Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand was good on a nice selection of cattle offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.35/cwt on 2,507 head.

Average price

$179.35

2,507 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$8.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	180.02	1,300	2,319
Medium and Large 1-2	693	171.14	1,186	188

One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about $114 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 sale2,507 hd

179.35

—

NE average8 barns · 9,485 hd

182.68

−3.32

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

46 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 1NHTC	—	718	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,300	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	622	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,182	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,130	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	203.65/cwt	201.00–206.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	741	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,295	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	191.86/cwt	185.00–197.50	817	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	187.64/cwt	180.00–189.50	895	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	147.56/cwt	142.00–150.50	1,067	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	868	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,432	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	221.24/cwt	217.50–223.50	1,035	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,421	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	201.19/cwt	196.00–209.50	1,247	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	145.32/cwt	144.00–146.50	1,337	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	167.30/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,228	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	168.32/cwt	160.00–173.50	1,289	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,122	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	210.74/cwt	204.50–214.00	1,210	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	150.20/cwt	142.50–152.50	1,305	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	159.26/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,301	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	206.40/cwt	203.50–211.00	1,046	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.56/cwt	145.50–155.00	1,015	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	143.04/cwt	142.00–143.75	1,184	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	224.40/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,176	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	191.33/cwt	186.00–194.50	1,280	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	172.09/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,112	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	160.32/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,226	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	170.95/cwt	160.50–175.75	1,067	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	764	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,199	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	221.64/cwt	219.00–226.00	946	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	511	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	973	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	445	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	892	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	656	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,148	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	362	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	711	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	176.76/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,004	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,114	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	180.32/cwt	176.50–187.50	956	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	764	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,108	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	562	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,028	75

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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Receipts 6,250Last week 7,320Year ago 3,825

No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand was good on a nice selection of cattle offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	718	181.00	181.00
15	—	622	190.00	190.00
148	—	790	175.00	175.00
69	—	868	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,116	139.00	139.00
13	—	386	224.00	224.00
44	—	468	217.50–223.50	221.24
60	—	962	147.75	147.75
225	—	620	196.00–209.50	201.19
5	—	334	231.00	231.00
113	—	920	144.00–146.50	145.32
211	—	734	160.00–174.00	167.30
342	—	766	160.00–173.50	168.32
68	—	574	204.50–214.00	210.74
108	—	869	142.50–152.50	150.20
291	—	817	150.00–166.00	159.26
217	—	524	220.00–226.00	224.40
243	—	669	186.00–194.50	191.33
45	—	427	219.00–226.00	221.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	693	163.00	163.00
12	—	565	198.50	198.50
26	—	507	203.50–211.00	206.40
29	—	646	167.00–177.50	172.09
107	—	765	157.50–161.00	160.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	316	201.00–206.00	203.65
20	—	387	191.50	191.50
25	—	956	135.50	135.50
82	—	426	185.00–197.50	191.86
120	—	477	180.00–189.50	187.64
155	—	723	142.00–150.50	147.56
193	—	674	145.50–155.00	150.56
203	—	828	142.00–143.75	143.04
238	—	624	160.50–175.75	170.95
247	—	568	173.00–187.00	176.76
293	—	775	140.00–147.50	143.68
308	—	530	176.50–187.50	180.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	764	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	511	190.50	190.50
153	—	445	200.50	200.50
76	—	656	175.00	175.00
24	—	362	196.50	196.50
35	—	764	145.00	145.00
75	—	562	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	168.00	168.00
14	—	539	165.50	165.50
11	—	637	158.50	158.50

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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