Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the market was up and down, Steers under 550 lbs was steady - 11.00 higher and over 550 was steady - 10.00 lower. Heifers were steady - 9.00 higher under 550 lbs 0ver was 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with selective buying.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $311.55/cwt on 2,264 head.

Average price

$311.55

2,264 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$0.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.29

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	311.62	1,581	2,016
Medium and Large 1-2	452	310.97	1,407	248

One grade step is worth $0.65/cwt here — about $174 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 sale2,264 hd

311.55

—

NE average12 barns · 19,648 hd

293.26

+18.29

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

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	399	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,397	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,674	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	297.70/cwt	295.50–299.00	1,673	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,752	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	269.36/cwt	263.00–270.50	1,465	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	342.49/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,473	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	404	374.95/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,515	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	318.42/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,503	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	367.93/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,199	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	284.18/cwt	273.00–295.50	1,523	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	388.00/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,401	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,167	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	578	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,595	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	432	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,456	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	248.95/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,683	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	277.98/cwt	270.50–286.00	1,601	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	354.41/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,471	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	494	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,522	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	248.89/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,297	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	268.87/cwt	261.50–274.00	1,283	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,062	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	384	330.16/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,268	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,306	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	296.32/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,271	428
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	270.24/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,384	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	313.91/cwt	299.00–332.50	1,048	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	250.24/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,419	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	228.11/cwt	220.00–230.50	1,816	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,348	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	559	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,593	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,074	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	262.56/cwt	255.00–277.50	990	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	296.06/cwt	290.00–305.00	986	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	286.45/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,361	289
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	307.80/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,163	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	314.16/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,596	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	338.70/cwt	337.00–343.00	1,582	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	472	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,444	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	401	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,279	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	483	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,507	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,067	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,224	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	399	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,225	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	364.58/cwt	353.00–377.50	1,407	133

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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Receipts 5,465Last week 3,452Year ago 5,005

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	399	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	769	237.50	237.50
20	—	644	260.00	260.00
343	—	472	310.00–328.00	318.42
46	—	326	357.50–370.00	367.93
148	—	536	273.00–295.50	284.18
14	—	963	225.00	225.00
108	—	676	240.00–254.00	248.95
372	—	576	270.50–286.00	277.98
266	—	415	342.00–365.00	354.41
133	—	386	353.00–377.50	364.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	562	295.50–299.00	297.70
56	—	600	292.00	292.00
110	—	508	312.00–316.00	314.16
99	—	467	337.00–343.00	338.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	544	263.00–270.50	269.36
81	—	430	337.00–347.00	342.49
53	—	395	322.50	322.50
25	—	321	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	404	370.00–377.50	374.95
37	—	361	385.00–390.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	578	276.00	276.00
23	—	432	337.00	337.00
55	—	494	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	710	221.00	221.00
12	—	931	221.50	221.50
428	—	429	285.00–308.00	296.32
11	—	667	233.00	233.00
141	—	512	260.00–278.00	270.24
84	—	334	299.00–332.50	313.91
79	—	567	241.00–261.00	250.24
44	—	796	220.00–230.50	228.11
36	—	894	232.00	232.00
289	—	475	278.00–296.00	286.45
200	—	378	298.00–320.00	307.80
16	—	832	219.00	219.00
24	—	1,011	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	521	246.00–256.00	248.89
71	—	477	261.50–274.00	268.87
12	—	691	219.00	219.00
12	—	564	239.00	239.00
50	—	377	255.00–277.50	262.56
46	—	333	290.00–305.00	296.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	384	327.50–337.50	330.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	559	285.00	285.00
91	—	483	312.00	312.00
32	—	399	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	472	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	401	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	245.00	245.00

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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