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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Nov 14

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 14

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

4,078 head

▼ 282 vs last sale 4,360▲ 173 vs year ago 3,905 · +4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 15.00 higher and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a nice selection offered today.

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 $328.39/cwt on 898 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −166.08 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$328.39

898 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$40.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.11

vs NE average

+22.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	330.57	1,785	850
Medium and Large 1-2	546	289.77	1,581	48

One grade step is worth $40.80/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale898 hd

328.39

—

NE average10 barns · 4,068 hd

319.28

+9.11

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+22.95

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−166.08

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

43 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	411.81/cwt	411.00–415.00	1,367	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,300	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	397.93/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,508	61
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,371	57
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,722	69
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	370.04/cwt	363.00–378.00	1,624	132
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Nov 14, 2024

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

Receipts 4,078Last week 4,360Year ago 3,905

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 15.00 higher and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a nice selection offered today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	336	387.00	387.00
57	350–400	385	356.00	356.00
27	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
15	450–500	498	339.00	339.00
12	500–550	509	302.50	302.50
36	550–600	558	285.00–286.00	285.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	648	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	400–450	412	418.00

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 14

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

4,078 head

▼ 282 vs last sale 4,360▲ 173 vs year ago 3,905 · +4.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 15.00 higher and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a nice selection offered today.

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 $328.39/cwt on 898 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −166.08 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$328.39

898 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$40.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.11

vs NE average

+22.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	330.57	1,785	850
Medium and Large 1-2	546	289.77	1,581	48

One grade step is worth $40.80/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale898 hd

328.39

—

NE average10 barns · 4,068 hd

319.28

+9.11

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+22.95

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−166.08

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

43 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	411.81/cwt	411.00–415.00	1,367	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,300	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	397.93/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,508	61
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,371	57
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,722	69
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	370.04/cwt	363.00–378.00	1,624	132
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Nov 14, 2024

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

Receipts 4,078Last week 4,360Year ago 3,905

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 15.00 higher and heifers were steady - 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a nice selection offered today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	336	387.00	387.00
57	350–400	385	356.00	356.00
27	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
15	450–500	498	339.00	339.00
12	500–550	509	302.50	302.50
36	550–600	558	285.00–286.00	285.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	648	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	400–450	412	418.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,216	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	344.50/cwt	332.50–358.00	1,319	94
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	314.05/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,376	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	312.47/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,478	144
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	285.21/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,398	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	300.11/cwt	291.00–309.00	1,549	118
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	268.52/cwt	265.50–277.00	1,450	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	275.43/cwt	265.50–287.50	1,551	136
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	264.41/cwt	263.50–265.00	1,616	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	262.10/cwt	258.50–264.00	1,649	75
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,615	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,657	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,680	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,043	19
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,071	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,046	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,303	100
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	208.01/cwt	207.00–209.00	2,128	10

Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,411	14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
290	600–650	614	288.00–306.00	298.24
31	650–700	666	277.00–292.50	283.45
83	700–750	711	265.50–270.00	269.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	332	411.00–415.00	411.81
61	350–400	379	392.50–400.00	397.93
132	400–450	439	363.00–378.00	370.04
151	450–500	482	341.00–363.00	347.85
259	500–550	516	325.00–346.00	336.90
242	550–600	582	293.50–316.50	306.01
27	600–650	634	299.00	299.00
6	750–800	753	270.50	270.50
12	800–850	848	250.50	250.50
54	850–900	893	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	377.50	377.50
94	350–400	383	332.50–358.00	344.50
86	400–450	438	310.00–317.50	314.05
144	450–500	473	307.00–316.00	312.47
118	500–550	516	291.00–309.00	300.11
136	550–600	563	265.50–287.50	275.43
26	600–650	611	263.50–265.00	264.41
9	650–700	682	243.00	243.00
19	800–850	832	245.50	245.50
5	850–900	885	234.00	234.00
16	900–950	947	216.00	216.00
100	950–1000	984	234.00	234.00
10	1000–1050	1,023	207.00–209.00	208.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	490	285.00–286.00	285.21
30	500–550	540	265.50–277.00	268.52
11	700–750	718	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
75	600–650	629	258.50–264.00	262.10
26	650–700	654	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	369	382.50	382.50

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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