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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Aug 31

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Aug 31

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Aug 9Aug 31Sep 14 →

Receipts

1,133 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 945▲ 343 vs year ago 790 · +43.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good all day.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.78/cwt on 638 head.

Average price

$240.78

638 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	847	241.02	2,043	613
Medium and Large 1-2	791	234.92	1,857	25

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $185 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 sale638 hd

240.78

—

NE average5 barns · 2,800 hd

243.30

−2.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

24 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,346	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	273.84/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,755	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,933	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,855	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,063	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	252.28/cwt	243.50–255.00	2,054	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	249.40/cwt	236.00–252.50	2,160	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	240.76/cwt	239.00–242.00	2,234	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	938	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,265	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,182	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,500	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	251.22/cwt	251.00–251.50	1,583	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	253.11/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,673	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	250.81/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,846	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	242.88/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,890	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	823	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,975	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	242.98/cwt	236.50–249.50	2,034	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	245.53/cwt	236.50–249.50	2,104	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	225.00

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 31, 2023

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

Receipts 1,133Last week 945Year ago 790

No comparison to last week. Demand was good all day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,063	214.50	214.50
18	—	630	251.00–251.50	251.22
30	—	578	280.00	280.00
31	—	778	242.50–244.00	242.88
42	—	736	243.00–254.00	250.81
44	—	661	247.00–255.00	253.11
45	—	968	224.00–237.50	233.71
60	—	1,013	212.50–218.00	213.92
73	—	857	236.50–249.50	245.53
117	—	837	236.50–249.50	242.98
120	—	922	230.00–239.00	236.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Aug 31

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Aug 9Aug 31Sep 14 →

Receipts

1,133 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 945▲ 343 vs year ago 790 · +43.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week. Demand was good all day.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.78/cwt on 638 head.

Average price

$240.78

638 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	847	241.02	2,043	613
Medium and Large 1-2	791	234.92	1,857	25

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $185 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 sale638 hd

240.78

—

NE average5 barns · 2,800 hd

243.30

−2.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

24 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,346	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	273.84/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,755	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,933	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,855	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,063	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	252.28/cwt	243.50–255.00	2,054	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	249.40/cwt	236.00–252.50	2,160	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	240.76/cwt	239.00–242.00	2,234	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	938	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,265	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,182	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,500	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	251.22/cwt	251.00–251.50	1,583	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	253.11/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,673	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	250.81/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,846	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	242.88/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,890	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	823	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,975	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	242.98/cwt	236.50–249.50	2,034	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	245.53/cwt	236.50–249.50	2,104	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	225.00

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 31, 2023

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

Receipts 1,133Last week 945Year ago 790

No comparison to last week. Demand was good all day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,063	214.50	214.50
18	—	630	251.00–251.50	251.22
30	—	578	280.00	280.00
31	—	778	242.50–244.00	242.88
42	—	736	243.00–254.00	250.81
44	—	661	247.00–255.00	253.11
45	—	968	224.00–237.50	233.71
60	—	1,013	212.50–218.00	213.92
73	—	857	236.50–249.50	245.53
117	—	837	236.50–249.50	242.98
120	—	922	230.00–239.00	236.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	256.00	256.00
17	—	887	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	703	275.00	275.00
88	—	928	239.00–242.00	240.76
14	—	786	262.50	262.50
25	—	1,001	218.00	218.00
35	—	641	271.00–276.00	273.84
6	—	461	292.00	292.00
49	—	866	236.00–252.50	249.40
50	—	814	243.50–255.00	252.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	938	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	251.00	251.00