Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 30.00 higher, and heifers were steady - 20.00 higher. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.30/cwt on 2,881 head.

Average price

$214.30

2,881 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$18.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	216.55	1,408	2,537
Medium and Large 1-2	626	197.71	1,238	344

One grade step is worth $18.85/cwt here — about $170 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 sale2,881 hd

214.30

—

NE average9 barns · 17,472 hd

205.85

+8.45

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	—	703	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	161.52/cwt	153.50–165.00	1,597	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,523	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	198.62/cwt	185.50–209.50	943	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	685	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,391	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	771	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,588	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	256.97/cwt	248.00–267.00	1,241	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	189.39/cwt	181.50–194.75	1,485	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	237.02/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,330	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	213.54/cwt	203.00–218.50	1,437	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	192.80/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,394	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,664	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	586	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,166	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	843	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,619	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	207.21/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,094	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	239.57/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,263	376
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,193	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,244	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	185.65/cwt	177.00–189.50	1,173	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	179.11/cwt	176.00–182.75	1,474	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	205.44/cwt	204.50–207.50	1,276	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	176.74/cwt	165.50–183.00	1,191	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,030	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,647	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	225.05/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,395	553
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	588	216.19/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,271	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	185.72/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,250	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	188.79/cwt	185.00–194.00	968	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	168.93/cwt	168.50–169.00	1,331	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,071	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,698	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	254.45/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,076	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	235.18/cwt	234.50–235.50	788	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	202.47/cwt	194.50–210.50	1,071	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	248.68/cwt	229.00–251.00	957	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	223.36/cwt	214.00–230.00	965	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	185.50/cwt	178.00–191.50	1,078	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	180.49/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,110	149

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 8, 2022

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

Receipts 5,403Last week 5,160Year ago 4,137

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 30.00 higher, and heifers were steady - 20.00 higher. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	703	169.50	169.50
12	—	1,176	140.50	140.50
20	—	989	153.50–165.00	161.52
63	—	915	166.50	166.50
80	—	475	185.50–209.50	198.62
154	—	674	165.50–183.00	176.74
81	—	788	168.50–169.00	168.93
181	—	335	234.50–235.50	235.18
235	—	529	194.50–210.50	202.47
185	—	385	229.00–251.00	248.68
217	—	432	214.00–230.00	223.36
137	—	581	178.00–191.50	185.50
149	—	615	174.00–184.00	180.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	196.00	196.00
26	—	513	185.00–194.00	188.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	613	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	685	203.00	203.00
111	—	771	206.00	206.00
14	—	586	199.00	199.00
64	—	843	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	483	248.00–267.00	256.97
135	—	784	181.50–194.75	189.39
200	—	561	232.00–242.00	237.02
248	—	673	203.00–218.50	213.54
163	—	723	188.00–196.00	192.80
60	—	976	170.50	170.50
11	—	387	255.00	255.00
376	—	527	226.00–245.00	239.57
86	—	823	176.00–182.75	179.11
70	—	860	191.50	191.50
553	—	620	211.00–231.00	225.05
16	—	1,071	158.50	158.50
56	—	423	247.50–264.00	254.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	528	200.00–220.00	207.21
43	—	592	201.50	201.50
130	—	621	204.50–207.50	205.44
130	—	673	180.00–195.00	185.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	669	186.00	186.00
48	—	632	177.00–189.50	185.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	588	215.00–219.00	216.19

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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