Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 600 to 700 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 161 cows and bulls sold with 74 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.76/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −183.08 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$273.76

124 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$47.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.06

vs OK average

−35.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	306.64	1,684	29
Medium and Large 1-2	569	273.03	1,553	32
Medium and Large 2	561	259.00	1,453	63

One grade step is worth $47.64/cwt here — about $231 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

31 sales

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 sale124 hd

273.76

—

OK average5 barns · 455 hd

293.82

−20.06

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−35.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−183.08

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	—	Average	1,733	149.04	2,582	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	128.34	1,893	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	125.34	1,577	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	111.27	1,201	20

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)	1,238	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,840	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	742	$1,806	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	350–400	384	347.52/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	356	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	213.99/cwt	212.50–216.00	2,003	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	282.46/cwt	272.50–286.00	1,364	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	215.90/cwt	205.00–217.00	2,066	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,893	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.05/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,695	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	250.44/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,595	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	283.40/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,244	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	209.22/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,737	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	239.98/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,613	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	261.27/cwt	259.50–266.00	1,899	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	290.74/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,811	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,153	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,840.16/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	207.09/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,777	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	225.14/cwt	216.00–230.50	1,619	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	214.02/cwt	212.00–214.50	1,676	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	269.21/cwt	258.00–283.00	1,432	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,667	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	949	116.67/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,107	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	122.57/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,712	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	136.62/cwt	135.00–141.50	2,247	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	130.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,929	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	127.60/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,562	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	119.89/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,484	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	982	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,080	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,898	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	138.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,871	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	111.73/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,350	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	149.20/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,988	158.98/cwt	156.00–166.00	3,161	6
Bulls	—	—	1,592	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,244	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	91.94/cwt	91.00–94.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	697	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	329.37/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	118.78/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	718	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,453	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,540	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.34/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,468	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	333.43/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	321	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,630	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	597	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,540	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	398.54/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	216.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,915	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	1,805.51/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	233.47/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,441	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	232.38/cwt	226.00–236.50	1,917	63

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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