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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Oct 10

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 10

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Receipts

3,731 head

▲ 1,551 vs last sale 2,180▲ 1,200 vs year ago 2,531 · +47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were 7.00 - 17.00 higher and heifers were 8.00 - 18.00 higher. Demand was good on nice selection of spring calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.62/cwt on 774 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −181.85 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$312.62

774 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$9.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs NE average

+18.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	313.46	1,708	704
Medium and Large 1-2	537	304.15	1,633	70

One grade step is worth $9.31/cwt here — about $75 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale774 hd

312.62

—

NE average8 barns · 4,495 hd

313.35

−0.73

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+18.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−181.85

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $517.00, low $445.49, median $494.47 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

39 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	388.60/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,407	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,341	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	362.68/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,563	119
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,472	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	333.64/cwt	324.50–343.00	1,575	147
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	328.10/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,568	31
Steers	500–550

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Oct 10, 2024

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

Receipts 3,731Last week 2,180Year ago 2,531

Compared to last week steers were 7.00 - 17.00 higher and heifers were 8.00 - 18.00 higher. Demand was good on nice selection of spring calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	550–600	556	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	380.00	380.00
24	350–400	365	336.00–348.00	343.93
163	400–450	434	300.00–320.00	313.97
33	450–500	457	302.00–319.00	312.29
296	500–550	522	277.00–297.00	290.44
134	550–600	581	261.00–280.50	267.28
11	750–800	761	246.00	246.00
6	800–850	812	237.50	237.50
16	900–950	912	230.50	230.50
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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 10

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Receipts

3,731 head

▲ 1,551 vs last sale 2,180▲ 1,200 vs year ago 2,531 · +47.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers were 7.00 - 17.00 higher and heifers were 8.00 - 18.00 higher. Demand was good on nice selection of spring calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.62/cwt on 774 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −181.85 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$312.62

774 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$9.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs NE average

+18.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	313.46	1,708	704
Medium and Large 1-2	537	304.15	1,633	70

One grade step is worth $9.31/cwt here — about $75 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale774 hd

312.62

—

NE average8 barns · 4,495 hd

313.35

−0.73

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+18.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−181.85

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $517.00, low $445.49, median $494.47 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

39 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	388.60/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,407	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,341	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	362.68/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,563	119
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,472	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	333.64/cwt	324.50–343.00	1,575	147
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	328.10/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,568	31
Steers	500–550

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Oct 10, 2024

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

Receipts 3,731Last week 2,180Year ago 2,531

Compared to last week steers were 7.00 - 17.00 higher and heifers were 8.00 - 18.00 higher. Demand was good on nice selection of spring calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	550–600	556	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	380.00	380.00
24	350–400	365	336.00–348.00	343.93
163	400–450	434	300.00–320.00	313.97
33	450–500	457	302.00–319.00	312.29
296	500–550	522	277.00–297.00	290.44
134	550–600	581	261.00–280.50	267.28
11	750–800	761	246.00	246.00
6	800–850	812	237.50	237.50
16	900–950	912	230.50	230.50
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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	360	307.50	307.50
43	450–500	467	286.00–290.00	287.98
21	500–550	531	262.50–269.00	264.96
11	550–600	563	253.00	253.00
18	600–650	647	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
179	600–650	614	259.50–274.00	270.66
18	650–700	661	248.00–256.00	252.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	500–550	505	335.00–349.50	345.37
81	650–700	650	289.50	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
269	600–650	625	278.00–295.50	289.80
65	650–700	689	264.00–277.50	268.48
92	700–750	705	270.50–283.50	282.77

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,243	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,107	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	343.93/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,255	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	313.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,363	163
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	312.29/cwt	302.00–319.00	1,427	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	287.98/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,345	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	290.44/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,516	296
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	264.96/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,407	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,612	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,424	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	267.28/cwt	261.00–280.50	1,553	134
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	270.66/cwt	259.50–274.00	1,662	179
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,598	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	252.06/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,666	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,872	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,929	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,102	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	218.34/cwt	216.50–220.50	2,118	66
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,017	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,232	15
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,079	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,266	11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	399	336.00	336.00
11	400–450	433	340.00	340.00
31	450–500	478	325.00–331.00	328.10
70	500–550	537	290.00–306.00	304.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
20	350–400	362	387.50–390.00	388.60
119	400–450	431	357.50–377.50	362.68
147	450–500	472	324.50–343.00	333.64
266	500–550	525	310.00–331.00	319.78
321	550–600	576	279.00–302.00	296.60
26	650–700	686	273.50	273.50
7	750–800	792	253.50	253.50
59	900–950	905	246.50	246.50
113	950–1000	985	232.50	232.50

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Feeder Cattle

Ogallala

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Feeder Cattle

How this sale compares