Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2024-12-19

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Dec 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,055 head
86 vs last sale 2,141 518 vs year ago 1,537 · +33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
100 vs last sale 119 25 vs year ago 194 · +12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
58 vs last sale 68 38 vs year ago 88 · +43.2%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer and heifer calves mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 345 cows and bulls sold with 68 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $335.67/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 119.77 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.
Average price
$335.67
118 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.91
vs OK average
+9.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537336.111,805112
Medium and Large 1-2527327.501,7266thin
One grade step is worth $8.61/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
520473427381median 455.4312/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $395.05, median $455.43 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 sale118 hd
335.67
OK average6 barns · 969 hd
314.76
+20.91
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
+9.04
This barn, trailing median32 sales
455.43
−119.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,700143.012,43019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,468121.721,78649
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229117.231,44129
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,012108.631,10095

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,344$2,78414
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,25363

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550537308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,6549
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750718241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,73013
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674265.19/cwt255.00–275.001,78715
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500456345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5736
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426413.05/cwt401.00–417.001,76037
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650611292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700687262.44/cwt259.00–263.001,80327
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615293.71/cwt283.00–303.001,80674
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529341.18/cwt327.50–351.001,80578
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800777245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,90824
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800756247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8673
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750719251.59/cwt245.00–257.001,80926
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550534315.91/cwt309.00–320.001,68711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650643235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5118
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476355.29/cwt340.00–374.001,69130
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550527283.72/cwt273.00–287.001,49540
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4153
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450431406.59/cwt395.00–428.001,75240
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350321462.37/cwt445.00–479.001,48430
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300294480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450404392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5866
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850826220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8178
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700674246.21/cwt240.00–248.001,65913
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900871242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1089
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660284.20/cwt281.00–287.001,87619
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566328.56/cwt307.50–347.501,86023
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382436.34/cwt405.00–445.001,66728
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300257445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1444
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325409.86/cwt395.00–435.001,33213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550541262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,42013
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700656240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5744
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7266
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241115.20/cwt113.00–117.001,43025
CowsLean 85-90%1,155102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1782
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513130.42/cwt127.00–137.001,97314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466120.55/cwt117.00–125.001,76724
Bulls1,972158.62/cwt151.00–167.003,1286
Bulls1,423110.00/cwt109.00–111.001,5652
CowsLean 85-90%1,241114.55/cwt114.00–115.001,4224
CowsLean 85-90%1,033112.59/cwt111.00–113.001,16375
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight73074.00/cwt74.00–74.005402
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83088.78/cwt82.00–101.0073712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,414113.18/cwt110.00–117.001,60011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153129.92/cwt128.00–133.001,4984
Bulls1,568135.16/cwt132.00–139.002,1196
Bulls1,641146.89/cwt142.00–150.002,4105
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,235129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5934
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,142124.35/cwt122.50–132.001,42015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3442,783.85/head2,675.00–2,800.002,78414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2942,415.27/head1,750.00–2,830.002,41549
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,682.95/head1,670.00–1,685.001,68314
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382346.14/cwt341.00–365.001,32224
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431338.90/cwt315.00–355.001,46161
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700687229.73/cwt226.00–236.001,57822
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650639210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3425
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562311.67/cwt300.00–314.501,75251
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520327.56/cwt322.00–333.001,70312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641236.24/cwt227.50–245.001,5148
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600594259.33/cwt257.00–267.001,54017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500496301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4934
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500461317.35/cwt306.00–335.001,46338
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5899
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513309.31/cwt302.50–320.001,58716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,78019

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.