Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 13.00 higher, with the most advance on fly weight steers. Steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good all day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.70/cwt on 2,961 head.

Average price

$173.70

2,961 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$196

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

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	495	185.11	917	153
Medium and Large 1	643	173.08	1,113	2,808

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about −$196 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 sale2,961 hd

173.70

—

NE average11 barns · 23,953 hd

167.53

+6.17

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

33 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 1Fancy	—	557	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	911	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,200	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	664	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	723	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	139.16/cwt	137.50–139.50	1,154	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	140.48/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,070	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	152.88/cwt	148.00–158.50	887	594
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	844	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	210.10/cwt	199.50–216.00	983	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	158.45/cwt	150.50–164.50	1,068	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	185.63/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,051	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	690	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	149.86/cwt	143.00–153.50	1,238	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	927	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,018	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	190.89/cwt	182.00–194.00	891	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	168.51/cwt	161.00–176.50	1,062	535
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.43/cwt	141.00–164.00	738	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	193.94/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,030	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	152.73/cwt	146.50–156.50	1,181	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	157.37/cwt	146.50–162.50	1,135	471
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,296	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	226.24/cwt	216.00–230.00	921	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.79/cwt	157.50–175.00	864	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.74/cwt	139.50–147.50	1,035	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.38/cwt	173.00–190.00	759	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.31/cwt	145.50–160.00	949	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	173.14/cwt	166.00–176.50	835	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.59/cwt	139.00–148.50	976	444
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	639	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,086	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	464	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	849	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	417	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	809	147

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

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Receipts 6,785Last week 6,975Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	557	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	889	135.00	135.00
23	—	346	192.00	192.00
62	—	367	197.00	197.00
76	—	829	137.50–139.50	139.16
112	—	762	134.00–142.50	140.48
594	—	580	148.00–158.50	152.88
133	—	518	157.50–175.00	166.79
158	—	720	139.50–147.50	143.74
171	—	421	173.00–190.00	180.38
193	—	623	145.50–160.00	152.31
358	—	482	166.00–176.50	173.14
444	—	675	139.00–148.50	144.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	481	141.00–164.00	153.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	639	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	464	183.00	183.00
147	—	417	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	198.50	198.50
16	—	536	173.00	173.00
24	—	590	172.50	172.50
90	—	467	182.00–194.00	190.89
7	—	605	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	468	199.50–216.00	210.10
241	—	674	150.50–164.50	158.45
252	—	566	177.00–192.00	185.63
15	—	324	213.00	213.00
199	—	826	143.00–153.50	149.86
535	—	630	161.00–176.50	168.51
312	—	531	184.00–200.00	193.94
332	—	773	146.50–156.50	152.73
471	—	721	146.50–162.50	157.37
69	—	903	143.50	143.50
147	—	407	216.00–230.00	226.24

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