Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 700 lbs. 2.00 to 10.00 higher, under 700 lbs. 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. A total of 267 cows and bulls sold with 43 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.92/cwt on 132 head, up $8.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +12.27 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$410.92

▲ 8.19 vs prior sale

132 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$92.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs OK average

−5.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	430.11	2,352	70
Medium and Large 1-2	549	398.03	2,187	53
Medium and Large 2	587	337.50	1,981	9thin

One grade step is worth $92.61/cwt here — about $370 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 sale132 hd

410.92

—

OK average6 barns · 470 hd

416.58

−5.66

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−5.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

+12.27

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	1,613	205.48	3,314	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	170.23	2,480	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	166.96	2,036	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	128.08	1,249	50

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)	1,400	$3,600	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,526	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$3,294	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$2,607	12

Every lot, as filed

81 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	450–500	489	440.41/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	410.25/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,211	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	448.69/cwt	424.00–470.00	2,356	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	476.04/cwt	440.00–515.00	2,214	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	337.60/cwt	327.00–341.00	2,569	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	484.40/cwt	457.50–507.50	2,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	366.55/cwt	351.00–372.00	2,302	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	346.42/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,335	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	583	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,953	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	3,293.51/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,294	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	2,606.80/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,607	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,276	194.24/cwt	171.00–205.00	2,479	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	229.10/cwt	200.00–273.00	2,493	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	3,525.98/head	3,325.00–3,675.00	3,526	31
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,197	202.36/cwt	201.00–204.00	2,422	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	193.54/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	141.08/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	168.70/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,974	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	159.23/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	216.52/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,750	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,728	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,135	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	145.75/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,551	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	169.90/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,457	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	178.02/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,747	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,285	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	154.05/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,776	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,664	202.95/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,377	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	117.16/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,085	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	540.76/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,293	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	420.03/cwt	415.00–423.00	2,634	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	349.64/cwt	344.00–357.00	2,699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	461.50/cwt	449.50–487.50	2,635	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	666.78/cwt	615.00–685.00	2,154	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	487.87/cwt	475.00–507.00	2,556	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	370.33/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	423.51/cwt	417.00–446.00	2,672	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	344.54/cwt	334.50–364.00	2,822	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	714.03/cwt	690.00–725.00	1,992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,107	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	504.68/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,311	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	396.13/cwt	392.00–412.50	2,678	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	332.61/cwt	327.50–340.00	3,070	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,636	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	317.93/cwt	306.00–324.00	2,763	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	624.62/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	372.56/cwt	368.00–389.00	2,373	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,657	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	498.71/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,105	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	420.94/cwt	369.00–450.00	2,374	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	534.62/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,032	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,584	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	620.20/cwt	560.00–665.00	2,320	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	533.61/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	339.53/cwt	325.00–343.50	2,441	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	320.27/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,668	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	388.71/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,752	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	563.82/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,351	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	336.34/cwt	330.00–339.50	2,923	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	434.02/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,266	13

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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