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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 19, 2023

2,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.46/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 527 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.68/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 685 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.68/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 566 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,229 2,091 2,282
Feeder cattle 1,828 1,616 1,842
Slaughter cattle 332 391 380
Replacement cattle 69 84 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to weaker. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves under 450 lbs. 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Heifer calves that were weaned 3.00 to 6.00 higher and unweaned calves 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to average with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. A total of 401 cows and bulls sold with 83 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
303 303 3 315.00 $315.00 $954 -0.83
358–373 365 13 321.00–327.00 $323.26 $1,180 +32.26
418 418 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,279 +14.57
450–481 472 10 297.00–307.00 $299.86 $1,415 +6.36
490 unweaned 490 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,348 +10.71
503–548 531 58 273.00–278.00 $274.95 $1,460 —
537 unweaned 537 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,383 +1.77
552–596 unweaned 573 33 235.00–251.00 $241.33 $1,383 -4.99
602–641 624 54 246.50–252.50 $249.59 $1,557 -0.84
680–688 683 25 242.50–245.50 $244.53 $1,670 -4.36
651–696 unweaned 687 41 226.00–239.00 $235.11 $1,615 +3.38
728 unweaned 728 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,667 -2.57
764–779 772 54 240.00–242.00 $241.12 $1,861 +0.12
807 807 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,929 -7.00
811 unweaned 811 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,752 —
989 989 18 227.50 $227.50 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 12 285.00 $285.00 $1,368 +4.00
512 unweaned 512 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,152 —
561 unweaned 561 7 236.00 $236.00 $1,324 —
564 564 32 262.00 $262.00 $1,478 —
616 unweaned 616 6 211.00 $211.00 $1,300 -24.00
657–670 664 27 242.00–255.50 $248.43 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–384 unweaned 371 37 220.00–254.00 $230.61 $856 —
475–482 unweaned 479 26 229.00–231.00 $229.76 $1,101 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 14 253.00 $253.00 $635 —
338 unweaned 338 9 241.00 $241.00 $815 —
390 unweaned 390 3 227.00 $227.00 $885 -9.00
402–448 unweaned 417 34 209.00–247.50 $235.26 $981 -2.69
420 420 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 -1.33
472–495 unweaned 486 50 219.00–236.00 $231.19 $1,124 +2.75
487 487 9 258.00 $258.00 $1,256 +8.00
502–533 518 29 233.00–251.00 $242.32 $1,255 -2.16
527–540 unweaned 533 42 210.00–229.00 $217.20 $1,158 -9.22
559–568 563 26 231.00–259.00 $247.06 $1,391 +8.35
552–597 unweaned 569 36 207.00–227.00 $215.40 $1,226 -1.55
610–613 unweaned 612 10 211.50–226.00 $220.22 $1,348 +4.53
600–625 620 44 245.00–247.00 $245.84 $1,524 +7.71
653–666 662 16 225.00 $225.00 $1,490 +3.00
659–688 unweaned 667 23 187.50–210.00 $204.96 $1,367 -6.92
704–740 714 11 215.00–225.00 $222.17 $1,586 +3.08
768 unweaned 768 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,382 —
796 796 7 217.50 $217.50 $1,731 —
800 800 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 ±0.00
885 885 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,814 -5.00
1068 1068 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–389 unweaned 376 11 210.00 $210.00 $790 —
447 unweaned 447 6 200.00 $200.00 $894 —
494 unweaned 494 11 191.00 $191.00 $944 -23.00
569 unweaned 569 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,104 —
651 unweaned 651 9 171.00 $171.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 9 200.00 $200.00 $662 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 11 269.00 $269.00 $759 —
437–448 unweaned 444 9 273.00–287.00 $282.41 $1,254 —
449 449 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,347 —
450–472 unweaned 457 24 251.00–277.00 $269.58 $1,232 +21.69
511 unweaned 511 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,288 +5.28
565–595 unweaned 582 27 219.00–249.00 $227.80 $1,326 -9.90
605–610 unweaned 606 27 211.00–223.00 $221.21 $1,341 +0.45
660–673 unweaned 664 19 201.00–209.00 $204.78 $1,360 -19.22
718 unweaned 718 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,465 —
763 unweaned 763 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 9 267.00 $267.00 $929 —
389 389 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,118 +36.50
628 unweaned 628 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,275 —
681 681 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 unweaned 335 4 183.00 $183.00 $613 —
440 unweaned 440 4 183.00 $183.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–985 926 85-90% 11 59.00–73.00 $67.41 $624 -4.34
805–998 965 85-90% 31 85.00–91.00 $89.45 $863 +6.97
1019–1460 1103 85-90% 43 78.00–88.00 $85.16 $939 -9.25
1000–1325 1130 85-90% 15 66.00–75.00 $71.42 $807 -22.99
1215 1215 85-90% 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,094 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $866 —
1060–1483 1203 80-85% 41 85.00–92.00 $89.80 $1,080 -2.56
1094–1400 1220 80-85% 49 93.00–100.00 $96.38 $1,176 +4.02
1133–1440 1240 80-85% 11 103.00–106.00 $103.98 $1,289 +6.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1695 1376 75-80% 24 88.00–99.00 $93.75 $1,290 —
1234–1805 1415 75-80% 11 103.00–108.00 $105.35 $1,491 —
1730–1745 1738 75-80% 2 117.00–122.00 $119.51 $2,077 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,404 +13.14
1170–1295 1226 4 105.00–111.00 $107.01 $1,312 —
1315–1920 1540 13 95.00–115.00 $103.96 $1,601 —
1825–2150 1972 3 119.00 $119.00 $2,347 —
2155 2155 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,931 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,156 +24.00
1570 1570 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,523 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–940 916 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 1,025.00–1,250.00 $1,155.58
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1440 1440 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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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.