Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-04-02

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, Apr 2
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,024 head
718 vs last sale 1,742 50 vs year ago 1,074 · 4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
51 vs last sale 140 17 vs year ago 106 · 16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
51 vs last sale 102 9 vs year ago 42 · +21.4%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances 25.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 140 cows and bulls sold with 64 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $490.23/cwt on 38 head, up $36.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +33.39 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.
Average price
$490.23
36.83 vs prior sale
38 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.25
vs OK average
+7.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542490.232,65838
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
520474428383median 456.8412/1802/2604/2306/1808/13
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 sale38 hd
490.23
OK average6 barns · 591 hd
489.98
+0.25
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
+7.05
This barn, trailing median31 sales
456.84
+33.39
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
BullsHigh1,616198.653,21124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,467170.062,49415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218163.581,99315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,021138.281,41217

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$3,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$3,2469
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,369$3,0567
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,5502thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,006315.78/cwt315.75–316.253,17794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9758
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930328.60/cwt324.50–332.503,05638
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517521.60/cwt515.00–527.502,69716
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767333.24/cwt332.00–334.002,5568
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567469.07/cwt445.00–480.002,66018
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316691.29/cwt645.00–725.002,1847
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950903300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7093
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768376.50/cwt376.50–376.502,8928
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850833359.61/cwt352.00–367.502,99696
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900866345.51/cwt334.00–355.002,99276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950923311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750748375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8053
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722402.02/cwt395.00–411.002,90365
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550531460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4434
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000963319.50/cwt319.50–319.503,07713
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300287722.85/cwt715.00–740.002,0753
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650631438.74/cwt435.00–440.002,7688
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672414.10/cwt412.50–420.002,78338
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475535.68/cwt510.00–555.002,54426
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378600.75/cwt545.00–655.002,27116
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,077307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,30613
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618401.73/cwt395.00–407.502,48320
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500488470.27/cwt465.00–480.002,29512
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719339.91/cwt335.00–342.002,44448
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550540480.00/cwt475.00–485.002,5924
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4803
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,070170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8191
CowsLean 85-90%1,047132.15/cwt129.00–137.501,38412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559173.70/cwt170.00–177.002,7086
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4032
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight976155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5133
Bulls1,681211.33/cwt208.00–217.003,5529
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229163.12/cwt159.00–168.002,00514
Bulls1,944199.52/cwt193.00–206.003,8797
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,422163.49/cwt153.00–169.002,3257
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,345182.10/cwt181.00–183.002,4492
Bulls1,535183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,8091
BullsLight Weight1,189177.65/cwt171.00–185.002,1125
BullsLight Weight1,288198.88/cwt195.00–203.002,5622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,032223.87/cwt205.00–250.002,3108
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3693,056.21/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0567
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3163,246.03/head3,225.00–3,350.003,2469
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526425.98/cwt412.50–435.002,2415
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300298585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,7433
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573411.72/cwt400.00–415.002,35918
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9585
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9387
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6092
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8042
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3876
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450401515.01/cwt510.00–520.002,0658
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419624.55/cwt590.00–635.002,61719

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.