Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances 15.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with fair demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 244 cows and bulls sold with 80 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.03/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −169.81 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$287.03

23 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$18.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs OK average

+11.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	289.44	1,618	20
Medium and Large 1-2	598	271.00	1,621	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.44/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale23 hd

287.03

—

OK average5 barns · 341 hd

284.50

+2.53

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+11.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−169.81

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	1,680	163.02	2,739	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	134.10	1,921	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	132.57	1,629	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,131	122.83	1,390	56

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,170	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$1,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	234.54/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,482	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	275.72/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,296	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	284.71/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,096	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	241.89/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,401	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	682	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	266.26/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,781	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	346.82/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	244.10/cwt	240.00–246.50	1,887	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	264.70/cwt	262.50–267.00	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	273.42/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,706	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	227.23/cwt	226.00–228.50	2,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	293.11/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	313.98/cwt	312.50–315.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	2,169.81/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,170	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	339.18/cwt	310.00–367.50	1,425	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	138.56/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,700	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	130.75/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,607	33
Bulls	—	—	1,613	153.85/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,482	5
Bulls	—	—	1,908	182.13/cwt	181.00–183.00	3,475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,172	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,992	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	132.00/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,906	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	111.43/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,245	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	123.31/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,393	32
Bulls	—	—	1,709	165.08/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,821	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	371.32/cwt	351.00–382.50	1,456	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	311.26/cwt	297.00–339.00	1,466	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	289.44/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,618	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	324.40/cwt	311.00–333.00	1,518	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,540	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	477	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,293	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	409	271.85/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	659	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	248.91/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,937	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	514	283.13/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,455	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	634	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	348.52/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,290	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	312.98/cwt	303.00–323.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	261.96/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,244	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	709	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	347	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	589	263.92/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	276.23/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,372	5

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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