Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2022-01-13

Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 13

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Receipts

7,570 head

▲ 350 vs last sale 7,220▼ 640 vs year ago 8,210 · −7.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 8.00 higher. Heifers were 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

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 $188.00/cwt on 3,048 head.

Average price

$188.00

3,048 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$25.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.79

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	190.11	1,221	2,798
Medium and Large 1-2	707	164.38	1,163	250

One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $58 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 sale3,048 hd

188.00

—

NE average11 barns · 25,872 hd

180.21

+7.79

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	865	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	224.84/cwt	217.00–236.00	953	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	213.74/cwt	206.50–220.50	1,022	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	213.19/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,136	405
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,057	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	203.97/cwt	193.00–210.25	1,177	451
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,236	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	188.96/cwt	174.00–194.50	1,190	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,097	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	654	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,239	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	181.49/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,214	432
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	163.63/cwt	161.00–167.50	1,100	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	170.86/cwt	164.00–182.00	1,240	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	161.46/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,206	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	165.73/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,288	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	159.55/cwt	157.50–163.00	1,296	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	155.06/cwt	153.50–156.50	1,382	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,474	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	780	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	195.23/cwt	190.00–211.00	836	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	180.92/cwt	178.00–184.00	850	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	203.27/cwt	196.00–208.00	961	201
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	172.93/cwt	156.00–180.00	896	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	195.46/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,022	262
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	557	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,030	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	176.08/cwt	166.00–182.50	1,002	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	581	173.54/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,008	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	606	184.97/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,121	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	159.26/cwt	148.50–167.00	987	276
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	639	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,019	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	934	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	667	178.31/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,189	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	150.42/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,020	234
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	689	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,171	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	150.30/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,081	269
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	720	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,267	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	146.60/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,114	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,192	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	140.88/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,221	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,304	13

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Receipts 7,570Last week 7,220Year ago 8,210

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 8.00 higher. Heifers were 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,035	126.00	126.00
15	—	373	209.00	209.00
49	—	822	145.00	145.00
75	—	867	138.00–141.50	140.88
107	—	760	146.00–150.50	146.60
123	—	428	190.00–211.00	195.23
269	—	719	146.00–154.00	150.30
276	—	620	148.50–167.00	159.26
201	—	473	196.00–208.00	203.27
211	—	569	166.00–182.50	176.08
234	—	678	147.00–160.00	150.42
262	—	523	185.00–203.00	195.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	606	182.00–187.00	184.97
188	—	667	172.00–187.00	178.31
82	—	557	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	639	159.50	159.50
36	—	581	170.00–176.50	173.54
60	—	750	185.00	185.00
66	—	689	170.00	170.00
76	—	720	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	470	178.00–184.00	180.92
86	—	518	156.00–180.00	172.93
12	—	653	143.00	143.00
18	—	560	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	891	153.50–156.50	155.06
95	—	424	217.00–236.00	224.84
263	—	726	164.00–182.00	170.86
405	—	533	202.00–221.00	213.19
7	—	359	241.00	241.00
56	—	930	158.50	158.50
432	—	669	170.00–187.00	181.49
451	—	577	193.00–210.25	203.97
176	—	812	157.50–163.00	159.55
212	—	478	206.50–220.50	213.74
212	—	630	174.00–194.50	188.96
248	—	777	163.00–179.00	165.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	654	189.50	189.50
80	—	600	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	542	195.00	195.00
27	—	647	169.50	169.50
66	—	672	161.00–167.50	163.63
146	—	747	161.00–162.50	161.46

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.