Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a limited test. Steer calves and heifer calves steady to 10.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 187 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.63/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −123.73 against this barn's trailing median of $399.36.

Average price

$275.63

153 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs OK average

−4.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	278.72	1,524	139
Medium and Large 1-2	535	245.00	1,310	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $214 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

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 sale153 hd

275.63

—

OK average6 barns · 1,856 hd

280.23

−4.59

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−4.67

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.36

−123.73

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	1,601	130.12	2,083	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	119.28	1,655	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	113.63	1,335	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	106.61	1,158	34

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)	1,162	$2,498	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,957	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,727	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	750–800	772	234.11/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,807	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	701	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	543	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	272.06/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,434	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	233.96/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,437	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	592	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	309.38/cwt	297.00–335.00	1,494	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	311.46/cwt	295.00–323.00	1,785	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	419.93/cwt	390.00–447.50	1,524	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	335.21/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	415.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	326.56/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,345	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	262.64/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	359.10/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,724	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	451.94/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	285.56/cwt	279.00–299.00	1,793	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	373.30/cwt	332.50–400.00	1,355	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	289.66/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	746	251.63/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,877	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,648	27
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	252.08/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,966	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	277.80/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,828	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	343.91/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,613	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	481.25/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,381	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	248.91/cwt	247.00–250.00	2,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	499	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	553	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	302.92/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,605	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	112.45/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,280	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	112.63/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,459	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	107.10/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,354	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	115.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,353	38
Bulls	—	—	1,623	112.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,828	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	94.76/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,095	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	107.04/cwt	103.00–113.00	986	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	127.66/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,758	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,666	9
Bulls	—	—	1,541	130.54/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,012	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	143.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,560	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	121.51/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	2,497.81/head	2,175.00–2,625.00	2,498	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,187.09/head	2,035.00–2,350.00	2,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,726.81/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	322.70/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	272.71/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	246.71/cwt	238.50–255.00	1,655	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	311.83/cwt	277.50–325.00	1,350	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	269.41/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,794	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	309.93/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,748	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	267.49/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,642	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.26/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,583	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	395.88/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,334	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	288.05/cwt	279.00–305.00	1,501	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	319.78/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,762	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	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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