Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers unevenly steady. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 161 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.60/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −146.05 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$252.60

60 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.04

vs OK average

−5.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	252.60	1,384	60

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale60 hd

252.60

—

OK average5 barns · 426 hd

266.64

−14.04

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−5.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−146.05

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	1,649	160.18	2,642	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	140.08	1,987	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	135.06	1,626	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	126.16	1,352	14

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)	1,140	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,763	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,100	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,877	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	247.33/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,430	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.53/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,339	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	274.66/cwt	267.50–281.00	1,530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	387.09/cwt	357.50–435.00	1,417	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	254.25/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,077	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	252.37/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	291.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	279.29/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,198	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	262.76/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	272.72/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	395.16/cwt	380.00–409.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	696	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	301.93/cwt	282.00–317.50	1,567	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,762.71/head	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	237.31/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,725	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	246.90/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,553	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	273.29/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,853	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	309.27/cwt	293.00–340.00	993	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	134.31/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,918	11
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,220	144.81/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,767	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	142.61/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,011	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	133.60/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,591	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	140.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,764	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	129.60/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	957	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	165.08/cwt	161.00–172.00	3,021	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	179.03/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,879	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	123.57/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,354	7
Bulls	—	—	1,662	149.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	318.09/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,391	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	408	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	767	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	258.85/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,428	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,460	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,360	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	231.57/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	343	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	238.61/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	763	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	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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