Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 25, 2021

1,487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.07/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 568 lb · 128 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.83/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 515 lb · 95 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.50/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 714 lb · 82 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,487	1,624	1,291
Feeder cattle	1,352	1,479	1,036
Slaughter cattle	106	102	199
Replacement cattle	29	43	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs. 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 800 lbs. 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality good to attractive very good demand on the grazing flesh cattle. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 135 cows and bulls sold with 79 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–333	320	10	201.00–218.00	$208.46	$667	+7.46
410	410	5	187.00	$187.00	$767	—
505–510	506	14	173.00–179.85	$174.48	$883	+13.27
570–590	581	24	157.00–161.00	$159.19	$925	+1.57
614	614	4	148.00	$148.00	$909	-1.64
667–679	675	40	144.00–146.00	$145.36	$981	-2.92
716–741	726	22	137.50–144.50	$142.04	$1,031	-4.71
775	775	11	136.00	$136.00	$1,054	+0.96
811–836	820	59	132.00–141.75	$136.40	$1,118	+4.69
904–925	921	43	123.50–126.60	$125.77	$1,158	-1.95
1132	1132	18	110.00	$110.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	5	182.00	$182.00	$615	—
647	647	10	144.00	$144.00	$932	—
740	740	14	138.00	$138.00	$1,021	—
789–797	794	24	132.00–133.00	$132.41	$1,051	+6.35
819	819	13	130.00	$130.00	$1,065	+3.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	9	170.00	$170.00	$660	+16.71
408–444	421	24	159.00–172.50	$167.34	$705	+9.08
453–488	467	26	148.00–162.00	$156.25	$730	+0.25
507–530	515	95	138.00–154.00	$147.83	$761	+8.81
550–596	568	128	129.50–140.75	$138.07	$784	+0.99
605–649	619	72	130.00–137.25	$134.93	$835	+4.14
643 unweaned	643	5	120.00	$120.00	$772	+4.00
656–688	669	72	127.50–130.50	$129.52	$866	+0.02
705–733	714	82	124.75–133.85	$129.50	$925	+2.65
754–773	760	29	128.75–133.50	$132.00	$1,003	+3.78
814	814	4	117.50	$117.50	$956	-5.25
808–826	815	15	121.00–122.75	$121.71	$992	-1.04
859	859	11	117.10	$117.10	$1,006	-0.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445 unweaned	445	8	167.50	$167.50	$745	—
511 unweaned	511	5	146.00	$146.00	$746	—
524	524	4	165.00	$165.00	$865	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1380	1164	80-85%	14	62.00–66.00	$64.24	$748	-1.76
990–1390	1253	80-85%	16	67.00–81.00	$72.57	$909	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–762	732	85-90%	12	25.00–26.50	$25.24	$185	—
855–990	934	85-90%	4	42.00–56.00	$50.93	$476	+6.94
1115	1115	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$780	+22.86
1120–1280	1181	85-90%	5	55.00–65.00	$59.32	$701	—
1165–1330	1248	85-90%	2	51.00–54.00	$52.40	$654	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1395	1348	75-80%	4	60.00–65.00	$63.22	$852	—
1195–1775	1491	75-80%	10	68.00–80.50	$71.38	$1,064	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545–1735	1640	2	74.00–81.00	$77.70	$1,274	—
1505–2345	1729	8	83.50–89.00	$87.14	$1,507	—
1530–2080	1796	8	90.00–101.00	$94.44	$1,696	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
980–1190	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	860.00–950.00	$892.11

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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.