Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

3,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.66/cwt +28.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 518 lb · 206 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $311.70/cwt +19.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 574 lb · 186 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.33/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 425 lb · 106 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,826	2,990	1,893
Feeder cattle	3,245	2,624	1,558
Slaughter cattle	415	208	272
Replacement cattle	166	158	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality good to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 581 cows and bulls sold with 71 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
300–345	326	27	430.00–500.00	$462.71	$1,508	+49.02
350–380	361	21	403.00–485.00	$451.36	$1,629	+59.34
403–446	431	61	370.00–420.00	$398.45	$1,717	+35.86
450–499	482	64	350.00–400.00	$373.61	$1,801	+19.75
511–525	522	45	330.00–349.50	$345.58	$1,804	+22.92
553–585	573	176	297.00–337.50	$312.35	$1,790	+18.65
581–585 unweaned	583	10	296.00–303.00	$300.21	$1,750	+17.71
607–632	616	35	283.00–300.25	$293.32	$1,807	+15.71
641 unweaned	641	5	263.00	$263.00	$1,686	+0.50
652–695	684	58	273.75–277.00	$275.84	$1,887	-1.77
683–691 unweaned	689	28	267.00–272.00	$270.94	$1,867	+26.94
703	703	19	270.00	$270.00	$1,898	+5.65
710 unweaned	710	18	250.00	$250.00	$1,775	—
778	778	13	246.00	$246.00	$1,914	-14.00
812–826	819	36	242.00–252.00	$247.19	$2,024	+4.62
967	967	7	231.00	$231.00	$2,234	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	14	271.00	$271.00	$1,851	—
739	739	10	255.00	$255.00	$1,884	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–294	289	9	385.00–410.00	$395.88	$1,144	+61.11
313–345	325	17	345.00–400.00	$379.06	$1,232	+34.94
352–396	378	72	355.00–390.00	$363.92	$1,376	+15.34
418 unweaned	418	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,254	—
401–447	425	101	327.50–375.00	$345.47	$1,468	+14.24
450–495	470	72	300.00–327.50	$317.26	$1,491	+8.39
473–490 unweaned	478	10	307.50–317.50	$314.43	$1,503	—
501–544	515	185	286.00–309.00	$300.92	$1,550	+21.67
535–548 unweaned	543	21	255.00–280.00	$268.96	$1,460	+5.39
551–598	570	86	260.00–290.00	$271.67	$1,549	+11.78
567–589 unweaned	581	13	245.00–260.00	$250.63	$1,456	+4.40
605–645	630	55	257.00–274.00	$259.58	$1,635	+3.03
633–636 unweaned	634	7	222.00–235.00	$227.59	$1,443	-9.74
659–677	666	58	240.00–253.00	$247.82	$1,650	+6.18
662–674 unweaned	667	11	235.00–237.50	$236.35	$1,576	+5.88
734	734	20	246.50	$246.50	$1,809	+6.10
762–786	775	40	215.00–237.50	$225.94	$1,751	—
809–846	827	27	227.00–230.50	$228.72	$1,892	—
858–891	871	19	210.00–218.00	$212.75	$1,853	—
1042	1042	9	201.00	$201.00	$2,094	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–431	418	12	301.00–322.50	$310.55	$1,298	—
539	539	7	277.00	$277.00	$1,493	+17.00
556–598	567	11	251.00–252.50	$252.07	$1,429	+37.07
608–636	629	20	251.00–255.00	$251.97	$1,585	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	8	405.00	$405.00	$1,584	—
410–415	412	10	395.00–400.00	$397.01	$1,636	—
453–498	464	57	353.00–390.00	$375.76	$1,744	+17.14
503–530	514	30	320.00–337.50	$327.30	$1,682	+22.47
527–540 unweaned	536	20	300.00–317.50	$312.34	$1,674	+9.84
552–595	562	42	292.50–325.00	$319.22	$1,794	+19.22
613 unweaned	613	9	261.00	$261.00	$1,600	+3.88
609–635	618	36	270.00–290.00	$284.10	$1,756	+23.56
652–653	652	9	279.00–281.00	$280.11	$1,826	—
663 unweaned	663	7	269.00	$269.00	$1,783	—
705 unweaned	705	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,622	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	9	312.00	$312.00	$1,626	+55.00
639 unweaned	639	6	259.00	$259.00	$1,655	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	80-85%	2	107.00	$107.00	$1,225	—
1015–1362	1208	80-85%	79	112.00–118.00	$115.07	$1,390	+7.29
1190–1403	1346	80-85%	27	119.00–127.00	$122.97	$1,655	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–978	806	85-90%	9	83.00–84.00	$83.60	$674	-5.99
912–995	945	85-90%	11	99.00–107.00	$103.93	$982	—
905–980	949	85-90%	24	80.00–94.00	$87.68	$832	—
1020–1195	1051	85-90%	23	104.00–112.00	$109.10	$1,147	—
1015–1100	1066	85-90%	23	115.00–123.00	$118.30	$1,261	—
1058–1220	1125	85-90%	12	84.00–97.00	$91.96	$1,035	-21.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1278–1500	1322	75-80%	5	127.00–136.00	$129.04	$1,706	-3.96
1200–1485	1327	75-80%	23	115.00–119.00	$117.38	$1,558	-15.62
1210–1780	1370	75-80%	7	108.00–114.00	$111.57	$1,529	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1745	1529	11	121.00–138.00	$130.18	$1,990	—
1490–1880	1616	9	143.00–152.00	$145.91	$2,358	+15.16
1690–1950	1838	6	156.00–170.00	$163.43	$3,004	+6.71

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595	1595	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,866	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1073–1120	1101	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	121.00–137.50	$127.43	$1,403

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1345	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	1,600.00–2,500.00	$2,042.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1000–1165	1099	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,630.00	$1,582.68

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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.