Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , steers and heifers were steady - 2.00 higher. Except 450 lb steers were 2.00 lower and 600 lb steers were 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Hot and dry weather is not helping the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.02/cwt on 958 head.

Average price

$149.02

958 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.79

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	149.02	930	958

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale958 hd

149.02

—

NE average10 barns · 10,520 hd

147.24

+1.79

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

27 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	—	391	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	133.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	791	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,252	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	143.31/cwt	137.00–149.50	874	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.95/cwt	145.50–148.00	1,058	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	581	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	143.45/cwt	140.50–144.00	1,179	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	143.89/cwt	138.50–145.50	1,189	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	139.08/cwt	139.00–139.50	1,206	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.66/cwt	156.00–163.00	666	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	158.87/cwt	155.00–161.00	837	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	146.09/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,135	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	654	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	148.17/cwt	147.00–149.50	1,086	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,238	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	153.29/cwt	153.00–153.50	1,022	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.09/cwt	147.50–152.50	717	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.03/cwt	154.50–158.50	895	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	187.23/cwt	185.00–189.00	689	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.86/cwt	145.00–153.00	937	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	144.15/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,106	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	143.18/cwt	139.50–148.00	770	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	144.90/cwt	143.00–148.00	984	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	186.00/cwt	175.50–189.00	789	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	170.94/cwt	165.00–177.00	824	122

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Receipts 2,071Last week 3,710Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	158.00	158.00
8	—	1,031	126.50	126.50
27	—	591	130.00–138.00	133.79
43	—	934	133.00–135.50	134.03
44	—	610	137.00–149.50	143.31
53	—	720	145.50–148.00	146.95
66	—	320	181.50	181.50
66	—	822	140.50–144.00	143.45
71	—	867	139.00–139.50	139.08
86	—	417	156.00–163.00	159.66
126	—	667	153.00–153.50	153.29
148	—	478	147.50–152.50	150.09
104	—	767	143.00–145.00	144.15
109	—	538	139.50–148.00	143.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	826	138.50–145.50	143.89
47	—	527	155.00–161.00	158.87
39	—	777	141.00–148.50	146.09
47	—	310	211.00	211.00
22	—	733	147.00–149.50	148.17
8	—	902	137.25	137.25
207	—	570	154.50–158.50	157.03
67	—	368	185.00–189.00	187.23
90	—	621	145.00–153.00	150.86
25	—	679	143.00–148.00	144.90
37	—	424	175.50–189.00	186.00
122	—	482	165.00–177.00	170.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	135.50	135.50

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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