Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-05-09

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 9
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,108 head
411 vs last sale 697 303 vs year ago 1,411 · 21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
147 vs last sale 66 48 vs year ago 165 · +29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
81 vs last sale 0 57 vs year ago 24 · +237.5%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 lower. Steer calves not tested. Heifer calves 10.00 to 17.00 higher. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10 higher. A total of 294 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $295.48/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 161.36 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.
Average price
$295.48
42 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.19
vs OK average
14.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544308.001,67616thin
Medium and Large 1-2560287.781,61126
One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $64 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
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 sale42 hd
295.48
OK average5 barns · 341 hd
309.67
−14.19
National average167 barns · 10,730 hd
309.71
−14.23
This barn, trailing median31 sales
456.84
−161.36
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
BullsAverage1,584152.802,42027
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,359134.711,83072
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,224130.741,60034
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,094120.841,32243

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)1,135$1,7383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$1,56913
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)867$1,7173thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1850–900877203.51/cwt200.50–208.001,78518
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000962206.86/cwt206.00–208.001,9907
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650645246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4623
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850821231.37/cwt229.00–232.001,90027
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6518
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778214.45/cwt210.00–218.501,66842
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875226.25/cwt222.00–228.001,98069
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733249.43/cwt247.50–254.001,82827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728234.23/cwt232.00–236.001,70511
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,083193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,0903
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471299.50/cwt281.00–310.001,41119
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,114186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,0724
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400396307.99/cwt305.00–310.001,2205
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,89132
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850812210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7053
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450438307.06/cwt300.00–310.001,34510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700691226.42/cwt226.00–229.001,56541
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622265.42/cwt245.00–274.001,65155
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6988
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1091,568.89/head1,560.00–1,575.001,56913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1351,737.74/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7383
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450445355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5803
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572281.66/cwt276.00–288.001,61125
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719223.35/cwt220.00–228.001,60612
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619283.13/cwt282.50–284.001,75347
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,75512
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950929194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8026
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950942196.43/cwt192.00–201.001,85015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,163141.95/cwt140.00–144.001,6512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256134.60/cwt130.00–138.001,69118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,359137.96/cwt136.00–139.001,87543
CowsLean 85-90%1,105119.70/cwt112.00–122.001,32316
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight944125.31/cwt122.00–133.001,1836
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
Bulls1,578157.20/cwt157.00–158.002,4815
Bulls1,730159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,7511
Bulls1,480119.92/cwt111.00–130.001,7752
Bulls1,521145.67/cwt140.00–148.002,2167
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210124.11/cwt118.00–129.001,50213
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight950125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,343128.36/cwt121.00–132.001,72424
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380143.37/cwt141.50–144.001,9794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,8591
CowsLean 85-90%1,182126.88/cwt125.00–132.001,50016
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95893.50/cwt93.50–93.508964
BullsLight Weight1,210149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8031
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850808219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7704
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6134
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 26501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bulls1,833169.15/cwt166.00–172.003,1018
BullsLight Weight1,223139.62/cwt132.00–145.001,7083
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Unweaned600–650643277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,78111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850826226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,86711
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525284.66/cwt257.50–295.001,49424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19502,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650600267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950938181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,69813
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,2123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,67614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,50711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6284
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527291.02/cwt279.00–297.001,53412
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,6666
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,84115
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700661272.49/cwt270.00–280.001,80131
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950929218.41/cwt218.00–219.002,02927

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.