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Apache Livestock Auction Market Report

Apache, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2026

2,419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.40/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 518 lb · 91 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.26/cwt -38.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 429 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.04/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 528 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,419 1,600 2,468
Feeder cattle 1,945 1,167 1,896
Slaughter cattle 191 181 244
Replacement cattle 283 252 328

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. A total of 474 cows and bulls sold with 40 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
287 287 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,464 —
300–328 317 5 515.00–520.00 $518.11 $1,642 -39.36
402 402 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,910 —
418–445 unweaned 437 10 435.00–482.50 $462.89 $2,023 +0.28
456–484 unweaned 473 38 420.00–485.00 $439.84 $2,080 +17.37
501–542 unweaned 527 43 350.00–435.00 $392.52 $2,069 +2.52
525–535 531 9 410.00–430.00 $418.80 $2,224 —
550 550 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,310 —
551–580 unweaned 571 38 367.50–395.00 $386.66 $2,208 +5.00
613–649 unweaned 632 12 347.50–380.00 $362.65 $2,292 +23.05
617–648 635 47 357.50–387.50 $375.38 $2,384 —
652–698 673 38 347.50–355.00 $351.35 $2,365 —
680–686 unweaned 682 11 325.00–336.00 $329.02 $2,244 +0.61
708–715 712 9 337.50–350.00 $344.47 $2,453 —
711–745 unweaned 726 17 317.50–323.00 $320.15 $2,324 —
768 unweaned 768 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,400 —
760–785 773 19 330.00–331.00 $330.37 $2,554 —
803–836 809 16 317.50–340.00 $324.65 $2,626 +2.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,263 —
323 323 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,389 —
403 unweaned 403 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,612 —
578 578 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,023 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,628 —
329–332 unweaned 330 10 455.00–465.00 $459.02 $1,515 -20.98
362–385 unweaned 373 13 425.00–445.00 $435.46 $1,624 -1.55
378–394 387 12 415.00–450.00 $429.23 $1,661 —
409–441 unweaned 429 77 342.50–382.50 $365.26 $1,567 -38.35
451–486 unweaned 472 43 320.00–350.00 $342.07 $1,615 -2.14
486–495 491 12 370.00 $370.00 $1,817 —
501–542 514 33 345.00–362.50 $352.40 $1,811 +17.40
504–545 unweaned 521 58 310.00–365.00 $335.14 $1,746 -4.92
550 550 6 332.50 $332.50 $1,829 —
555–592 unweaned 571 46 310.00–315.00 $311.90 $1,781 -5.09
605–621 unweaned 618 17 285.00–317.50 $309.76 $1,914 -18.30
619–635 623 16 330.00–331.50 $330.84 $2,061 -11.66
660 unweaned 660 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 —
655–678 668 7 300.00–322.50 $313.05 $2,091 —
705–737 733 17 305.00–320.00 $306.70 $2,248 -6.41
766 766 4 302.00 $302.00 $2,313 -11.73
820–839 832 8 290.00–295.00 $291.85 $2,428 -7.91
1001 1001 6 254.00 $254.00 $2,543 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 unweaned 390 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,404 —
407 407 6 367.50 $367.50 $1,496 —
430–441 unweaned 436 14 325.00–335.00 $329.22 $1,435 —
527 unweaned 527 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,581 —
542–548 544 11 310.00–320.00 $312.75 $1,701 —
601 601 12 333.00 $333.00 $2,001 —
616 unweaned 616 12 285.00 $285.00 $1,756 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 unweaned 398 6 485.00 $485.00 $1,930 +30.00
426 unweaned 426 8 465.00 $465.00 $1,981 +4.51
485–497 unweaned 491 16 355.00–375.00 $359.96 $1,767 -59.40
517–547 unweaned 528 62 340.00–380.00 $362.63 $1,915 +0.13
529 529 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,010 —
553–587 unweaned 564 32 345.00–400.00 $377.00 $2,126 +11.69
605–645 unweaned 621 40 305.00–367.50 $330.29 $2,051 -10.78
652–690 unweaned 661 17 277.00–320.00 $309.44 $2,045 -10.56
713–737 unweaned 732 23 289.00–301.00 $298.46 $2,185 —
766 unweaned 766 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,984 —
834 834 6 302.50 $302.50 $2,523 —
855 855 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,806 —
434 unweaned 434 13 372.50 $372.50 $1,617 -52.50
480–498 unweaned 491 33 345.00–360.00 $351.36 $1,725 —
501 501 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,754 —
538 unweaned 538 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,883 +15.99
572–580 unweaned 573 20 335.00–345.00 $343.48 $1,968 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–956 941 85-90% 7 100.00–101.00 $100.58 $946 —
893–1009 951 85-90% 18 80.00–96.00 $87.51 $832 -20.49
1025 1025 85-90% 2 98.00 $98.00 $1,004 —
1095–1295 1141 85-90% 20 121.00–128.00 $125.55 $1,433 -1.56
1027–1250 1150 85-90% 19 107.00–118.00 $113.97 $1,311 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1270 1099 80-85% 12 120.00–126.00 $124.73 $1,371 —
1176–1250 1199 80-85% 9 138.00–142.00 $139.88 $1,677 +4.31
1180–1290 1237 80-85% 10 129.00–137.00 $131.15 $1,622 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1440 1325 75-80% 13 140.00–155.00 $144.56 $1,915 —
1180–1495 1361 75-80% 9 119.00–130.00 $123.36 $1,679 —
1320–1655 1510 75-80% 3 136.00–137.00 $136.71 $2,064 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–2115 1712 12 172.00–188.00 $178.78 $3,061 -17.30
1080–2050 1733 4 190.00–202.00 $195.25 $3,384 -0.83
2195 2195 1 161.00 $161.00 $3,534 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1035 976 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 240.00–280.00 $256.71 $2,505
1085–1115 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 210.00–247.50 $231.68 $2,553

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1027–1285 1171 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 32 1,900.00–2,160.00 $2,047.84
1093–1278 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 122 1,775.00–2,365.00 $2,053.31
1086–1435 1272 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 2,280.00–2,950.00 $2,660.25
1186–1365 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 2,475.00–2,525.00 $2,496.34
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 3,775.00 $3,775.00
1280–1500 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,850.00–2,945.00 $2,909.90
1310–1375 1357 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 2,440.00–2,850.00 $2,547.92

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —

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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.