Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 6.00 higher and heifers were 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate all day long.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.65/cwt on 2,993 head.

Average price

$183.65

2,993 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$11.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.04

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	184.29	1,166	2,826
Medium and Large 1-2	595	172.76	1,028	167

One grade step is worth $11.53/cwt here — about $139 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 sale2,993 hd

183.65

—

NE average9 barns · 15,604 hd

182.61

+1.04

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

44 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 1-2	—	581	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	169.36/cwt	168.00–174.00	801	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	163.58/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,111	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	170.86/cwt	168.50–175.50	986	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,045	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.39/cwt	145.50–154.00	1,004	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	175.38/cwt	165.50–183.50	924	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	208.44/cwt	200.00–218.00	984	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	169.29/cwt	161.50–176.00	1,293	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	804	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	192.76/cwt	171.50–196.50	812	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,159	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	163.65/cwt	153.00–170.50	1,016	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	171.50/cwt	165.50–176.50	1,168	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	176.92/cwt	169.50–182.00	1,123	346
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	189.82/cwt	182.00–194.50	896	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	944	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	212.66/cwt	199.00–219.00	880	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	193.83/cwt	182.50–211.00	1,037	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,008	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	174.96/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,015	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,150	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	196.48/cwt	185.50–203.50	1,126	371
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	169.89/cwt	162.50–174.00	1,235	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	188.62/cwt	185.50–190.00	896	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	797	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,343	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	867	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,452	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	717	172.15/cwt	169.75–175.50	1,234	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	629	179.11/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,127	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,359	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,457	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	506	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,042	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	565	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,116	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	151.95/cwt	142.50–157.00	1,311	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,567	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	183.90/cwt	179.00–186.00	710	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	183.52/cwt	181.00–186.00	635	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,624	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,533	10

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 Dec 16, 2021

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

Receipts 5,965Last week 4,137Year ago 6,365

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 6.00 higher and heifers were 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate all day long.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	581	159.00	159.00
26	—	473	168.00–174.00	169.36
21	—	731	143.00	143.00
83	—	663	145.50–154.00	151.39
31	—	514	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
279	—	679	156.00–167.50	163.58
222	—	577	168.50–175.50	170.86
280	—	527	165.50–183.50	175.38
186	—	421	171.50–196.50	192.76
176	—	621	153.00–170.50	163.65
287	—	472	182.00–194.50	189.82
35	—	863	142.50–157.00	151.95
34	—	1,041	150.50	150.50
34	—	386	179.00–186.00	183.90
26	—	346	181.00–186.00	183.52
21	—	1,112	146.00	146.00
10	—	999	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	542	157.50	157.50
19	—	627	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	542	174.00	174.00
15	—	620	162.50	162.50
57	—	580	172.00–179.00	174.96
45	—	719	160.00	160.00
37	—	475	185.50–190.00	188.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
308	—	472	200.00–218.00	208.44
199	—	764	161.50–176.00	169.29
360	—	681	165.50–176.50	171.50
346	—	635	169.50–182.00	176.92
15	—	364	235.00	235.00
78	—	414	199.00–219.00	212.66
71	—	535	182.50–211.00	193.83
371	—	573	185.50–203.50	196.48
187	—	727	162.50–174.00	169.89
66	—	826	164.50	164.50
33	—	883	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	557	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	595	170.00	170.00
10	—	671	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	797	168.50	168.50
62	—	867	167.50	167.50
195	—	717	169.75–175.50	172.15
176	—	629	175.00–184.00	179.11
93	—	506	206.00	206.00
80	—	565	197.50	197.50

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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