Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 10.00 lower, heifers were steady - 12.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.89/cwt on 1,339 head.

Average price

$200.89

1,339 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$17.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	204.57	1,220	1,058
Medium and Large 1-2	503	187.02	940	281

One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $280 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 sale1,339 hd

200.89

—

NE average11 barns · 15,078 hd

203.19

−2.31

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

43 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	—	866	165.75/cwt	165.50–166.00	1,435	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	207.26/cwt	207.00–208.00	636	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,103	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,154	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	194.62/cwt	183.00–201.00	749	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,194	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	178.10/cwt	176.00–181.50	1,200	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	244.54/cwt	238.50–246.00	1,010	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	189.60/cwt	183.00–196.50	1,183	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	703	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,334	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,489	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,531	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	195.37/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,221	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,124	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.09/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,074	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	224.35/cwt	214.50–230.00	1,160	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	807	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	203.75/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,094	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	209.55/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,023	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,168	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,461	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,122	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	448	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	856	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	512	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	835	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	214.00/cwt	213.00–220.00	948	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	156.14/cwt	150.00–169.00	912	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	202.59/cwt	193.50–209.50	1,157	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	204.09/cwt	195.00–212.50	978	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	200.92/cwt	192.00–214.50	1,045	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	183.39/cwt	177.00–187.50	1,043	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	423	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	715	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	172.93/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,453	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	171.83/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,076	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	214.10/cwt	205.00–218.50	880	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,111	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	194.47/cwt	190.50–196.00	852	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	169.93/cwt	169.00–171.00	613	46

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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Receipts 2,885Last week 5,950Year ago 4,411

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 10.00 lower, heifers were steady - 12.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	866	165.50–166.00	165.75
19	—	307	207.00–208.00	207.26
24	—	632	174.50	174.50
37	—	385	183.00–201.00	194.62
56	—	690	173.00	173.00
178	—	479	195.00–212.50	204.09
129	—	520	192.00–214.50	200.92
198	—	569	177.00–187.50	183.39
93	—	840	166.00–176.00	172.93
80	—	411	205.00–218.50	214.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	888	130.00	130.00
54	—	584	150.00–169.00	156.14
34	—	738	150.50	150.50
26	—	438	190.50–196.00	194.47
46	—	361	169.00–171.00	169.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	681	171.50	171.50
24	—	626	168.00–174.00	171.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	423	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	674	176.00–181.50	178.10
17	—	729	171.50	171.50
108	—	624	183.00–196.50	189.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	413	238.50–246.00	244.54
36	—	739	180.50	180.50
13	—	881	169.00	169.00
60	—	906	169.00	169.00
97	—	625	192.00–200.00	195.37
156	—	473	215.00–235.00	227.09
168	—	517	214.50–230.00	224.35
13	—	340	236.00	236.00
5	—	392	242.00	242.00
9	—	288	700.00	700.00
68	—	821	178.00	178.00
179	—	571	193.50–209.50	202.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	368	191.00	191.00
10	—	596	187.50	187.50
24	—	730	154.00	154.00
27	—	616	131.00	131.00
37	—	537	201.00–206.00	203.75
25	—	488	207.00–211.00	209.55
48	—	443	213.00–220.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	645	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	448	191.00	191.00
22	—	512	163.00	163.00

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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