Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.96/cwt on 724 head.

Average price

$107.96

724 head · 926 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$128

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

$15.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.88

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	709	123.35	874	17thin
Medium and Large 1	931	107.59	1,002	707

One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about −$128 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 sale724 hd

107.96

—

NE average4 barns · 4,175 hd

138.84

−30.88

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

25 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	651	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.47/cwt	147.00–149.00	786	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	131.42/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,037	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	92.84/cwt	91.50–93.25	969	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	169.11/cwt	163.00–170.00	766	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,010	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	934	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	91.75/cwt	91.75–91.75	1,029	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	692	6

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

Wed Jun 24, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	113.00	113.00
6	—	475	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	142.00	142.00
12	—	374	175.00	175.00
16	—	339	192.00	192.00
24	—	533	147.00–149.00	147.47
27	—	716	120.00	120.00
243	—	1,044	91.50–93.25	92.84
40	—	453	163.00–170.00	169.11
57	—	908	111.25	111.25
59	—	978	95.50	95.50
64	—	825	116.00	116.00
160	—	1,122	91.75	91.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	855	105.00	105.00
6	—	441	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	180.00	180.00
11	—	388	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	672	138.50	138.50
10	—	700	137.50	137.50
12	—	535	165.00	165.00
13	—	424	196.00	196.00
14	—	351	212.50	212.50
26	—	789	131.00–132.00	131.42
11	—	305	220.00	220.00
5	—	920	104.50	104.50

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