Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Steer and heifer calves mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 572 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.49/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −188.35 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$268.49

133 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$837

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$139.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs OK average

−30.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	274.80	1,518	127
Medium and Large 3	504	135.00	680	6thin

One grade step is worth $139.80/cwt here — about $837 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 sale133 hd

268.49

—

OK average6 barns · 1,644 hd

275.80

−7.30

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−30.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−188.35

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	1,721	148.42	2,554	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	121.65	1,742	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	118.60	1,457	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	111.02	1,231	247

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	434	278.12/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,207	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	232.19/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,679	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	226.18/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,371	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	331.03/cwt	303.00–345.00	1,549	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	192.23/cwt	150.00–217.00	717	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	254.95/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,736	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	738	221.06/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	271.99/cwt	260.00–278.50	1,550	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	249.27/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,473	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	339.06/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,404	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	285.52/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,496	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	261.45/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	699	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	763	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	244.18/cwt	235.50–249.00	1,983	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	248.86/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	241.57/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,519	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,208	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	449	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,423	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	252.02/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,434	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	349.93/cwt	337.50–363.00	1,330	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,437	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	339.27/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,449	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,548	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,467	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	131.85/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,800	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	122.32/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,720	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	115.47/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,739	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	113.87/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,477	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	95.19/cwt	86.00–102.00	884	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	120.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,115	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	120.24/cwt	114.00–124.50	1,364	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	130.18/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,505	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,440	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	110.06/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,241	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	96.20/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,151	9
Bulls	—	—	1,798	149.82/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,694	9
Bulls	—	—	1,624	138.43/cwt	125.00–144.00	2,248	9
Bulls	—	—	1,824	162.04/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,956	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	279.97/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,324	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	265.57/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,357	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	228.04/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,314	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	429	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,085	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	286.44/cwt	267.00–303.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	222.00/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,527	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	241.08/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,389	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	273.28/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	236.47/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,230	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	290.58/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,084	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	680	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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