Apache Livestock Auction market report — October 22, 2026

Apache, OK · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

3,099

Last week 1,193 (+1906)
Last year 2,185

Unweaned 5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$413.23 /cwt

$2,401 per head · 50 hd
vs last week +32.33

Unweaned 7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Headline prices here are unweaned calves. Over the last 13 weeks USDA reported more unweaned No. 1 and 1–2 calves than weaned regular lots at Apache Livestock Auction, so the cards, trends, charts and recent sales use unweaned lots. The weight tables below list regular lots first, with unweaned in its own column.

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not enough comparable cattle for a market test with a higher undertone noted. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves and heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher with instances 30.00 higher. Quality average to attractive with very good demand. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. A total of 454 cows and bulls sold with 58 percent going to packers.
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	39	349 lb	$561.52	$1,958	+30.30	+45.50	$500.00 (2 hd)†	—
400–499 lb	31	443 lb	$484.83	$2,146	+13.63	+3.70	$471.73 (35 hd)	$395.00 (10 hd)
500–599 lb	119	541 lb	$431.11	$2,333	+33.67	+27.16	$413.23 (50 hd)	—
600–699 lb	162	633 lb	$379.86	$2,404	+18.19	+15.58	$370.34 (65 hd)	$332.00 (6 hd)
700–799 lb	19	721 lb	$361.42	$2,605	+15.31	−5.10	—	—
800–899 lb	14	841 lb	$343.43	$2,890	—	−6.88	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	27	340 lb	$458.04	$1,557	+26.35	+37.32	$424.48 (28 hd)
400–499 lb	73	456 lb	$406.72	$1,853	+4.96	−22.49	$396.91 (72 hd)
500–599 lb	87	546 lb	$379.64	$2,074	+34.62	−10.81	$357.77 (135 hd)
600–699 lb	61	644 lb	$336.47	$2,167	+11.62	−10.61	$333.37 (77 hd)
700–799 lb	3	758 lb	$315.00†	$2,388	+7.12	−2.50	$303.00 (7 hd)
800–899 lb	16	831 lb	$318.28	$2,645	—	—	—
900–999 lb	6	966 lb	$285.00	$2,753	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	2	1,215 lb	$144.00	$144.00–$144.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	14	1,213 lb	$128.64	$124.00–$137.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	14	1,260 lb	$118.12	$114.00–$123.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	3	1,380 lb	$140.92	$138.00–$143.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	8	1,533 lb	$130.94	$126.00–$134.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	13	1,382 lb	$123.05	$121.00–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	24	1,148 lb	$115.51	$112.00–$120.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	36	1,130 lb	$105.35	$99.00–$112.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	22	1,063 lb	$96.89	$86.00–$99.00

Price trends

Unweaned steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $413.23/cwt
4-week average: $386.77
13-week average: $389.28
4-week vs 13-week: −0.6%

52-wk low $360.45high $508.80

Unweaned steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $332.47/cwt
4-week average: $324.43
13-week average: $318.05
4-week vs 13-week: +2.0%

52-wk low $296.00high $392.00

Sales in 8 of the last 13 weeks.

Unweaned heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $357.77/cwt
4-week average: $340.33
13-week average: $347.04
4-week vs 13-week: −1.9%

52-wk low $323.35high $441.07

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, unweaned lots only.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt, unweaned calves4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt, unweaned calves

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

The seasonal pattern uses regular (weaned) lots, which have years of history at this barn; unweaned calves sell mostly in the fall.

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Mar and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+3.3%	71%	7
Feb	+5.9%	100%	7
Mar	+3.6%	100%	7
Apr	+2.6%	86%	7
May	+0.9%	57%	7
Jun	−0.6%	43%	7
Jul	+1.7%	88%	8
Aug	−0.7%	50%	8
Sep	−3.0%	29%	7
Oct	−5.9%	14%	7
Nov	−3.7%	0%	7
Dec	+0.3%	57%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jul and Aug and lowest in Dec and Mar.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.5%	43%	7
Feb	−1.1%	29%	7
Mar	−1.7%	29%	7
Apr	−1.6%	29%	7
May	−1.0%	43%	7
Jun	+1.8%	86%	7
Jul	+3.9%	100%	8
Aug	+3.1%	62%	8
Sep	+2.8%	71%	7
Oct	+1.1%	71%	7
Nov	+0.4%	43%	7
Dec	−2.2%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Unweaned Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Unweaned Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Unweaned Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	3,099	$413.23	—	$357.77
Thu Oct 15	1,193	$380.90	$332.47	$343.13
Thu Oct 8	2,419	$389.77	$319.00	$324.39
Thu Oct 1	1,600	$363.18	—	$336.03
Thu Sep 24	2,903	$390.30	$321.83	$344.52
Thu Sep 17	2,387	$372.35	$326.14	$339.99
Thu Sep 10	2,049	$360.45	$305.00	$348.28
Thu Sep 3	2,028	$362.94	$296.00	$323.60
Thu Aug 27	2,157	$376.34	$324.00	$352.25
Thu Aug 20	1,928	$399.42	$320.00	$335.77
Thu Aug 13	2,352	$403.02	—	$364.12
Thu Aug 6	1,342	$442.27	—	$384.16
Thu Jul 30	907	$406.54	—	$357.52
Thu Jul 23	972	$411.14	—	$354.44

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Apr 25, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	750	—	—	—	No
Jan 17, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	553	—	—	—	No
Nov 15, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	496	—	—	—	No

Video sales

Apache Livestock Auction also sells cattle by video for delivery now or later. $/cwt, all delivery dates; the video page has prices by delivery month. Video sales are not in this page's weekly trend.
Video auction	Last sale	Head reported	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	Sales, 12 months
Apache Livestock Video Auction	Oct 21	423	—	—	—	53

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Oklahoma sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
OKC West Livestock Auction, El Reno	50 mi	Oct 20	$420.21	$354.99
Oklahoma National Stockyards, Oklahoma City	62 mi	Oct 19	$411.12	$353.31
Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction, Adaunweaned	96 mi	Oct 21	$415.17	$331.05
Woodward Livestock Auction, Woodward	121 mi	Oct 22	$433.79	$356.97
McAlester Union Livestock Auction, McAlester	146 mi	Oct 20	$351.96	$337.93
Tulsa Livestock Auction, Tulsaunweaned	162 mi	Oct 19	$388.34	$319.27

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 22, 2026	3,099	48	AMS_1829
Replacement Cattle Special special	April 25, 2026	750	3	AMS_1834

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK” (AMS_1829); “Apache Livestock Auction Replacement Cattle Special - Apache, OK” (AMS_1834). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.