Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2022-10-06

Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2022-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 6

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Sep 22Oct 6Oct 13 →

Receipts

4,711 head

▼ 2,339 vs last sale 7,050▲ 2,306 vs year ago 2,405 · +95.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, due to no sale. Demand was good to moderate.

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 $209.70/cwt on 1,937 head.

Average price

$209.70

1,937 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	210.55	1,085	1,836
Medium and Large 1-2	499	194.29	969	101

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $116 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 sale1,937 hd

209.70

—

NE average10 barns · 13,842 hd

206.53

+3.18

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	257.83/cwt	250.00–261.50	861	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	250.17/cwt	248.00–253.00	943	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	404	240.80/cwt	239.00–245.50	973	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	220.65/cwt	211.00–231.00	951	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	912	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	221.93/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,023	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	209.83/cwt	202.00–219.00	999	447
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	196.34/cwt	194.00–200.00	937	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	209.33/cwt	194.50–215.00	1,101	401
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	202.47/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,142	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	194.24/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,198	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,189	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	193.27/cwt	191.50–194.50	1,324	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	180.86/cwt	178.50–185.50	1,243	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,331	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,360	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	222.84/cwt	218.00–227.00	735	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	209.35/cwt	205.50–212.00	762	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	201.32/cwt	192.00–213.00	866	293
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	191.74/cwt	183.00–198.00	930	322
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	188.61/cwt	183.00–191.00	983	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,079	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,088	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	171.97/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,063	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	175.04/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,159	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	172.02/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,242	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	172.53/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,347	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	172.82/cwt	167.50–179.50	1,429	324
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	167.54/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,466	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	167.64/cwt	162.00–169.75	1,531	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,547	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	156.70/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,589	37

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 Oct 6, 2022

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

Receipts 4,711Last week 7,050Year ago 2,405

No comparison to last week, due to no sale. Demand was good to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	444	205.50	205.50
20	—	528	185.00	185.00
57	—	477	194.00–200.00	196.34
10	—	641	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	404	239.00–245.50	240.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	334	250.00–261.50	257.83
401	—	526	194.50–215.00	209.33
447	—	476	202.00–219.00	209.83
17	—	773	176.00	176.00
168	—	431	211.00–231.00	220.65
220	—	564	193.00–208.00	202.47
32	—	685	191.50–194.50	193.27
16	—	706	188.50	188.50
48	—	377	248.00–253.00	250.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	617	190.00–198.00	194.24
77	—	687	178.50–185.50	180.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	461	221.00–227.00	221.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
324	—	827	167.50–179.50	172.82
93	—	781	165.00–177.00	172.53
247	—	521	183.00–191.00	188.61
108	—	722	165.00–175.50	172.02
46	—	583	185.00	185.00
51	—	875	165.00–169.00	167.54
58	—	364	205.50–212.00	209.35
293	—	430	192.00–213.00	201.32
322	—	485	183.00–198.00	191.74
37	—	1,014	156.00–158.00	156.70
143	—	913	162.00–169.75	167.64
14	—	601	181.00	181.00
19	—	973	159.00	159.00
29	—	330	218.00–227.00	222.84
33	—	662	173.00–177.00	175.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	618	170.00–175.50	171.97

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.