Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Compared to two weeks ago the market was very active, with a large crowd and a busy internet. Good selection offered of grass and feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.42/cwt on 1,155 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −164.57 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$337.42

1,155 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$2.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs NE average

+21.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	337.52	1,906	1,110
Medium and Large 1-2	537	334.88	1,798	45

One grade step is worth $2.64/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $528.56, low $482.91, median $501.99 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,155 hd

337.42

—

NE average9 barns · 1,976 hd

333.56

+3.86

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+21.35

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−164.57

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

50 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 1NHTC	400–450	444	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,598	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	450–500	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	341.13/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,934	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,578	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	866	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,048	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	617	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,962	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	311.39/cwt	306.00–322.00	1,650	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	450–500	495	346.10/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,713	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	339.46/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,796	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	700–750	730	285.27/cwt	285.00–287.00	2,082	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,347	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	345.84/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,262	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,101	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,699	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	707	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,891	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	283.92/cwt	280.00–289.50	1,743	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	318.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,781	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	324.34/cwt	313.00–332.00	1,901	513
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	299.17/cwt	295.50–301.50	1,771	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,922	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	277.46/cwt	263.00–280.00	2,145	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,483	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	249.76/cwt	242.00–254.00	2,083	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,242	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,598	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	272.88/cwt	263.00–278.50	1,839	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	296.91/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,995	510
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,172	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	405.19/cwt	397.50–408.00	1,759	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	244.12/cwt	236.00–254.50	1,782	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	225.73/cwt	225.50–226.00	1,944	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	650–700	678	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	368.19/cwt	358.00–378.00	1,771	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	275.05/cwt	263.00–287.50	1,972	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	238.25/cwt	237.50–239.00	2,178	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	773	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,925	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	358.95/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,877	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	850–900	879	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,127	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	331.22/cwt	327.50–333.00	1,583	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	318.42/cwt	313.00–328.50	1,968	436
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	230.62/cwt	223.50–235.00	1,799	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	550–600	557	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,799	84

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 Mar 14, 2024

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

Receipts 5,431Last week 6,000Year ago 6,000

No comparison to last week. Compared to two weeks ago the market was very active, with a large crowd and a busy internet. Good selection offered of grass and feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
48	400–450	444	360.00	360.00
139	450–500	495	336.00–347.50	346.10
84	550–600	557	323.00	323.00
9	650–700	678	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
48	750–800	773	249.00	249.00
15	850–900	866	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	340.00–352.50	345.84
23	400–450	446	332.50	332.50
57	450–500	478	327.50–333.00	331.22
50	500–550	530	306.00–322.00	311.39
159	550–600	592	295.50–301.50	299.17
32	600–650	639	250.00	250.00
188	650–700	674	263.00–278.50	272.88
104	700–750	730	236.00–254.50	244.12
108	750–800	780	223.50–235.00	230.62
126	850–900	861	225.50–226.00	225.73
34	900–950	911	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	421	320.00	320.00
10	650–700	692	228.00	228.00
10	700–750	723	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
114	450–500	484	351.00	351.00
31	550–600	559	315.00–320.00	318.69
56	600–650	614	280.00–289.50	283.92
78	700–750	707	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	477	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
41	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
32	600–650	617	318.00	318.00
86	700–750	730	285.00–287.00	285.27
26	850–900	879	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	467	390.00	390.00
281	550–600	567	337.50–348.00	341.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	378	417.50	417.50
26	400–450	434	397.50–408.00	405.19
56	450–500	481	358.00–378.00	368.19
264	500–550	523	353.00–360.00	358.95
513	550–600	586	313.00–332.00	324.34
436	600–650	618	313.00–328.50	318.42
510	650–700	672	290.00–306.00	296.91
121	700–750	717	263.00–287.50	275.05
319	750–800	773	263.00–280.00	277.46
171	800–850	834	242.00–254.00	249.76
120	900–950	914	237.50–239.00	238.25
45	950–1000	974	223.00	223.00
58	1000–1050	1,001	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	529	335.00–346.00	339.46
7	550–600	579	310.00	310.00
13	650–700	666	283.00	283.00
11	750–800	785	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	650–700	665	316.00	316.00

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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