Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves under 400 lbs. significantly higher, over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves lightly tested. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 436 cows and bulls sold with 61 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.37/cwt on 95 head, down $48.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −15.47 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$441.37

▼ 48.92 vs prior sale

95 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$751

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

$105.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.50

vs OK average

−32.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	450.23	2,566	87
Medium and Large 2	526	345.00	1,815	8thin

One grade step is worth $105.23/cwt here — about $751 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

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 sale95 hd

441.37

—

OK average8 barns · 1,298 hd

452.87

−11.50

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−32.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−15.47

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	1,646	211.16	3,475	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	169.94	2,404	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	167.30	2,114	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	158.67	1,623	40

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)	1,090	$3,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,350	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,059	$3,247	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,850	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,475	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$3,963	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$3,752	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	364.26/cwt	346.00–365.50	3,012	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	196	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,421	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	405.74/cwt	387.50–430.00	2,325	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	688.96/cwt	600.00–775.00	1,591	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	444.08/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,269	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	422	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	388.39/cwt	381.00–395.00	2,408	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	699.41/cwt	690.00–710.00	1,923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	582.74/cwt	565.00–595.00	2,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	3,101	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	457.38/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,191	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	453.92/cwt	422.50–490.00	1,893	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,783	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	423.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,658	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	688.74/cwt	610.00–720.00	2,176	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	381.33/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,547	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	327.29/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,910	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,364	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	317.04/cwt	310.00–318.50	3,186	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	388.85/cwt	387.00–391.00	2,792	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,496	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	639.21/cwt	590.00–700.00	2,346	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	743.84/cwt	715.00–835.00	1,718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	431.22/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,643	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	437.73/cwt	436.00–443.00	2,596	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	454.26/cwt	452.50–456.00	2,544	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	486.35/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,553	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	443.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,477	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	186.35/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	163.53/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,116	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	187.69/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,157	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	176.37/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,079	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	143.91/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,300	13
Bulls	—	—	1,677	209.77/cwt	203.00–217.00	3,518	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	168.07/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,844	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,508	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	166.22/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,337	48
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,695	1
Bulls	—	—	1,782	231.43/cwt	219.00–244.00	4,124	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	175.15/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,492	28
Bulls	—	—	1,568	185.62/cwt	165.00–202.50	2,911	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,486	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,270	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,635	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,496	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	3,246.90/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,247	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	188.48/cwt	169.00–220.00	1,987	52
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	988	3,751.90/head	3,300.00–4,150.00	3,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	963	4,269.48/head	3,850.00–4,700.00	4,269	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	220.51/cwt	170.00–265.00	2,258	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	355.48/cwt	342.00–363.00	2,588	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,532	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	374.02/cwt	340.00–392.00	2,128	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	457.97/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	496.98/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,137	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,553	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	471.10/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,275	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	335.66/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,581	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	645.49/cwt	600.00–670.00	1,749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	6

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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