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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 31, 2023

2,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.90/cwt +25.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 587 lb · 122 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.72/cwt ≈ $1,626/hd at 675 lb · 116 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.01/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 425 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,868 1,364 2,673
Feeder cattle 2,149 976 2,012
Slaughter cattle 628 325 569
Replacement cattle 91 63 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers weighing 600 to 750 lbs. 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 750 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. A total of 719 cows and bulls sold with 87 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
248 248 8 330.00 $330.00 $818 —
320 320 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,091 +24.68
357–399 unweaned 369 17 287.00–315.00 $306.10 $1,130 +9.10
414–430 unweaned 426 18 271.00–307.00 $287.75 $1,226 +17.75
441 441 5 324.00 $324.00 $1,429 -8.37
466 466 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,407 -1.75
468–486 unweaned 477 10 271.00–280.00 $275.58 $1,315 —
503 503 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,484 -0.21
500–546 unweaned 529 11 266.00–268.00 $266.69 $1,411 —
558–594 573 23 274.00–285.00 $278.70 $1,597 -2.51
591–598 unweaned 594 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,550 —
610 unweaned 610 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,446 —
652–666 657 13 254.00–256.00 $255.22 $1,677 +0.22
659–697 unweaned 665 36 240.00–241.00 $240.17 $1,597 —
708–748 724 40 245.50–251.00 $246.52 $1,785 -1.02
764–776 769 24 236.00–243.00 $239.15 $1,839 -3.22
803 803 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,935 +3.00
850–858 855 27 236.00 $236.00 $2,018 —
920–943 931 16 214.00–226.00 $216.90 $2,019 +6.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 15 277.00 $277.00 $1,188 —
476–488 483 9 279.00–281.00 $280.12 $1,353 —
506–530 unweaned 521 13 251.00–255.00 $253.51 $1,321 —
554–562 560 13 250.00–269.00 $255.79 $1,432 —
602–636 unweaned 623 8 221.00–235.00 $226.07 $1,408 —
693 693 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,726 —
767 767 23 223.50 $223.50 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 10 211.00 $211.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–349 337 40 275.00–323.00 $286.60 $966 —
357–398 380 48 271.00–295.00 $280.72 $1,067 +17.06
400–448 425 86 263.00–279.00 $274.01 $1,165 +6.77
475–490 unweaned 481 5 239.00–253.00 $247.30 $1,190 -5.59
459–498 483 46 259.00–270.00 $265.42 $1,282 —
505–519 unweaned 512 8 233.00–241.00 $236.95 $1,213 +3.76
505–544 519 57 244.00–271.00 $254.50 $1,321 +8.12
551–588 unweaned 578 42 224.00–235.00 $228.44 $1,320 +3.93
551–599 591 80 242.00–264.00 $261.16 $1,543 —
600–645 unweaned 622 17 205.00–223.00 $214.98 $1,337 -5.02
608–647 625 31 241.00–251.50 $244.08 $1,526 +0.08
654–678 675 97 238.50–246.50 $244.92 $1,653 —
658–685 unweaned 678 19 219.00–220.00 $219.26 $1,487 —
719–727 unweaned 723 19 210.00–223.00 $217.77 $1,574 —
756–783 764 15 221.00–231.00 $226.15 $1,728 +16.15
805–821 810 20 206.00–222.50 $210.71 $1,707 +3.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–382 366 8 235.00–255.00 $242.83 $889 —
578 unweaned 578 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,266 —
638 638 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 3 307.00 $307.00 $998 —
368–398 unweaned 382 25 285.00–314.00 $298.29 $1,139 —
404–440 unweaned 426 39 250.00–293.00 $273.78 $1,166 —
457–485 unweaned 469 16 273.00–283.00 $277.52 $1,302 —
535 unweaned 535 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,343 -9.00
554–565 unweaned 556 23 255.00–263.00 $259.20 $1,441 +11.17
564 564 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,523 —
602–618 unweaned 608 8 216.00–232.50 $222.29 $1,352 -14.71
673–691 unweaned 684 10 205.00–210.00 $206.97 $1,416 —
704 unweaned 704 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 5 273.00 $273.00 $1,010 —
435–438 unweaned 437 23 251.00–261.00 $255.33 $1,116 -12.17
518 unweaned 518 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,238 —
558–588 unweaned 573 20 235.00–243.00 $238.90 $1,369 —
625 625 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $616 —
895–914 910 85-90% 9 107.00–115.00 $108.75 $990 +27.02
920 920 85-90% 2 96.00 $96.00 $883 +14.27
895–995 946 85-90% 30 81.00–95.00 $88.37 $836 +18.37
1016–1165 1055 85-90% 18 85.00–87.00 $86.21 $910 —
1005–1184 1083 85-90% 132 89.00–98.50 $94.33 $1,022 -4.67
1088–1107 1106 85-90% 68 100.50–103.50 $101.41 $1,122 +34.08
1072–1420 1157 85-90% 23 103.00–107.00 $106.57 $1,233 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1409 1201 80-85% 54 94.00–104.00 $100.94 $1,212 -7.05
1020–1377 1230 80-85% 87 104.50–112.00 $107.14 $1,318 -0.85
1150–1395 1256 80-85% 7 115.00–128.00 $122.32 $1,536 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1565 1241 75-80% 12 118.00–130.00 $125.09 $1,552 +25.38
1183–1815 1318 75-80% 32 102.00–109.00 $106.24 $1,400 —
1165–1800 1434 75-80% 37 109.00–116.00 $111.83 $1,604 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,361 —
1330 1330 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,609 —
1400–1895 1673 7 110.00–121.00 $115.61 $1,934 —
1655–2045 1895 4 129.00–134.00 $131.85 $2,499 —
1445–2335 1951 11 123.00–127.00 $124.92 $2,437 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1295 1228 2 81.00–108.00 $95.24 $1,170 —
1385–1680 1548 5 85.00–108.00 $95.00 $1,471 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
1140–1200 1164 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,350.00–1,500.00 $1,438.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1150 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,364.02 —

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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.