Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves under 450 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs.5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 220 cows and bulls sold with 61 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.93/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −116.50 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.

Average price

$338.93

129 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$8.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

vs OK average

−3.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	341.14	1,911	94
Medium and Large 1-2	524	333.01	1,745	35

One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $166 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 sale129 hd

338.93

—

OK average6 barns · 901 hd

335.82

+3.12

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−3.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

455.43

−116.50

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	1,806	164.48	2,971	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	139.79	1,983	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	131.84	1,612	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	125.57	1,341	20

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,356	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,343	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,915	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,710	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,518	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	600–650	644	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	298.91/cwt	291.00–302.50	1,596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	475.94/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,528	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	365.11/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,402	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	334.35/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,729	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	254.23/cwt	250.00–256.00	2,057	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	293.74/cwt	293.00–294.00	1,818	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	278.29/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,987	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	273.42/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	464.51/cwt	440.00–482.50	1,719	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	338.56/cwt	327.50–369.00	1,930	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	254.47/cwt	253.00–257.00	2,110	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	296.08/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,951	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	364.30/cwt	363.00–367.50	1,785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	273.20/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,855	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	261.66/cwt	257.00–265.00	2,038	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	2,193	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,298	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	357.42/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,708	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	334.15/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	426.55/cwt	412.50–450.00	1,770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	310.64/cwt	309.50–313.50	1,926	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,866	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	106.79/cwt	100.00–109.00	972	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	127.20/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,538	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	133.10/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,925	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	139.92/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,032	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	138.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,676	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	133.06/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,646	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	131.87/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,461	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,315	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	146.16/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,913	7
Bulls	—	—	1,901	173.08/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,290	7
Bulls	—	—	1,705	164.42/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	152.45/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,613	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,279	2,355.58/head	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,356	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,915.00/head	1,915.00–1,915.00	1,915	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	2,342.85/head	2,025.00–2,700.00	2,343	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,674.64/head	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	361.31/cwt	337.50–375.00	1,510	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	313.92/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,648	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	270.26/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,722	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	344.31/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,639	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,610	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	297.79/cwt	272.50–311.00	1,432	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	255.47/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,719	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	294.31/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,669	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	244.05/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,916	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,476	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	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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