Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves all were unevenly steady. Cattle quality was not as good as last week, which says the market held together better then it may have appeared. Slaughter cows 6.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Most Slaughter type cows returned to feed or grass leaving slaughter buyers to either bid higher or stay on the sidelines. The dry weather is becoming a concern to everyone, rain chances are forecasted for this week but nothing definite.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.81/cwt on 171 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −88.55 against this barn's trailing median of $399.36.

Average price

$310.81

171 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$50.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.15

vs OK average

−10.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	316.84	1,748	137
Medium and Large 1-2	561	293.79	1,648	25
Medium and Large 2	563	266.33	1,499	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.50/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.50, low $353.88, median $399.36 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 sale171 hd

310.81

—

OK average6 barns · 816 hd

321.96

−11.15

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−10.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.36

−88.55

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	—	Average	1,655	168.91	2,796	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	143.17	1,848	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	137.89	2,134	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	123.47	1,228	80

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,580	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,206	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,040	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,817	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,803	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	951	$1,451	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	940	$1,275	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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
Bulls	—	—	1,643	172.41/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,833	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,020	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,061	139.25/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,477	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	305.54/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,965	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	323.11/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,903	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	470.43/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	354.40/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,687	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,628	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	140.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,301	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,707	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,871.56/head	1,590.00–2,050.00	1,872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	294.99/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	397	366.24/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	458.42/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,261	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	389.00/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	393.04/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,914	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	374.91/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	376.45/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	534.62/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	312.59/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	332.39/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,180	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	160.65/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	308.20/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,449	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	263.59/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,758	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	293.48/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,708	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	281.78/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	294.44/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	339	363.77/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	277.42/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,545.00/head	1,545.00–1,545.00	1,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	1,586.01/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,586	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	889	1,385.90/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	814	249.51/cwt	249.00–251.00	2,031	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	181.60/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,220	9
Bulls	—	—	2,445	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	4,719	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	132.23/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,470	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	132.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,055	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	128.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,671	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,364	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,048	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,331	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	144.89/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,881	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	106.90/cwt	97.00–112.00	967	34
Bulls	—	—	1,518	152.73/cwt	134.00–161.00	2,318	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	980	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	151.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,931	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	275.75/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,279	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	964	220.44/cwt	217.00–225.00	2,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	321.29/cwt	317.00–337.50	1,584	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	881	166.76/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,875	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	193.94/cwt	175.00–207.00	1,852	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,409	2,647.50/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,648	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,040.00/head	2,040.00–2,040.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	324.66/cwt	312.50–345.00	2,019	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	274.49/cwt	272.00–277.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	260.72/cwt	257.00–264.00	2,255	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,888.72/head	1,740.00–1,965.00	1,889	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,206.27/head	2,075.00–2,325.00	2,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	320.76/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,684	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	332.53/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,573	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	318.64/cwt	304.00–335.00	1,679	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	262.96/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,409	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	253.39/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	246.72/cwt	245.00–247.00	2,045	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	413.32/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,174	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	465.81/cwt	462.50–470.00	1,705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	276.01/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,830	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	271.45/cwt	266.00–280.00	2,196	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	287.54/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,777	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	412.72/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,300	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	281.91/cwt	267.00–289.00	2,157	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	365.20/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	341.32/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,423	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	416.67/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	365.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,960	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	314.67/cwt	298.00–325.00	1,797	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	326.20/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	294.89/cwt	287.00–300.00	2,123	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	362.46/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,019	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	420.09/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	314.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,135	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	568.66/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,643	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	310.14/cwt	297.50–317.00	2,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	496.55/cwt	493.00–515.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	451.33/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,729	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,172.45/head	2,125.00–2,200.00	2,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	408.16/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,882	29

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

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