Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Steer calves 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with several fleshy new crop calves. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. A total of 495 cows and bulls sold with 50 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.77/cwt on 73 head, down $45.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.08 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$396.77

▼ 45.14 vs prior sale

73 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$38.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.85

vs OK average

−5.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	403.02	2,257	61
Medium and Large 1-2	595	365.00	2,172	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.02/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale73 hd

396.77

—

OK average8 barns · 1,137 hd

412.61

−15.85

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−5.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

−60.08

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	—	Low	1,797	210.19	3,778	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,322	175.68	2,323	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	166.12	2,027	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	153.64	1,498	95

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)	1,525	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,523	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$3,318	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,625	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,494	50
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,375	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,301	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	250–300	257	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,285	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,189	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	467	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,624	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	385.56/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,028	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	320.20/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,315	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	469.20/cwt	452.50–530.00	1,539	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	326.67/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,035	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	517	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	334.60/cwt	327.00–341.00	2,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	315.62/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,080	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	636	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	360.29/cwt	349.00–364.00	2,554	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,741	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	446.71/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,140	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	414.57/cwt	370.00–437.50	1,973	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	504	391.58/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,974	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	359.15/cwt	332.00–372.50	2,076	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	317.06/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,746	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	689	344.93/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,377	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,487	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	391.14/cwt	382.50–403.00	2,261	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	425.64/cwt	413.00–435.00	2,239	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	373.39/cwt	346.00–412.50	2,289	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	654.23/cwt	620.00–675.00	1,727	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	408	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	481.22/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,214	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	474.23/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,011	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	743	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,422	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	661	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,198	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	415	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	429.65/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,002	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,494	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	158.17/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,244	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,921	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	170.56/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	156.92/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,991	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	782	145.78/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,140	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	995	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	168.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,135	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	146.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,744	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	166.80/cwt	164.00–172.50	1,780	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	160.49/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,727	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	188.54/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,196	8
Bulls	—	—	1,667	196.10/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,269	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,661	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	211.85/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,767	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,523.38/head	3,425.00–3,600.00	3,523	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	3,317.93/head	2,660.00–3,550.00	3,318	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,450	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	756	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	2,301.11/head	2,100.00–2,560.00	2,301	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	2,469.84/head	2,130.00–2,900.00	2,470	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	559	365.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,042	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	597	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	328	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	426.17/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,965	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	353.37/cwt	320.00–369.00	2,184	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	404.81/cwt	382.50–417.00	2,117	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	331.43/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	356	484.52/cwt	450.00–497.50	1,725	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	447.12/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,905	25

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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