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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 12, 2021

1,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.67/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 529 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.77/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 617 lb · 62 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.06/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 622 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,026 1,516 1,719
Feeder cattle 916 1,331 1,450
Slaughter cattle 89 153 181
Replacement cattle 21 32 88

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers lower on a limited test. Steer and heifer calves sold mostly higher on a limited comparable test. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 110 cows and bulls sold with 81 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
328 328 7 201.00 $201.00 $659 —
360 360 3 208.00 $208.00 $749 +0.53
404–446 423 25 190.00–196.00 $193.43 $818 -11.57
480 480 3 180.00 $180.00 $864 +0.29
532 532 10 176.00 $176.00 $936 +1.00
541 unweaned 541 26 171.00 $171.00 $925 —
562–593 577 38 165.00–177.00 $170.85 $986 +0.55
603 603 15 165.00 $165.00 $995 —
619–623 unweaned 622 47 164.00–166.50 $166.02 $1,033 —
668–684 676 18 156.00–166.00 $160.94 $1,088 +0.15
736 unweaned 736 15 145.00 $145.00 $1,067 -6.66
734–742 737 19 143.00–154.50 $149.63 $1,103 -12.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 4 172.00 $172.00 $807 —
624–643 632 46 156.00–164.00 $158.51 $1,002 -5.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 6 135.50 $135.50 $809 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 8 175.00 $175.00 $581 —
362–370 366 6 169.00–175.00 $172.03 $630 +5.12
406–449 426 26 161.00–165.00 $162.60 $693 -3.56
502–541 520 31 150.00–155.00 $153.83 $800 +0.83
537–538 unweaned 537 37 148.00–151.00 $149.86 $805 +6.43
558–595 566 20 146.00–154.00 $152.28 $862 -1.18
575–599 unweaned 588 12 130.00–144.00 $137.86 $811 +0.86
609–645 619 40 143.00–150.00 $148.30 $918 -2.08
642 unweaned 642 7 140.00 $140.00 $899 —
692–698 unweaned 694 14 136.00 $136.00 $944 —
771–772 771 16 140.00–142.00 $141.25 $1,089 —
840 840 8 136.50 $136.50 $1,147 —
971–989 974 30 120.00–125.25 $124.36 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604–645 616 10 120.50–135.00 $125.05 $770 -12.48
745 745 4 131.00 $131.00 $976 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 186.00 $186.00 $802 -7.00
481 481 7 167.00 $167.00 $803 —
570 unweaned 570 3 159.00 $159.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 unweaned 694 7 128.00 $128.00 $888 —
710 710 4 130.00 $130.00 $923 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–843 832 85-90% 4 50.00–55.00 $53.80 $448 +15.94
1015–1170 1072 85-90% 15 50.00–57.50 $56.37 $604 —
1085–1240 1162 85-90% 3 62.00–69.00 $65.16 $757 -0.23
1420 1420 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1085 1074 80-85% 4 65.00–67.50 $66.89 $718 —
1090–1240 1165 80-85% 2 77.50–78.00 $77.73 $906 —
1010–1470 1266 80-85% 12 65.00–74.50 $71.11 $900 -9.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $858 —
1110–1515 1323 75-80% 10 71.00–78.00 $74.99 $992 -1.87
1140–1435 1356 75-80% 6 79.00–83.00 $81.03 $1,099 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,075 —
1680–1790 1728 3 92.00–101.50 $95.61 $1,652 +16.84
1995–2270 2133 2 104.00 $104.00 $2,218 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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.