Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm on a limited comparable test. Steer and heifer calves that were weaned traded steady to firm, unweaned calves sold with a light demand. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. A total of 293 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 $219.21/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −179.44 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$219.21

115 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$20.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.82

vs OK average

−41.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	225.12	1,197	81
Medium and Large 1-2	539	205.15	1,106	26
Medium and Large 2	503	205.00	1,031	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.12/cwt here — about $165 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

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 sale115 hd

219.21

—

OK average6 barns · 1,487 hd

251.03

−31.82

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−41.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−179.44

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	1,937	146.37	2,835	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	112.48	1,442	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	112.36	1,702	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	99.50	1,061	52

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)	1,145	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	750–800	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	266.63/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,512	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	316.00/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	229.58/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,761	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	217.38/cwt	201.00–229.00	1,226	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	238.65/cwt	237.00–241.00	2,064	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	316.52/cwt	303.00–321.00	1,307	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	207.30/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	455	213.51/cwt	200.00–217.50	971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	330.23/cwt	307.50–355.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	738	242.79/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,792	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	233.77/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	234.21/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	258.52/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,626	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	284.84/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,515	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	248.09/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,665	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,880	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,498	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	247.43/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	451	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	718	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,501	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	117.90/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,868	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	127.25/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,970	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	90.99/cwt	85.00–100.00	998	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	115.25/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,454	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	107.97/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,259	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	116.11/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,318	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	121.42/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,474	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	110.99/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,668	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	914	80.60/cwt	80.00–81.00	737	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	89.08/cwt	86.00–99.00	824	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	104.87/cwt	103.00–109.00	996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	108.79/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,424	37
Bulls	—	—	1,937	146.37/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	278.05/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,187	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	225.64/cwt	203.00–245.00	1,182	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	252.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,062	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	215.16/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	657	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	401	236.49/cwt	232.50–242.50	948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,219	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	218.51/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,368	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	209.61/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,130	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	280.98/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	225.05/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,067	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	200.68/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,082	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	914	3

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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