Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs were 6.00 - 17.00 higher, over 500 lbs were steady - 4.00 lower. Heifers under 500 lbs were steady - 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs were steady - 4.00 lower. Demand was good, on nice selection offered. Next Special Stocker and Feeder Sale Oct. 20.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.59/cwt on 3,345 head.

Average price

$217.59

3,345 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$22.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.38

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	218.88	1,097	3,151
Medium and Large 1-2	488	196.49	959	194

One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $137 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 sale3,345 hd

217.59

—

NE average9 barns · 17,455 hd

206.20

+11.38

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,629	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	167.13/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,606	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	223.26/cwt	214.00–231.00	737	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,109	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	462	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,007	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	528	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,067	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,143	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	269.15/cwt	253.00–271.00	926	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	183.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,226	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,246	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	259.51/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,004	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	202.02/cwt	193.50–207.00	1,170	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	189.18/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,184	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,194	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	233.89/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,083	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,154	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	214.41/cwt	204.00–226.00	1,018	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	204.49/cwt	194.00–217.00	1,067	563
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	214.25/cwt	213.00–217.00	932	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	192.39/cwt	188.00–195.00	906	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	196.93/cwt	188.00–207.00	928	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	170.75/cwt	158.00–178.50	1,069	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	236.62/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,025	570
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,554	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	178.15/cwt	168.50–186.00	1,024	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	222.83/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,152	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	163.35/cwt	160.50–167.50	1,442	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	182.82/cwt	179.00–184.00	899	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	186.60/cwt	186.00–189.00	998	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	200.78/cwt	191.00–209.00	841	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	211.96/cwt	200.00–218.00	816	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,213	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	183.39/cwt	171.00–188.00	959	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	172.16/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,320	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	168.64/cwt	168.50–169.25	1,366	90

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 Oct 13, 2022

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

Receipts 6,244Last week 4,711Year ago 2,550

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	180.00	180.00
17	—	1,041	156.50	156.50
22	—	961	165.50–170.00	167.13
45	—	330	214.00–231.00	223.26
24	—	658	168.50	168.50
393	—	471	188.00–207.00	196.93
285	—	575	168.50–186.00	178.15
34	—	883	160.50–167.50	163.35
222	—	419	191.00–209.00	200.78
49	—	385	200.00–218.00	211.96
72	—	720	168.50	168.50
252	—	523	171.00–188.00	183.39
77	—	767	170.00–173.50	172.16
90	—	810	168.50–169.25	168.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	448	180.00	180.00
110	—	492	179.00–184.00	182.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	626	158.00–178.50	170.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	462	218.00	218.00
42	—	528	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	608	188.00	188.00
69	—	344	253.00–271.00	269.15
19	—	659	189.00	189.00
293	—	387	243.00–262.00	259.51
304	—	579	193.50–207.00	202.02
384	—	475	204.00–226.00	214.41
563	—	522	194.00–217.00	204.49
570	—	433	224.00–240.00	236.62
12	—	1,050	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	668	175.00–190.00	183.53
186	—	626	180.00–197.00	189.18
21	—	700	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	323	238.00	238.00
9	—	374	222.00	222.00
34	—	435	213.00–217.00	214.25
41	—	471	188.00–195.00	192.39
94	—	535	186.00–189.00	186.60
7	—	579	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
288	—	463	228.00–235.00	233.89
185	—	517	222.50–223.00	222.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	687	168.00	168.00

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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