Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, bulk of the steer and heifer calves sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with yearling type feeders trading steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers in the crowd and participation on the internet was active. Quite a few of the calves on offer were long-time weaned and had been running out as there condition was light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.00/cwt on 2,721 head.

Average price

$187.00

2,721 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$6.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.44

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	187.29	963	2,603
Medium and Large 1-2	458	180.49	827	118

One grade step is worth $6.80/cwt here — about $136 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 sale2,721 hd

187.00

—

NE average7 barns · 16,980 hd

165.56

+21.44

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

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	902	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,349	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,260	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	133.53/cwt	131.50–134.50	1,054	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	152.47/cwt	142.50–156.50	1,029	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	184.82/cwt	175.00–191.00	961	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,225	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	159.86/cwt	146.00–166.00	993	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	224.97/cwt	209.00–229.50	839	424
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	131.38/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,186	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	141.83/cwt	134.00–147.75	859	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.30/cwt	161.00–181.50	750	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,322	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	141.96/cwt	137.50–143.50	1,112	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	143.73/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,061	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	232.87/cwt	225.00–241.00	757	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	568	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.80/cwt	149.50–160.00	818	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	209.05/cwt	199.00–212.50	880	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.63/cwt	173.00–187.00	666	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	164.73/cwt	155.00–175.00	946	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.05/cwt	175.00–195.00	888	365
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,074	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	134.07/cwt	132.50–135.00	977	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.78/cwt	140.00–156.50	864	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,490	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	656.92/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,912	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.63/cwt	155.00–175.50	793	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	149.97/cwt	148.00–153.50	736	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	197.67/cwt	195.50–201.00	755	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	165.73/cwt	163.00–168.00	862	55

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

Thu Dec 3, 2020

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

Receipts 4,855Last week 2,565Year ago 2,790

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	450	200.50	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	675	142.50–156.50	152.47
184	—	520	175.00–191.00	184.82
26	—	891	137.50	137.50
294	—	621	146.00–166.00	159.86
424	—	373	209.00–229.50	224.97
26	—	903	131.00–131.50	131.38
29	—	990	133.50	133.50
30	—	783	137.50–143.50	141.96
112	—	738	138.00–145.50	143.73
255	—	325	225.00–241.00	232.87
281	—	421	199.00–212.50	209.05
355	—	574	155.00–175.00	164.73
365	—	480	175.00–195.00	185.05
121	—	291	650.00–660.00	656.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	193.00	193.00
13	—	492	167.50	167.50
26	—	382	195.50–201.00	197.67
13	—	346	211.00	211.00
55	—	520	163.00–168.00	165.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	349	179.50	179.50
10	—	1,038	130.00	130.00
12	—	864	126.50	126.50
12	—	984	128.00	128.00
25	—	789	131.50–134.50	133.53
136	—	606	134.00–147.75	141.83
153	—	428	161.00–181.50	175.30
30	—	299	190.00	190.00
316	—	525	149.50–160.00	155.80
51	—	373	173.00–187.00	178.63
31	—	826	130.00	130.00
49	—	729	132.50–135.00	134.07
129	—	573	140.00–156.50	150.78
26	—	266	560.00	560.00
189	—	476	155.00–175.50	166.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	491	148.00–153.50	149.97

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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