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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

2,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.72/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 619 lb · 104 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.77/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 474 lb · 96 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.21/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 578 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,506 1,830 2,395
Feeder cattle 2,226 1,661 2,197
Slaughter cattle 192 121 118
Replacement cattle 88 48 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 1.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. A total of 280 cows and bulls sold with 69 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
318–333 328 29 202.00–216.00 $206.83 $678 +6.80
357–382 369 22 188.00–210.00 $198.09 $731 +6.53
413–439 431 26 178.00–185.00 $181.26 $781 +2.31
454–496 475 40 163.00–180.00 $170.91 $812 +6.14
509–548 528 49 158.00–172.00 $165.17 $872 +1.75
546 unweaned 546 11 155.00 $155.00 $846 +5.00
553–572 566 72 152.00–162.00 $154.00 $872 -1.76
603–633 619 104 134.00–149.50 $144.72 $896 +5.21
650–673 663 76 136.00–141.50 $139.06 $922 -0.94
709–738 725 61 132.00–138.50 $134.41 $974 -1.42
727 unweaned 727 7 130.00 $130.00 $945 -1.17
787 787 5 126.00 $126.00 $992 -11.00
833 833 12 125.50 $125.50 $1,045 -7.39
903 903 11 128.00 $128.00 $1,156 —
1010 1010 18 124.85 $124.85 $1,261 —
1051 1051 5 120.00 $120.00 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 185.00 $185.00 $712 —
513–546 530 53 150.00–159.00 $153.69 $815 —
573–578 575 32 140.00–150.00 $146.86 $844 -0.42
591 591 9 130.00 $130.00 $768 -17.28
604 604 7 132.50 $132.50 $800 —
653–682 666 28 130.00–132.00 $130.61 $870 —
708 708 5 131.00 $131.00 $927 +3.00
788 unweaned 788 5 101.00 $101.00 $796 —
886 886 8 118.00 $118.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 11 152.00 $152.00 $643 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–340 333 21 176.00 $176.00 $586 —
369 369 6 175.00 $175.00 $646 +14.00
402–449 428 32 150.00–165.00 $155.20 $664 +1.14
468–472 unweaned 470 12 132.00–136.00 $133.99 $630 +7.58
453–499 474 84 135.00–145.00 $141.74 $672 +1.53
503–545 522 69 126.00–143.00 $133.70 $698 -1.22
554–599 572 28 121.50–125.50 $124.11 $710 -6.89
563–596 unweaned 580 36 119.00–121.50 $120.54 $699 +0.54
563–585 582 29 125.00–130.00 $125.67 $731 -5.33
613 613 16 127.50 $127.50 $782 -3.62
612–646 627 26 115.00–125.00 $120.32 $754 -10.80
650–669 662 23 123.00–124.00 $123.40 $817 -3.20
666 unweaned 666 11 113.50 $113.50 $756 +0.21
707 707 6 120.00 $120.00 $848 -4.94
713 713 13 124.50 $124.50 $888 -0.44
780 780 7 115.00 $115.00 $897 —
781 781 14 118.50 $118.50 $925 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 7 139.00 $139.00 $602 —
477 477 13 132.00 $132.00 $630 +8.50
509–512 511 22 115.00–122.00 $119.78 $612 -3.37
592 592 7 117.00 $117.00 $693 -5.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 7 184.00 $184.00 $784 —
444 unweaned 444 10 161.00 $161.00 $715 —
459–491 476 18 157.00–160.00 $158.59 $755 —
556 556 4 143.00 $143.00 $795 -3.00
570 unweaned 570 6 137.00 $137.00 $781 —
601 601 15 131.50–132.00 $131.73 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 6 148.00 $148.00 $746 —
561 561 4 137.00 $137.00 $769 —
676 676 5 120.00 $120.00 $811 —
790 790 6 115.00 $115.00 $908 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–995 916 85-90% 8 35.00–43.00 $38.18 $350 +12.68
1015–1325 1123 85-90% 25 34.00–44.00 $39.82 $447 —
1035–1410 1141 85-90% 19 45.00–52.00 $47.26 $539 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $377 —
950 950 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $484 —
1065–1205 1154 80-85% 5 55.00–59.00 $56.55 $653 +7.34
1030–1330 1182 80-85% 7 40.00–45.00 $43.09 $509 -6.12
1000–1450 1205 80-85% 35 47.00–53.00 $50.32 $606 +5.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 46.50 $46.50 $579 —
1120–1638 1397 75-80% 31 47.00–55.50 $51.84 $724 -1.15
1420–1770 1570 75-80% 11 55.00–60.00 $57.67 $905 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–2260 1840 15 71.00–79.00 $75.05 $1,381 -0.38
1545–2190 1926 7 80.00–85.50 $82.94 $1,597 —
1735–2175 2010 5 61.00–70.50 $66.44 $1,335 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1730 1582 3 49.00–55.00 $52.31 $828 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
971 971 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 850.00 $850.00
970–1099 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 650.00–900.00 $831.38
1109–1284 1146 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 700.00–725.00 $719.10
1135–1600 1291 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 800.00–1,050.00 $914.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1081 1081 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 585.00 $585.00

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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.