Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2019-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported sale was two weeks ago a market trend is not applicable. However a higher undertone was noted. Large crowd of buyers on hand with several buyers from out of state. Demand was good from start to finish. Offering comprised of fall calves, weaned calves and yearling feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.15/cwt on 2,715 head.

Average price

$175.15

2,715 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$70.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	180.19	940	200
Medium and Large 1	700	174.93	1,225	2,508
Large 1	1,073	110.00	1,180	7thin

One grade step is worth $70.19/cwt here — about −$240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,715 hd

175.15

—

NE average6 barns · 9,791 hd

166.56

+8.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	777	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	927	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,016	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	133.41/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,099	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	156.58/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,007	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	142.80/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,027	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	194.28/cwt	183.00–201.00	740	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	189.47/cwt	185.00–195.00	813	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	178.98/cwt	176.00–190.00	843	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	150.41/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,015	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	142.15/cwt	141.50–143.50	1,089	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	173.39/cwt	161.00–177.50	909	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	164.58/cwt	156.00–169.50	961	352
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	840	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	149.87/cwt	149.00–151.00	880	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	916	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	171.04/cwt	170.00–173.50	778	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.12/cwt	153.00–159.00	814	48
Steers	Large 1	—	1,073	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,253	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	493	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	779	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,091	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	741	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,078	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,194	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	210.55/cwt	205.00–218.00	811	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	157.77/cwt	157.25–159.50	1,207	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	207.10/cwt	200.00–212.00	868	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,372	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	170.46/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,205	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	137.74/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,324	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	185.42/cwt	177.00–188.50	1,151	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	145.94/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,284	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	154.20/cwt	149.50–155.50	1,289	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	207.43/cwt	198.00–215.00	983	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	200.51/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,033	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	183.58/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,241	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	194.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,112	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	145.64/cwt	143.75–147.25	1,337	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	181.24/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,055	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,091	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	720	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	160.01/cwt	155.00–168.50	1,056	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	184.38/cwt	183.00–186.00	953	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	903	74

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Apr 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	777	131.00	131.00
20	—	622	149.00	149.00
58	—	723	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	115.00	115.00
14	—	330	198.00	198.00
16	—	865	130.00	130.00
71	—	824	131.00–137.50	133.41
72	—	643	154.00–159.00	156.58
73	—	719	140.00–145.50	142.80
85	—	381	183.00–201.00	194.28
132	—	429	185.00–195.00	189.47
183	—	471	176.00–190.00	178.98
188	—	675	145.00–157.00	150.41
197	—	766	141.50–143.50	142.15
279	—	524	161.00–177.50	173.39
352	—	584	156.00–169.50	164.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	545	156.50	156.50
64	—	484	173.50	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	587	149.00–151.00	149.87
19	—	625	146.50	146.50
24	—	455	170.00–173.50	171.04
48	—	525	153.00–159.00	155.12
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,073	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	611	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	493	190.00	190.00
18	—	779	140.00	140.00
30	—	741	145.50	145.50
57	—	835	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	385	205.00–218.00	210.55
52	—	765	157.25–159.50	157.77
79	—	419	200.00–212.00	207.10
84	—	1,009	136.00	136.00
90	—	707	162.00–172.00	170.46
117	—	961	137.50–138.00	137.74
132	—	621	177.00–188.50	185.42
134	—	880	145.50–149.00	145.94
171	—	836	149.50–155.50	154.20
204	—	474	198.00–215.00	207.43
211	—	515	192.00–207.00	200.51
240	—	676	175.00–189.00	183.58
266	—	572	185.00–200.00	194.36
344	—	918	143.75–147.25	145.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	582	180.00–185.00	181.24
49	—	606	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	595	180.00	180.00
14	—	408	198.00	198.00
16	—	375	192.00	192.00
38	—	660	155.00–168.50	160.01
47	—	517	183.00–186.00	184.38
74	—	496	182.00	182.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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