Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2023-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale , steers were steady - 16.00 lower. lighter steers were the lower end. Heifers were steady - 10.00 higher under 600 lbs, not enough over 600 lbs to compare. Demand was good to moderate all day. Weather probably made a lot of difference.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.04/cwt on 2,008 head.

Average price

$202.04

2,008 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	202.55	1,304	1,942
Medium and Large 1-2	588	187.04	1,099	66

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $205 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 sale2,008 hd

202.04

—

NE average6 barns · 11,239 hd

198.23

+3.81

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

36 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 1Fleshy	—	492	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	925	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	214.83/cwt	214.00–216.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	152.27/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,259	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	183.90/cwt	176.00–192.50	1,138	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	183.62/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,036	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	187.66/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,000	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	188.42/cwt	188.00–189.00	865	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	173.15/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,170	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	695	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	604	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	214.86/cwt	209.00–224.00	905	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	199.96/cwt	188.00–208.25	1,116	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	216.36/cwt	199.50–222.00	1,030	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	219.92/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,139	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	200.84/cwt	194.50–206.00	1,269	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	217.33/cwt	210.00–223.50	1,274	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,202	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	223.94/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,371	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	256.79/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,004	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	177.88/cwt	172.00–180.50	1,299	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	173.34/cwt	163.00–180.50	1,343	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	216.19/cwt	212.00–220.00	949	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	175.81/cwt	174.00–177.50	1,095	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,034	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	735	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,312	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	246.06/cwt	244.00–264.50	1,085	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	231.23/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,073	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	166.62/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,438	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	194.10/cwt	181.50–200.00	1,304	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	174.21/cwt	174.00–176.50	1,444	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	168.54/cwt	161.50–171.00	1,227	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	218.42/cwt	191.00–223.50	1,105	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,293	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

Sat Jan 21, 2023

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

Receipts 4,200Last week 4,760Year ago 7,680

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	492	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	340	214.00–216.00	214.83
22	—	827	145.00–163.00	152.27
227	—	619	176.00–192.50	183.90
210	—	676	165.00–177.00	173.15
192	—	421	209.00–224.00	214.86
155	—	558	188.00–208.25	199.96
265	—	476	199.50–222.00	216.36
110	—	728	161.50–171.00	168.54
106	—	506	191.00–223.50	218.42
46	—	754	171.50	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	564	183.00–185.00	183.62
33	—	533	186.00–191.50	187.66
19	—	459	188.00–189.00	188.42
15	—	436	190.00–195.00	191.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	745	190.00	190.00
7	—	695	172.00	172.00
6	—	604	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	518	208.00–226.00	219.92
157	—	632	194.50–206.00	200.84
154	—	586	210.00–223.50	217.33
35	—	391	247.00–264.00	256.79
269	—	730	172.00–180.50	177.88
208	—	775	163.00–180.50	173.34
84	—	441	244.00–264.50	246.06
83	—	464	219.00–240.00	231.23
89	—	863	165.00–168.00	166.62
326	—	672	181.50–200.00	194.10
58	—	829	174.00–176.50	174.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	697	172.50	172.50
19	—	439	212.00–220.00	216.19
16	—	623	174.00–177.50	175.81
9	—	571	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	612	222.00–226.00	223.94
101	—	530	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	735	178.50	178.50

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