Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A major winter storm that passed thru the area limited todays receipts. Quality was average with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.13/cwt on 4 head, down $40.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.53 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$348.13

▼ 40.81 vs prior sale

4 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$852

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

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−75.51

vs OK average

−89.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	397.50	2,294	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	317.50	1,873	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	280.00	1,442	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $852 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

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 sale4 hd

348.13

—

OK average2 barns · 98 hd

423.63

−75.51

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−89.52

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

−50.53

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	1,413	162.46	2,296	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	157.00	2,041	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	955	155.00	1,480	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	138.52	1,434	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	550–600	577	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,873	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	207.90/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,767	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,041	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,434	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	162.46/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,296	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,290	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	3,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	527.62/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,430	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	458.31/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,984	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1

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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