Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs was steady - 7.00 higher.over 700 steady - 3.00 lower. Heifers were steady - 5.00 lower. Demand was good all day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.13/cwt on 2,229 head.

Average price

$140.13

2,229 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$2.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

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	522	142.50	744	11thin
Medium and Large 1	655	140.12	918	2,218

One grade step is worth $2.38/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale2,229 hd

140.13

—

NE average9 barns · 12,628 hd

144.13

−4.00

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	—	925	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,068	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	175.37/cwt	172.00–177.00	686	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	166.23/cwt	162.00–170.00	781	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.07/cwt	167.50–174.50	728	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	127.80/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,059	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	168.05/cwt	160.50–176.00	955	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	147.58/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,077	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,225	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	131.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	960	498
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	191.86/cwt	190.00–194.00	823	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,214	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	190.21/cwt	184.50–195.00	926	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	136.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,189	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	178.99/cwt	175.50–182.50	958	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	138.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,138	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.44/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,012	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	141.85/cwt	139.50–142.50	1,095	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	966	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	950	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	902	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	835	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	128.87/cwt	123.00–130.25	1,013	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	146.72/cwt	144.50–155.50	861	343
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.23/cwt	132.50–144.50	863	447
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	159.90/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,006	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	744	11

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Receipts 4,835Last week 5,135Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs was steady - 7.00 higher.over 700 steady - 3.00 lower. Heifers were steady - 5.00 lower. Demand was good all day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	925	115.50	115.50
25	—	391	172.00–177.00	175.37
50	—	470	162.00–170.00	166.23
65	—	875	129.00	129.00
77	—	428	167.50–174.50	170.07
88	—	829	127.00–128.50	127.80
498	—	732	128.00–134.00	131.18
216	—	675	130.00–137.50	133.58
222	—	528	155.00–160.00	158.22
175	—	786	123.00–130.25	128.87
343	—	587	144.50–155.50	146.72
447	—	624	132.50–144.50	138.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	568	160.50–176.00	168.05
299	—	730	143.00–150.00	147.58
62	—	963	127.25	127.25
63	—	429	190.00–194.00	191.86
100	—	930	130.00–131.00	130.52
45	—	487	184.50–195.00	190.21
183	—	870	134.00–137.00	136.63
143	—	535	175.50–182.50	178.99
166	—	819	130.00–141.00	138.98
370	—	668	147.50–155.00	151.44
240	—	772	139.50–142.50	141.85
10	—	356	203.00	203.00
139	—	629	152.00–164.00	159.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	678	142.50	142.50
14	—	644	147.50	147.50

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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