Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, Demand was good on nice selection of calves and feeders today. Cattle are coming earlier due to the dry conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.78/cwt on 2,788 head.

Average price

$187.78

2,788 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	188.94	1,338	2,636
Medium and Large 1-2	744	167.62	1,247	152

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $92 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 sale2,788 hd

187.78

—

NE average6 barns · 8,566 hd

184.58

+3.19

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

51 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	—	871	176.33/cwt	173.50–183.00	1,536	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	—	680	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,180	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	747	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,475	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	224.72/cwt	213.00–232.00	834	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,271	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	873	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	185.80/cwt	177.00–197.50	1,369	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	204.03/cwt	191.00–209.50	1,161	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,024	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	165.85/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,675	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	258.71/cwt	248.00–267.50	957	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	169.29/cwt	162.50–177.00	1,590	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	177.15/cwt	173.50–187.00	1,477	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	216.08/cwt	202.50–223.50	1,117	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	229.40/cwt	214.50–234.00	1,076	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,225	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	—	882	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,442	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	307	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	814	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	221.77/cwt	221.00–223.00	911	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	880	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,457	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	234.57/cwt	225.50–240.00	1,011	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,289	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	176.90/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,378	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	881	184.08/cwt	176.50–186.00	1,622	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,373	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	276.91/cwt	276.00–291.00	936	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,737	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	176.42/cwt	172.50–179.50	1,457	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	170.42/cwt	165.50–173.00	1,587	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	204.16/cwt	192.50–210.00	853	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	806	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,592	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,185	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,180	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	169.87/cwt	159.50–174.50	1,491	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	789	175.42/cwt	173.50–178.00	1,384	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	226.58/cwt	217.00–237.50	750	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	180.35/cwt	175.50–187.00	1,241	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	193.37/cwt	185.50–197.00	998	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	163.09/cwt	157.50–168.50	1,665	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	185.37/cwt	183.00–186.50	903	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	201.71/cwt	193.00–206.00	938	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,637	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	177.33/cwt	177.00–178.50	1,005	23

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 Sep 8, 2022

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

Receipts 6,500Last week 790Year ago 0

No comparison to last week, Demand was good on nice selection of calves and feeders today. Cattle are coming earlier due to the dry conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	871	173.50–183.00	176.33
65	—	669	190.00	190.00
33	—	293	298.00	298.00
124	—	737	177.00–197.50	185.80
165	—	569	191.00–209.50	204.03
12	—	274	800.00	800.00
301	—	1,010	159.00–167.00	165.85
147	—	370	248.00–267.50	258.71
246	—	939	162.50–177.00	169.29
201	—	834	173.50–187.00	177.15
15	—	970	168.00	168.00
189	—	517	202.50–223.50	216.08
240	—	469	214.50–234.00	229.40
17	—	633	193.50	193.50
81	—	767	190.00	190.00
205	—	431	225.50–240.00	234.57
109	—	338	276.00–291.00	276.91
181	—	1,053	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	413	248.00	248.00
15	—	551	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	306	232.50	232.50
42	—	832	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	680	173.50	173.50
53	—	882	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	747	197.50	197.50
205	—	881	176.50–186.00	184.08
177	—	806	197.50	197.50
88	—	789	173.50–178.00	175.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	371	213.00–232.00	224.72
14	—	960	165.50	165.50
30	—	726	177.50	177.50
190	—	779	171.00–185.00	176.90
315	—	826	172.50–179.50	176.42
140	—	931	165.50–173.00	170.42
196	—	418	192.50–210.00	204.16
266	—	878	159.50–174.50	169.87
19	—	1,087	159.00	159.00
92	—	331	217.00–237.50	226.58
117	—	688	175.50–187.00	180.35
161	—	516	185.50–197.00	193.37
125	—	1,021	157.50–168.50	163.09
142	—	465	193.00–206.00	201.71
22	—	1,129	145.00	145.00
23	—	567	177.00–178.50	177.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	307	265.00	265.00
49	—	411	221.00–223.00	221.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	775	160.00	160.00
18	—	733	161.00	161.00
27	—	487	183.00–186.50	185.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	439	200.50	200.50
6	—	516	184.00	184.00

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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