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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 500 - 650 was 04.00 - 15.00 higher. Steers and heifers in other weights were mixed. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.02/cwt on 921 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −141.97 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$360.02

921 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$25.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.24

vs NE average

+35.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	362.25	1,985	842
Medium and Large 1-2	564	336.29	1,896	79

One grade step is worth $25.96/cwt here — about $89 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 sale921 hd

360.02

—

NE average7 barns · 3,432 hd

347.78

+12.24

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+35.67

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−141.97

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

45 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	500–550	528	370.10/cwt	359.00–380.00	1,954	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,655	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	336.58/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,636	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	318.32/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,700	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	314.57/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,985	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	353.50/cwt	343.00–356.00	1,905	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	316.75/cwt	312.50–336.00	1,875	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	254.60/cwt	238.50–258.50	2,355	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	2,200	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	460.32/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,491	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	369.33/cwt	352.50–374.00	1,751	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	363.64/cwt	363.00–364.00	2,058	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	351.48/cwt	337.00–354.50	2,116	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,956	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,931	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	276.35/cwt	273.00–281.50	2,086	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	398.42/cwt	393.00–402.50	1,506	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,997	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	252.41/cwt	240.00–258.50	1,848	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	360.47/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,719	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	412.48/cwt	406.00–425.00	1,753	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,253	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	297.69/cwt	285.00–301.50	2,000	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	281.21/cwt	277.00–287.00	2,039	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	396.92/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,893	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	379.66/cwt	370.00–391.00	1,659	309
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	281.60/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,794	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	252.14/cwt	244.00–254.50	1,957	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	299.07/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,726	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,926	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	269.45/cwt	266.50–276.50	1,832	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	346.71/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,980	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	229.17/cwt	227.00–231.00	2,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	439.02/cwt	431.00–450.00	1,725	68

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 12, 2024

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

Receipts 6,123Last week 5,065Year ago 4,665

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 500 - 650 was 04.00 - 15.00 higher. Steers and heifers in other weights were mixed. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	300–350	324	440.00–480.00	460.32
68	350–400	393	431.00–450.00	439.02
75	400–450	425	406.00–425.00	412.48
284	450–500	477	390.00–404.00	396.92
297	500–550	528	359.00–380.00	370.10
248	550–600	571	339.00–355.00	346.71
291	600–650	631	307.00–328.00	314.57
196	650–700	672	285.00–301.50	297.69
216	700–750	725	277.00–287.00	281.21
143	750–800	755	273.00–281.50	276.35
16	850–900	868	253.50	253.50
68	900–950	925	238.50–258.50	254.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	393	402.50	402.50
9	400–450	405	387.50	387.50
48	450–500	474	352.50–374.00	369.33
42	500–550	539	343.00–356.00	353.50
37	550–600	592	312.50–336.00	316.75
13	600–650	640	304.50	304.50
10	750–800	798	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	475.00	475.00
105	450–500	469	417.00	417.00
102	500–550	512	390.00	390.00
148	550–600	566	363.00–364.00	363.64
105	600–650	602	337.00–354.50	351.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	650–700	662	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	394	361.00	361.00
23	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
63	450–500	486	330.00–345.00	336.58
33	550–600	589	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
98	350–400	378	393.00–402.50	398.42
309	400–450	437	370.00–391.00	379.66
269	450–500	477	351.00–368.00	360.47
189	500–550	534	310.00–331.00	318.32
365	550–600	577	290.00–311.00	299.07
317	600–650	637	275.00–288.00	281.60
210	650–700	680	266.50–276.50	269.45
220	700–750	732	240.00–258.50	252.41
133	750–800	776	244.00–254.50	252.14
6	850–900	872	231.00	231.00
13	900–950	906	227.00–231.00	229.17
12	1000–1050	1,015	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
68	650–700	660	292.50	292.50

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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