Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 7.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs was steady - 9.00 lower over 600 lbs were 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Demand was good on nice offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.73/cwt on 3,606 head.

Average price

$192.73

3,606 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.20

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	192.96	1,194	3,431
Medium and Large 1-2	551	188.11	1,036	175

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about $159 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 sale3,606 hd

192.73

—

NE average9 barns · 20,234 hd

177.53

+15.20

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

43 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 1Fancy	—	610	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,141	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	974	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,204	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	814	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.28/cwt	172.50–190.50	852	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	625	191.35/cwt	188.50–194.50	1,196	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	219.50/cwt	209.50–225.00	1,067	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	548	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,206	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	373	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	888	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	485	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,101	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	695	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,220	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	593	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,180	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	166.74/cwt	161.50–171.00	1,302	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	756	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,312	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	202.21/cwt	199.00–205.00	965	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	169.15/cwt	161.50–174.50	1,235	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	191.25/cwt	181.50–196.00	1,188	431
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,452	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	171.83/cwt	168.50–175.50	1,103	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	164.89/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,342	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	151.78/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,099	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.66/cwt	150.50–161.75	1,037	423
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	204.71/cwt	199.00–206.00	833	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	753	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,408	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	184.77/cwt	179.50–187.50	964	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.11/cwt	161.00–179.50	1,002	487
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	153.75/cwt	150.50–161.00	1,198	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	196.91/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,000	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	160.82/cwt	153.50–172.00	1,015	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	163.36/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,402	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	172.60/cwt	169.00–179.50	1,162	528
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	589	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	540	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	969	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	196.18/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,130	373
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	651	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,038	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	218.40/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,112	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	234.18/cwt	220.00–238.00	998	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	232.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	881	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,073	16

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 Jan 20, 2022

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

Receipts 7,680Last week 7,570Year ago 7,460

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 7.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs was steady - 9.00 lower over 600 lbs were 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Demand was good on nice offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	610	187.00	187.00
163	—	466	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	344	206.00	206.00
17	—	800	150.50	150.50
26	—	375	217.00	217.00
124	—	475	172.50–190.50	179.28
204	—	724	149.00–153.00	151.78
423	—	675	150.50–161.75	153.66
198	—	407	199.00–206.00	204.71
250	—	522	179.50–187.50	184.77
487	—	572	161.00–179.50	175.11
157	—	779	150.50–161.00	153.75
370	—	631	153.50–172.00	160.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	605	175.00	175.00
21	—	705	150.00	150.00
10	—	589	182.00	182.00
19	—	540	179.50	179.50
27	—	651	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	753	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	625	188.50–194.50	191.35
183	—	548	220.00	220.00
40	—	373	238.00	238.00
153	—	485	227.00	227.00
51	—	695	175.50	175.50
21	—	593	199.00	199.00
37	—	756	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	486	209.50–225.00	219.50
185	—	781	161.50–171.00	166.74
425	—	730	161.50–174.50	169.15
431	—	621	181.50–196.00	191.25
12	—	902	161.00	161.00
145	—	814	155.00–168.00	164.89
37	—	858	161.00–165.00	163.36
528	—	673	169.00–179.50	172.60
373	—	576	185.00–205.00	196.18
307	—	509	208.00–221.00	218.40
179	—	426	220.00–238.00	234.18
43	—	379	230.00–240.00	232.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	477	199.00–205.00	202.21
52	—	642	168.50–175.50	171.83
34	—	508	196.00–199.00	196.91
16	—	679	158.00	158.00

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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