Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady. A total of 249 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.26/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.59 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$307.26

31 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$66.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.48

vs OK average

−6.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	313.66	1,785	28
Medium and Large 2	575	247.50	1,423	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.16/cwt here — about $362 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

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 sale31 hd

307.26

—

OK average5 barns · 556 hd

303.78

+3.48

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−6.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−149.59

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	1,678	162.93	2,733	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	133.59	1,817	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	131.69	1,540	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	115.77	1,180	64

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)	1,088	$2,057	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,979	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,300	12

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	325.02/cwt	313.00–345.00	1,557	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	271.83/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,590	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	293.17/cwt	282.50–297.00	1,381	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	638	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	239.34/cwt	234.00–241.50	2,073	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	290.20/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,822	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,477	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	226.75/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.52/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,824	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	226.00/cwt	225.50–230.50	2,142	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	391	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,095	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,979.25/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,979	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	251.25/cwt	243.50–255.00	1,950	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	211.05/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,853	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	279.16/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	257.34/cwt	242.50–268.00	1,475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	279.23/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,480	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,598	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	231.69/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,680	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	2,056.99/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,057	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,850	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,096	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,511	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	95.63/cwt	95.50–96.00	994	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	119.20/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,453	15
Bulls	—	—	1,570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	175.53/cwt	167.00–183.00	3,388	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	128.47/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,461	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,521	155.65/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,367	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	133.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,588	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	234.14/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,611	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	289.06/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,714	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	115.92/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,101	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	131.26/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,800	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,647	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	225.91/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,288	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	253.08/cwt	247.50–254.50	1,541	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	232.67/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,838	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	452	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,519	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	369.15/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	272.16/cwt	261.00–273.00	2,017	196
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	223.48/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,486	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,390	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	414.70/cwt	412.50–417.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	238.86/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,758	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,359	6

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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