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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 26, 2024

2,985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.30/cwt -25.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 485 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.71/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 577 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $265.15/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 523 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,985 2,428 1,696
Feeder cattle 2,523 1,988 1,380
Slaughter cattle 360 380 272
Replacement cattle 102 60 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 462 cows and bulls sold with 78 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
269–275 271 12 400.00–405.00 $401.69 $1,089 —
315–328 323 9 345.00–365.00 $353.20 $1,141 +18.20
358–390 367 27 322.50–367.50 $341.36 $1,253 +26.36
418–442 437 30 319.00–342.50 $321.93 $1,407 +10.77
450–456 454 10 307.50–315.00 $309.73 $1,406 +25.10
467 unweaned 467 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,303 +1.95
508–545 unweaned 520 12 242.00–245.00 $243.05 $1,264 —
505–544 523 76 257.00–277.00 $268.64 $1,405 +8.29
558–589 570 24 255.00–265.00 $261.64 $1,491 +5.50
597–598 unweaned 597 26 240.00–249.00 $244.19 $1,458 -0.32
619–636 unweaned 632 20 225.00–243.00 $238.59 $1,508 -1.90
607–649 645 32 252.00–254.00 $253.82 $1,637 —
657–687 667 74 235.00–253.00 $247.11 $1,648 +3.97
660–698 unweaned 688 11 230.00–231.00 $230.74 $1,587 +0.74
702 unweaned 702 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,650 —
700–740 728 21 243.00–250.00 $246.05 $1,791 +3.18
752–783 773 16 237.00–242.00 $238.52 $1,844 -0.46
805–828 809 31 227.00–239.00 $232.25 $1,879 —
952 952 7 213.00 $213.00 $2,028 —
1071 1071 26 202.50 $202.50 $2,169 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,185 ±0.00
534 534 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,255 —
557–586 572 10 230.00–235.00 $232.44 $1,330 —
643 643 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,562 —
644 unweaned 644 16 213.00 $213.00 $1,372 —
691 691 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,479 -29.00
706 706 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,624 —
756–786 775 11 227.00–228.00 $227.65 $1,764 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 325.00 $325.00 $916 —
310–345 330 31 285.00–315.00 $299.38 $988 +5.01
361–398 371 14 281.00–311.00 $297.69 $1,104 -3.64
404–427 416 19 293.00–307.00 $302.47 $1,258 +9.18
420–446 unweaned 429 52 255.00–287.00 $268.42 $1,152 -2.35
451–462 456 26 247.50–267.50 $257.58 $1,175 -6.01
476–499 unweaned 493 88 220.00–252.50 $232.61 $1,147 —
512–538 unweaned 523 45 217.00–242.50 $235.34 $1,231 -6.27
554–588 unweaned 576 11 215.00–227.00 $219.20 $1,263 -1.63
558–594 577 78 232.50–244.00 $236.90 $1,367 +3.92
601–602 601 27 250.00 $250.00 $1,502 +12.76
602–641 unweaned 630 12 207.00–227.50 $216.96 $1,367 -5.40
668 unweaned 668 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,450 —
688–697 691 18 219.00–222.50 $221.05 $1,527 —
713–748 718 52 225.00–232.75 $230.94 $1,658 +12.94
808 808 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,721 —
1021 1021 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 277.50 $277.50 $1,079 +6.50
438 438 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,237 -2.50
464–486 472 20 243.00–247.50 $244.62 $1,155 —
536 unweaned 536 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,126 —
544 544 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,289 —
605–628 621 11 219.00–226.00 $223.77 $1,390 +8.77
630 unweaned 630 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 unweaned 497 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–396 386 20 325.00–335.00 $327.81 $1,265 +20.31
420–443 436 26 292.50–317.50 $301.76 $1,316 +5.11
456–459 457 9 297.50–302.50 $300.27 $1,372 —
477 unweaned 477 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,245 -6.85
509–548 520 33 247.00–275.00 $258.61 $1,345 -3.89
527–543 unweaned 534 14 247.50–251.00 $249.98 $1,335 -1.37
551–573 unweaned 556 22 235.00–250.00 $245.64 $1,366 —
577 577 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,442 -2.50
608 608 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,444 -2.62
665–671 unweaned 668 15 223.00–227.00 $224.61 $1,500 —
709–726 718 13 217.00–220.00 $218.77 $1,571 +1.77
766 766 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,586 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 unweaned 420 5 235.00 $235.00 $987 —
471 unweaned 471 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,248 —
736 736 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,560 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 3 93.00 $93.00 $842 -8.77
930–975 951 85-90% 7 75.00–87.00 $79.63 $757 -36.85
1028–1150 1091 85-90% 23 75.00–91.00 $85.58 $934 +6.01
1021–1253 1148 85-90% 61 105.00–114.00 $107.42 $1,233 —
1080–1350 1153 85-90% 19 92.00–103.00 $98.48 $1,135 -15.73
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1400 1188 80-85% 22 104.00–112.00 $108.01 $1,283 -12.03
1093–1427 1226 80-85% 31 114.00–122.00 $116.88 $1,433 —
1200–1443 1346 80-85% 5 123.00–132.00 $128.79 $1,734 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248–1505 1385 75-80% 8 128.00–132.00 $129.61 $1,795 —
1250–1700 1393 75-80% 17 118.00–122.00 $120.24 $1,675 —
1285–1880 1531 75-80% 8 107.00–114.00 $110.99 $1,699 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1325 1298 2 125.00–128.00 $126.47 $1,642 -13.67
1365–2140 1757 14 120.00–146.00 $136.92 $2,406 —
1415–1935 1771 7 148.00–165.00 $150.99 $2,674 —
1745–2110 1943 5 160.00–169.00 $164.49 $3,196 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1228 1021 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 140.00–179.00 $152.20 $1,554

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1315 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 55 1,675.00–1,975.00 $1,778.32
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.