Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady on a light test. Steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 120 cows and bulls sold with 73 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.74/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.91 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$347.74

81 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$34.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

vs OK average

+9.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	349.89	1,914	76
Medium and Large 1-2	536	315.00	1,688	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale81 hd

347.74

—

OK average6 barns · 534 hd

346.32

+1.42

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

+9.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−50.91

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	1,722	197.40	3,400	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	161.57	2,189	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	160.28	2,158	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	142.93	1,446	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,714	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	750–800	759	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,505	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	336.81/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	513.73/cwt	500.00–532.50	1,433	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	423.13/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,803	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	381.00/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,015	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	317.40/cwt	303.00–325.00	2,101	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	394.37/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,007	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	308.78/cwt	308.00–310.00	2,569	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	393.71/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,909	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	325.61/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,836	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	438	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	331.23/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	626	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,119	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	313.20/cwt	310.50–316.50	2,155	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	376.26/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,633	7
Bulls	—	—	1,790	190.06/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,402	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	2,714.43/head	2,500.00–2,925.00	2,714	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,154	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,310	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,437	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	204.13/cwt	198.00–211.00	3,554	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	183.85/cwt	183.00–185.00	3,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,588	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	161.92/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,213	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	946	123.78/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,171	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,707	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	160.61/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,154	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	511.18/cwt	507.50–515.00	1,702	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	731	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,149	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	362.13/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,742	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	331.30/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,269	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	444.21/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,260	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	319.89/cwt	309.00–325.00	2,143	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	357.29/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,176	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	386.65/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,976	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	368.70/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,079	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	349.45/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,835	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	342.07/cwt	336.00–351.00	1,970	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,313	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	442.14/cwt	437.50–465.00	1,994	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	374.67/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,976	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	257.15/cwt	255.00–261.00	2,258	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	350.83/cwt	346.00–357.00	2,365	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	428.25/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,392	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	413.72/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,721	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	376.99/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,194	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	339.73/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,106	50

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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