Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2020-11-12

Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 12

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Receipts

3,600 head

▼ 1,290 vs last sale 4,890▼ 1,380 vs year ago 4,980 · −27.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to .last week, steers were 2.00 - 6.00 higher except 600 - 700 lbs were 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Heifers were steady - 9.00 higher except 450 lb was 4.00 lower. Demand was good with large crowd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.53/cwt on 1,939 head.

Average price

$180.53

1,939 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	180.92	926	1,856
Medium and Large 1-2	457	171.83	785	83

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about $141 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 sale1,939 hd

180.53

—

NE average11 barns · 13,725 hd

165.18

+15.35

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

Every lot

28 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	208.83/cwt	194.00–212.00	810	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	878	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	173.72/cwt	165.50–179.50	764	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	185.52/cwt	173.50–189.00	857	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	196.80/cwt	192.50–200.00	911	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	169.99/cwt	165.00–174.50	804	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	185.33/cwt	183.00–187.50	951	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	174.05/cwt	163.50–180.50	916	264
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	163.35/cwt	155.50–168.50	931	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	152.49/cwt	141.00–162.00	952	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	148.60/cwt	142.00–150.50	979	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	139.19/cwt	136.50–141.00	1,005	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	142.96/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,088	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	175.29/cwt	175.00–176.00	652	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	155.86/cwt	155.50–156.50	666	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	169.84/cwt	163.00–174.00	741	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	152.88/cwt	144.50–161.00	734	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	151.97/cwt	142.00–160.00	792	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	777	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	146.10/cwt	137.50–150.50	824	284
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	140.71/cwt	132.50–145.25	871	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	133.90/cwt	132.50–135.00	893	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	134.06/cwt	133.00–134.50	985	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,093	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	136.13/cwt	133.50–138.00	1,205	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,298	8

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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Receipts 3,600Last week 4,890Year ago 4,980

Compared to .last week, steers were 2.00 - 6.00 higher except 600 - 700 lbs were 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Heifers were steady - 9.00 higher except 450 lb was 4.00 lower. Demand was good with large crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	180.00	180.00
8	—	1,006	129.00	129.00
28	—	735	133.00–134.50	134.06
31	—	667	132.50–135.00	133.90
56	—	372	175.00–176.00	175.29
65	—	786	139.00	139.00
156	—	436	163.00–174.00	169.84
284	—	564	137.50–150.50	146.10
114	—	480	144.50–161.00	152.88
144	—	521	142.00–160.00	151.97
94	—	619	132.50–145.25	140.71
100	—	885	133.50–138.00	136.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	547	142.00	142.00
38	—	427	155.50–156.50	155.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	388	194.00–212.00	208.83
231	—	462	173.50–189.00	185.52
7	—	335	210.00	210.00
26	—	722	136.50–141.00	139.19
133	—	624	141.00–162.00	152.49
193	—	419	209.50	209.50
264	—	526	163.50–180.50	174.05
280	—	570	155.50–168.50	163.35
37	—	761	136.50–144.50	142.96
104	—	659	142.00–150.50	148.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	440	165.50–179.50	173.72
42	—	473	165.00–174.50	169.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	513	183.00–187.50	185.33
215	—	463	192.50–200.00	196.80

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.