Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-03-05

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Mar 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,319 head
695 vs last sale 2,014 163 vs year ago 1,156 · +14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
28 vs last sale 55 9 vs year ago 92 · 9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
9 vs last sale 47 11 vs year ago 67 · 16.4%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 139 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 $499.62/cwt on 59 head, down $5.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +44.19 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.
Average price
$499.62
5.89 vs prior sale
59 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.34
vs OK average
+24.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529510.142,70018thin
Medium and Large 1-2515495.002,54941
One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $151 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
520473427381median 455.4312/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
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 sale59 hd
499.62
OK average6 barns · 644 hd
493.28
+6.34
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
+24.06
This barn, trailing median32 sales
455.43
+44.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,721194.383,34415
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,162160.161,86125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,376158.032,17414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,052139.191,46512

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,450$4,3502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$3,3504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$3,29131
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$4,2915

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463491.45/cwt482.50–507.002,27515
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378537.92/cwt515.00–575.002,03317
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675365.44/cwt362.00–370.002,46729
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609435.62/cwt412.50–440.002,65324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800771322.86/cwt320.00–325.002,4897
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468537.69/cwt527.50–565.002,5169
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550517505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,6112
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900864347.18/cwt344.00–348.003,00075
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950938343.19/cwt342.25–345.003,21953
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9723
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625394.88/cwt385.00–400.002,4686
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500453460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0844
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0946
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735386.94/cwt381.00–398.002,84450
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,54941
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850805356.95/cwt349.50–364.002,87339
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520514.38/cwt512.50–520.002,67512
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700681406.17/cwt390.00–420.002,76636
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800767374.86/cwt368.50–378.502,875141
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,8154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670398.40/cwt382.00–400.002,66944
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500497505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5107
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400396495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9607
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550542477.18/cwt470.00–490.002,58611
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600577445.57/cwt420.00–458.002,5719
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700686383.98/cwt360.00–400.002,63418
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,8093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290175.37/cwt174.00–176.002,2623
Bulls1,711189.62/cwt186.00–193.003,2446
CowsLean 85-90%1,097143.45/cwt137.00–146.001,5747
CowsLean 85-90%1,090155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,346156.95/cwt151.00–165.002,11313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,765172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,0361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,174155.94/cwt146.00–160.001,83115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,082162.68/cwt162.00–163.001,7607
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight970112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0861
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight963133.06/cwt131.00–137.001,2813
Bulls1,755181.64/cwt177.00–184.003,1883
Bulls1,713205.50/cwt198.00–215.003,5206
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1948236.15/cwt210.00–250.002,2393
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1940210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1873,290.94/head2,700.00–3,800.003,29131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4504,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1853,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2953,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2004,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1194,225.70/head4,000.00–4,500.004,2264
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524453.45/cwt442.00–460.002,37617
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800756340.91/cwt327.50–351.002,57764
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431511.18/cwt485.00–540.002,20316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7668
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850837322.14/cwt310.00–328.002,69629
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570418.12/cwt390.00–447.002,38321
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750740347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,56814
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350338610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900882310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7345

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.