Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last test two weeks ago: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to average with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 136 cows and bulls sold with 57 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.78/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.65 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.

Average price

$385.78

29 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$31.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs OK average

+6.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	386.88	2,138	28
Medium and Large 1-2	555	355.00	1,970	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.88/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale29 hd

385.78

—

OK average6 barns · 459 hd

387.56

−1.78

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+6.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

455.43

−69.65

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	1,642	181.82	2,986	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	151.25	2,253	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	145.06	1,759	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	123.62	1,216	14

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)	1,300	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$2,771	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,300	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	317.16/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,179	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,076	251.08/cwt	250.00–252.00	2,702	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	502.45/cwt	460.00–535.00	1,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	331.26/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	378.26/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,630	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	389.34/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,118	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,141	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	283.87/cwt	272.50–287.00	2,331	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	383.60/cwt	376.00–395.00	2,164	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	320.91/cwt	312.00–326.00	1,842	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,037	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	541.94/cwt	485.00–580.00	1,561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	345.39/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,131	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,129	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	303.45/cwt	272.50–315.00	2,000	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	311.53/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,916	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	382.42/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,888	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	135.35/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,567	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	884	116.21/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,027	5
Bulls	—	—	1,596	175.80/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,806	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	138.39/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,517	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	156.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,380	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	147.43/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,163	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	144.09/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,628	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	157.68/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,749	188.80/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,302	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,214	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	201.06/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,920	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	408.58/cwt	398.00–420.00	1,879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	529.24/cwt	515.00–542.50	1,768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	2,771.27/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	411.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	289.96/cwt	285.00–296.00	2,244	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	269.74/cwt	269.00–271.00	2,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	597.59/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	491.59/cwt	455.00–515.00	1,848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	321	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	346.20/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,693	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,905	6

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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