Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers were all higher compared to the limited numbers two weeks ago. Steer calves and heifer calves also much higher. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. A total of 263 cows and bulls sold with 59 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.27/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −111.58 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$345.27

90 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs OK average

−2.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	345.87	1,917	85
Medium and Large 1-2	559	335.00	1,873	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $44 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $396.77, median $456.84 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 sale90 hd

345.27

—

OK average6 barns · 788 hd

349.37

−4.10

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−2.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−111.58

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	1,756	172.41	3,027	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	139.84	2,027	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	138.62	1,633	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	129.72	1,425	13

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)	990	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,191	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$2,164	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,156	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$2,100	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	300–350	338	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	256.45/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,870	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	238.46/cwt	234.00–244.00	2,094	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	341.31/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,434	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	320.74/cwt	308.00–328.00	2,001	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	432.19/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,863	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,851	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	353.07/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,861	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	386.75/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,825	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	292.61/cwt	284.00–308.00	1,984	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	464.72/cwt	457.50–470.00	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	265.77/cwt	265.00–266.00	2,195	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	274.14/cwt	264.00–279.00	2,122	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	338.50/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,970	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,304	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	252.09/cwt	247.00–255.00	2,211	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	445.54/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	294.99/cwt	282.00–303.00	2,124	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	272.75/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,533	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	339.17/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,916	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,900	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	421.20/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	350.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,812	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,861	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	146.07/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,061	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	136.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,964	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	140.56/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,645	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	130.53/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,545	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	113.55/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,107	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	136.06/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,514	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	117.38/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,356	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	130.73/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,889	182.77/cwt	175.00–196.00	3,453	11
Bulls	—	—	1,706	167.12/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,851	6
Bulls	—	—	1,523	155.95/cwt	151.00–162.00	2,375	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	912	169.01/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,541	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,129	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,155.58/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,156	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	2,191.30/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,191	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	2,163.95/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,164	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	328.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,437	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	264.37/cwt	246.00–269.00	2,083	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	324.50/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,720	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	246.13/cwt	244.00–246.50	2,018	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	327.45/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,529	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,658	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	284.63/cwt	272.50–307.00	1,782	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	265.81/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,800	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	305.30/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,728	49

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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