Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good for the mostly home raised, one iron calves. Most of the calves had been weaned for over 45 days with some short weaned or bawling calves in the mix. Majority of the run had a fall vaccination program. Handful, of true yearling cattle sold on the day. Not many load lots of calves in Thursday sale took some steam off the cattle market as buyers had to put together several drafts to make a load. There were a few load lots and those lots of calves would of sold steady to last week’s market. Next Thursday, December 16, Special Calf and Feeder sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.98/cwt on 1,980 head.

Average price

$180.98

1,980 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	183.42	1,124	1,630
Medium and Large 1-2	615	169.62	1,044	350

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about $80 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 sale1,980 hd

180.98

—

NE average9 barns · 13,772 hd

182.71

−1.73

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

66 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	947	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	898	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,329	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	702	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	746	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	165.19/cwt	162.50–168.50	1,123	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	166.87/cwt	161.50–168.50	1,055	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	191.48/cwt	188.00–202.50	818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	181.07/cwt	175.50–187.00	1,052	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	154.08/cwt	152.00–156.50	1,165	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	175.90/cwt	169.00–179.00	756	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,140	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,676	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,027	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	174.80/cwt	165.50–181.00	907	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	153.72/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,370	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,102	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	153.80/cwt	143.00–156.50	972	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	883	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,530	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	155.84/cwt	155.50–156.50	1,130	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	160.94/cwt	157.50–167.50	983	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	158.53/cwt	149.50–159.50	1,042	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	164.99/cwt	162.50–166.50	932	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	151.25/cwt	145.00–154.50	997	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,255	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	189.58/cwt	189.00–190.50	834	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	178.67/cwt	173.50–183.00	863	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.36/cwt	181.00–184.00	682	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	157.93/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,425	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	481	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	796	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	144.65/cwt	140.50–148.00	903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	168.60/cwt	167.00–171.00	809	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	158.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,142	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	189.63/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,070	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	171.51/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,254	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	170.64/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,136	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	189.99/cwt	181.00–196.00	910	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	186.22/cwt	180.50–193.00	946	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	169.58/cwt	168.50–170.50	1,375	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	163.05/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,122	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	163.89/cwt	160.50–165.00	1,034	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	153.74/cwt	153.00–155.50	1,238	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	200.07/cwt	191.50–209.00	1,066	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	213.56/cwt	201.00–220.50	1,029	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,094	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	165.09/cwt	161.00–168.50	1,255	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.23/cwt	166.50–178.00	980	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	190.59/cwt	189.00–192.00	921	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	179.19/cwt	172.00–182.00	955	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	928	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	781	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,119	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	794	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,235	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,342	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	209.72/cwt	207.00–214.00	879	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	172.23/cwt	166.00–175.50	904	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	157.52/cwt	154.50–160.00	914	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	172.89/cwt	169.00–175.00	719	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 4,137Last week 6,096Year ago 5,865

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	181.00	181.00
9	—	306	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	631	150.00	150.00
48	—	898	148.00	148.00
11	—	702	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	756	152.00–156.50	154.08
11	—	265	600.00	600.00
93	—	519	165.50–181.00	174.80
20	—	891	153.50–155.00	153.72
19	—	1,010	151.50	151.50
148	—	725	155.50–156.50	155.84
141	—	611	157.50–167.50	160.94
118	—	657	149.50–159.50	158.53
110	—	565	162.50–166.50	164.99
77	—	812	154.50	154.50
44	—	440	189.00–190.50	189.58
38	—	483	173.50–183.00	178.67
36	—	374	181.00–184.00	182.36
29	—	902	157.00–158.00	157.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	430	169.00–179.00	175.90
11	—	779	152.50	152.50
5	—	483	164.50	164.50
64	—	713	154.50	154.50
60	—	632	143.00–156.50	153.80
28	—	542	163.00	163.00
22	—	570	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,140	147.00	147.00
11	—	1,027	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	659	145.00–154.50	151.25
18	—	624	140.50–148.00	144.65
18	—	480	167.00–171.00	168.60
7	—	781	145.50	145.50
77	—	525	166.00–175.50	172.23
101	—	580	154.50–160.00	157.52
15	—	416	169.00–175.00	172.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	481	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	503	184.50	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	746	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	680	162.50–168.50	165.19
64	—	632	161.50–168.50	166.87
12	—	427	188.00–202.50	191.48
67	—	581	175.50–187.00	181.07
38	—	721	155.00–160.00	158.41
13	—	479	181.00–196.00	189.99
28	—	508	180.50–193.00	186.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	564	180.00–196.00	189.63
118	—	731	162.00–172.00	171.51
118	—	666	160.00–173.00	170.64
129	—	811	168.50–170.50	169.58
133	—	533	191.50–209.00	200.07
222	—	482	201.00–220.50	213.56
254	—	629	170.00–178.00	173.88
13	—	760	161.00–168.50	165.09
18	—	886	151.50	151.50
41	—	419	207.00–214.00	209.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	688	158.00–164.00	163.05
108	—	631	160.50–165.00	163.89
24	—	805	153.00–155.50	153.74
5	—	442	184.50	184.50
8	—	383	210.00	210.00
29	—	569	166.50–178.00	172.23
40	—	483	189.00–192.00	190.59
46	—	533	172.00–182.00	179.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	713	157.00	157.00
14	—	794	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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