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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.33/cwt ≈ $1,684/hd at 731 lb · 27 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.55/cwt ≈ $1,803/hd at 821 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.21/cwt -39.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 634 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 566 2,229 2,009
Feeder cattle 357 1,828 1,494
Slaughter cattle 178 332 433
Replacement cattle 31 69 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves lower on a limited test due to much needed rainfall. Quality fair to good with fair demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. A total of 209 cows and bulls sold with 85 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,358 -25.00
614 614 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,406 —
668 668 13 235.00 $235.00 $1,570 -13.43
723–732 731 27 225.00–231.25 $230.33 $1,684 —
761 761 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,720 —
792 unweaned 792 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,592 —
821 821 22 210.00–227.50 $219.55 $1,803 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 322 4 280.00–317.00 $298.13 $960 -16.87
538 538 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,426 -9.95
646 646 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,567 -7.09
758–799 792 11 227.50–229.00 $227.76 $1,804 -13.36
809 809 15 229.25 $229.25 $1,855 -9.75
862 862 7 225.50 $225.50 $1,944 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 unweaned 344 4 238.00 $238.00 $819 -3.00
385 unweaned 385 3 227.50 $227.50 $876 +0.50
420 unweaned 420 5 235.00 $235.00 $987 -0.26
429 429 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,040 -12.50
453–485 unweaned 464 7 210.00–215.00 $212.38 $985 -18.81
514 unweaned 514 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,002 -22.20
596 unweaned 596 9 193.50 $193.50 $1,153 -21.90
610–640 unweaned 630 12 180.00–193.00 $185.88 $1,171 -34.34
645 645 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,535 -7.84
657–693 675 12 215.00–238.00 $226.19 $1,527 +1.19
782 782 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,501 -25.50
815 815 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,671 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 124.00 $124.00 $430 —
412 412 3 132.50 $132.50 $546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 unweaned 412 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,117 -11.41
517 unweaned 517 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,272 -6.00
583–585 unweaned 584 10 210.00–230.00 $218.02 $1,273 -9.78
732 unweaned 732 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,398 -13.00
754 unweaned 754 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,470 +4.00
898 unweaned 898 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–915 855 85-90% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.54 $689 —
840–875 863 85-90% 3 65.00–71.00 $68.72 $593 —
930 930 85-90% 3 86.50 $86.50 $804 +19.09
1030–1223 1077 85-90% 11 60.00–74.00 $65.23 $703 —
1050–1235 1098 85-90% 23 74.00–87.00 $80.09 $879 —
1076–1385 1100 85-90% 26 89.50–93.00 $90.85 $999 +5.69
1137 1137 85-90% 5 96.50 $96.50 $1,097 +25.08
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1350 1195 80-85% 12 84.00–91.00 $88.30 $1,055 —
1165–1340 1250 80-85% 12 94.00–99.00 $97.14 $1,214 —
1160–1370 1303 80-85% 31 100.00–112.00 $102.44 $1,335 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1403 1306 75-80% 18 93.00–98.00 $96.23 $1,257 —
1240–1450 1365 75-80% 11 102.00–110.00 $105.69 $1,443 +11.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1995 1698 7 116.00–123.00 $119.02 $2,021 —
1455–1960 1715 8 99.00–115.00 $108.14 $1,855 —
1605–2105 1844 5 125.00–130.00 $128.11 $2,362 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,492 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 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.