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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 4, 2022

2,641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.64/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 579 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.37/cwt -18.63 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 527 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.84/cwt -16.16 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 558 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,641 2,262 1,516
Feeder cattle 2,012 1,532 1,331
Slaughter cattle 535 662 153
Replacement cattle 94 68 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. A total of 629 cows and bulls sold with 85 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
323–340 329 8 209.00–223.00 $214.42 $705 -2.89
352–399 367 13 214.00–220.00 $217.32 $798 -6.18
440 440 3 211.00 $211.00 $928 -2.66
455 455 7 210.00 $210.00 $956 -2.00
460 unweaned 460 5 196.00 $196.00 $902 +10.00
520–549 535 8 195.00–196.00 $195.49 $1,046 -3.82
565 unweaned 565 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 —
550–579 566 9 189.00–197.00 $192.45 $1,089 +1.18
607–631 621 7 178.00–182.00 $180.32 $1,120 -4.94
650–699 664 45 176.00–183.00 $181.17 $1,203 -0.67
715 unweaned 715 10 162.00 $162.00 $1,158 —
720–745 734 23 164.00–176.00 $170.55 $1,252 -4.97
768–786 783 31 168.00–170.00 $168.32 $1,318 -3.71
837 837 17 166.00 $166.00 $1,389 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 7 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
385 385 13 195.00 $195.00 $751 —
421 unweaned 421 8 170.00 $170.00 $716 —
453–463 unweaned 458 27 170.00–185.00 $176.33 $808 —
507 unweaned 507 12 157.00 $157.00 $796 —
520 520 17 194.00 $194.00 $1,009 —
554 unweaned 554 49 155.00 $155.00 $859 —
593 593 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,073 +7.00
653 unweaned 653 30 155.50 $155.50 $1,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 166.00 $166.00 $498 -10.79
350–387 370 50 166.00–179.00 $173.89 $643 +3.00
418–445 unweaned 432 6 165.00–167.00 $165.97 $717 +8.97
429–439 434 21 169.00–175.00 $173.84 $754 +1.82
453–483 468 12 173.00–175.00 $174.03 $814 -1.95
468–492 unweaned 480 38 145.00–170.00 $158.53 $761 -4.44
503–520 unweaned 515 27 154.00–160.00 $155.24 $799 —
514–540 525 20 175.50–181.00 $178.95 $939 +3.82
570–584 574 67 173.00–183.00 $178.09 $1,022 +4.83
586 unweaned 586 17 157.00 $157.00 $920 —
598 598 13 165.00 $165.00 $987 -8.26
602–633 610 34 168.00–177.00 $173.07 $1,056 +5.20
659–687 677 29 168.00 $168.00 $1,137 +3.47
723–735 727 42 160.00–166.00 $161.90 $1,177 -1.10
727 727 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,127 -8.00
833 833 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,299 +1.50
967 967 9 148.00 $148.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 unweaned 431 19 146.00 $146.00 $629 —
507–529 unweaned 526 58 141.00–145.00 $144.53 $760 —
533 533 8 168.00 $168.00 $895 +2.00
570 unweaned 570 8 140.50 $140.50 $801 —
604 unweaned 604 36 140.50 $140.50 $849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 13 155.00 $155.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–399 379 27 211.00–218.00 $214.94 $815 —
404–436 427 18 205.00–211.00 $209.42 $894 +0.42
441 unweaned 441 10 191.00 $191.00 $842 +10.00
501 501 7 189.00 $189.00 $947 —
510–545 unweaned 520 45 158.00–191.00 $181.88 $946 +1.88
634 634 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,059 —
698 698 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,187 —
711 711 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 10 173.00 $173.00 $853 —
547 unweaned 547 10 162.00 $162.00 $886 +1.00
610 unweaned 610 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,000 —
611 611 4 157.00 $157.00 $959 —
729 729 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,145 —
782 782 11 155.00 $155.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 unweaned 410 8 119.00 $119.00 $488 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–960 934 85-90% 28 48.00–53.50 $52.90 $494 —
948 948 85-90% 5 72.00 $72.00 $683 —
911–998 967 85-90% 32 54.50–68.00 $59.31 $574 +0.48
1060 1060 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $530 +9.00
1125 1125 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $878 +13.21
1097–1240 1156 85-90% 10 70.00–74.00 $71.90 $831 -0.60
1005–1385 1157 85-90% 158 54.00–69.00 $63.20 $731 -9.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1500 1273 75-80% 63 82.00–86.00 $84.97 $1,082 —
1155–1445 1302 75-80% 3 76.00–79.00 $77.56 $1,010 —
1120–1620 1305 75-80% 31 87.00–100.00 $88.92 $1,160 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1200 1079 80-85% 4 86.00–89.00 $88.17 $951 —
1095–1195 1144 80-85% 16 71.00–76.00 $71.50 $818 —
1100–1335 1271 80-85% 59 73.25–81.00 $76.19 $968 -8.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,021 —
1295–1325 1310 2 92.00–94.00 $93.01 $1,218 —
1385–1900 1533 5 94.00–99.00 $96.72 $1,483 —
1355–2080 1626 8 84.00–91.00 $86.63 $1,409 —
1560–2230 1829 10 102.00–116.00 $109.54 $2,003 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 67.00 $67.00 $871 —
1350 1350 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,040 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
890–1110 1037 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 625.00–850.00 $785.61

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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.