Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 lower, over 700 lbs. 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls not well tested. A total of 82 cows and bulls sold with 66 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $336.87/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −118.56 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.

Average price

$336.87

38 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$5.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

vs OK average

−4.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	337.61	1,867	33
Medium and Large 1-2	546	332.00	1,813	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.61/cwt here — about $55 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

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 sale38 hd

336.87

—

OK average6 barns · 632 hd

332.53

+4.34

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−4.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

455.43

−118.56

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	—	High	1,712	164.37	2,814	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	134.30	1,921	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	130.94	1,583	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	111.52	1,109	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,291	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,825	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	397.97/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,309	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	297.25/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,611	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	272.94/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,673	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	286.60/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	507.00/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	382.91/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,436	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	354.28/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,470	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	255.37/cwt	249.50–256.50	2,303	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	270.88/cwt	265.00–274.50	2,094	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	435.51/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,646	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	299.00/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,920	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	282.15/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	388.30/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,775	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,707	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,974	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	270.69/cwt	255.00–272.75	2,174	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	274.96/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,980	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	352.96/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	417.83/cwt	397.00–445.00	1,801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	268.56/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	281.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,917	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,675	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	133.46/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,660	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,185	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,187	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	134.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,934	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	120.84/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	97.02/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,002	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	121.41/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,234	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	91.24/cwt	87.00–95.00	826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	173.84/cwt	163.00–187.00	3,091	8
Bulls	—	—	1,671	158.68/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,652	4
Bulls	—	—	1,592	146.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,335	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	929	160.41/cwt	147.00–178.00	1,490	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	859	144.23/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,239	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	2,291.10/head	2,010.00–2,750.00	2,291	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	291.44/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,862	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	248.31/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,795	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	309.85/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,571	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	294.37/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,651	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	328.25/cwt	313.00–337.00	1,569	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	251.83/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	327.63/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,881	20

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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