Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-05-02

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 2
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
697 head
859 vs last sale 1,556 543 vs year ago 1,240 · 43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
53 vs last sale 119 138 vs year ago 204 · 67.6%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 800 lbs. 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer calves and heifer calves lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 66 cows and bulls sold with 91 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.22/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 125.43 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.
Average price
$273.22
47 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,427
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.65
vs OK average
+4.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523274.941,43844
Medium and Large 1-2510248.001,2653thin
One grade step is worth $26.94/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
454410366322median 398.6512/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
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 sale47 hd
273.22
OK average5 barns · 440 hd
270.57
+2.65
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
+4.84
This barn, trailing median32 sales
398.65
−125.43
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
BullsLow1,453148.802,16220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,466128.941,89012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221120.531,47215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067113.471,21119

Every lot, as filed

50 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
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450433376.79/cwt360.00–390.001,6327
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515321.52/cwt306.00–330.001,65612
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478342.51/cwt332.50–357.501,63712
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900862204.71/cwt201.00–208.501,76532
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950921218.26/cwt213.00–220.002,01021
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,0042
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326383.26/cwt373.00–400.001,2495
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523274.94/cwt258.00–282.001,43844
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673235.25/cwt230.00–239.001,58314
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,090191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0823
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476278.26/cwt271.00–285.001,3256
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,75817
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870221.96/cwt219.00–225.001,93114
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384404.35/cwt401.00–406.001,5539
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550516309.75/cwt302.50–317.001,5988
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721223.55/cwt218.00–230.001,61220
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5343
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,1629
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650611254.74/cwt240.00–259.001,55624
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight965125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,299122.93/cwt120.00–126.001,5974
Bulls1,604139.80/cwt131.00–147.002,2425
Bulls1,753167.01/cwt166.00–168.002,9282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7492
CowsLean 85-90%1,004109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,09910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,549131.95/cwt129.00–135.002,0448
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205118.76/cwt113.00–126.001,43113
CowsLean 85-90%1,159116.99/cwt112.00–119.001,3568
BullsLight Weight1,140117.90/cwt117.00–119.001,3442
Bulls2,015155.72/cwt151.00–162.003,1383
BullsLight Weight1,151155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7848
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500481342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6477
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430371.23/cwt337.50–385.001,59615
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764220.83/cwt207.00–225.501,68729
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410289.74/cwt280.00–297.001,18825
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600578277.78/cwt276.00–280.001,60611
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,002201.64/cwt200.00–203.002,02011
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500491285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3994
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700674223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5035
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700680254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7273
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850838205.40/cwt200.00–208.001,72137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800753230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5385
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850844231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9508
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,159194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,2487
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2653
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750711240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7065
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800784244.04/cwt242.50–246.001,91320

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.