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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 5

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

2,025 head

▼ 2,075 vs last sale 4,100▼ 2,686 vs year ago 4,711 · −57.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 650 were steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers over 650 were 3.00 to 10.00 lower. No comparison on steers and heifers under 650 lbs. Demand was moderate to good.

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 $249.77/cwt on 986 head.

Average price

$249.77

986 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$403

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

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	266.55	1,472	20
Medium and Large 1	752	249.42	1,875	966

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about −$403 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 sale986 hd

249.77

—

NE average9 barns · 6,927 hd

260.39

−10.62

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

Every lot

27 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	354.29/cwt	351.00–362.50	1,378	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	343.39/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,435	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	316.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,502	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	304.23/cwt	297.00–307.50	1,555	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	278.37/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,617	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	270.19/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,672	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,698	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,903	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	257.03/cwt	256.50–257.50	1,961	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,039	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	239.81/cwt	237.50–242.00	2,098	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	355.33/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,315	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	314.58/cwt	303.00–322.50	1,331	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	284.22/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,396	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	271.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,442	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,610	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	244.19/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,778	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	239.05/cwt	229.50–247.50	1,869	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	234.71/cwt

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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Receipts 2,025Last week 4,100Year ago 4,711

Compared to last week steers over 650 were steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers over 650 were 3.00 to 10.00 lower. No comparison on steers and heifers under 650 lbs. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,006	205.50	205.50
10	—	308	370.00	370.00
18	—	954	229.50	229.50
19	—	531	270.00–275.00	271.50
24	—	370	352.50–357.50	355.33
36	—	491	284.00–285.00	284.22
53	—	926	228.00–231.50	228.78
195	—	728	240.00–248.50	244.19
258	—	825	228.50–239.50	234.71
102	—	782	229.50–247.50	239.05
79	—	423	303.00–322.50	314.58
164	—	879	229.00–236.25	231.80

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 5

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Receipts

2,025 head

▼ 2,075 vs last sale 4,100▼ 2,686 vs year ago 4,711 · −57.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 650 were steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers over 650 were 3.00 to 10.00 lower. No comparison on steers and heifers under 650 lbs. Demand was moderate to good.

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 $249.77/cwt on 986 head.

Average price

$249.77

986 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$403

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

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	266.55	1,472	20
Medium and Large 1	752	249.42	1,875	966

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about −$403 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 sale986 hd

249.77

—

NE average9 barns · 6,927 hd

260.39

−10.62

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

Every lot

27 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	354.29/cwt	351.00–362.50	1,378	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	343.39/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,435	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	316.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,502	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	304.23/cwt	297.00–307.50	1,555	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	278.37/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,617	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	270.19/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,672	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,698	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,903	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	257.03/cwt	256.50–257.50	1,961	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,039	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	239.81/cwt	237.50–242.00	2,098	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	355.33/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,315	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	314.58/cwt	303.00–322.50	1,331	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	284.22/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,396	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	271.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,442	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,610	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	244.19/cwt	240.00–248.50	1,778	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	239.05/cwt	229.50–247.50	1,869	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	234.71/cwt

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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Receipts 2,025Last week 4,100Year ago 4,711

Compared to last week steers over 650 were steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers over 650 were 3.00 to 10.00 lower. No comparison on steers and heifers under 650 lbs. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,006	205.50	205.50
10	—	308	370.00	370.00
18	—	954	229.50	229.50
19	—	531	270.00–275.00	271.50
24	—	370	352.50–357.50	355.33
36	—	491	284.00–285.00	284.22
53	—	926	228.00–231.50	228.78
195	—	728	240.00–248.50	244.19
258	—	825	228.50–239.50	234.71
102	—	782	229.50–247.50	239.05
79	—	423	303.00–322.50	314.58
164	—	879	229.00–236.25	231.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	343	370.00	370.00
16	—	619	262.50–275.00	270.19
17	—	763	256.50–257.50	257.03
45	—	474	315.00–325.00	316.91
79	—	511	297.00–307.50	304.23
46	—	389	351.00–362.50	354.29
44	—	846	241.00	241.00
42	—	875	237.50–242.00	239.81
26	—	293	1,150.00	1,150.00
46	—	418	339.00–345.00	343.39
46	—	581	277.50–279.00	278.37
6	—	689	246.50	246.50
73	—	721	264.00	264.00

11	—	697	231.00	231.00
9	—	375	310.00	310.00