Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded sharply down. Buyers were very selective on their buying.. Trend was moderate to lower due to the changes in the futures the last few days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $299.07/cwt on 2,710 head.

Average price

$299.07

2,710 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$54.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.48

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	302.92	1,585	2,264
Medium and Large 1-2	505	287.05	1,451	358
Medium 1-2	420	248.80	1,045	88

One grade step is worth $54.13/cwt here — about $541 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 sale2,710 hd

299.07

—

NE average12 barns · 19,085 hd

291.58

+7.48

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

44 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 1-2	—	601	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	241.23/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,245	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	219.71/cwt	218.00–220.50	1,806	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	323.23/cwt	310.00–329.50	1,545	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	251.75/cwt	244.50–264.00	1,566	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	253.83/cwt	251.00–258.50	1,482	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	362.29/cwt	347.00–372.50	1,344	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	273.18/cwt	260.00–280.50	1,546	244
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	412	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,059	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	298.75/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,389	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,125	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	238.93/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,720	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	240.58/cwt	236.50–245.50	1,600	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	329.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,389	88
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	453	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,133	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,175	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,008	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,356	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	953	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	383	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	259.19/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,358	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	241.99/cwt	236.50–252.00	1,372	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	263.78/cwt	260.50–270.00	1,245	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	275.00/cwt	264.00–283.00	1,166	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	280.16/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,025	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	255.00/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,130	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,090	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	224.58/cwt	220.50–231.00	1,745	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	230.94/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,436	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	359.52/cwt	352.00–367.50	1,524	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	294.68/cwt	283.00–303.00	1,550	365
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,224	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	316.08/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,590	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,643	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	276.71/cwt	272.50–284.00	1,455	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	382.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,308	49

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 Nov 9, 2023

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

Receipts 5,019Last week 4,558Year ago 2,885

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded sharply down. Buyers were very selective on their buying.. Trend was moderate to lower due to the changes in the futures the last few days.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	601	248.00	248.00
117	—	584	251.00–258.50	253.83
41	—	465	295.00–303.00	298.75
16	—	325	346.00	346.00
88	—	421	320.00–340.00	329.92
85	—	526	272.50–284.00	276.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
352	—	478	310.00–329.50	323.23
284	—	622	244.50–264.00	251.75
37	—	371	347.00–372.50	362.29
244	—	566	260.00–280.50	273.18
40	—	720	237.50–240.00	238.93
169	—	665	236.50–245.50	240.58
392	—	424	352.00–367.50	359.52
365	—	526	283.00–303.00	294.68
49	—	342	380.00–390.00	382.35
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	412	257.00	257.00
22	—	380	235.00	235.00
34	—	453	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	503	308.00–320.00	316.08
90	—	557	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	516	240.00–244.00	241.23
29	—	392	243.00	243.00
72	—	443	247.00–259.00	255.00
42	—	474	230.00	230.00
13	—	603	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	822	218.00–220.50	219.71
18	—	305	295.00	295.00
5	—	954	202.00	202.00
190	—	524	248.00–265.00	259.19
75	—	567	236.50–252.00	241.99
154	—	472	260.50–270.00	263.78
119	—	424	264.00–283.00	275.00
96	—	366	262.50–295.00	280.16
25	—	777	220.50–231.00	224.58
95	—	622	219.00–235.00	230.94
12	—	1,015	207.00	207.00
9	—	664	225.00	225.00
9	—	712	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	530	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	498	236.00	236.00
36	—	405	249.00	249.00
31	—	608	223.00	223.00
8	—	354	278.00	278.00

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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