Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-03-06

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 6
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,156 head
1,155 vs last sale 2,311 510 vs year ago 1,666 · 30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
62 vs last sale 154 28 vs year ago 120 · 23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
42 vs last sale 109 32 vs year ago 35 · +91.4%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 600 to 700 lbs. 10.00 higher, over 700 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 15.00 to 20.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. A total of 159 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.53/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 98.12 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.
Average price
$300.53
71 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$361
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$47.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.81
vs OK average
4.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566302.541,71268
Medium and Large 1-2530255.001,3523thin
One grade step is worth $47.54/cwt here — about $361 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
454410366322median 398.6512/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.50, low $335.77, median $398.65 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 sale71 hd
300.53
OK average6 barns · 807 hd
309.34
−8.81
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−4.49
This barn, trailing median32 sales
398.65
−98.12
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
BullsHigh1,554159.232,47414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,507141.242,12913
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193137.001,63511
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028119.221,22625

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)1,365$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,4752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$2,1065
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,9004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,1643thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300297422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,2555
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330398.79/cwt390.00–412.501,3165
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600583295.59/cwt291.00–309.001,72349
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500489344.22/cwt322.50–360.001,68322
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900873234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0436
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522320.46/cwt310.00–325.001,67319
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665275.08/cwt257.50–286.001,82928
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384397.25/cwt365.00–412.501,52525
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850832237.72/cwt223.00–251.001,97830
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419385.77/cwt375.00–395.001,61614
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579325.46/cwt315.00–345.001,88425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7884
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,03810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,9296
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7834
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620298.16/cwt276.00–309.501,84949
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000976241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,3523
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373460.18/cwt450.00–470.001,71614
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414450.26/cwt417.50–461.001,86426
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800776272.13/cwt262.00–288.002,11269
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650634323.88/cwt314.00–330.002,05322
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850818261.55/cwt257.00–273.002,13962
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,069225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,8415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850803231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8554
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722286.25/cwt274.00–310.002,06730
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471410.47/cwt380.00–450.001,93310
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350334469.33/cwt447.50–500.001,5685
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950908240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1795
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521355.92/cwt350.00–365.001,85423
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500482389.98/cwt387.50–392.501,8806
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527354.00/cwt347.50–362.501,86616
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450448383.46/cwt380.00–397.501,71815
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550521342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,7845
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600590307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8146
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9523
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight854102.00/cwt99.00–113.008717
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight885126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1152
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,0045
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265128.52/cwt128.00–129.001,6262
CowsLean 85-90%1,040119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563127.14/cwt124.00–131.001,9872
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535148.63/cwt144.00–155.002,2816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205142.55/cwt140.00–146.001,7184
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155135.95/cwt133.00–138.001,5705
CowsLean 85-90%1,095108.80/cwt101.00–113.001,1913
CowsLean 85-90%1,145131.82/cwt127.00–140.001,50911
Bulls1,768171.90/cwt166.00–176.003,0394
Bulls1,820161.05/cwt156.00–166.002,9313
Bulls1,535145.95/cwt139.00–153.002,2402
BullsLight Weight1,240153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8971
BullsLight Weight1,135180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0431
BullsLight Weight1,258144.53/cwt137.00–153.001,8183
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2910135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2296
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,215150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,82311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1900207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0602,260.00/head2,260.00–2,260.002,2603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29251,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0652,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0003,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3503,164.20/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1643
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700692253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350346440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5225
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,6686
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600553370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0464
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700677282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9135
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720251.26/cwt249.50–256.001,80947
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800779249.52/cwt242.00–253.751,94445

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.