Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifer calves 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. A total of 541 cows and bulls sold with 52 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.05/cwt on 117 head, down $1.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −56.09 against this barn's trailing median of $451.14.

Average price

$395.05

▼ 1.72 vs prior sale

117 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$48.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs OK average

−1.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	399.42	2,175	101
Medium and Large 1-2	588	375.00	2,205	11thin
Medium and Large 2	535	351.00	1,878	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.42/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $364.34, median $451.14 across 33 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 sale117 hd

395.05

—

OK average8 barns · 933 hd

401.11

−6.06

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−1.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

451.14

−56.09

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	—	High	1,641	203.09	3,332	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	161.64	2,311	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	159.60	1,989	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	155.07	1,729	52

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,707	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,472	46
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$2,418	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,312	$2,392	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,350	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$2,159	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,950	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	500–550	535	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,205	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	356.03/cwt	351.00–358.00	1,862	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	362.37/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,729	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,947	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	497	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,677	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	585.99/cwt	560.00–601.00	1,717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	315.65/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,746	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	316.47/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,544	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	431.18/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,052	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	410.80/cwt	406.00–420.00	2,136	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	393.11/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,194	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,326	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	471	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	361.44/cwt	333.00–379.00	2,212	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	526.05/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,952	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	327	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	475.93/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,046	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	337.80/cwt	325.00–346.00	2,290	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	462.40/cwt	415.00–481.00	2,169	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	449.72/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,938	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	331.67/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,920	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	371.23/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	446.15/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,633	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	330.43/cwt	313.00–358.00	1,913	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	312.34/cwt	306.00–313.00	2,268	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	414.46/cwt	355.00–432.50	1,803	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	299.89/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,309	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	520.25/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	312.40/cwt	306.00–318.00	2,084	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	321.34/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,703	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	775	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	2,392.19/head	2,200.00–2,580.00	2,392	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	2,471.78/head	2,100.00–3,725.00	2,472	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	2,417.72/head	2,270.00–2,800.00	2,418	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	2,158.73/head	1,945.00–2,205.00	2,159	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,707.34/head	2,635.00–2,775.00	2,707	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	233.95/cwt	190.00–320.00	2,625	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,112	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	219.93/cwt	214.00–226.00	3,849	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	204.78/cwt	197.50–212.00	3,365	10
Bulls	—	—	1,640	193.21/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,169	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,362	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	173.05/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,872	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,458	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	159.87/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,022	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	165.47/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,277	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,802	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	164.63/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,877	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	140.94/cwt	133.00–147.50	1,645	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	155.55/cwt	152.50–157.00	1,863	14
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	156.15/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,342	33

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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