Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 3.00 - 20.00 higher and heifers were steady - 14.00 higher. Good demand on the lighter calves under 500 lbs. Selection was good with pre condition shots.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.74/cwt on 3,317 head.

Average price

$185.74

3,317 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$28.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.43

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	187.62	938	3,101
Medium and Large 1-2	518	158.78	822	216

One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about $116 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 sale3,317 hd

185.74

—

NE average12 barns · 22,933 hd

165.31

+20.43

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

40 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 1	—	352	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.61/cwt	132.00–138.00	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,174	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,288	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	136.94/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,345	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,068	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,259	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	177.29/cwt	172.00–180.50	606	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	155.19/cwt	146.00–158.75	759	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.51/cwt	145.50–158.50	788	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.13/cwt	159.00–174.00	710	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.83/cwt	132.50–149.50	811	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	138.07/cwt	135.50–140.00	853	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	133.72/cwt	129.50–136.50	892	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,216	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,109	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	917	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	214.23/cwt	214.00–215.00	915	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,030	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	157.06/cwt	156.50–158.00	1,291	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	725	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	205.20/cwt	196.00–212.00	774	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	192.25/cwt	184.00–196.00	838	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	174.45/cwt	168.50–180.00	905	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	161.80/cwt	153.00–170.50	919	446
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	186.03/cwt	175.00–190.00	880	580
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	634	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,046	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	146.66/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,038	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	151.48/cwt	143.50–156.50	1,004	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	153.63/cwt	149.50–160.00	954	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	650	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	161.13/cwt	151.50–172.00	738	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	177.46/cwt	175.00–181.00	786	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	158.08/cwt	155.00–165.50	835	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	138.48/cwt	136.50–140.00	744	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	149.07/cwt	146.00–151.50	871	65

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.

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Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Nov 7, 2019

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

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Compared to last week, steers were 3.00 - 20.00 higher and heifers were steady - 14.00 higher. Good demand on the lighter calves under 500 lbs. Selection was good with pre condition shots.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	352	161.50	161.50
10	—	726	144.00	144.00
14	—	663	132.00–138.00	134.61
28	—	807	145.50	145.50
28	—	910	141.50	141.50
30	—	982	133.00–139.50	136.94
34	—	760	140.00–143.00	140.54
41	—	867	145.25	145.25
78	—	342	172.00–180.50	177.29
111	—	489	146.00–158.75	155.19
140	—	513	145.50–158.50	153.51
223	—	425	159.00–174.00	167.13
250	—	568	132.50–149.50	142.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	618	135.50–140.00	138.07
66	—	667	129.50–136.50	133.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	943	129.00	129.00
6	—	448	155.50	155.50
23	—	537	136.50–140.00	138.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	672	165.00	165.00
94	—	615	165.00	165.00
317	—	376	244.00	244.00
378	—	427	214.00–215.00	214.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	696	148.00	148.00
24	—	822	156.50–158.00	157.06
102	—	322	225.00	225.00
162	—	377	196.00–212.00	205.20
180	—	436	184.00–196.00	192.25
311	—	519	168.50–180.00	174.45
446	—	568	153.00–170.50	161.80
580	—	473	175.00–190.00	186.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	634	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	708	145.50–149.00	146.66
138	—	663	143.50–156.50	151.48
150	—	621	149.50–160.00	153.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	378	172.00	172.00
28	—	458	151.50–172.00	161.13
35	—	443	175.00–181.00	177.46
60	—	528	155.00–165.50	158.08
65	—	584	146.00–151.50	149.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	140.00	140.00

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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