Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 10.00 - 20.00 higher under 600 lbs and over 600 lbs were 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs were 2.00 - 11.00 higher and over 600 were 2.00 - 5.00 lower, except 650 lbs was 6.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate with a lot of grass cattle offered . Large crowd on a cold day internet was real busy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $291.66/cwt on 3,179 head.

Average price

$291.66

3,179 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$3.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.80

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	291.76	1,892	3,089
Medium and Large 1-2	569	288.47	1,641	90

One grade step is worth $3.28/cwt here — about $250 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 sale3,179 hd

291.66

—

NE average12 barns · 20,280 hd

269.86

+21.80

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

41 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	—	803	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	201.80/cwt	200.00–205.50	1,731	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	324.79/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,195	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	270.62/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,556	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	221.22/cwt	217.50–226.00	1,602	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,132	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	276.17/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,740	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,578	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	284.23/cwt	272.00–293.00	1,654	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	336.70/cwt	324.50–344.00	1,747	374
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	229.26/cwt	227.00–232.50	2,011	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	354.50/cwt	354.00–355.00	1,212	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,128	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,613	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	347.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,328	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	312.96/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,778	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	340.09/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,598	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	357.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,527	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	235.72/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,942	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	236.65/cwt	228.50–242.50	1,860	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	217.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,664	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	241.79/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,772	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	578	333.02/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,925	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	296.51/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,803	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,876	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	259.45/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,762	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	302.66/cwt	298.00–311.00	1,583	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	223.70/cwt	223.00–224.50	2,063	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	815	214.99/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,752	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	732	242.67/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,776	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	619	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,780	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	459	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,501	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,927	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	239.62/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,634	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	304.81/cwt	293.00–313.00	1,487	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	245.17/cwt	235.00–254.50	1,530	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	312.52/cwt	303.00–317.00	1,316	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,493	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	240.52/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,366	25

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

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Receipts 6,377Last week 4,686Year ago 6,190

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	803	206.50	206.50
31	—	858	200.00–205.50	201.80
50	—	368	324.00–328.00	324.79
59	—	575	262.50–275.00	270.62
60	—	724	217.50–226.00	221.22
40	—	335	338.00	338.00
81	—	765	210.00–220.00	217.55
118	—	523	298.00–311.00	302.66
257	—	682	233.00–246.00	239.62
148	—	488	293.00–313.00	304.81
269	—	624	235.00–254.50	245.17
258	—	421	303.00–317.00	312.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	815	213.00–216.00	214.99
175	—	732	241.00–248.00	242.67
46	—	619	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	459	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	403	275.00	275.00
13	—	524	285.00	285.00
25	—	568	240.00–241.00	240.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	630	265.00–284.00	276.17
374	—	519	324.50–344.00	336.70
233	—	877	227.00–232.50	229.26
18	—	342	354.00–355.00	354.50
64	—	963	221.00	221.00
58	—	382	345.00–350.00	347.63
145	—	568	304.00–320.00	312.96
111	—	470	330.00–342.50	340.09
175	—	427	350.00–365.00	357.55
190	—	824	221.00–239.00	235.72
228	—	786	228.50–242.50	236.65
299	—	733	231.00–252.50	241.79
267	—	679	249.00–266.00	259.45
131	—	922	223.00–224.50	223.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	493	320.00	320.00
38	—	582	272.00–293.00	284.23
8	—	657	245.50	245.50
14	—	646	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	578	330.00–334.00	333.02
60	—	608	291.00–300.00	296.51
121	—	472	397.50	397.50
240	—	525	367.00	367.00

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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