Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 14.00 higher, heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.27/cwt on 1,632 head.

Average price

$211.27

1,632 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$13.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	211.78	1,196	1,570
Medium and Large 1-2	529	198.50	1,050	62

One grade step is worth $13.28/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 sale1,632 hd

211.27

—

NE average9 barns · 11,963 hd

206.67

+4.61

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

34 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	—	868	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,198	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,048	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	236.17/cwt	217.50–254.00	751	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	183.87/cwt	177.00–190.00	969	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	187.75/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,175	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	179.90/cwt	179.00–180.50	1,207	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	196.88/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,049	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	185.29/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,132	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	228.78/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,075	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,390	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	178.69/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,465	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	253.97/cwt	240.00–270.00	957	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	233.44/cwt	221.00–240.50	999	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	220.88/cwt	210.50–225.00	1,131	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,119	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	243.97/cwt	241.00–253.00	820	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	249.11/cwt	245.50–257.00	1,051	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	496	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,176	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	197.09/cwt	195.00–199.00	875	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	922	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	204.05/cwt	191.00–214.50	1,186	392
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	217.50/cwt	212.00–220.50	824	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	192.25/cwt	182.00–197.50	925	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	996	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	180.99/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,017	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	206.55/cwt	201.00–213.00	890	187

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 20, 2022

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

Receipts 3,200Last week 6,244Year ago 3,685

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 14.00 higher, heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	868	156.50	156.50
16	—	749	160.00	160.00
21	—	618	169.50	169.50
43	—	318	217.50–254.00	236.17
14	—	254	650.00	650.00
99	—	527	177.00–190.00	183.87
102	—	379	212.00–220.50	217.50
300	—	481	182.00–197.50	192.25
179	—	562	175.00–185.00	180.99
187	—	431	201.00–213.00	206.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	625	179.00	179.00
5	—	718	155.00	155.00
8	—	666	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	444	195.00–199.00	197.09
22	—	541	170.50	170.50
13	—	584	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	626	178.00–193.00	187.75
20	—	671	179.00–180.50	179.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	533	192.50–199.00	196.88
14	—	485	210.00	210.00
7	—	594	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	611	176.00–188.00	185.29
231	—	470	213.00–232.00	228.78
66	—	772	180.00	180.00
19	—	289	775.00	775.00
130	—	820	175.00–179.00	178.69
67	—	377	240.00–270.00	253.97
126	—	428	221.00–240.50	233.44
240	—	512	210.50–225.00	220.88
48	—	336	241.00–253.00	243.97
58	—	905	180.00	180.00
392	—	581	191.00–214.50	204.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	422	245.50–257.00	249.11
14	—	496	237.00	237.00

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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