Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 450 trended lower, and 450 - 650 lbs were steady - 9.00 higher. Heifers were 7.00 - 15.00 higher up to 500 lbs. Weights over 500 lbs - 650 were 4.00 - 17.00 lower. Demand today was moderate to good, with buyers being selective on their buying. The futures market and sick cattle is not helping the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $277.92/cwt on 1,701 head.

Average price

$277.92

1,701 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$4.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	278.66	1,739	1,445
Medium and Large 1-2	550	273.73	1,505	256

One grade step is worth $4.93/cwt here — about $234 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 sale1,701 hd

277.92

—

NE average9 barns · 14,198 hd

276.07

+1.84

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

40 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 1Fancy	—	509	270.06/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,375	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	292.79/cwt	286.00–302.00	1,236	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	225.42/cwt	224.00–227.50	1,474	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	237.88/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,358	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	269.41/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,280	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,548	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	267.51/cwt	264.50–273.50	1,447	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	263.40/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,522	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	302.58/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,428	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	323.53/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,491	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	235.03/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,666	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	344.95/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,425	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	350.28/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,293	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,058	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,792	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	195.02/cwt	193.50–195.50	2,098	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	244.30/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,656	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,002	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	308.12/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,365	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	282.20/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,586	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	256.99/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,616	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	304.64/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,608	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	209.14/cwt	209.00–209.25	1,905	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	241.71/cwt	236.50–250.50	1,288	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	227.12/cwt	218.00–231.50	2,105	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	233.72/cwt	223.00–237.50	2,005	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,386	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	206.28/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,595	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	219.98/cwt	216.50–227.00	1,577	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	210.35/cwt	208.00–211.75	1,849	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	230.28/cwt	221.50–238.00	1,455	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	231.70/cwt	229.00–234.50	1,793	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	225.18/cwt	213.00–230.50	1,783	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,418	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	331.89/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,105	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	298.80/cwt	289.00–312.50	1,159	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,869	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,203	24

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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 3,905Last week 5,019Year ago 2,885

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	509	268.00–276.00	270.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	205.00	205.00
44	—	422	286.00–302.00	292.79
47	—	654	224.00–227.50	225.42
79	—	571	233.00–248.00	237.88
98	—	475	261.00–274.00	269.41
13	—	1,128	177.50	177.50
53	—	911	209.00–209.25	209.14
114	—	533	236.50–250.50	241.71
145	—	717	216.50–227.00	219.98
160	—	879	208.00–211.75	210.35
26	—	632	221.50–238.00	230.28
213	—	792	213.00–230.50	225.18
38	—	333	320.00–337.00	331.89
48	—	388	289.00–312.50	298.80
37	—	981	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	693	200.00	200.00
113	—	773	205.00–211.00	206.28
19	—	629	225.50	225.50
24	—	439	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	641	241.50	241.50
53	—	541	264.50–273.50	267.51
73	—	578	259.00–268.00	263.40
38	—	472	300.00–304.00	302.58
16	—	807	222.00	222.00
49	—	443	307.50–310.00	308.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	461	310.00–332.00	323.53
46	—	709	231.00–237.00	235.03
113	—	413	335.00–346.00	344.95
90	—	369	330.00–352.00	350.28
66	—	296	357.50	357.50
45	—	1,076	193.50–195.50	195.02
80	—	678	237.00–247.00	244.30
104	—	562	271.00–290.00	282.20
201	—	629	250.00–266.00	256.99
218	—	528	297.00–308.00	304.64
91	—	927	218.00–231.50	227.12
185	—	858	223.00–237.50	233.72
93	—	774	229.00–234.50	231.70

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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