Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves and heifer calves mostly 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower except lean cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 241 cows and bulls sold with 61 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.75/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −65.68 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.

Average price

$389.75

84 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$19.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.94

vs OK average

−20.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	394.42	2,183	64
Medium and Large 1-2	531	374.80	1,992	20

One grade step is worth $19.62/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale84 hd

389.75

—

OK average6 barns · 972 hd

396.69

−6.94

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−20.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

455.43

−65.68

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	1,690	171.68	2,901	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	149.78	2,210	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	144.74	1,804	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	122.99	1,327	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)	1,152	$3,194	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,469	$3,055	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,530	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,960	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,900	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,799	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	306.14/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	318.66/cwt	312.00–321.00	2,132	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	347.31/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,504	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	327.64/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,995	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	402.34/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,269	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	374.87/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	302.01/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,866	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	813	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	362.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	422.47/cwt	402.50–440.00	1,386	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	313.82/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	480.54/cwt	472.50–485.00	1,528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	402.90/cwt	377.50–440.00	1,865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,254	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	376.72/cwt	356.00–392.00	2,339	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	287.27/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	408.67/cwt	407.50–410.50	2,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	461.34/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,993	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	333.07/cwt	317.00–343.00	1,928	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	123.46/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,372	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,448	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	146.98/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,849	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	139.32/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,081	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	110.36/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,013	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,930	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,263	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,008	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	173.68/cwt	167.00–179.00	3,092	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	136.77/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	96.81/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,089	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	154.09/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,253	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	135.80/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,630	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,469	3,054.58/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,055	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,318	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	157.36/cwt	139.00–165.00	2,578	9
Bulls	—	—	1,834	188.63/cwt	179.00–207.00	3,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,570	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	986	203.67/cwt	160.00–260.00	2,008	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	3,193.52/head	3,075.00–3,400.00	3,194	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,529.96/head	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,530	25
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	3,799.29/head	3,775.00–3,825.00	3,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	649	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,174	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	461.87/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,940	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	347.82/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,243	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	370.32/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	444.72/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	314.07/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,120	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	721	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,127	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	646	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,087	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	346.12/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,789	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	354.57/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	571	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	372.64/cwt	369.00–377.50	1,442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	401.02/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	387.62/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,089	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	538	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	400.90/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,916	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,150	8

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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