Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 14.00 higher. Heifers were steady - 8.00 higher. Demand was good in the crowd and the internet. Something for everyone in the offering, nice selection. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.40/cwt on 3,036 head.

Average price

$164.40

3,036 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	164.68	1,051	2,942
Medium and Large 1-2	565	155.40	878	94

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about $173 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 sale3,036 hd

164.40

—

NE average7 barns · 15,874 hd

166.41

−2.01

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

43 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	—	754	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,014	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	989	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,216	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	174.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	728	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,153	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	206.02/cwt	196.00–211.00	795	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	204.23/cwt	194.00–217.50	884	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	194.49/cwt	192.00–197.50	935	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	161.25/cwt	154.50–165.50	1,024	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	144.97/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,126	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.27/cwt	143.00–152.00	850	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	152.83/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,024	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	166.65/cwt	150.50–176.00	962	458
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	150.63/cwt	141.50–155.00	1,097	572
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	144.81/cwt	142.00–145.25	1,290	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,207	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	162.70/cwt	156.50–167.00	783	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.27/cwt	137.50–147.00	896	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.33/cwt	141.50–148.00	830	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	142.83/cwt	140.00–145.50	906	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	168.92/cwt	168.50–169.50	877	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	180.87/cwt	171.00–188.50	955	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	671	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.55/cwt	152.00–168.50	850	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	172.32/cwt	171.00–174.00	681	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	613	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	932	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	482	175.07/cwt	174.50–176.00	844	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	569	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	893	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	153.68/cwt	153.50–154.00	676	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	788	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	600	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	939	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	651	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,038	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	681	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,137	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	829	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,331	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	623	172.03/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,072	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	719	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,212	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	528	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	898	15

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	754	134.50	134.50
16	—	717	138.00	138.00
18	—	303	190.00	190.00
37	—	878	138.50	138.50
44	—	417	170.00–177.00	174.57
64	—	815	141.50	141.50
102	—	481	156.50–167.00	162.70
108	—	630	137.50–147.00	142.27
131	—	575	141.50–148.00	144.33
157	—	520	152.00–168.50	163.55
69	—	395	171.00–174.00	172.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	145.00	145.00
11	—	576	136.00	136.00
12	—	403	161.50	161.50
17	—	461	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	613	152.00	152.00
72	—	660	149.00	149.00
124	—	482	174.50–176.00	175.07
26	—	569	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	440	153.50–154.00	153.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	600	156.50	156.50
76	—	651	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	386	196.00–211.00	206.02
105	—	433	194.00–217.50	204.23
120	—	481	192.00–197.50	194.49
300	—	635	154.50–165.50	161.25
81	—	777	143.00–148.00	144.97
387	—	670	145.00–163.00	152.83
458	—	577	150.50–176.00	166.65
572	—	728	141.50–155.00	150.63
66	—	891	142.00–145.25	144.81
99	—	809	149.25	149.25
267	—	528	171.00–188.50	180.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	573	143.00–152.00	148.27
21	—	634	140.00–145.50	142.83
38	—	519	168.50–169.50	168.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	473	166.50	166.50
9	—	664	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	681	167.00	167.00
62	—	829	160.50	160.50
97	—	623	161.00–175.00	172.03
120	—	719	168.50	168.50
15	—	528	170.00	170.00

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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