Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs was steady - 10.00 higher and over 700 lbs was 3.00 - 11.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs was 4.00 - 12.00 higher and over 700 lbs was 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Demand was good all day with barn and internet action.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.73/cwt on 2,316 head.

Average price

$204.73

2,316 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$4.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	727	205.15	1,491	2,108
Medium and Large 1-2	665	200.39	1,333	208

One grade step is worth $4.76/cwt here — about $159 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 sale2,316 hd

204.73

—

NE average6 barns · 7,919 hd

202.86

+1.87

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

30 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	—	571	212.87/cwt	196.50–217.00	1,215	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	181.14/cwt	175.50–187.00	1,311	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	174.95/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,370	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	217.92/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,144	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	187.16/cwt	178.50–196.00	1,261	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	197.29/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,211	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	224.10/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,367	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	253.18/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,203	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	181.98/cwt	171.00–185.25	1,665	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	206.19/cwt	200.00–217.25	1,402	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	243.27/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,301	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	181.48/cwt	180.25–182.75	1,759	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	192.29/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,336	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	204.83/cwt	195.50–211.50	1,307	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	204.26/cwt	202.00–206.50	1,465	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	183.51/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,589	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	240.63/cwt	234.00–246.50	1,388	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	230.41/cwt	221.00–235.50	1,076	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	222.13/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,244	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,444	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	184.95/cwt	183.00–186.50	1,448	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	187.48/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,543	326
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,106	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,132	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	213.53/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,046	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,136	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	172.31/cwt	170.50–173.50	1,394	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	957	9

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 23, 2023

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

Receipts 4,640Last week 5,755Year ago 7,320

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	571	196.50–217.00	212.87
215	—	724	175.50–187.00	181.14
231	—	783	172.00–177.00	174.95
299	—	525	208.00–226.00	217.92
340	—	674	178.50–196.00	187.16
344	—	614	191.00–203.00	197.29
9	—	909	165.50	165.50
72	—	467	221.00–235.50	230.41
98	—	809	170.50–173.50	172.31
9	—	433	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	541	204.50	204.50
23	—	645	175.50	175.50
25	—	490	212.00–214.00	213.53
33	—	593	191.50	191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	610	214.00–235.00	224.10
60	—	475	246.00–266.00	253.18
93	—	915	171.00–185.25	181.98
411	—	680	200.00–217.25	206.19
122	—	535	230.00–247.00	243.27
124	—	969	180.25–182.75	181.48
152	—	717	202.00–206.50	204.26
168	—	866	178.00–185.00	183.51
208	—	577	234.00–246.50	240.63
233	—	783	183.00–186.50	184.95
326	—	823	185.00–189.00	187.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	695	192.00–192.50	192.29
86	—	638	195.50–211.50	204.83
6	—	466	225.00	225.00
29	—	560	221.00–225.00	222.13
37	—	802	180.00	180.00

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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