Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand . Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 148 cows and bulls sold with 72 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.98/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −121.86 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$334.98

24 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$65.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.28

vs OK average

−34.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	370.65	2,020	11thin
Medium and Large 2	574	304.81	1,749	13thin

One grade step is worth $65.84/cwt here — about $271 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

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 sale24 hd

334.98

—

OK average6 barns · 307 hd

367.27

−32.28

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−34.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−121.86

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	1,661	177.36	2,945	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	147.51	1,962	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	145.72	1,848	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	136.46	1,400	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,060	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	350–400	376	421.81/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,586	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	374.31/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,595	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	602	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	292.13/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,949	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	271.63/cwt	267.50–273.00	1,945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,141	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	285.28/cwt	282.50–287.00	2,248	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	330.36/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,721	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	494.72/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	423.80/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	392.42/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,462	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	267.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,074	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	324.06/cwt	312.50–345.00	2,029	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	508.42/cwt	502.50–520.00	1,652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	432.86/cwt	405.00–447.50	1,991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	297.10/cwt	287.00–304.00	2,121	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	442.07/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	274.14/cwt	270.00–277.00	2,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	272.63/cwt	265.00–274.00	2,339	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	321.93/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	671	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,950	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	135.68/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,300	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	148.95/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,003	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	148.95/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	145.13/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,849	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	138.72/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,441	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	137.82/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	191.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,267	7
Bulls	—	—	1,598	172.62/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,758	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,338	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	147.28/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,818.90/head	1,750.00–1,890.00	1,819	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	156.63/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,798	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	161.34/cwt	157.00–180.00	1,817	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	2,421.35/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,421	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	469.38/cwt	420.00–477.00	1,934	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	388.35/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,887	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	321.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	316.61/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	316.28/cwt	303.00–332.50	1,777	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	342.27/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,971	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	387.14/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,025	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	313.38/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,002	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	347.52/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,612	61

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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