Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Steer calves and heifer calves mostly 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 399 cows and bulls sold with 53 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.03/cwt on 80 head, up $12.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.82 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$454.03

▲ 12.65 vs prior sale

80 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$83.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

vs OK average

−20.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	478.54	2,448	36
Medium and Large 1-2	534	437.86	2,337	40
Medium and Large 2	518	395.00	2,046	4thin

One grade step is worth $83.54/cwt here — about $402 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

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 sale80 hd

454.03

—

OK average8 barns · 1,483 hd

460.87

−6.84

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−20.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−2.82

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	1,820	218.47	3,976	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	174.16	2,472	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	170.64	2,130	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	156.66	1,659	66

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)	1,271	$3,655	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,875	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,572	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,384	$2,476	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$4,140	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,500	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,515	6

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	850–900	871	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	444.26/cwt	425.00–453.00	2,012	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	518.90/cwt	485.00–620.00	1,723	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	372.16/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,270	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	332.41/cwt	329.00–337.50	2,589	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	707.07/cwt	705.00–715.00	1,973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	546	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	418.93/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,994	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	637.95/cwt	607.50–655.00	1,805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,366	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	357.89/cwt	330.00–377.50	2,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	343.73/cwt	334.00–366.00	2,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	404.65/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,088	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	457.62/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,908	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,360	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	509.49/cwt	509.00–511.00	2,440	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	566.26/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,146	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	415.36/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,613	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	486.73/cwt	482.50–497.50	2,448	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	572.52/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	411.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,708	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	654.33/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,015	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	355.80/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,782	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,390	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	470.42/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,413	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	696	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	406.04/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,270	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	375.57/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	439.28/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,328	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	485.98/cwt	485.00–487.50	2,216	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,450	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	178.48/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,215	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	190.38/cwt	188.00–197.00	2,355	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	914	152.96/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,398	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	165.78/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,286	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,305	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	191.32/cwt	186.00–200.00	2,742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	166.40/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,092	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	168.32/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,863	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	156.54/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,770	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,536	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	177.70/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,570	21
Bulls	—	—	1,953	230.62/cwt	226.00–240.00	4,504	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	212.71/cwt	207.00–220.00	3,867	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	150.45/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,316	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	2,875.14/head	2,325.00–3,500.00	2,875	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	4,515.05/head	3,000.00–4,825.00	4,515	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	4,444.72/head	3,900.00–4,700.00	4,445	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	186.21/cwt	180.00–205.00	2,205	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	936	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,387	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,572.41/head	2,350.00–3,075.00	2,572	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,650.00/head	3,275.00–3,800.00	3,650	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,399.48/head	2,985.00–3,850.00	3,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,384	2,476.38/head	2,350.00–2,575.00	2,476	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	3,655.07/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,655	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	443.57/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	504.96/cwt	465.00–530.00	2,176	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	493.48/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	397.73/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,502	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	521	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	397	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	331.31/cwt	329.00–332.50	2,429	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	319.92/cwt	305.00–330.50	2,643	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	364.87/cwt	335.00–388.00	1,627	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	405.83/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	355.05/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,194	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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