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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 15, 2024

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.05/cwt +12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 683 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.23/cwt +12.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 535 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.78/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 636 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 856 2,751 1,915
Feeder cattle 747 2,476 1,677
Slaughter cattle 88 187 193
Replacement cattle 21 88 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested. A total of 109 cows and bulls sold with 81 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
427–448 434 12 350.00–362.50 $356.04 $1,545 -10.91
453–483 468 4 322.50–360.00 $340.65 $1,594 +1.25
510 unweaned 510 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,581 —
505–525 515 8 325.00–327.50 $326.39 $1,681 -15.65
563–590 579 12 282.50–305.00 $298.70 $1,729 -12.91
598 598 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,692 -28.61
625–632 629 12 273.00–282.00 $277.52 $1,746 -12.55
659–690 673 21 261.00–276.00 $270.16 $1,818 -1.01
702–745 718 14 241.00–256.00 $248.26 $1,783 -3.96
734 734 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,747 -14.22
776–795 785 22 235.00–238.00 $236.42 $1,856 -5.61
801–816 812 22 226.00–231.00 $227.35 $1,846 -7.15
905–945 927 9 220.00–220.50 $220.22 $2,041 -1.11
969 969 7 221.00 $221.00 $2,141 —
1067 1067 7 188.00 $188.00 $2,006 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 6 338.00–340.00 $338.98 $1,407 —
536 536 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,581 —
628–631 630 15 263.00–274.00 $269.61 $1,699 —
670 670 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,541 -15.00
945 945 12 211.00 $211.00 $1,994 —
964 964 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,976 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 320 7 270.00–285.00 $280.22 $897 -7.28
368–391 386 9 282.00–285.00 $282.64 $1,091 -31.08
408–440 415 21 285.00–312.50 $302.56 $1,256 +0.03
450–483 463 17 287.50–297.50 $292.68 $1,355 -0.78
465 unweaned 465 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,197 —
510–541 unweaned 532 10 247.00–252.50 $250.92 $1,335 +9.92
523–543 535 16 261.00–265.00 $263.74 $1,411 -9.67
562–586 579 10 247.00–250.00 $248.51 $1,439 -6.37
628 unweaned 628 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,426 -6.56
613–649 637 25 233.00–237.50 $233.93 $1,490 -7.87
663–690 683 31 220.00–239.00 $224.05 $1,530 +0.05
722–741 733 16 211.00–220.00 $215.45 $1,579 -4.67
757 757 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,665 +3.02
900 900 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,638 —
953 953 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,054 +9.50
418–433 427 8 272.50–277.50 $274.33 $1,171 -10.71
529–544 535 31 248.00–262.00 $254.23 $1,360 +12.23
603 603 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,381 -4.44
791 791 7 202.00 $202.00 $1,598 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,362 -13.00
403–415 410 8 320.00–350.00 $338.91 $1,390 -28.60
468 468 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,533 -34.50
537 537 7 316.00 $316.00 $1,697 —
540 unweaned 540 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 +7.64
551 551 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,639 +12.50
559 unweaned 559 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,588 —
615–633 624 4 272.50–286.00 $279.35 $1,743 —
693–699 697 6 249.00–260.00 $252.65 $1,761 +1.36
720 unweaned 720 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,286 —
498 unweaned 498 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,270 —
517 517 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,582 —
622 622 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1585 1452 75-80% 16 102.00–109.00 $106.85 $1,551 -7.98
1329–1850 1506 75-80% 12 115.00–116.00 $115.37 $1,737 —
1400–1850 1661 75-80% 4 107.00–110.00 $108.54 $1,803 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–945 910 85-90% 3 75.00–81.00 $77.76 $708 —
920–955 943 85-90% 3 96.00–97.00 $96.67 $912 —
970 970 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $466 -50.94
1021–1230 1059 85-90% 16 92.00–99.00 $97.44 $1,032 —
1010–1205 1135 85-90% 4 80.00–91.00 $86.69 $984 -3.13
1090–1185 1138 85-90% 2 77.00 $77.00 $876 -12.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1335 1234 80-85% 16 107.00–116.00 $111.66 $1,378 +9.82
1055–1445 1274 80-85% 6 102.00–106.00 $103.96 $1,324 +6.96
1540 1540 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,494 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1585 1545 2 103.00–117.00 $110.18 $1,702 —
1720–2130 1925 2 120.00–124.00 $121.79 $2,344 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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.