Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week on comparable weights of steers and heifers sold steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good though out the day. Instances very good demand was noted for long, deep bodied NHTC, age and sourced yearling steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.07/cwt on 1,588 head.

Average price

$165.07

1,588 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.05

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	165.42	1,355	1,501
Medium and Large 1-2	693	159.01	1,103	87

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $253 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 sale1,588 hd

165.07

—

NE average9 barns · 12,752 hd

169.12

−4.05

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	924	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	146.09/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,272	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	152.71/cwt	152.00–154.50	1,202	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.61/cwt	147.50–159.00	898	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	149.05/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,242	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	784	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,286	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	718	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,210	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	989	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,582	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	890	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,502	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	810	166.20/cwt	164.25–167.50	1,346	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	—	916	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,259	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,424	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	186.97/cwt	176.00–192.00	894	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	160.42/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,346	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	920	161.72/cwt	159.25–164.50	1,488	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	177.55/cwt	170.50–184.00	921	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	171.09/cwt	160.00–176.00	972	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	154.20/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,448	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,610	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	159.26/cwt	150.50–164.00	1,389	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	646	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,289	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	195.97/cwt	191.50–198.00	856	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.72/cwt	158.50–165.00	1,009	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	164.87/cwt	161.50–169.50	704	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,452	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	164.70/cwt	150.50–169.50	796	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	164.00/cwt	157.50–167.50	846	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	146.93/cwt	146.50–147.50	1,330	101

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 Oct 7, 2021

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

Receipts 2,405Last week 5,500Year ago 2,071

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	345	166.00	166.00
21	—	626	145.00–150.00	147.68
21	—	871	144.00–148.00	146.09
31	—	787	152.00–154.50	152.71
46	—	577	147.50–159.00	155.61
50	—	833	149.00–149.50	149.05
53	—	427	161.50–169.50	164.87
57	—	978	148.50	148.50
61	—	483	150.50–169.50	164.70
64	—	516	157.50–167.50	164.00
101	—	905	146.50–147.50	146.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	784	164.00	164.00
22	—	718	168.50	168.50
138	—	989	160.00	160.00
171	—	890	168.75	168.75
219	—	810	164.25–167.50	166.20
259	—	920	159.25–164.50	161.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	916	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	792	159.00	159.00
12	—	696	165.00	165.00
16	—	962	148.00	148.00
31	—	478	176.00–192.00	186.97
41	—	839	155.00–161.50	160.42
77	—	519	170.50–184.00	177.55
78	—	568	160.00–176.00	171.09
105	—	939	146.00–157.50	154.20
62	—	1,000	161.00	161.00
127	—	872	150.50–164.00	159.26
6	—	382	195.00	195.00
52	—	437	191.50–198.00	195.97
64	—	616	158.50–165.00	163.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	170.50	170.50
7	—	692	142.50	142.50
23	—	357	181.00	181.00
39	—	859	150.00	150.00

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