Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers not enough comparable cattle for a market test. Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs. 6.00 to 8.00 lower, over 450 lbs. 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 10.00 lower. A total of 429 cows and bulls sold with 78 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.34/cwt on 131 head, down $18.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −77.07 against this barn's trailing median of $453.41.

Average price

$376.34

▼ 18.71 vs prior sale

131 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$15.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs OK average

+5.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	378.33	2,081	114
Medium and Large 1-2	557	363.00	2,022	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.33/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 $453.41 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 sale131 hd

376.34

—

OK average8 barns · 1,067 hd

380.83

−4.49

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+5.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

453.41

−77.07

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	1,780	196.87	3,504	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,406	155.55	2,187	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	155.50	1,899	174
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	139.73	1,500	55

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)	1,345	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,585	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,540	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,242	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,960	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,575	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	909	$3,555	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	600–650	622	320.26/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	314	438.08/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,376	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	408.06/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,702	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	333.38/cwt	323.00–352.50	2,410	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	327	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	315.72/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,942	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	270.62/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	385.48/cwt	355.00–409.00	1,823	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	324.21/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,887	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	324.52/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,492	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	445.10/cwt	380.00–452.50	2,132	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	2,653	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	704	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	336.88/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	706	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	366.50/cwt	310.00–377.00	2,276	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	514.90/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,648	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	366.09/cwt	335.00–382.50	2,079	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	513.60/cwt	502.50–535.00	1,977	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	557	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,022	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,304	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	536.26/cwt	535.00–537.50	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	464.27/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,024	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	329.28/cwt	307.50–350.00	2,206	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	394.56/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,075	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	350.14/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,877	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	318.72/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,967	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	697	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	347	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,622	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	146.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,591	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	132.58/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,444	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	976	126.62/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,236	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	193.77/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,377	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	174.80/cwt	167.50–177.50	2,255	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	148.40/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,824	69
Bulls	—	—	1,838	206.14/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,789	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	152.52/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,079	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	160.83/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,475	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	157.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,891	88
Bulls	—	—	1,747	182.46/cwt	177.00–187.00	3,188	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	200.63/cwt	180.00–240.00	2,484	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,585.00/head	2,585.00–2,585.00	2,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,241.88/head	2,160.00–2,300.00	2,242	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	2,540.16/head	2,530.00–2,580.00	2,540	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,225.00/head	4,225.00–4,225.00	4,225	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	863	3,219.57/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,163	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	394	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,313	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	328.24/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,566	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,727	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	314.21/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,133	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	369.38/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	366.04/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,907	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	423.09/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	359.91/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	301.39/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,155	36

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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