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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

1,938 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.82/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 470 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.93/cwt +30.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 571 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.54/cwt -10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 527 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,938 1,771 2,017
Feeder cattle 1,610 1,497 1,624
Slaughter cattle 280 198 330
Replacement cattle 48 76 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Steer calves mostly 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves lighter weight weaned calves up to 10.00 higher, calves over 450 lbs. and unweaned 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with several lots of fancy calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. A total of 328 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
290 290 6 337.50 $337.50 $979 —
301–328 310 9 337.00–343.00 $339.12 $1,051 +16.12
374 374 4 339.00 $339.00 $1,268 +2.00
409–432 426 29 315.00–337.00 $328.61 $1,400 —
430 unweaned 430 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,217 —
452–499 unweaned 467 16 295.00–296.00 $295.33 $1,379 +13.46
514–543 unweaned 528 38 294.00–299.00 $296.09 $1,563 +23.47
508–538 532 22 293.00–307.00 $301.76 $1,605 —
563 fancy 563 27 316.00 $316.00 $1,779 —
558–594 574 44 285.00–310.00 $298.18 $1,712 —
581 unweaned 581 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,621 +6.28
626–646 632 42 257.00–275.00 $264.85 $1,674 +0.19
654 654 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,700 +4.46
686 unweaned 686 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,681 -6.65
723 unweaned 723 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,742 —
738 738 9 249.50 $249.50 $1,841 -1.07
760–788 774 22 241.00–252.00 $246.40 $1,907 —
808–845 837 29 242.00–250.00 $243.85 $2,041 +5.85
855 855 11 245.85 $245.85 $2,102 —
925 925 4 221.00 $221.00 $2,044 —
990 990 16 222.00 $222.00 $2,198 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 11 319.00 $319.00 $1,183 —
405 405 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,170 —
605 605 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,549 —
681 681 9 249.00 $249.00 $1,696 —
740 740 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,473 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 4 249.00 $249.00 $847 —
358 unweaned 358 13 281.00 $281.00 $1,006 —
357–392 382 29 279.00–321.00 $313.15 $1,196 +10.17
402–446 unweaned 428 33 251.00–283.00 $271.41 $1,162 —
453–483 463 48 262.00–275.00 $270.99 $1,255 —
450–496 unweaned 477 51 247.00–271.00 $257.07 $1,226 -4.56
508–533 526 28 249.50–254.00 $250.21 $1,316 -5.72
515–537 unweaned 528 37 229.00–239.00 $236.74 $1,250 -13.47
551–598 unweaned 576 30 226.00–237.00 $230.38 $1,327 -13.17
600–649 unweaned 631 51 210.00–230.00 $221.75 $1,399 +0.46
662 unweaned 662 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,503 -2.49
761–792 771 22 214.00–227.00 $222.75 $1,717 —
954 954 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 11 281.00 $281.00 $905 —
408–446 unweaned 423 10 221.00–241.00 $232.57 $984 -6.43
490 490 7 254.00 $254.00 $1,245 —
551 551 9 243.00 $243.00 $1,339 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,010 -30.57
460–498 unweaned 480 28 257.00–283.00 $269.49 $1,294 +0.80
519–545 unweaned 532 8 267.00–271.00 $269.05 $1,431 +6.58
563 563 10 298.00 $298.00 $1,678 —
590 unweaned 590 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,593 +25.00
617–648 unweaned 637 31 227.00–237.00 $233.30 $1,486 -4.07
659 unweaned 659 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,595 +14.18
715–722 unweaned 720 12 182.00–223.00 $212.82 $1,532 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 unweaned 474 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,066 —
603 603 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,393 —
667 unweaned 667 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,434 -8.00
718 unweaned 718 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,537 —
824 824 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,689 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–943 912 85-90% 8 69.00–79.00 $77.27 $705 +1.90
775–963 922 85-90% 18 82.00–98.00 $87.89 $810 +12.52
925 925 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $906 +13.27
1028–1425 1125 85-90% 44 98.00–106.00 $101.70 $1,144 +0.13
1030–1258 1135 85-90% 19 86.00–96.00 $90.62 $1,029 -10.95
1065–1263 1180 85-90% 9 107.50–111.00 $109.75 $1,295 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1203 1158 80-85% 13 96.00–102.00 $100.60 $1,165 —
1023–1435 1181 80-85% 48 103.00–111.00 $106.37 $1,256 +5.13
1165–1314 1251 80-85% 15 112.00–128.00 $117.69 $1,472 +9.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1138–1570 1248 75-80% 9 107.00–108.00 $107.12 $1,337 —
1180–1615 1378 75-80% 11 108.00–115.00 $110.88 $1,528 —
1228–1710 1389 75-80% 19 118.00–135.00 $123.27 $1,712 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,442 —
1350–1670 1518 5 109.00–120.00 $114.26 $1,734 -3.53
1435–1890 1606 10 122.00–126.00 $124.18 $1,994 -0.79
1700–2050 1900 3 130.00–139.00 $133.92 $2,544 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1215 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,452.94
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,210.00 $2,210.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.