Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings from two weeks ago for an adequate market comparison. However, a lower undertone prevailed

throughout the day. Demand was light to moderate with a small crowd of buyers on hand Thursday. Offering comprised of late summer, fall calves and feeder cattle. Most were weaned with a few non-weaned calves in the mix. Most consignments were light fleshed and could be turned out on summer grass. Bulk of the sale sold in small packages with a few load lots of feeders. Next special calf and feeder auction will be in two weeks on May 13.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.68/cwt on 763 head.

Average price

$146.68

763 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$17.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

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	567	163.31	926	53
Medium and Large 1	751	145.44	1,093	710

One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale763 hd

146.68

—

NE average5 barns · 4,608 hd

153.08

−6.41

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 1	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	123.41/cwt	122.50–125.00	950	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.19/cwt	153.50–160.00	739	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.80/cwt	145.50–153.50	936	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	129.31/cwt	125.00–132.00	953	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	402	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	149.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	809	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,172	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	182.85/cwt	182.00–185.00	951	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	501	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	902	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	778	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	160.67/cwt	158.00–162.50	922	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.29/cwt	135.50–143.50	940	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	189.56/cwt	187.50–191.00	876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	146.16/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,045	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	173.49/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,006	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	134.50/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,158	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.48/cwt	138.00–148.00	729	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	135.89/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,059	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.02/cwt	146.00–161.00	662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	160.87/cwt	159.50–161.50	1,050	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	144.44/cwt	140.50–148.00	979	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	136.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,095	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	171.33/cwt	169.00–176.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	391	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	880	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	136.74/cwt	135.00–138.00	866	38

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 Apr 29, 2021

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

Receipts 1,517Last week 3,630Year ago 2,162

Not enough comparable offerings from two weeks ago for an adequate market comparison. However, a lower undertone prevailed

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	169.00	169.00
7	—	813	128.50	128.50
14	—	770	122.50–125.00	123.41
22	—	467	153.50–160.00	158.19
81	—	625	145.50–153.50	149.80
87	—	737	125.00–132.00	129.31
33	—	516	145.00–155.00	150.75
67	—	675	135.50–143.50	139.29
31	—	585	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	156.00	156.00
18	—	541	145.00–154.00	149.45
13	—	473	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	523	138.00–148.00	139.48
13	—	427	146.00–161.00	155.02
38	—	633	135.00–138.00	136.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	912	128.50	128.50
41	—	520	182.00–185.00	182.85
7	—	618	155.00	155.00
10	—	462	187.50–191.00	189.56
38	—	715	142.00–149.50	146.16
40	—	580	168.00–175.00	173.49
154	—	861	125.00–137.50	134.50
78	—	779	133.50–140.00	135.89
54	—	653	159.50–161.50	160.87
215	—	805	133.00–137.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	501	180.00	180.00
10	—	481	173.50	173.50
17	—	574	158.00–162.50	160.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	181.00	181.00
21	—	678	140.50–148.00	144.44
12	—	536	169.00–176.00	171.33
7	—	567	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	391	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	180.00	180.00
9	—	534	158.50	158.50

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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