Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 6.00 lower and heifers were 3.00 - 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Lots of good cattle offered all day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.68/cwt on 3,582 head.

Average price

$153.68

3,582 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

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	497	171.00	850	10thin
Medium and Large 1	653	153.63	1,003	3,572

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale3,582 hd

153.68

—

NE average11 barns · 28,248 hd

153.23

+0.45

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

35 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	—	574	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	913	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	169.30/cwt	160.00–174.00	743	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	124.41/cwt	121.50–126.00	1,082	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	124.17/cwt	122.00–124.50	949	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	167.28/cwt	162.00–174.00	631	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	182.23/cwt	177.50–190.00	860	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	174.47/cwt	167.00–181.00	939	440
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.43/cwt	140.00–156.50	978	603
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	209.83/cwt	195.50–212.00	873	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	154.22/cwt	142.00–158.50	958	447
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	137.54/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,051	343
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	699	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,049	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.64/cwt	127.00–128.00	854	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	496	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	900	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.07/cwt	155.00–169.50	746	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	499	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	838	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	158.92/cwt	150.00–167.50	822	670
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	739	151.68/cwt	149.50–152.00	1,121	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	128.82/cwt	125.00–131.50	930	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	701	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,030	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.12/cwt	134.00–147.50	872	652
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	768	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,041	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,169	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	920	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,164	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	132.55/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,155	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	134.09/cwt	132.50–137.50	1,093	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.72/cwt	136.00–146.50	1,020	444
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	127.96/cwt	127.50–129.00	814	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	191.58/cwt	185.50–195.00	736	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	162.47/cwt	153.00–170.50	946	488
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.22/cwt	140.00–152.00	842	459

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 Jan 14, 2021

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

Receipts 8,210Last week 8,100Year ago 6,785

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 6.00 lower and heifers were 3.00 - 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Lots of good cattle offered all day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	574	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	835	125.00	125.00
100	—	439	160.00–174.00	169.30
108	—	870	121.50–126.00	124.41
123	—	764	122.00–124.50	124.17
129	—	377	162.00–174.00	167.28
149	—	669	127.00–128.00	127.64
218	—	460	155.00–169.50	162.07
670	—	517	150.00–167.50	158.92
312	—	722	125.00–131.50	128.82
652	—	618	134.00–147.50	141.12
459	—	580	140.00–152.00	145.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	673	138.00	138.00
23	—	499	168.00	168.00
86	—	739	149.50–152.00	151.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	699	150.00	150.00
64	—	701	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	636	127.50–129.00	127.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	472	177.50–190.00	182.23
440	—	538	167.00–181.00	174.47
603	—	668	140.00–156.50	146.43
69	—	416	195.50–212.00	209.83
447	—	621	142.00–158.50	154.22
343	—	764	135.00–139.00	137.54
27	—	974	120.00	120.00
159	—	871	129.00–137.00	132.55
189	—	815	132.50–137.50	134.09
444	—	725	136.00–146.50	140.72
34	—	384	185.50–195.00	191.58
488	—	582	153.00–170.50	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	605	159.00	159.00
15	—	496	181.50	181.50
21	—	768	135.50	135.50
31	—	920	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	497	171.00	171.00

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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