Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 4.00 - 6.00 higher and heifers were 1.00 - 8.00 higher. Demand was good in house and the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.71/cwt on 2,595 head.

Average price

$212.71

2,595 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$0.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

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	458	213.44	977	99
Medium and Large 1	527	212.68	1,121	2,496

One grade step is worth $0.76/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale2,595 hd

212.71

—

NE average11 barns · 17,147 hd

209.76

+2.94

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

39 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	—	627	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,038	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,053	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	169.65/cwt	162.50–171.50	1,042	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	217.87/cwt	213.00–220.00	848	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	558	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,141	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	209.01/cwt	196.00–218.00	1,110	567
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	272.23/cwt	270.00–276.00	885	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	219.33/cwt	210.50–228.00	1,059	395
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	240.44/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,029	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	594	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,200	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	195.51/cwt	183.00–203.50	1,208	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	175.78/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,171	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	358	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	766	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	164.88/cwt	155.50–173.50	1,019	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	459	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	991	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	540	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,156	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,043	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,157	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	984	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	180.33/cwt	180.00–181.00	884	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	222.66/cwt	222.00–226.00	964	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	398	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	406	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,047	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	784	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	189.00/cwt	180.50–198.50	998	388
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	237.83/cwt	228.00–246.00	775	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	230.29/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,232	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	241.61/cwt	237.50–254.00	870	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	195.73/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,129	347
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	175.32/cwt	173.00–179.00	952	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	719	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	178.88/cwt	176.00–183.50	1,020	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	208.11/cwt	200.00–216.50	907	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	197.69/cwt	190.00–203.00	927	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	163.52/cwt	163.00–164.50	1,686	35

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 27, 2022

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

Receipts 5,005Last week 3,200Year ago 4,800

Compared to last week, steers were 4.00 - 6.00 higher and heifers were 1.00 - 8.00 higher. Demand was good in house and the internet.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	504	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	164.00	164.00
29	—	614	162.50–171.50	169.65
35	—	389	213.00–220.00	217.87
12	—	245	610.00	610.00
388	—	528	180.50–198.50	189.00
58	—	326	228.00–246.00	237.83
136	—	570	176.00–183.50	178.88
64	—	436	200.00–216.50	208.11
319	—	469	190.00–203.00	197.69
35	—	1,031	163.00–164.50	163.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	558	204.50	204.50
21	—	358	214.00	214.00
68	—	459	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	618	155.50–173.50	164.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	586	168.00	168.00
41	—	490	180.00–181.00	180.33
18	—	400	196.00	196.00
73	—	543	173.00–179.00	175.32
33	—	330	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
567	—	531	196.00–218.00	209.01
40	—	325	270.00–276.00	272.23
395	—	483	210.50–228.00	219.33
302	—	428	230.00–247.00	240.44
15	—	661	175.00	175.00
87	—	360	237.50–254.00	241.61
347	—	577	185.00–206.00	195.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	189.00	189.00
15	—	573	182.00	182.00
75	—	433	222.00–226.00	222.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	445	230.00	230.00
42	—	594	202.00	202.00
58	—	540	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
403	—	618	183.00–203.50	195.51
87	—	666	172.50–180.00	175.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	260.00	260.00
9	—	406	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	535	227.00–231.00	230.29

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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