Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, due to the holidays. Demand was good with nice selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.89/cwt on 2,561 head.

Average price

$230.89

2,561 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.93

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	232.43	1,244	2,410
Medium and Large 1-2	529	206.35	1,091	151

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $153 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 sale2,561 hd

230.89

—

NE average6 barns · 12,836 hd

209.96

+20.93

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

45 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	—	887	172.59/cwt	168.50–175.00	1,531	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	197.70/cwt	191.00–200.00	826	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	177.20/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,182	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	165.47/cwt	163.00–170.50	1,362	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	211.07/cwt	209.00–213.00	817	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	205.55/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,036	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	197.93/cwt	186.50–204.00	940	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,129	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	178.89/cwt	178.00–181.50	823	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	171.52/cwt	170.50–173.00	1,017	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,041	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	281.77/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,068	493
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	582	219.09/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,275	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	175.62/cwt	164.50–184.50	1,094	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	170.26/cwt	167.50–172.00	1,231	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,091	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,121	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,420	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	165.71/cwt	163.50–167.00	1,717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	184.88/cwt	177.50–198.00	1,061	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	186.95/cwt	185.50–191.50	1,382	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	182.04/cwt	179.50–186.00	1,394	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	313	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	898	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,549	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	861	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	904	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	234.65/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,030	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	171.76/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,479	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	183.50/cwt	175.50–191.00	974	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	269.17/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,163	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	232.73/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,208	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	207.42/cwt	199.50–213.00	1,271	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	196.48/cwt	184.00–206.00	1,340	330
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	250.11/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,191	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	187.48/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,235	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,178	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	232.07/cwt	222.00–236.00	842	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	199.96/cwt	193.50–207.00	1,064	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	206.04/cwt	196.50–216.00	1,197	260

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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Receipts 5,160Last week 2,885Year ago 6,096

No comparison to last week, due to the holidays. Demand was good with nice selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	887	168.50–175.00	172.59
33	—	418	191.00–200.00	197.70
83	—	667	175.00–178.00	177.20
69	—	823	163.00–170.50	165.47
29	—	387	209.00–213.00	211.07
222	—	475	186.50–204.00	197.93
20	—	795	165.00	165.00
127	—	623	164.50–184.50	175.62
6	—	1,088	160.00	160.00
57	—	723	167.50–172.00	170.26
16	—	1,036	163.50–167.00	165.71
297	—	574	177.50–198.00	184.88
13	—	903	171.50	171.50
253	—	531	175.50–191.00	183.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	504	202.00–206.00	205.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	156.50	156.50
35	—	460	178.00–181.50	178.89
27	—	593	170.50–173.00	171.52
12	—	711	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	555	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
493	—	379	270.00–291.00	281.77
96	—	582	217.00–223.00	219.09
60	—	313	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	620	176.00	176.00
11	—	483	232.00	232.00
10	—	720	166.50	166.50
48	—	439	228.00–241.00	234.65
52	—	532	193.50–207.00	199.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	816	174.00	174.00
108	—	739	185.50–191.50	186.95
83	—	766	179.50–186.00	182.04
24	—	330	261.00	261.00
21	—	299	302.50	302.50
28	—	861	170.00–175.50	171.76
157	—	432	263.00–272.00	269.17
149	—	519	225.00–240.00	232.73
112	—	613	199.50–213.00	207.42
330	—	682	184.00–206.00	196.48
290	—	476	241.00–258.00	250.11
17	—	931	174.50	174.50
51	—	363	222.00–236.00	232.07
260	—	581	196.50–216.00	206.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	659	182.00–191.00	187.48
16	—	625	188.50	188.50

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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