157.14

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	1,601	147.90	2,367	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	126.04	1,752	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	125.05	1,495	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	114.25	1,214	52

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)	1,324	$1,955	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,695	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$2,361	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,210	12

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,694.74/head	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	196.68/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,849	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,308	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	833	2,360.92/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,361	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	238.24/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,294	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	230.03/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,573	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	339.68/cwt	331.00–349.00	1,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	215.68/cwt	210.00–221.50	1,667	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	223.46/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,611	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	246.99/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,494	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	271.10/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,822	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	251.04/cwt	241.00–253.25	1,933	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	210.77/cwt	205.00–214.25	1,728	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	306.77/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,111	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	225.50/cwt	224.75–232.50	1,946	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	277.62/cwt	272.50–281.00	1,152	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	2,242.50/head	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,243	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	111.47/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,092	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	134.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,875	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	141.95/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,354	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,298	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	124.05/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,508	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	128.15/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,452	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	110.71/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,203	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	118.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,371	20
Bulls	—	—	1,450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,842	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	158.39/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	399.71/cwt	383.00–417.50	1,351	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	1,955.42/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	229.21/cwt	224.50–234.50	1,912	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	123.79/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,717	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	288.98/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	304.57/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,483	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	268.61/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,714	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	632	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	234.45/cwt	232.50–237.00	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,963	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	277.54/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,551	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	245.60/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,287	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	239.61/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,395	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	284.28/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,646	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	272.04/cwt	269.00–287.50	1,741	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	594	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,329	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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