Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers less than 650 lbs sold sharply higher on the day. Bell ringer prices prevailed with a new all-time high at the auction market as fly-weight steers dropped the gravel over 5.00 per cwt. Demand was very good on a nice selection of bawlers and weaned calves. The market was incredibly active on the calves as there were ample buyers on the seats actively bidding. The bidding was fast paced as many times bids were taken 2.50 to 5.00 at a time. Quite a few, of the lots are heading south for winter grazing.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.54/cwt on 444 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −162.45 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$339.54

444 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$28.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.65

vs NE average

+14.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	341.46	1,869	414
Medium and Large 1-2	586	313.02	1,834	30

One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale444 hd

339.54

—

NE average10 barns · 5,116 hd

350.19

−10.65

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+14.17

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−162.45

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

47 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	700–750	711	285.83/cwt	275.00–293.00	2,032	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	462.81/cwt	461.00–464.00	1,740	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	313.02/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,834	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	399.26/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,829	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,740	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	302.66/cwt	290.00–305.50	2,019	445
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	269.12/cwt	268.50–270.00	1,965	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	367.09/cwt	357.00–373.00	1,747	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	311.25/cwt	300.50–315.50	1,961	397
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	325.84/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,877	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	351.57/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,853	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	716	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,983	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	276.01/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,877	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	240.13/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,974	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	282.39/cwt	263.50–289.00	1,759	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	323.18/cwt	318.50–334.00	1,687	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	360.20/cwt	351.00–362.50	1,542	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	236.41/cwt	236.00–236.50	2,026	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	357.39/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,405	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	344.73/cwt	336.00–350.50	1,668	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	244.73/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,899	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	288.03/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,668	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	255.88/cwt	246.50–257.50	1,819	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	263.45/cwt	253.50–267.00	1,749	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	699	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,226	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	321.87/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,590	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,695	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	351	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,378	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	218.38/cwt	211.50–221.00	2,125	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	294.73/cwt	293.00–296.00	1,592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	756	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,174	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	440.21/cwt	427.50–441.00	1,765	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,670	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,922	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	1,575.66/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,576	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	402.34/cwt	395.00–403.00	1,774	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	267.22/cwt	263.50–278.00	2,100	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	512.05/cwt	507.50–527.50	1,720	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	238.16/cwt	235.00–240.50	2,215	59

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Receipts 5,065Last week 4,282Year ago 4,862

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	250–300	281	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,575.66
79	300–350	336	507.50–527.50	512.05
42	350–400	391	445.00	445.00
97	400–450	441	395.00–403.00	402.34
196	450–500	458	395.00–402.00	399.26
235	500–550	527	341.00–365.00	351.57
153	550–600	576	317.50–337.50	325.84
397	600–650	630	300.50–315.50	311.25
445	650–700	667	290.00–305.50	302.66
310	700–750	711	275.00–293.00	285.83
94	750–800	786	263.50–278.00	267.22
59	900–950	930	235.00–240.50	238.16
13	1050–1100	1,050	220.00	220.00
10	1100–1150	1,101	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	300–350	305	547.50	547.50
202	350–400	376	461.00–464.00	462.81
142	400–450	401	427.50–441.00	440.21
26	550–600	562	342.00	342.00
142	750–800	756	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	402.50	402.50
24	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
56	450–500	476	357.00–373.00	367.09
30	550–600	586	302.50–316.00	313.02
49	700–750	730	268.50–270.00	269.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	630	296.00	296.00
26	650–700	680	273.00–279.00	276.01
46	700–750	716	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
43	350–400	393	352.50–360.00	357.39
90	400–450	428	351.00–362.50	360.20
96	450–500	484	336.00–350.50	344.73
124	500–550	522	318.50–334.00	323.18
82	550–600	579	281.00–297.00	288.03
166	600–650	623	263.50–289.00	282.39
61	650–700	664	253.50–267.00	263.45
90	700–750	711	246.50–257.50	255.88
20	750–800	776	244.00–247.00	244.73
20	800–850	822	235.00–243.00	240.13
34	850–900	857	236.00–236.50	236.41
26	950–1000	973	211.50–221.00	218.38
43	1050–1100	1,065	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	615	273.00	273.00
6	650–700	699	253.50	253.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	494	320.00–322.50	321.87
14	500–550	540	293.00–296.00	294.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	350–400	351	392.50	392.50
26	450–500	463	366.00	366.00

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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