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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

1,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.49/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 419 lb · 130 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.74/cwt -7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 581 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $137.51/cwt -8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 529 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,409 1,925 1,987
Feeder cattle 1,153 1,584 1,674
Slaughter cattle 211 280 241
Replacement cattle 45 61 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 256 cows and bulls sold with 82 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
405–433 407 36 147.00–160.50 $159.30 $648 —
491 491 13 144.00–147.00 $146.08 $717 —
496 unweaned 496 9 143.00 $143.00 $709 —
500–523 515 15 139.00–144.00 $141.23 $727 -8.29
529–545 unweaned 537 28 134.00–137.00 $135.52 $728 +1.15
554 554 4 133.00 $133.00 $737 —
576–588 unweaned 582 10 120.00–131.00 $125.44 $730 -6.40
581–597 589 16 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $751 -2.51
617 unweaned 617 6 121.00 $121.00 $747 -4.98
649 649 7 125.00 $125.00 $811 -4.60
652 unweaned 652 6 123.00 $123.00 $802 -1.69
654–677 665 34 125.50–130.00 $127.84 $850 -1.16
711 unweaned 711 11 117.50 $117.50 $835 -2.50
715 715 8 125.00 $125.00 $894 -6.50
772–774 773 11 124.50–129.00 $126.96 $981 -1.97
791 unweaned 791 9 118.50 $118.50 $937 —
833–848 840 9 126.50–132.00 $128.97 $1,083 -0.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 9 148.00 $148.00 $576 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–384 380 28 141.00–142.00 $141.13 $536 +3.13
413–443 419 130 133.00–139.00 $138.49 $580 +2.76
472–495 480 31 119.00–133.50 $127.85 $614 -6.26
508–512 509 14 120.00–123.50 $121.26 $617 -6.49
513–544 unweaned 527 23 104.00–117.00 $112.05 $591 -6.68
558–593 577 20 115.00–120.00 $117.62 $679 -2.88
553–599 unweaned 582 81 98.00–117.00 $111.54 $649 -6.19
625 625 16 120.00 $120.00 $750 -3.50
631–632 unweaned 631 13 94.00–105.00 $100.77 $636 -2.85
634 634 8 110.00 $110.00 $697 -13.50
667 667 15 111.00 $111.00 $740 -19.00
665–688 unweaned 680 13 91.00–95.00 $93.14 $633 -12.36
683 683 9 120.00 $120.00 $820 -10.00
702 unweaned 702 11 100.00 $100.00 $702 +5.00
768 768 6 116.50 $116.50 $895 -8.50
967–979 976 12 100.00 $100.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 11 131.00 $131.00 $440 —
382 382 17 130.00 $130.00 $497 +5.00
549 unweaned 549 11 110.00 $110.00 $604 —
693–698 694 18 118.00–120.00 $119.55 $830 —
797 797 5 117.00 $117.00 $932 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 unweaned 480 5 136.00 $136.00 $653 -0.20
522–533 unweaned 528 7 128.00–136.00 $131.39 $694 +7.10
560–571 unweaned 569 20 110.00–128.00 $117.63 $669 —
608 unweaned 608 3 125.50 $125.50 $763 +12.53
668–699 unweaned 687 8 104.00–106.00 $104.73 $719 —
803 803 4 107.00 $107.00 $859 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $532 —
955–1465 1118 80-85% 5 57.00–60.00 $58.83 $658 +13.66
1035–1380 1214 80-85% 23 44.00–51.00 $47.24 $573 -4.90
1125–1465 1236 80-85% 18 52.50–56.00 $54.26 $671 +2.12
1325–1360 1337 80-85% 3 42.00–43.50 $42.99 $575 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1415 1248 75-80% 5 49.50–52.00 $51.15 $638 —
1090–1690 1385 75-80% 35 52.50–57.00 $54.61 $756 —
1225–1565 1398 75-80% 10 48.00–64.00 $59.06 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–910 883 85-90% 2 21.00–34.00 $27.70 $245 —
935–985 954 85-90% 6 34.50–44.00 $39.88 $380 -1.50
1005–1355 1115 85-90% 21 39.00–44.50 $41.40 $462 -0.58
1010–1220 1121 85-90% 4 25.00–35.00 $32.41 $363 -9.57
1060–1270 1142 85-90% 10 45.00–50.00 $46.16 $527 +4.18
1220 1220 85-90% 1 52.50 $52.50 $640 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1840 1552 9 58.00–68.00 $62.70 $973 —
1575–1880 1707 5 72.50–77.00 $74.80 $1,277 +0.19
1980–2040 2010 2 78.00–79.00 $78.49 $1,578 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 50.00 $50.00 $910 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 725.00 $725.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1003–1260 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 635.00–910.00 $792.47
1225–1255 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–910.00 $897.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1300 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,241.49 -221.01

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.