Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

2,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.58/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 725 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.31/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 477 lb · 84 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.19/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 529 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,723	2,002	1,735
Feeder cattle	2,139	1,696	1,435
Slaughter cattle	526	257	224
Replacement cattle	58	49	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Feeder steers not enough comparable cattle for a market test, with a lower undertone noted. Feeder heifers 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with several new crop, fleshy calves on hand selling to weak demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 584 cows and bulls sold with 90 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
426–439	431	20	186.00–187.00	$186.36	$803	-22.14
438 unweaned	438	8	174.00	$174.00	$762	—
470–499 unweaned	495	23	165.00–173.00	$167.14	$827	—
521–529	525	33	174.00–179.00	$176.48	$927	-15.76
553–574 unweaned	564	18	156.00–161.00	$159.08	$897	-11.92
560–589	580	31	175.50	$175.50	$1,018	-4.55
604	604	11	166.00	$166.00	$1,003	-13.28
610–645 unweaned	620	19	156.50–167.00	$159.81	$991	-10.19
620–643	635	15	171.00–179.00	$176.40	$1,120	-2.88
663	663	15	170.00	$170.00	$1,127	-5.00
700–744	725	90	165.00–172.25	$169.58	$1,229	-0.42
770–799	778	41	167.00–170.00	$169.34	$1,317	—
763–797 unweaned	788	31	153.00–162.00	$156.35	$1,232	-8.65
862–896	882	12	150.00–160.00	$155.93	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	5	176.00	$176.00	$810	—
602	602	6	166.00	$166.00	$999	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	12	183.00–187.00	$186.00	$604	+5.83
351–389	370	14	157.00–169.00	$162.69	$602	-14.22
400	400	10	170.00–172.00	$171.00	$684	-7.73
419–443 unweaned	434	11	147.00–165.00	$154.51	$671	-7.76
468	468	9	151.00	$151.00	$707	-19.07
458–489	471	23	155.00–167.00	$163.26	$769	-6.81
454–498 unweaned	481	52	144.00–165.00	$155.77	$749	-3.51
504–540 unweaned	518	19	143.00–159.00	$152.23	$789	-3.63
518–545	533	54	151.00–163.50	$160.29	$854	-9.71
556–585 unweaned	564	18	144.00–147.00	$145.70	$822	-12.33
556–584	569	15	154.00–159.00	$156.39	$890	-5.61
614–628	622	17	156.00–160.00	$157.63	$980	-9.79
620–642 unweaned	634	11	143.00–145.00	$143.71	$911	-8.70
687 unweaned	687	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,030	-7.00
699	699	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,076	-12.48
702–703	703	19	152.00–153.00	$152.16	$1,070	-11.99
746 unweaned	746	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,082	—
752 unweaned	752	12	143.00	$143.00	$1,075	—
770–780	775	22	146.50–153.00	$149.73	$1,160	-12.32
862	862	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,250	—
972	972	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431 unweaned	431	4	137.00	$137.00	$590	—
435	435	8	165.00	$165.00	$718	+2.83
475 unweaned	475	4	140.00	$140.00	$665	-5.01
598 unweaned	598	4	139.00	$139.00	$831	—
608	608	14	160.50	$160.50	$976	—
686–698	693	22	150.00–151.00	$150.40	$1,042	—
713	713	9	139.00	$139.00	$991	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	181.00	$181.00	$603	-14.00
387	387	3	179.00	$179.00	$693	-18.49
418–428 unweaned	423	19	159.00–170.00	$164.15	$694	—
475–493 unweaned	481	15	159.00–166.00	$161.49	$777	-9.87
509–547 unweaned	530	44	140.00–163.00	$151.35	$802	-18.06
589 unweaned	589	6	147.00	$147.00	$866	+16.00
621–643 unweaned	632	20	135.00–150.00	$143.97	$910	—
678 unweaned	678	3	147.00	$147.00	$997	+0.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	171.00	$171.00	$581	—
355 unweaned	355	6	151.00	$151.00	$536	—
418	418	13	169.00	$169.00	$706	—
475–488 unweaned	483	10	135.00–149.00	$143.49	$693	-17.51
528–547 unweaned	538	10	143.00–153.00	$148.09	$797	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–945	935	85-90%	16	38.50–45.00	$39.31	$368	-8.96
955–997	983	85-90%	10	61.00	$61.00	$600	-11.00
1020–1235	1100	85-90%	42	45.00–57.00	$51.86	$570	—
1007–1307	1123	85-90%	162	58.00–72.00	$60.90	$684	-10.53
1015–1199	1131	85-90%	22	67.00–72.00	$68.93	$780	-2.50

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–1345	1201	80-85%	25	76.00–82.00	$77.93	$936	+4.93
1180–1510	1281	80-85%	88	65.00–74.50	$70.79	$907	-9.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1620	1352	75-80%	57	63.50–76.00	$69.53	$940	-9.07
1170–1603	1415	75-80%	14	75.00–80.00	$76.13	$1,077	-8.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1225	1160	2	83.00–91.00	$86.78	$1,007	—
1310–1885	1605	8	85.00–95.50	$92.15	$1,479	—
1590–1935	1747	9	97.00–104.00	$99.83	$1,744	—
1735–1900	1807	3	105.00–107.50	$105.80	$1,912	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
900–1045	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–800.00	$672.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.