Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 4.00 higher. Heifers were steady - 9.00 lower, except 600 - 700 were 3.00 - 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a cold day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.05/cwt on 2,419 head.

Average price

$154.05

2,419 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

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

$1.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

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	589	155.50	916	15thin
Medium and Large 1	675	154.04	1,040	2,404

One grade step is worth $1.46/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale2,419 hd

154.05

—

NE average9 barns · 15,980 hd

156.00

−1.95

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

28 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	—	394	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	662	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,338	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	127.53/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,057	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	167.46/cwt	165.00–169.50	703	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	166.92/cwt	161.50–171.00	803	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	130.20/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,008	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.77/cwt	144.50–157.00	864	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	168.07/cwt	162.50–175.50	961	394
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	766	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,164	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	145.04/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,114	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	133.56/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,243	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	153.27/cwt	148.50–161.00	966	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	138.80/cwt	133.00–139.75	1,194	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	132.31/cwt	127.00–136.00	937	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	185.91/cwt	184.00–192.50	874	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.09/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,002	487
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	142.27/cwt	140.50–142.50	1,154	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	159.44/cwt	154.50–165.50	848	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	659	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.73/cwt	132.00–142.50	920	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	144.35/cwt	140.50–147.00	896	359
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	177.20/cwt	172.00–185.50	921	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	147.06/cwt	139.50–150.50	1,065	327

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 5,135Last week 7,460Year ago 7,475

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 4.00 higher. Heifers were steady - 9.00 lower, except 600 - 700 were 3.00 - 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a cold day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	394	168.00	168.00
19	—	1,083	123.50	123.50
31	—	829	126.50–128.00	127.53
50	—	420	165.00–169.50	167.46
53	—	885	129.00	129.00
118	—	481	161.50–171.00	166.92
239	—	774	129.00–133.00	130.20
269	—	577	144.50–157.00	149.77
163	—	708	127.00–136.00	132.31
368	—	532	154.50–165.50	159.44
297	—	673	132.00–142.50	136.73
359	—	621	140.50–147.00	144.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	691	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
394	—	572	162.50–175.50	168.07
6	—	363	197.00	197.00
310	—	768	137.50–147.00	145.04
12	—	448	186.00	186.00
69	—	931	133.00–135.00	133.56
319	—	630	148.50–161.00	153.27
113	—	860	133.00–139.75	138.80
96	—	470	184.00–192.50	185.91
487	—	672	141.00–155.00	149.09
87	—	811	140.50–142.50	142.27
119	—	520	172.00–185.50	177.20
327	—	724	139.50–150.50	147.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	766	152.00	152.00
10	—	659	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	589	155.50	155.50

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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