Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, most lots of flyweight steers sold sharply higher, steers over 550 sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady on the day. Demand was good from start to finish.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.92/cwt on 2,942 head.

Average price

$206.92

2,942 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$1.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	206.97	1,427	2,847
Medium and Large 1-2	612	205.34	1,256	95

One grade step is worth $1.62/cwt here — about $171 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 sale2,942 hd

206.92

—

NE average9 barns · 15,574 hd

199.10

+7.82

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

35 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	—	729	165.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,208	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	213.84/cwt	198.00–218.00	913	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	166.76/cwt	165.50–167.50	1,482	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	175.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,185	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	166.32/cwt	162.50–171.00	1,372	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	258.06/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,324	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	220.67/cwt	213.00–227.50	1,381	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,360	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	189.70/cwt	188.50–190.00	1,282	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	230.37/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,334	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	194.07/cwt	187.50–198.00	1,405	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,589	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	206.39/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,389	540
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	179.07/cwt	174.50–183.50	1,551	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	239.18/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,019	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,698	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	235.20/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,122	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	200.53/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,287	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	182.26/cwt	175.50–185.00	1,480	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	193.44/cwt	186.50–202.00	1,203	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	257.72/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,224	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	208.93/cwt	195.00–211.50	1,105	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	733	188.88/cwt	186.00–189.50	1,384	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	632	203.82/cwt	199.50–209.50	1,288	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	688	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,333	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	175.52/cwt	173.00–177.50	1,101	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	182.13/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,415	425
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,071	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	979	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	203.49/cwt	193.00–212.00	1,194	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	216.17/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,044	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	180.90/cwt	172.50–183.50	1,310	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	174.44/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,347	154

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 Feb 16, 2023

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

Receipts 5,755Last week 5,320Year ago 7,320

Compared to two weeks ago, most lots of flyweight steers sold sharply higher, steers over 550 sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady on the day. Demand was good from start to finish.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	729	165.00–169.00	165.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	200.00	200.00
62	—	427	198.00–218.00	213.84
85	—	889	165.50–167.50	166.76
112	—	677	170.00–178.00	175.11
128	—	825	162.50–171.00	166.32
134	—	622	186.50–202.00	193.44
172	—	529	195.00–211.50	208.93
313	—	587	193.00–212.00	203.49
187	—	483	207.00–219.00	216.17
129	—	724	172.50–183.50	180.90
154	—	772	172.00–176.00	174.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	733	186.00–189.50	188.88
157	—	632	199.50–209.50	203.82
50	—	688	193.75	193.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	173.00–177.50	175.52
23	—	691	155.00	155.00
17	—	588	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	513	257.00–259.00	258.06
270	—	626	213.00–227.50	220.67
7	—	392	237.50	237.50
348	—	579	218.00–236.00	230.37
369	—	724	187.50–198.00	194.07
40	—	932	170.50	170.50
540	—	673	195.00–211.00	206.39
289	—	866	174.50–183.50	179.07
45	—	426	230.00–248.00	239.18
54	—	965	176.00	176.00
118	—	812	175.50–185.00	182.26
138	—	475	244.00–263.00	257.72
425	—	777	180.00–186.00	182.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	553	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	676	188.50–190.00	189.70
26	—	477	232.00–240.00	235.20
28	—	642	193.00–207.00	200.53

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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