Sale reports / Oklahoma / Apache Livestock Auction / 2026-05-07

Apache Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Apache, Oklahoma · Thu, May 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1829
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,549 head
605 vs last sale 2,154 1,027 vs year ago 522 · +196.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
12 vs last sale 69 4 vs year ago 77 · +5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
29 vs last sale 74 44 vs year ago 59 · +74.6%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Apr 25, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves steady. Quality fair to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. A total of 184 cows and bulls sold with 44 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $490.29/cwt on 62 head, up $39.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 32 comparable sales and sits +34.86 against this barn's trailing median of $455.43.
Average price
$490.29
39.15 vs prior sale
62 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.45
vs OK average
+2.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548490.292,68462
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale62 hd
490.29
OK average8 barns · 1,319 hd
479.84
+10.45
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
+2.74
This barn, trailing median32 sales
455.43
+34.86
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
BullsLow1,655210.013,47522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180167.131,97110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380166.682,30018
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023151.031,5457thin

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)1,189$3,3887
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,317$3,1893thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$3,03010
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,386$2,69922
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,390$2,2405
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,9256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$5,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$4,2504thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$4,4251thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2750–800774367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,84178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650649430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,79116
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464533.37/cwt520.00–545.002,47511
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800751375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,81613
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950929335.74/cwt334.50–339.503,11920
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400398450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7914
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450411480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9734
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850808343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,77119
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720351.77/cwt333.00–359.002,53321
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650630425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6788
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750741374.54/cwt374.50–375.002,77570
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679358.65/cwt335.00–365.002,43524
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400357575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0536
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321574.83/cwt545.00–610.001,84511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450–500479480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,29920
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575406.34/cwt395.00–410.002,33612
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800787341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,68414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350347470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6314
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7652
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619384.05/cwt377.50–394.002,37724
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3225
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400381581.26/cwt575.00–590.002,21510
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325649.23/cwt625.00–700.002,1106
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835360.25/cwt354.50–370.503,008122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677416.28/cwt410.00–430.002,81850
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000972331.19/cwt325.50–335.503,21939
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900864342.57/cwt338.00–345.002,96023
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,8827
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300282692.66/cwt655.00–717.501,9535
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235745.00/cwt745.00–745.001,7512
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600562486.05/cwt450.00–497.502,73229
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524507.68/cwt485.00–520.002,66028
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427589.48/cwt570.00–595.002,51714
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600595417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4845
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450445550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,4484
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550511460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3516
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650601455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7354
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7602
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,4192
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529500.46/cwt480.00–530.002,6477
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,8226
CowsLean 85-90%1,145142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6261
CowsLean 85-90%1,035160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6561
CowsLean 85-90%1,033151.58/cwt150.00–153.001,5662
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370175.52/cwt173.00–177.002,4054
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0532
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight972150.68/cwt150.00–151.001,4653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,405160.90/cwt152.00–170.002,26112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,248183.70/cwt182.00–185.002,2932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190162.33/cwt154.00–167.501,9327
CowsBoner 80-85%1,105187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,0661
BullsLight Weight1,265190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4041
BullsLight Weight1,325218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,8891
BullsLight Weight1,325205.28/cwt202.50–208.002,7202
Bulls1,594209.68/cwt204.00–215.003,3424
Bulls1,611183.04/cwt170.00–197.002,9495
Bulls1,859227.53/cwt219.00–244.004,2309
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,121195.56/cwt180.00–245.002,19214
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1845235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1893,388.34/head3,375.00–3,450.003,3887
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3173,189.42/head3,140.00–3,300.003,1893
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2493,029.98/head2,550.00–3,280.003,03010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3862,699.21/head2,330.00–2,970.002,69922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0851,924.76/head1,800.00–2,045.001,9256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3902,240.00/head2,240.00–2,240.002,2405
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19854,425.00/head4,425.00–4,425.004,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0254,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3755,050.00/head5,050.00–5,050.005,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000995290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8863
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900866335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9013
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650602465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,7996
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8124
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4482
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473552.89/cwt505.00–595.002,6159
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1589
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550502375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8837
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600589337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9886
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550505427.91/cwt425.00–435.002,1617
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650648360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3335
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700663340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561388.82/cwt385.00–392.502,18110
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676370.01/cwt369.00–370.502,50198

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.