Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 15, 2024

1,736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.57/cwt +21.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 574 lb · 98 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.23/cwt +14.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 434 lb · 86 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $244.34/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,994/hd at 816 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,736	1,061	2,168
Feeder cattle	1,561	817	1,793
Slaughter cattle	129	195	297
Replacement cattle	46	49	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. A total of 175 cows and bulls sold with 74 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	4	389.00	$389.00	$1,404	+9.00
408–444	430	31	335.00–380.00	$342.34	$1,472	-4.48
458–475	463	13	335.00–360.00	$352.11	$1,630	+27.71
508–522	512	43	308.00–311.50	$309.35	$1,584	—
545 unweaned	545	5	282.50	$282.50	$1,540	—
565–594	589	35	289.00–295.00	$293.67	$1,730	+4.23
602–641	610	22	265.50–283.00	$276.96	$1,689	-1.04
616–632 unweaned	626	14	251.00–273.00	$265.27	$1,661	-8.15
653–672	659	33	258.00–272.00	$267.13	$1,760	+0.87
714	714	16	260.50	$260.50	$1,860	—
763–769	767	6	239.00–245.00	$240.99	$1,848	-3.11
801–833	816	59	243.00–245.00	$244.34	$1,994	-0.66
901–928	911	8	230.00–231.50	$230.93	$2,104	+3.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	311.50	$311.50	$1,031	—
439–447	442	9	287.50–331.00	$302.18	$1,336	—
517–528	525	17	268.00–283.00	$272.35	$1,430	—
633–649	641	18	259.00–265.00	$261.96	$1,679	-12.54
666–696	688	30	245.00–253.00	$250.98	$1,727	—
705–733	721	18	250.00–251.00	$250.43	$1,806	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	10	283.00	$283.00	$1,203	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	19	322.50	$322.50	$1,106	+33.50
381–396	391	16	275.00–322.50	$294.53	$1,152	+9.82
431 unweaned	431	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,185	+3.15
403–448	434	82	297.00–310.00	$300.41	$1,304	+7.30
454 unweaned	454	8	262.50	$262.50	$1,192	+0.54
451–493	478	28	271.00–301.00	$277.67	$1,327	+1.95
505–548 unweaned	515	14	235.00–260.00	$251.78	$1,297	-5.72
500–541	534	11	275.00–277.50	$275.43	$1,471	+5.43
554–580	572	83	257.00–273.50	$268.75	$1,537	+15.75
573–590 unweaned	582	15	231.00–250.00	$241.42	$1,405	-0.47
607	607	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,530	+5.00
615–633 unweaned	624	12	224.00–235.00	$230.73	$1,440	-3.81
651–672	663	24	235.00–248.00	$240.16	$1,592	—
723–747	741	40	228.00–235.00	$232.90	$1,726	+2.90
754–777	768	10	224.00–230.00	$226.36	$1,738	—
979	979	15	208.00	$208.00	$2,036	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,134	—
505	505	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,313	—
591–594	593	10	245.00–250.00	$247.49	$1,468	—
607	607	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,487	—
670–695	687	9	228.00–231.00	$228.98	$1,573	—
705	705	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,586	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–347	342	14	325.00–331.00	$329.35	$1,126	—
353–392	373	24	332.50–350.00	$340.79	$1,271	-7.73
487	487	3	293.00	$293.00	$1,427	—
591–597 unweaned	593	9	237.00–247.50	$240.52	$1,426	—
679–688 unweaned	681	27	230.00–234.00	$232.81	$1,585	—
738 unweaned	738	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,550	—
800	800	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	372.50	$372.50	$1,389	+1.18
452–468	454	41	283.00–344.00	$335.21	$1,522	+23.95
478–490 unweaned	483	7	275.00–282.50	$279.24	$1,349	—
525 unweaned	525	3	279.00	$279.00	$1,465	+16.50
592 unweaned	592	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,510	-8.92
628 unweaned	628	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,444	-34.70
866	866	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,689	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
873–985	922	85-90%	7	101.00–120.00	$111.61	$1,029	—
1025–1045	1035	85-90%	2	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$1,345	—
1050–1345	1178	85-90%	24	117.00–127.50	$122.44	$1,442	-9.64
1150–1240	1180	85-90%	3	113.00–114.00	$113.65	$1,341	-18.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1675	1365	75-80%	9	122.00–139.00	$132.55	$1,809	-12.56
1327–1625	1411	75-80%	13	142.00–146.00	$144.36	$2,037	+12.36
1510	1510	75-80%	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,356	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1165	1134	80-85%	4	139.00–142.00	$140.27	$1,591	—
1110–1400	1193	80-85%	8	118.00–137.00	$127.46	$1,521	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,956	+4.00
1370–1450	1410	2	148.00–154.00	$150.91	$2,128	—
1485–2125	1729	15	162.00–170.00	$166.15	$2,873	+1.07
1560–1975	1776	5	172.00–185.00	$178.54	$3,171	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1110	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,665.45
1130–1290	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,925.00–2,525.00	$2,031.32
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,275.00	$2,275.00

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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.