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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 9, 2026

1,951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $327.33/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $3,100/hd at 947 lb · 144 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.52/cwt +0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,985/hd at 828 lb · 99 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.04/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,454/hd at 620 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,951 1,164 1,663
Feeder cattle 1,615 1,024 1,481
Slaughter cattle 156 89 120
Replacement cattle 180 51 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves under 400 lbs. 20.00 to 30.00 higher, over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. A total of 336 cows and bulls sold with 46 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
212 212 2 910.00 $910.00 $1,929 —
260–290 264 8 700.00–752.50 $729.55 $1,926 +6.70
315–340 319 18 665.00–737.00 $721.16 $2,301 +29.87
353–399 375 24 565.00–685.00 $636.66 $2,387 +35.91
396 unweaned 396 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,396 —
421–449 unweaned 431 14 585.00–620.00 $606.98 $2,616 —
450–483 467 30 502.50–560.00 $524.04 $2,447 -11.64
462–496 unweaned 492 17 545.00–560.00 $546.66 $2,690 —
515 unweaned 515 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,524 +30.00
531 531 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,735 -6.60
580–586 581 26 475.50–482.50 $476.86 $2,771 +7.79
584–585 unweaned 585 10 468.00–470.00 $469.00 $2,744 —
602–611 604 12 434.00–444.00 $436.53 $2,637 -2.21
655–679 unweaned 670 28 406.00–425.00 $417.70 $2,799 —
665–683 672 30 420.00–441.50 $433.48 $2,913 +19.38
700–733 727 23 390.00–420.00 $402.18 $2,924 +0.16
768 768 3 379.00 $379.00 $2,911 +2.50
806–834 828 99 358.00–371.50 $360.52 $2,985 +0.91
852–871 865 12 345.00–352.00 $349.70 $3,025 +4.19
947 947 144 321.50–327.50 $327.33 $3,100 -1.27
968 968 32 333.00 $333.00 $3,223 +13.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 555.00 $555.00 $2,153 —
506 506 6 480.00 $480.00 $2,429 —
584 584 11 425.00 $425.00 $2,482 —
615 615 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,614 —
740 740 15 388.00 $388.00 $2,871 +13.00
792–796 793 25 368.00–374.50 $372.67 $2,955 —
822–844 837 22 347.50–351.00 $348.59 $2,918 —
930 930 40 320.00 $320.00 $2,976 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 446.00 $446.00 $2,208 —
642 642 6 347.50 $347.50 $2,231 —
790 790 17 310.00 $310.00 $2,449 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–288 285 27 602.50–690.00 $609.41 $1,737 +24.41
302–335 323 15 540.00–620.00 $572.64 $1,850 +17.64
362–372 367 4 505.00–535.00 $519.80 $1,908 +9.80
377–388 unweaned 382 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,006 +15.00
400–427 419 11 515.00–530.00 $523.71 $2,194 +8.70
441 unweaned 441 3 477.50 $477.50 $2,106 —
455–493 472 10 477.50–485.00 $480.72 $2,269 +10.45
481–493 unweaned 484 30 425.00–477.50 $467.55 $2,263 —
502–539 522 33 435.00–470.00 $454.72 $2,374 +28.74
530 unweaned 530 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,306 —
570–572 572 7 405.00–455.00 $412.12 $2,357 +0.40
600–633 613 45 400.00–407.00 $403.99 $2,476 +2.26
636–647 unweaned 637 17 375.00 $375.00 $2,389 —
651–663 656 21 357.50–400.00 $376.42 $2,469 +25.42
700–747 721 47 334.00–355.00 $352.14 $2,539 +12.23
751–791 763 54 322.50–339.00 $336.56 $2,568 +3.32
825–836 830 7 319.00–330.00 $325.25 $2,700 +12.75
890 890 5 303.00 $303.00 $2,697 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,073 —
560–583 573 24 362.50–402.50 $391.55 $2,244 —
623–647 632 13 382.50–395.00 $390.08 $2,465 —
730 730 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,300 —
461 461 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,167 —
505–545 528 12 470.00–506.00 $484.34 $2,557 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,458 +15.00
516 516 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,786 +60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
907–945 940 85-90% 22 125.00–143.00 $132.31 $1,244 -17.69
986 986 85-90% 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,509 -2.00
995 995 85-90% 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,662 +12.00
1050 1050 85-90% 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,575 —
1020–1100 1060 85-90% 12 152.00–158.00 $154.99 $1,643 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1245 1171 80-85% 4 176.00–188.00 $183.85 $2,153 —
1010–1315 1174 80-85% 5 157.00–167.00 $160.69 $1,887 —
1080–1370 1174 80-85% 18 169.00–172.00 $170.15 $1,998 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,706 —
1225–1805 1460 75-80% 6 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $2,409 —
1260–1855 1511 75-80% 10 171.00–180.00 $174.14 $2,631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,388 +27.35
1260–1325 1282 3 177.00–190.00 $183.77 $2,356 -15.11
1410–2025 1647 7 197.00–207.00 $202.94 $3,342 —
1225–2350 1722 18 208.00–240.00 $219.37 $3,778 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–1060 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 272.50–280.00 $276.63 $2,407
970–1155 1012 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 39 205.00–240.00 $210.67 $2,132

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1090 1038 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 2,825.00–3,200.00 $2,925.57
1000–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,725.00–3,400.00 $3,086.05
1085–1115 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 3,425.00–3,950.00 $3,498.26
980–1190 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 22 2,150.00–2,220.00 $2,198.25
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,800.00 $3,800.00
1070–1490 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 3,350.00–3,750.00 $3,468.99
1230–1390 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,750.00–3,250.00 $3,108.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —

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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.