Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2020-01-30

Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 30
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850
Receipts
7,475 head
▲ 2,260 vs last sale 5,215▲ 7,475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 5.00 lower, and heifers were steady - 2.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate , with good selection of grass and feeder cattle offered.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.16/cwt on 3,514 head.
Average price
$163.16
3,514 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.49
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554169.4293947
Medium and Large 1671163.071,0943,467
One grade step is worth $6.35/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale3,514 hd
163.16
—
NE average10 barns · 22,703 hd
161.67
+1.49
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

25 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1386217.45/cwt210.00–221.0083957
Steers—Medium and Large 1440211.00/cwt211.00–211.0092811
Steers—Medium and Large 1471201.96/cwt195.50–206.00951140
Steers—Medium and Large 1529190.84/cwt182.50–198.501,010386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529174.00/cwt174.00–174.0092023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578165.03/cwt161.00–167.0095424
Steers—Medium and Large 1581176.92/cwt172.00–183.001,028340
Steers—Medium and Large 1623167.58/cwt162.50–173.001,044463
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,00252
Steers—Medium and Large 1662161.19/cwt153.50–164.501,067315
Steers—Medium and Large 1719151.65/cwt145.00–154.501,090871
Steers—Medium and Large 1775146.28/cwt142.00–149.501,134370
Steers—Medium and Large 1825145.88/cwt139.00–148.501,204266
Steers—Medium and Large 1863137.97/cwt132.50–142.501,191196
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364185.00/cwt185.00–185.0067319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430173.88/cwt167.50–176.00748126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489173.79/cwt168.00–179.00850208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490161.00/cwt161.00–161.0078911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531164.36/cwt158.00–169.00873308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575156.32/cwt149.50–163.50899424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623146.10/cwt136.00–152.50910494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668139.34/cwt131.50–145.25931586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725133.95/cwt130.50–135.00971352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762131.10/cwt127.50–132.00999271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825129.29/cwt127.00–130.001,06798

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.