Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Steer calves 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 339 cows and bulls sold with 44 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.80/cwt on 95 head, up $8.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 32 comparable sales and sits +21.15 against this barn's trailing median of $398.65.

Average price

$419.80

▲ 8.99 vs prior sale

95 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$51.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.99

vs OK average

−2.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	431.76	2,352	63
Medium and Large 1-2	542	398.57	2,160	28
Medium and Large 2	547	380.00	2,079	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $273 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

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 sale95 hd

419.80

—

OK average6 barns · 726 hd

417.81

+1.99

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−2.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

398.65

+21.15

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	1,598	212.29	3,393	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	173.84	2,110	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	170.50	2,299	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	158.43	1,731	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,478	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,931	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,485	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,187	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$4,075	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,950	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$4,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,380	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	460.18/cwt	420.00–505.00	1,951	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	572.23/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,426	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	539.29/cwt	527.50–545.00	1,753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	508.26/cwt	492.50–540.00	2,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,474	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	2,286	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	412.39/cwt	397.50–421.00	2,140	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	509.43/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	312.86/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,894	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	475.90/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	490.66/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,036	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	399.86/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,331	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	348.31/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,515	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	340.67/cwt	334.00–343.00	2,947	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	370.25/cwt	368.00–377.50	2,814	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	495.86/cwt	477.50–512.50	2,613	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	431.03/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,853	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	594.54/cwt	545.00–605.00	2,289	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	348.93/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,662	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	693.28/cwt	675.00–730.00	2,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	461.52/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,386	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,579	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	770	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	3,161	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	537.40/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,332	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	379.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,573	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,220	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,027	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,782	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	181.12/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,474	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	204.77/cwt	196.00–211.00	3,156	7
Bulls	—	—	1,500	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,790	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	173.26/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,363	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	161.80/cwt	151.00–170.00	2,133	9
Bulls	—	—	1,758	219.34/cwt	212.00–234.00	3,856	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	156.95/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,982	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	174.88/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,120	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,135	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,020	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,315	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,840	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,275	208.21/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,655	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	240.59/cwt	200.00–290.00	2,468	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	180.68/cwt	176.00–250.00	2,300	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	2,931.09/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,931	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	2,485.00/head	2,485.00–2,485.00	2,485	12
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	3,477.91/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	377.90/cwt	357.50–389.00	2,381	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	327.61/cwt	326.50–329.00	2,742	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	637.07/cwt	630.00–645.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	338.94/cwt	329.00–342.25	2,613	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,319	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,467	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	401	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	460.63/cwt	430.00–467.50	2,322	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	362.64/cwt	352.00–368.50	2,426	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	373.70/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,163	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	4,550.53/head	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,187.14/head	2,155.00–2,260.00	2,187	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3

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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