Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago. Steers under 700 lbs was 8.00 - 18.00 higher and over 700 lbs was steady - 12.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs was 2.00 - 18.00 lower, except 4.00 - 450 was 6.00 - 11.00 higher, over 600 lbs was 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $292.89/cwt on 2,366 head.

Average price

$292.89

2,366 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

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

$16.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.43

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	308.22	1,761	203
Medium and Large 1	666	291.45	1,940	2,163

One grade step is worth $16.77/cwt here — about −$179 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 sale2,366 hd

292.89

—

NE average9 barns · 18,503 hd

281.46

+11.43

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

46 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	—	424	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,495	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	241.58/cwt	236.50–242.50	2,005	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,615	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	237.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,852	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	359.50/cwt	359.50–359.50	1,848	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	367.85/cwt	356.00–373.50	1,711	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	277.64/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,888	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,189	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	248.59/cwt	244.50–259.00	1,909	423
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	364.54/cwt	362.50–367.00	1,407	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	308.54/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,808	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	327.28/cwt	316.00–335.50	1,862	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	340.08/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,789	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	394.66/cwt	392.50–399.00	1,433	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	309.15/cwt	302.50–317.00	1,954	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	229.89/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,989	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,310	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,883	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	323.75/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,269	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	305.10/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,593	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	291.40/cwt	290.50–293.00	1,626	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	254.39/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,707	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	228.82/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,762	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,043	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	230.52/cwt	225.50–235.50	1,890	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	261.97/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,509	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,796	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,438	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	1,536	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	238.42/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,717	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	264.48/cwt	258.50–271.00	1,661	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	295.60/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,898	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	319.96/cwt	318.00–322.50	1,677	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,605	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	317.58/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,512	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	707	276.68/cwt	276.50–277.00	1,956	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	299.04/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,965	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	260.20/cwt	254.50–266.50	1,912	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	262.73/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,802	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	724	249.07/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,803	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	616	273.75/cwt	273.50–274.00	1,686	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,700	21

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 5,251Last week 6,000Year ago 5,755

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	424	352.50	352.50
22	—	386	362.50–367.00	364.54
21	—	586	307.50–310.00	308.54
36	—	642	295.00–297.00	295.60
24	—	524	318.00–322.50	319.96
60	—	686	261.00–266.00	262.73
21	—	490	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	830	236.50–242.50	241.58
74	—	414	390.00	390.00
152	—	465	356.00–373.50	367.85
309	—	680	270.00–288.00	277.64
44	—	912	240.00	240.00
423	—	768	244.50–259.00	248.59
142	—	569	316.00–335.50	327.28
115	—	526	330.00–349.00	340.08
64	—	363	392.50–399.00	394.66
160	—	632	302.50–317.00	309.15
116	—	865	226.00–237.50	229.89
16	—	325	403.00	403.00
160	—	735	254.50–266.50	260.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	780	235.00–240.00	237.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	514	359.50	359.50
100	—	707	276.50–277.00	276.68
69	—	657	294.00–301.00	299.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	647	246.00	246.00
10	—	549	287.00	287.00
15	—	375	310.00	310.00
26	—	330	316.00	316.00
38	—	498	308.50	308.50
29	—	683	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	856	220.00	220.00
57	—	392	323.00–325.00	323.75
39	—	522	304.00–306.00	305.10
10	—	318	353.00	353.00
177	—	671	243.00–258.00	254.39
165	—	770	226.00–233.00	228.82
34	—	820	225.50–235.50	230.52
74	—	576	259.00–269.00	261.97
12	—	428	336.00	336.00
306	—	720	230.00–241.00	238.42
272	—	628	258.50–271.00	264.48
101	—	476	311.00–330.00	317.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	558	290.50–293.00	291.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	675	266.00	266.00
121	—	724	247.00–251.00	249.07
87	—	616	273.50–274.00	273.75

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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