Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves sold from 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower. A total of 153 cows and bulls sold with 63 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.04/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −28.61 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$370.04

211 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$0.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.27

vs OK average

+10.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	370.13	2,036	170
Medium and Large 1-2	540	369.66	1,995	41

One grade step is worth $0.47/cwt here — about $41 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

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 sale211 hd

370.04

—

OK average6 barns · 1,292 hd

359.77

+10.27

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

+10.38

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−28.61

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	1,651	185.47	3,061	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	160.28	2,272	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	158.37	1,947	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	132.96	1,434	20

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,897	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,591	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$2,229	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$2,215	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,750	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$3,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	300–350	305	543.33/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,391	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	442.65/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	547.71/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	406.65/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,944	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	370.79/cwt	361.00–379.00	2,507	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	350.75/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,487	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,245	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	358.23/cwt	327.50–377.50	2,031	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	501.83/cwt	490.00–506.00	2,093	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	402.65/cwt	372.50–412.50	2,287	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,332	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	409.70/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,110	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	412.23/cwt	375.00–422.00	2,193	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	327.51/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	469.66/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,187	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,045	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,896.73/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,897	16
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	336.94/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,453	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	136.64/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,548	9
Bulls	—	—	1,649	187.02/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,084	7
Bulls	—	—	1,647	159.68/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	166.24/cwt	164.00–167.50	2,201	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,135	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,873	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	171.07/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,409	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	151.45/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,248	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,965	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	157.62/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,917	41
Bulls	—	—	1,655	198.77/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,290	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	152.28/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,853	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,590.92/head	2,170.00–2,975.00	2,591	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	2,228.77/head	2,040.00–2,820.00	2,229	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	905	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	162.83/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,548	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	367	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,473	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,215.00/head	2,215.00–2,215.00	2,215	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	350	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	471	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	416	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,356	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,236	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	335.54/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,077	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	342.03/cwt	327.00–365.00	2,446	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	440.47/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,141	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,008	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	341	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	374.18/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	453.13/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	582	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,011	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	358.38/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,172	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	380.18/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,988	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	429.45/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,812	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	4

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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