Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good on good selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.97/cwt on 3,051 head.

Average price

$179.97

3,051 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	609	182.14	1,109	230
Medium and Large 1	694	179.80	1,249	2,821

One grade step is worth $2.35/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 sale3,051 hd

179.97

—

NE average7 barns · 12,289 hd

174.75

+5.23

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

40 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	—	482	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	993	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	160.22/cwt	157.75–161.50	1,314	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	215.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,005	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	175.58/cwt	167.50–181.00	1,250	524
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	165.44/cwt	159.50–170.75	1,281	597
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	185.28/cwt	180.50–191.50	1,247	521
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	222.76/cwt	220.00–228.50	962	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	777	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,224	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	147.76/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,286	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.71/cwt	210.00–221.50	1,133	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	166.28/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,031	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,242	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	191.47/cwt	185.50–200.00	1,185	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,049	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	175.07/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,110	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.42/cwt	142.50–160.00	863	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	155.32/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,045	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	234.38/cwt	226.00–238.50	844	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	177.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,004	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	142.12/cwt	139.25–144.25	1,165	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	145.54/cwt	135.50–147.00	1,042	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	671	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,094	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	160.59/cwt	158.50–163.00	1,177	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	174.72/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,178	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	189.91/cwt	180.00–201.00	912	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	824	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	184.34/cwt	177.00–187.00	977	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	147.43/cwt	140.50–156.00	1,146	337
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	918	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	979	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,155	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.41/cwt	189.00–199.00	818	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	214.63/cwt	209.00–218.00	833	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	228.36/cwt	226.00–233.00	749	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	878	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,370	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	196.19/cwt	187.00–201.50	1,138	188

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

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No comparison. Demand was good on good selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	482	206.00	206.00
10	—	831	149.50	149.50
24	—	549	191.00	191.00
72	—	634	174.00–179.00	175.07
11	—	766	152.50	152.50
24	—	733	158.50–163.00	160.59
21	—	674	174.00–175.50	174.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	820	157.75–161.50	160.22
47	—	467	210.00–230.00	215.21
524	—	712	167.50–181.00	175.58
597	—	774	159.50–170.75	165.44
521	—	673	180.50–191.50	185.28
28	—	432	220.00–228.50	222.76
82	—	870	147.50–148.00	147.76
126	—	523	210.00–221.50	216.71
314	—	619	185.50–200.00	191.47
6	—	909	148.50	148.50
60	—	360	226.00–238.50	234.38
188	—	580	187.00–201.50	196.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	777	157.50	157.50
68	—	878	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
260	—	620	161.00–172.50	166.28
110	—	673	150.00–157.00	155.32
265	—	567	170.00–180.00	177.09
256	—	820	139.25–144.25	142.12
118	—	716	135.50–147.00	145.54
121	—	480	180.00–201.00	189.91
117	—	530	177.00–187.00	184.34
337	—	777	140.50–156.00	147.43
26	—	425	189.00–199.00	192.41
34	—	388	209.00–218.00	214.63
38	—	328	226.00–233.00	228.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	570	142.50–160.00	151.42
12	—	540	168.00	168.00
12	—	345	190.00	190.00
20	—	475	173.50	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	671	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	664	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	192.00	192.00
34	—	569	172.00	172.00

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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