Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady to lower on a limited comparable test. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady. A total of 482 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.04/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −156.61 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$242.04

141 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$6.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs OK average

+1.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	243.86	1,290	102
Medium and Large 1-2	532	237.30	1,261	39

One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about $28 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale141 hd

242.04

—

OK average5 barns · 976 hd

248.36

−6.32

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

+1.35

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−156.61

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	1,572	151.38	2,380	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	136.76	1,969	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	133.20	1,654	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	121.54	1,380	136

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)	1,365	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,027	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,775	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2	550–600	583	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,341	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	707	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	253.66/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,461	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	315.37/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,356	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	266.21/cwt	256.00–287.00	1,142	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	318.48/cwt	311.00–337.50	1,032	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	224.81/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,259	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	226.88/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,531	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	278.02/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,337	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	531	228.71/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,214	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	222.51/cwt	203.00–237.50	1,275	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	259.34/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,224	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	307.99/cwt	283.00–317.00	1,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	242.02/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,774	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	331.80/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	237.58/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	247.54/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	229.63/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,449	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	242.00/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,515	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	263.84/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,361	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	252.06/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.24/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,838	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	296.25/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	232.46/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,413	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	453	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	249.99/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,305	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	972	118.42/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,151	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	131.88/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,899	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	146.51/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,123	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	142.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,045	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	98.55/cwt	93.00–101.00	911	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	130.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,426	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,612	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	130.27/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,652	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	147.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,699	7
Bulls	—	—	1,737	149.22/cwt	137.00–156.00	2,592	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	101.19/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,098	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	122.46/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,444	90
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,206	143.46/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,730	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,802	5
Bulls	—	—	2,050	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,465	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	992	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,458	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	2,026.50/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,027	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	300.70/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,383	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	517	255.58/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,321	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	255.48/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,346	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	574	235.57/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,352	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	740	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	237.80/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,344	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,385	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	303.93/cwt	289.00–312.50	1,188	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	303.80/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,315	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	223.10/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,390	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	244.95/cwt	232.50–262.50	1,284	81

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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