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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 14, 2026

2,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.25/cwt +28.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,465/hd at 566 lb · 179 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $364.26/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $3,012/hd at 827 lb · 96 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $444.52/cwt -31.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,576/hd at 579 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,331 1,733 2,937
Feeder cattle 1,895 1,549 2,598
Slaughter cattle 266 81 241
Replacement cattle 170 103 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves under 400 lbs. significantly higher, over 400 lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves lightly tested. Quality good to attractive with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. A total of 436 cows and bulls sold with 61 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
212–242 231 8 715.00–835.00 $743.84 $1,718 -1.16
256–290 275 13 690.00–710.00 $699.41 $1,923 +6.75
300–328 316 18 610.00–720.00 $688.74 $2,176 +39.51
352–397 367 32 590.00–700.00 $639.21 $2,346 +57.95
415–445 433 10 565.00–595.00 $582.74 $2,523 -6.74
476 476 3 530.00 $530.00 $2,523 -3.37
498 unweaned 498 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,490 —
520 unweaned 520 14 480.00 $480.00 $2,496 —
558–562 560 30 452.50–456.00 $454.26 $2,544 -31.79
574–599 unweaned 593 43 436.00–443.00 $437.73 $2,596 +20.23
603–640 613 35 415.00–440.00 $431.22 $2,643 —
670 unweaned 670 11 390.00 $390.00 $2,613 —
709 709 7 397.00 $397.00 $2,815 -1.00
780 780 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,808 -15.00
826–842 827 96 346.00–365.50 $364.26 $3,012 +4.01
865–896 889 17 325.00–335.00 $327.29 $2,910 -15.28
908 908 59 341.50 $341.50 $3,101 +5.76
1004–1010 1005 70 310.00–318.50 $317.04 $3,186 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 unweaned 446 17 530.00 $530.00 $2,364 —
605–636 627 26 410.00–430.00 $423.96 $2,658 -6.04
668 668 27 378.00–388.00 $381.33 $2,547 -34.95
715–722 718 50 387.00–391.00 $388.85 $2,792 +14.31
751 751 8 357.00 $357.00 $2,681 -10.00
802 802 24 347.00 $347.00 $2,783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,513 —
435 435 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 —
526 526 8 345.00 $345.00 $1,815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
196 196 10 725.00 $725.00 $1,421 —
216–248 231 18 600.00–775.00 $688.96 $1,591 —
262–297 271 11 600.00–670.00 $645.49 $1,749 —
355 355 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,810 -65.00
407–420 unweaned 417 14 422.50–490.00 $453.92 $1,893 -26.08
422–433 430 13 490.00–500.00 $496.98 $2,137 —
467–484 unweaned 479 16 440.00–465.00 $457.38 $2,191 —
462–490 483 25 455.00–480.00 $471.10 $2,275 —
501–512 505 5 455.00–460.00 $457.97 $2,313 —
500–536 unweaned 511 32 410.00–460.00 $444.08 $2,269 +16.17
550 unweaned 550 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,338 —
561 thin fleshed 561 73 455.00 $455.00 $2,553 —
569 fancy 569 40 445.00 $445.00 $2,532 —
550–599 573 60 387.50–430.00 $405.74 $2,325 -0.60
600–644 620 11 381.00–395.00 $388.39 $2,408 +4.34
641 unweaned 641 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,276 -5.00
680 680 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,482 -5.01
720–737 728 43 342.00–363.00 $355.48 $2,588 +3.71
761–784 769 15 335.00–336.00 $335.66 $2,581 -5.34
851 851 8 318.00 $318.00 $2,706 -17.00
915 915 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,745 —
1095 1095 7 255.00 $255.00 $2,792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 8 477.50 $477.50 $1,528 +7.50
420 420 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,785 —
422 unweaned 422 12 420.00 $420.00 $1,772 —
525 525 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,258 —
551–579 569 14 340.00–392.00 $374.02 $2,128 -14.80
642 642 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,408 —
808 808 8 322.00 $322.00 $2,602 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 unweaned 438 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,365 —
508–533 525 13 475.00–500.00 $486.35 $2,553 -14.11
528 unweaned 528 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,402 -5.00
555–560 558 5 440.00–450.00 $443.98 $2,477 —
642 unweaned 642 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,504 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 6 560.00 $560.00 $2,408 —
780 780 5 326.00 $326.00 $2,543 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1335 1149 80-85% 4 183.00–192.00 $187.69 $2,157 —
1025–1258 1179 80-85% 18 172.00–180.00 $176.37 $2,079 +2.37
1150–1452 1294 80-85% 65 157.00–171.00 $163.53 $2,116 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1700 1406 75-80% 48 155.00–172.00 $166.22 $2,337 +5.32
1265–1565 1423 75-80% 28 173.00–180.00 $175.15 $2,492 +14.25
1405–1580 1493 75-80% 2 184.00–189.00 $186.35 $2,782 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888–907 903 85-90% 13 143.00–147.00 $143.91 $1,300 —
950–1025 988 85-90% 4 150.00–155.00 $152.59 $1,508 +1.91
1015–1560 1097 85-90% 23 160.00–183.00 $168.07 $1,844 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,695 —
1270 1270 1 207.50 $207.50 $2,635 +17.50
1275 1275 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,486 +5.00
1380–1780 1568 6 165.00–202.50 $185.62 $2,911 -24.06
1380–2410 1677 13 203.00–217.00 $209.77 $3,518 —
1350–2170 1782 9 219.00–244.00 $231.43 $4,124 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1200 1024 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 32 170.00–265.00 $220.51 $2,258
950–1235 1054 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 52 169.00–220.00 $188.48 $1,987
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 169.00 $169.00 $1,496

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,475.00 $2,475.00
1035–1100 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 2,850.00–3,500.00 $3,246.90
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,350.00 $3,350.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 2,850.00 $2,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
950–975 963 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,850.00–4,700.00 $4,269.48 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,375.00 $4,375.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–1050 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,300.00–4,150.00 $3,751.90 -673.10

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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.