Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold sharply higher on the day. Steers under 700 lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with instances 15.00-20.00 higher on flyweights. Steers over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on comparable sales. Heifer calves sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher on weights under 600 lbs over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. The Schow brothers kept the sale at a fast pace throughout the day. Buyers from the tri-state area bid readily for fully vaccinated bawling, weaned calves and yearling feeders. Weigh-up was in the sellers favor most of the day and buyers didn’t deter from it as they were there to fill buy orders. Special Calf and Feeder Cattle sale next week December 9th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.21/cwt on 3,972 head.

Average price

$196.21

3,972 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$16.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.88

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	197.63	1,103	3,632
Medium and Large 1-2	550	180.99	996	340

One grade step is worth $16.64/cwt here — about $108 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 sale3,972 hd

196.21

—

NE average6 barns · 18,178 hd

183.33

+12.88

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

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	217.30/cwt	208.00–219.00	902	464
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	206.83/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,065	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	393	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	829	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	167.95/cwt	165.50–168.50	1,134	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	193.53/cwt	190.00–199.00	915	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	619	186.25/cwt	182.00–190.50	1,153	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	225.75/cwt	216.00–233.00	874	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	176.90/cwt	174.50–177.50	991	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,510	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	196.64/cwt	190.50–201.00	1,032	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	161.13/cwt	155.50–165.50	1,091	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	170.23/cwt	165.50–173.50	1,074	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	200.74/cwt	193.00–204.50	1,146	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	165.92/cwt	165.50–166.50	1,452	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	470	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	900	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	357	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	807	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	184.90/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,080	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	157.79/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,128	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	215.00/cwt	203.00–225.00	995	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	167.40/cwt	166.00–169.50	1,294	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	157.56/cwt	154.00–162.50	967	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,129	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.77/cwt	153.00–160.00	894	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	169.25/cwt	163.00–172.00	823	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	822	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,089	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,001	66
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,023	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,611	45
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,079	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	172.77/cwt	172.50–173.00	757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	191.32/cwt	187.00–193.50	922	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	189.92/cwt	188.00–194.00	725	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	207.82/cwt	205.00–209.00	690	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	156.03/cwt	152.50–157.00	1,292	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	176.05/cwt	170.50–183.50	926	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	165.06/cwt	164.50–166.00	898	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	150.65/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,094	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,133	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,330	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	794	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,195	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	179.88/cwt	172.00–184.00	775	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	142.06/cwt	141.50–142.50	1,092	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	180.62/cwt	179.00–181.50	1,183	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	174.20/cwt	160.50–186.00	948	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	169.51/cwt	163.50–172.50	963	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.23/cwt	153.50–162.00	980	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	171.90/cwt	163.50–173.50	1,274	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	244.85/cwt	226.00–249.00	813	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	178.71/cwt	172.50–188.50	1,135	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	170.76/cwt	168.00–171.50	1,421	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,670	15

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

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

Receipts 6,096Last week 3,600Year ago 4,855

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	745	160.00	160.00
39	—	675	165.50–168.50	167.95
43	—	473	190.00–199.00	193.53
95	—	560	174.50–177.50	176.90
37	—	544	160.50–186.00	174.20
15	—	263	635.00	635.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
464	—	415	208.00–219.00	217.30
348	—	515	200.00–211.00	206.83
9	—	973	160.00	160.00
269	—	387	216.00–233.00	225.75
25	—	929	162.50	162.50
379	—	571	193.00–204.50	200.74
65	—	875	165.50–166.50	165.92
296	—	463	203.00–225.00	215.00
66	—	773	166.00–169.50	167.40
225	—	655	179.00–181.50	180.62
210	—	741	163.50–173.50	171.90
194	—	332	226.00–249.00	244.85
173	—	635	172.50–188.50	178.71
125	—	832	168.00–171.50	170.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	393	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	619	182.00–190.50	186.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	525	190.50–201.00	196.64
29	—	677	155.50–165.50	161.13
234	—	631	165.50–173.50	170.23
64	—	584	184.00–186.00	184.90
62	—	715	154.50–160.00	157.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	820	163.00	163.00
42	—	470	191.50	191.50
29	—	357	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	614	154.00–162.50	157.56
6	—	535	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	905	147.00	147.00
16	—	794	150.50	150.50
32	—	530	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	140.00	140.00
45	—	1,023	157.50	157.50
7	—	1,079	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	574	153.00–160.00	155.77
20	—	486	163.00–172.00	169.25
24	—	438	172.50–173.00	172.77
7	—	694	141.50	141.50
7	—	324	185.00	185.00
85	—	544	164.50–166.00	165.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	645	152.50	152.50
11	—	822	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	559	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	944	155.75	155.75
116	—	482	187.00–193.50	191.32
66	—	382	188.00–194.00	189.92
32	—	332	205.00–209.00	207.82
53	—	828	152.50–157.00	156.03
269	—	526	170.50–183.50	176.05
29	—	726	147.50–152.50	150.65
16	—	695	163.00	163.00
4	—	874	150.50	150.50
137	—	431	172.00–184.00	179.88
36	—	769	141.50–142.50	142.06
161	—	568	163.50–172.50	169.51
156	—	623	153.50–162.00	157.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	498	174.00	174.00

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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