Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2023-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Close to a month ago since last reported sale a market comparison is not applicable. However, a sharply higher undertone was noted. Large crowd on hand for the annual customer appreciation sale and celebrating 72 years of business at Ogallala Livestock Market. The Schow brothers used their talented chants to call the fast-paced sale from start to finish as buyers bid readily on Thursday's supply of fall calves and yearling feeders. All-time highs in the feedlot spectrum, strong CME cattle boards coupled by a tight supply of cattle helped the market leap to these price levels.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.38/cwt on 2,358 head.

Average price

$244.38

2,358 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$12.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.90

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	245.71	1,621	2,104
Medium and Large 1-2	602	233.40	1,405	254

One grade step is worth $12.31/cwt here — about $217 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 sale2,358 hd

244.38

—

NE average3 barns · 3,128 hd

239.48

+4.90

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

49 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 1-2	—	812	191.87/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,558	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	236.12/cwt	234.50–243.00	1,395	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	253.72/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,571	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	235.39/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,608	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	274.08/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,453	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	219.30/cwt	208.50–222.00	1,796	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	281.00/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,352	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	226.78/cwt	219.00–235.50	1,751	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	220.29/cwt	220.00–220.50	1,500	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	250.37/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,928	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	247.18/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,285	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	945	198.25/cwt	198.25–198.25	1,873	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	597	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,564	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	609	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,565	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	679	237.45/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,612	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	227.80/cwt	220.50–238.50	1,654	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	208.64/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,819	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	236.05/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,596	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,222	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	260.16/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,657	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	191.95/cwt	187.50–201.00	1,875	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,561	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,038	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	291.10/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,144	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	281.72/cwt	279.00–296.00	1,197	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	210.87/cwt	210.50–212.00	1,822	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	271.51/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,553	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	615	281.92/cwt	271.00–291.00	1,734	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	230.50/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,911	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	288.07/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,786	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	303.35/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,644	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	693	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,823	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	299.65/cwt	291.00–307.50	1,666	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	264.51/cwt	255.50–271.00	1,767	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	258.26/cwt	252.50–265.50	1,870	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	597	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,761	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	309.98/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,472	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	234.02/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,811	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	643	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,849	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,519	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	316.50/cwt	316.00–317.50	1,310	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	238.76/cwt	235.50–240.00	1,755	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	235.26/cwt	227.00–237.50	2,160	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	260.48/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,292	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	234.83/cwt	226.00–239.00	2,034	200

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 Jun 8, 2023

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

Receipts 5,800Last week 5,160Year ago 6,580

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	812	190.00–196.00	191.87
11	—	497	267.00	267.00
37	—	591	234.50–243.00	236.12
49	—	681	220.00–220.50	220.29
121	—	520	242.50–260.00	247.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
287	—	619	242.00–262.00	253.72
247	—	683	226.00–242.00	235.39
165	—	530	265.00–281.00	274.08
172	—	819	208.50–222.00	219.30
209	—	481	277.00–287.00	281.00
334	—	772	219.00–235.50	226.78
229	—	726	220.50–238.50	227.80
12	—	347	299.00	299.00
34	—	393	289.00–295.00	291.10
44	—	425	279.00–296.00	281.72
96	—	864	210.50–212.00	210.87
128	—	572	266.00–285.00	271.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	597	262.00	262.00
28	—	609	257.00	257.00
46	—	679	230.00–244.00	237.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	726	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	770	240.00–264.00	250.37
10	—	382	322.50	322.50
57	—	1,001	222.00	222.00
109	—	637	256.00–276.00	260.16
185	—	829	224.00–238.00	230.50
259	—	542	294.00–307.00	303.35
60	—	556	291.00–307.50	299.65
127	—	668	255.50–271.00	264.51
143	—	724	252.50–265.50	258.26
136	—	475	301.00–319.00	309.98
6	—	336	330.00	330.00
18	—	414	316.00–317.50	316.50
266	—	918	227.00–237.50	235.26
200	—	866	226.00–239.00	234.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	945	198.25	198.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	872	208.00–210.00	208.64
56	—	676	235.00–237.00	236.05
12	—	1,034	195.50	195.50
39	—	977	187.50–201.00	191.95
46	—	774	230.00–237.00	234.02
22	—	591	257.00	257.00
29	—	735	235.50–240.00	238.76
42	—	496	257.50–262.50	260.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	615	271.00–291.00	281.92
27	—	693	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	620	286.00–292.00	288.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	597	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	643	287.50	287.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ogallala