Cattle Market Pulse

Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 12, 2024

2,242 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Apache Livestock Auction report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.42/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 582 lb · 102 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.68/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 422 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.65/cwt -12.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 514 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,242 2,274 1,938
Feeder cattle 1,781 1,792 1,610
Slaughter cattle 387 395 280
Replacement cattle 74 87 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer calves and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality good to attractive with several fleshy unweaned calves selling to a weak demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 461 cows and bulls sold with 84 percent going to packers.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,053 —
308–333 322 7 317.50–382.50 $344.12 $1,108 —
360–385 374 12 317.50–357.50 $332.78 $1,245 +0.98
415–440 433 12 300.00–315.00 $309.30 $1,339 —
436–437 unweaned 437 10 282.50–300.00 $289.49 $1,265 -25.88
450–480 468 13 279.00–289.00 $282.69 $1,323 —
464–498 unweaned 484 17 257.00–287.00 $271.28 $1,313 -13.72
503–540 524 45 242.50–285.00 $272.77 $1,429 -2.23
532–539 unweaned 536 11 245.00–250.00 $247.26 $1,325 -16.58
566–596 unweaned 581 88 238.00–259.00 $250.98 $1,458 -2.68
566–598 589 14 250.00–259.00 $254.21 $1,497 —
604–643 617 54 245.00–258.00 $252.65 $1,559 +0.59
619 unweaned 619 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,501 +0.50
664 664 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,660 +2.46
709 unweaned 709 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,595 ±0.00
700–730 710 40 237.00–242.00 $238.68 $1,695 -3.34
765 765 11 238.00 $238.00 $1,821 -2.24
929 929 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,951 —
1039 1039 7 195.00 $195.00 $2,026 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,228 —
540 unweaned 540 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,355 +16.00
675 675 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,586 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–332 317 16 290.00–325.00 $312.99 $992 -5.49
325 unweaned 325 3 275.00 $275.00 $894 —
355–375 361 25 281.00–307.50 $291.25 $1,051 -16.74
401–420 412 35 290.00–296.00 $293.74 $1,210 -10.06
408–448 unweaned 430 49 247.50–285.00 $264.49 $1,137 -1.72
456–486 469 21 240.00–281.00 $263.20 $1,234 -14.82
464–496 unweaned 477 31 227.50–245.00 $236.41 $1,128 -22.93
501–534 unweaned 514 65 217.50–253.00 $234.65 $1,206 -10.30
554–593 565 16 231.00–252.50 $242.14 $1,368 —
553–593 unweaned 577 35 212.50–220.00 $216.34 $1,248 -6.17
613–625 620 17 230.00–244.00 $239.65 $1,486 —
600–639 unweaned 627 30 213.00–229.00 $218.93 $1,373 -4.17
650–688 667 34 221.00–230.00 $225.27 $1,503 -1.61
714–739 721 20 219.00–220.00 $219.65 $1,584 -5.16
760 760 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–448 442 11 255.00–259.00 $257.21 $1,137 —
462–483 unweaned 470 16 232.00–232.50 $232.31 $1,092 —
531–540 unweaned 534 16 217.50–221.00 $218.77 $1,168 -9.94
572 572 7 227.50 $227.50 $1,301 -2.50

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 18 337.50 $337.50 $1,124 —
356–358 357 18 322.50–362.50 $340.22 $1,215 +2.72
398 unweaned 398 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,134 —
461–466 464 12 282.00–290.00 $284.65 $1,321 -16.05
473–488 unweaned 475 24 250.00–276.00 $272.66 $1,295 -12.34
503–548 unweaned 517 20 239.00–261.00 $248.74 $1,286 -6.74
594–597 unweaned 596 10 240.00–246.00 $243.61 $1,452 +5.81
603–618 unweaned 610 18 220.00–241.00 $234.18 $1,428 +1.72
651 651 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,543 —
671 unweaned 671 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,530 —
703 unweaned 703 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,511 —
848 848 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,679 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,140 -6.93
488 unweaned 488 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,318 -21.00
520 unweaned 520 12 241.00 $241.00 $1,253 -14.58

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,116 +21.45
923–987 954 85-90% 10 104.00–110.00 $107.41 $1,025 -21.59
948–990 967 85-90% 12 79.00–96.00 $90.57 $876 -27.85
1060 1060 85-90% 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,389 +29.81
1015–1305 1115 85-90% 31 85.00–110.00 $103.58 $1,155 —
1085–1545 1151 85-90% 79 112.00–124.00 $116.65 $1,343 -5.81
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1435 1223 80-85% 17 132.00–140.00 $135.48 $1,657 —
1050–1600 1227 80-85% 79 115.00–131.00 $125.72 $1,543 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,928 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1930 1365 75-80% 37 122.00–134.00 $128.20 $1,750 —
1215–1940 1474 75-80% 32 133.00–145.00 $138.58 $2,043 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1330 1310 3 132.00–143.00 $137.35 $1,799 —
1420–2020 1715 13 130.00–153.00 $143.50 $2,461 -18.91
1485–2105 1773 8 154.00–165.00 $159.57 $2,829 —
1900–2120 1993 3 169.00–176.00 $173.71 $3,462 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,435 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1180 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,775.00–2,200.00 $1,882.62
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1460 1460 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00

↑ Back to top

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.