Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with very good demand for all classes. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. A total of 179 cows and bulls sold with 54 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.57/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.27 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$402.57

144 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$47.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

vs OK average

+15.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	407.82	2,289	128
Medium and Large 1-2	585	360.59	2,109	16thin

One grade step is worth $47.23/cwt here — about $179 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 sale144 hd

402.57

—

OK average6 barns · 736 hd

402.70

−0.13

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+15.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−54.27

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	—	Low	1,574	193.52	3,046	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	165.71	2,252	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	163.32	2,065	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	149.14	1,678	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)	1,060	$3,275	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$2,700	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,685	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,281	$2,480	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,918	12

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	467.18/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	366.85/cwt	325.00–379.00	1,915	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	404.56/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,383	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	741	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	519.51/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,896	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	382.77/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	409.75/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,200	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	492	435.46/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,142	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	323.38/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	559.12/cwt	535.00–612.50	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	402.50/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,864	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	385.62/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,866	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,089	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	402.43/cwt	397.50–403.00	2,499	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	487.14/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	359.41/cwt	347.50–382.50	2,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	337.28/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,983	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	688	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	327.21/cwt	326.00–331.00	2,258	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	1,918.28/head	1,875.00–2,115.00	1,918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	585.31/cwt	527.50–620.00	1,820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	491.80/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,331	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,339	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	177.97/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	174.20/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,144	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	163.70/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,180	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	149.62/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,786	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,277	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	158.66/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,215	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	157.85/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,875	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,020	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	160.50/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,822	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,109	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,245	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	184.17/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,311	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,059	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,359	2,700.18/head	2,420.00–3,350.00	2,700	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	2,479.51/head	2,220.00–2,800.00	2,480	24
Bulls	—	—	1,513	196.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,976	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	167.85/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,362	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	208.09/cwt	207.00–209.00	3,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,407	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	360.59/cwt	352.00–387.50	2,109	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	922	244.70/cwt	237.50–255.00	2,256	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	586	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	398	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	703	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	366.68/cwt	351.00–381.00	2,306	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	384.84/cwt	384.00–387.00	2,224	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	334.94/cwt	334.00–337.50	2,080	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	450.64/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,073	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	423.28/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,795	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	435.47/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,247	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	366.59/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,335	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	510.33/cwt	505.00–517.50	2,097	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	402.94/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,083	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	388.55/cwt	385.00–388.75	2,665	70

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

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