Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Big crowd and demand was good on good selection offered of feeders and grass cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.06/cwt on 2,932 head.

Average price

$182.06

2,932 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$14.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	746	182.67	1,363	2,811
Medium and Large 1-2	725	167.91	1,217	121

One grade step is worth $14.76/cwt here — about $146 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 sale2,932 hd

182.06

—

NE average4 barns · 3,883 hd

180.38

+1.68

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

50 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 1	—	913	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,088	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,083	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	193.12/cwt	181.50–198.00	844	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	215.42/cwt	215.00–216.00	918	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,460	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	168.20/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,561	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,288	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,323	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	176.40/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,293	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	170.41/cwt	160.50–179.50	1,321	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	167.80/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,423	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	206.97/cwt	198.00–216.00	1,101	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	761	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,362	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,232	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,113	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	157.60/cwt	155.50–158.00	1,352	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	694	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,256	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	205.43/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,196	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	151.48/cwt	145.50–155.50	1,495	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	188.42/cwt	178.50–195.50	1,264	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,105	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	182.54/cwt	173.00–186.50	1,077	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	144.18/cwt	143.50–145.50	1,347	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,083	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	195.88/cwt	191.50–201.00	1,224	357
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	168.80/cwt	161.50–172.50	1,487	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	546	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,207	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	950	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,610	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	174.18/cwt	169.50–180.00	1,195	386
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	665	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,184	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	215.39/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,010	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	153.85/cwt	146.00–155.50	1,246	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.08/cwt	185.50–191.00	883	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,136	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	560	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,011	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,088	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,144	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	158.13/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,237	343
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	828	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	180.69/cwt	171.50–187.00	956	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	183.30/cwt	174.00–193.00	1,054	301
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	148.85/cwt	147.50–150.50	1,291	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	171.94/cwt	158.00–174.50	1,250	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	176.19/cwt	165.50–185.00	1,108	227

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 Jun 9, 2022

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

Receipts 6,580Last week 3,275Year ago 6,788

No comparison to last week. Big crowd and demand was good on good selection offered of feeders and grass cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	913	138.50	138.50
28	—	704	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	600	199.00	199.00
112	—	517	209.50	209.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	200.00	200.00
38	—	437	181.50–198.00	193.12
95	—	934	143.50–145.50	144.18
386	—	686	169.50–180.00	174.18
63	—	810	146.00–155.50	153.85
68	—	472	185.50–191.00	187.08
343	—	782	155.00–160.50	158.13
243	—	529	171.50–187.00	180.69
301	—	575	174.00–193.00	183.30
62	—	867	147.50–150.50	148.85
200	—	727	158.00–174.50	171.94
227	—	629	165.50–185.00	176.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	607	178.50	178.50
64	—	669	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	665	178.00	178.00
13	—	560	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	760	149.50	149.50
39	—	575	173.00	173.00
12	—	469	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	229.00	229.00
21	—	426	215.00–216.00	215.42
76	—	1,054	138.50	138.50
108	—	928	166.00–172.00	168.20
153	—	733	173.00–179.50	176.40
214	—	775	160.50–179.50	170.41
110	—	848	167.00–169.00	167.80
211	—	532	198.00–216.00	206.97
165	—	582	197.00–214.00	205.43
116	—	987	145.50–155.50	151.48
131	—	671	178.50–195.50	188.42
357	—	625	191.50–201.00	195.88
469	—	881	161.50–172.50	168.80
40	—	469	211.00–222.00	215.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	622	207.00	207.00
83	—	689	192.00	192.00
31	—	710	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	761	179.00	179.00
68	—	694	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	634	175.50	175.50
38	—	858	155.50–158.00	157.60
20	—	684	161.50	161.50
27	—	590	173.00–186.50	182.54
9	—	931	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	546	221.00	221.00
173	—	950	169.50	169.50
21	—	467	233.00	233.00

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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