Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 169 cows and bulls sold with 60 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.64/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −17.01 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$381.64

132 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs OK average

+21.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	382.32	2,140	126
Medium and Large 1-2	511	367.50	1,878	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale132 hd

381.64

—

OK average6 barns · 868 hd

379.70

+1.94

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+21.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−17.01

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	1,650	190.15	3,138	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	168.32	2,455	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	164.60	2,016	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	150.33	1,714	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,715	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,625	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$2,164	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	—	1,591	193.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,083	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	200.71/cwt	185.00–217.00	2,330	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,195	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,067	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	160.47/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	420.64/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,006	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	443.35/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,297	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	403.34/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,114	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	386.08/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,208	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	474.11/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,043	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	396.21/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	366.91/cwt	363.00–371.00	2,649	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	412.91/cwt	397.50–428.00	2,387	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	374.04/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,169	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	483.41/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,547	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	399.65/cwt	385.00–406.00	2,638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	375.55/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,028	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	385.41/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,216	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	362.64/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,245	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	469.48/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,972	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	300.91/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,732	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	521.94/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,187	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,154	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	2,714.68/head	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,715	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	349.75/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,378	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	472.89/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,773	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,144	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,939	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,650.00/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	2,163.66/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,164	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	153.44/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,804	13
Bulls	—	—	1,465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,285	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,401	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	168.90/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,473	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	167.53/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,061	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	160.10/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,993	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	143.66/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,539	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,505	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	181.79/cwt	172.00–187.00	3,223	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	211.85/cwt	209.00–214.00	3,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	409.95/cwt	403.00–420.00	2,193	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	613.34/cwt	585.00–635.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	523.96/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,981	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	399.99/cwt	365.00–412.50	2,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	344.19/cwt	333.00–356.00	2,654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	683	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	466	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,327	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	353.39/cwt	346.00–365.00	2,407	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	542.51/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	388.75/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,414	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	659	370.33/cwt	363.00–373.00	2,440	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	450.09/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,115	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	496.76/cwt	475.00–512.00	2,320	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	329.42/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,248	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	368.75/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	428.40/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,872	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	462.42/cwt	435.00–481.00	2,206	21

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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