Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Steer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs. 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. A total of 258 cows and bulls sold with 67 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.13/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.31 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.

Average price

$393.13

204 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$48.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.70

vs OK average

−25.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	403.35	2,183	161
Medium and Large 2	523	355.00	1,857	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	354.84	2,042	35

One grade step is worth $48.51/cwt here — about $141 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $395.05, median $455.43 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 sale204 hd

393.13

—

OK average6 barns · 1,771 hd

412.82

−19.70

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−25.97

This barn, trailing median32 sales

455.43

−62.31

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	1,731	173.77	3,009	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	148.58	1,795	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	148.43	2,113	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	115.47	1,200	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$3,125	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,550	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,850	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	975	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	350–400	392	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	344.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,090	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	380.28/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,981	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	342.43/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,103	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	416.50/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,116	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	338.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,406	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	444.36/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,080	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	324.97/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,330	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	333.19/cwt	322.50–336.00	2,219	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	337.63/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,742	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	405.24/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,929	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	768	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	439	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,971	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	389.03/cwt	376.00–405.00	2,054	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	359.48/cwt	315.00–415.00	1,733	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	488.71/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,833	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	461.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,981	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	316.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	419.66/cwt	395.00–432.50	2,237	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	364.12/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,279	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,216	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	3,124.82/head	2,000.00–3,800.00	3,125	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	411.98/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	401.62/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,253	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	316.33/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,395	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	523.07/cwt	460.00–555.00	1,695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	351.87/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,315	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	444.40/cwt	397.50–472.50	1,631	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	332.30/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,901	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	110.56/cwt	102.50–120.00	992	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,648	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	154.32/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,147	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	157.79/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,875	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	137.70/cwt	122.00–147.50	2,017	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	136.40/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,645	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	97.02/cwt	95.00–99.00	796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	155.08/cwt	125.00–167.00	2,719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	123.26/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,430	12
Bulls	—	—	1,702	177.14/cwt	172.00–184.00	3,015	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,293	160.55/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,076	2
Bulls	—	—	2,007	192.25/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,858	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	189.82/cwt	163.00–240.00	1,940	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,065	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	690	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	728	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	564	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,641	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	396.63/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,634	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,267	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	378.23/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,171	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	714	322.26/cwt	313.00–325.00	2,301	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	414.12/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,772	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	319.51/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,655	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	357.25/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,015	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	719	303.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,184	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	303.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,013	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	315.85/cwt	282.50–331.00	1,838	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	569	323.02/cwt	305.00–333.00	1,838	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	533	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	424	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,442	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	471	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,785	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	305.37/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,890	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	762	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,172	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	586	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	5

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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