Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. A total of 374 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.56/cwt on 276 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.80 against this barn's trailing median of $399.36.

Average price

$238.56

276 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs OK average

−8.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	238.88	1,265	265
Medium and Large 1-2	582	231.00	1,344	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about −$79 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.50, low $353.88, median $399.36 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 sale276 hd

238.56

—

OK average6 barns · 1,772 hd

243.92

−5.36

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−8.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.36

−160.80

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	1,765	147.07	2,596	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	128.95	1,828	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	124.32	1,485	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	106.95	1,075	45

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)	1,015	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,704	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	300–350	323	372.39/cwt	357.00–395.00	1,203	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	246.28/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	633	223.28/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,413	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	242.89/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,875	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	224.09/cwt	221.00–225.00	2,062	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	257.41/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,462	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	327.90/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,413	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	245.63/cwt	245.00–246.50	2,036	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	509	233.16/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,187	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	803	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	260.02/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,391	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	693	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	441	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,080	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	232.52/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,330	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	227.24/cwt	221.00–233.50	1,395	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	240.84/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,158	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,162	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	255.59/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,620	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	336.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	277.13/cwt	259.00–297.00	1,463	99
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	568	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,244	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	426	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,197	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	246.96/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,667	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	768	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	272.92/cwt	269.00–277.50	1,351	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	291.81/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	249.71/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,428	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	249.06/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,569	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,414	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	272.99/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,294	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	242.28/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,393	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	227.75/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,442	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	253.77/cwt	251.00–257.50	1,342	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	131.40/cwt	127.00–137.50	1,590	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	111.88/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,049	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	555	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,315	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	99.28/cwt	89.00–106.00	891	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	100.10/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,031	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	132.60/cwt	127.00–136.50	1,894	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	123.55/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,447	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	86.80/cwt	75.00–95.00	915	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	123.39/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	117.73/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,658	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	112.56/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,186	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	113.43/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,413	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	123.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,340	6
Bulls	—	—	1,776	140.10/cwt	127.00–147.00	2,488	11
Bulls	—	—	1,788	166.07/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,969	5
Bulls	—	—	1,873	150.92/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,827	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,258	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	1,704.21/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,704	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	302.07/cwt	297.00–311.00	1,263	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	246.37/cwt	243.00–252.50	1,291	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	739	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	267.05/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,242	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	238.77/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,497	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	240.99/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,386	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	234.26/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,344	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	300.16/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,156	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	274.53/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,180	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	313.68/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,029	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	327.78/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,223	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	261.20/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,379	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,376	4

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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