Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Steer calves and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Un-weaned steer and heifer calves sold significantly lower. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 560 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.16/cwt on 266 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.20 against this barn's trailing median of $399.36.

Average price

$365.16

266 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$27.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.69

vs OK average

−3.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	369.02	2,031	229
Medium and Large 1-2	526	341.25	1,795	37

One grade step is worth $27.77/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.50, low $353.88, median $399.36 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 sale266 hd

365.16

—

OK average6 barns · 1,298 hd

374.85

−9.69

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−3.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.36

−34.20

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	—	High	1,666	190.35	3,171	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	158.44	2,223	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	158.25	2,017	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	137.41	1,318	75

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)	1,318	$3,165	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,014	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,000	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,900	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,599	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,526	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,461	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,950	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,217	$4,142	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	512.45/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	356.96/cwt	351.00–363.00	2,242	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	432.49/cwt	407.50–455.00	2,119	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	339.84/cwt	317.50–350.00	2,093	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	558.68/cwt	530.00–645.00	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	541.09/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	349.47/cwt	335.00–387.50	2,016	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	437.22/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,121	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	361.73/cwt	340.00–365.50	2,402	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	785	301.61/cwt	285.00–314.00	2,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	259.69/cwt	253.00–265.00	2,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	356.19/cwt	335.00–360.75	2,857	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	429.74/cwt	407.50–455.00	2,024	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	318.89/cwt	297.50–330.00	2,117	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	409.46/cwt	360.00–425.00	2,146	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	319.84/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	451.26/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	330.29/cwt	330.00–330.50	2,920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	388.83/cwt	341.00–422.50	2,034	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	436.63/cwt	395.00–460.00	1,829	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	364.60/cwt	331.00–385.00	2,436	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	420.36/cwt	380.00–432.50	2,396	90
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,526.16/head	2,375.00–2,550.00	2,526	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,745	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	206.59/cwt	201.00–240.00	2,314	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,225.00/head	4,225.00–4,225.00	4,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,137	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	161.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,177	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	829	125.27/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,038	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	162.56/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,260	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	155.97/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,906	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	205.53/cwt	198.00–213.00	3,889	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	191.81/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,286	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	145.22/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,539	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	155.97/cwt	153.50–160.00	1,837	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	154.31/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,185	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,460.75/head	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,461	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	30
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,336	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,290	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	175.44/cwt	159.00–184.00	2,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	341	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,599.48/head	2,300.00–2,925.00	2,599	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,065	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,014.24/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,014	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	3,164.59/head	2,925.00–3,725.00	3,165	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	370.28/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,640	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	341.25/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,795	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	391	428.87/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,677	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	383	476.27/cwt	455.00–517.50	1,824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	546	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	365.94/cwt	352.50–371.00	2,302	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	437	395.69/cwt	370.00–437.50	1,729	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	691	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,239	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	698	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,412	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	575	362.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,084	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	496	386.26/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,916	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	359.04/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,169	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	463.45/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,566	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,287	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	448.74/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,665	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	529.06/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,021	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	381.36/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,223	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	423.44/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,227	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	384.81/cwt	362.50–399.00	2,378	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	437	437.58/cwt	417.50–455.00	1,912	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	453.84/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,970	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	475.26/cwt	470.00–477.50	1,854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	497.38/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,203	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	736	348.92/cwt	348.00–349.50	2,568	18

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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