Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 750 lbs. 3.00 to 9.00 higher, under 750 lbs. 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 15.00 lower. Steer calves and heifer calves 10.00 to 30.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with several nice drafts. Slaughter cows steady to 1:00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 183 cows and bulls sold with 60 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.07/cwt on 195 head, down $45.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −24.77 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$432.07

▼ 45.94 vs prior sale

195 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$222

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

$17.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.58

vs OK average

−33.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	446.21	2,294	30
Medium and Large 2	525	436.00	2,289	14thin
Medium and Large 1	586	428.90	2,515	151

One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about −$222 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $396.77, median $456.84 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 sale195 hd

432.07

—

OK average6 barns · 1,392 hd

454.65

−22.58

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−33.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−24.77

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	1,730	179.26	3,101	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	156.16	2,261	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	148.44	1,837	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	136.96	1,426	17

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)	1,175	$3,725	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$3,305	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,432	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,730	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$3,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	514	407.19/cwt	322.50–420.00	2,093	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	418.62/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	374.62/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,158	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	332.19/cwt	317.50–337.00	2,226	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	427.79/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	370.12/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,746	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	514	348.56/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	322.46/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	373.61/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	336.28/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	405.24/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,496	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	366.22/cwt	362.00–375.00	2,527	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	332.03/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,557	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	446.21/cwt	440.00–461.00	2,294	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	337.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,953	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	362.42/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	432.61/cwt	418.00–438.50	2,557	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	361.58/cwt	354.50–364.00	2,965	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	363.83/cwt	356.00–365.75	2,791	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	536.48/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,344	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	640	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	462.43/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	441.53/cwt	437.50–445.50	2,283	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	330.66/cwt	317.00–334.75	2,999	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,380	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	544	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	164.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,364	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	154.69/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,975	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	136.59/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,500	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	144.57/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,121	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	184.54/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,248	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	156.22/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,256	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	145.71/cwt	133.00–151.00	1,778	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	963	139.43/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,343	7
Bulls	—	—	1,674	169.52/cwt	135.00–180.00	2,838	11
Bulls	—	—	2,017	197.14/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,976	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,260	177.61/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	825	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	174.49/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,816	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	202.19/cwt	180.00–222.00	2,143	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	2,432.42/head	2,225.00–2,675.00	2,432	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	3,304.90/head	3,025.00–3,900.00	3,305	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,051	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	343.88/cwt	332.00–346.00	2,462	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,167	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,440	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	366.72/cwt	302.50–372.75	2,358	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	396.43/cwt	385.00–413.50	1,887	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	323.12/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,595	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,373	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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