Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower, over 550 were 2.00 - 6.00 higher instances 16.00 higher on a flat 7weight steers. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower, 500 lbs sold 22.00 higher on average with weights over 550 lbs was 3.00 - 10.00 higher. Demand was good all day for longtime weaned steers and heifers. With some going to out of state buyers. Large crowd of buyers on hand along with internet bidding.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $295.10/cwt on 2,529 head.

Average price

$295.10

2,529 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$5.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.80

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	295.74	1,897	2,224
Medium and Large 1-2	599	290.44	1,739	305

One grade step is worth $5.30/cwt here — about $158 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 sale2,529 hd

295.10

—

NE average11 barns · 25,115 hd

276.30

+18.80

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

36 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	—	565	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,653	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	332.05/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,272	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	225.20/cwt	223.50–226.00	1,752	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	324.98/cwt	314.00–328.00	1,391	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	238.35/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,730	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,130	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	362.34/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,605	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	332.88/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,641	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	246.55/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,760	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	255.81/cwt	255.00–256.50	1,742	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	294.67/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,686	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	230.84/cwt	230.00–231.00	2,034	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	242.82/cwt	231.50–246.50	1,994	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	351.68/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,678	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	277.34/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,866	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	272.90/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,951	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,082	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,742	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	247.33/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,907	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	317.31/cwt	308.00–327.00	1,802	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	327.79/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,750	376
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	290.56/cwt	280.00–298.50	1,842	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	381.92/cwt	372.50–387.00	1,619	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	311.69/cwt	300.00–316.50	1,487	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	773	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,809	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	269.65/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,820	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,739	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	312.71/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,886	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	537	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,858	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	260.44/cwt	256.50–263.00	1,664	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	253.23/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,669	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	308.76/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,609	396
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	280.21/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,631	466
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,650	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	286.42/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,489	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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Receipts 6,000Last week 5,466Year ago 5,320

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	565	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	322.50	322.50
55	—	383	330.00–333.00	332.05
88	—	778	223.50–226.00	225.20
96	—	428	314.00–328.00	324.98
139	—	726	228.00–244.00	238.35
250	—	477	300.00–316.50	311.69
151	—	639	256.50–263.00	260.44
169	—	659	238.00–257.00	253.23
396	—	521	300.00–316.00	308.76
466	—	582	271.00–287.00	280.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	773	234.00	234.00
111	—	675	267.00–273.00	269.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	699	236.00	236.00
49	—	520	275.00–296.00	286.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	968	220.00	220.00
79	—	881	230.00–231.00	230.84
93	—	821	231.50–246.50	242.82
151	—	477	350.00–354.00	351.68
167	—	673	270.00–290.00	277.34
202	—	715	270.00–277.00	272.90
31	—	913	228.00	228.00
214	—	771	240.00–251.00	247.33
243	—	568	308.00–327.00	317.31
376	—	534	315.00–337.50	327.79
377	—	634	280.00–298.50	290.56
76	—	424	372.50–387.00	381.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	443	360.00–365.00	362.34
51	—	493	331.00–335.00	332.88
64	—	714	240.00–257.00	246.55
69	—	681	255.00–256.50	255.81
73	—	572	293.00–303.00	294.67
18	—	541	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	465	374.00	374.00
113	—	603	309.00–314.00	312.71
12	—	537	346.00	346.00

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