Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2025-05-29

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 29
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,204 head
735 vs last sale 1,939 240 vs year ago 1,444 · 16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
78 vs last sale 192 127 vs year ago 241 · 52.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
54 vs last sale 78 25 vs year ago 49 · 51.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves steady on a light test. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with several new crop calves on offer. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 138 cows and bull sold with 83 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $359.64/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 95.79 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.
Average price
$359.64
54 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.42
vs OK average
14.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561361.512,02835
Medium and Large 1-2529356.201,88419thin
One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $143 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
520473427381median 455.4312/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
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 sale54 hd
359.64
OK average4 barns · 155 hd
367.06
−7.42
National average120 barns · 5,578 hd
374.14
−14.50
This barn, trailing median32 sales
455.43
−95.79
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
BullsLow1,759181.103,18613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,165154.541,80132
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,405152.772,14723
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,074139.991,50424

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,8501thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Unweaned500–550548317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7405
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9285
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428400.03/cwt375.00–420.001,71241
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850827273.46/cwt265.00–275.502,26231
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6723
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600555287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5963
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750735275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0214
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950935273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,55319
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378419.89/cwt402.50–430.001,5878
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,96216
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500452437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,97817
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625332.36/cwt330.00–338.002,07737
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523350.25/cwt340.00–370.001,83238
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672299.05/cwt283.00–322.502,01041
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563319.40/cwt305.00–326.001,79823
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268473.83/cwt455.00–505.001,27010
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675328.80/cwt323.00–339.002,21984
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450407465.96/cwt461.00–470.001,8969
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567360.43/cwt350.00–367.002,04430
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8565
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350346475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6444
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,0374
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577354.00/cwt353.00–359.002,04323
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620299.18/cwt295.00–308.001,85515
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333409.14/cwt400.00–445.001,36214
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800779282.46/cwt274.00–285.002,20030
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720296.13/cwt283.00–299.002,13217
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674325.99/cwt320.00–330.002,19715
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377464.33/cwt453.00–470.001,7518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420142.03/cwt135.00–149.002,0177
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153158.14/cwt156.00–163.001,82319
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410155.74/cwt154.00–159.002,19612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178142.12/cwt140.00–143.001,6743
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight985122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,2071
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight935117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365162.68/cwt161.00–164.002,2214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185151.41/cwt149.00–153.001,79410
CowsLean 85-90%1,120130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4563
Bulls1,630150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4451
Bulls1,948196.60/cwt189.00–201.003,8304
Bulls1,804183.80/cwt182.00–186.003,3165
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight985149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4683
CowsLean 85-90%1,172144.64/cwt144.00–146.001,6956
CowsLean 85-90%1,052141.50/cwt141.00–143.001,48910
Bulls1,475166.29/cwt149.00–177.002,4533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,98213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850819290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,37520
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800782290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2683
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,098166.75/cwt159.00–174.001,8318
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600571325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,85616
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8535
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531329.13/cwt312.50–342.501,74825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,1696
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned750–800791281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,2235
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300286502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,4373
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529356.20/cwt340.00–364.001,88419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615317.99/cwt310.00–325.001,95626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550532330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7564
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7983
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482364.61/cwt352.50–375.001,75721
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750731321.21/cwt316.00–330.002,34830
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650615322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9837
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700697275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9172

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.