Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2024-10-17

Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

3,692 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 3,731▲ 240 vs year ago 3,452 · +7.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 10.00 lower, except 400 - 5.00 lbs was 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Heifers were 4.00 - 16.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good.

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 $309.45/cwt on 531 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −185.01 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$309.45

531 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$6.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs NE average

+10.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	309.74	1,689	508
Medium and Large 1-2	545	303.00	1,651	23

One grade step is worth $6.74/cwt here — about $37 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 sale531 hd

309.45

—

NE average11 barns · 6,448 hd

310.82

−1.37

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+10.12

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−185.01

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

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,138	21
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,353	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,260	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	382.78/cwt	374.00–389.50	1,439	80
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	336.54/cwt	331.50–341.00	1,444	51
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	370.78/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,605	204
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	309.72/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,490	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	336.61/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,629	193
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	319.41/cwt	313.00–328.00	1,671	309
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,651	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,733	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	293.74/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,707	186
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,680	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	286.80/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,764	201
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	280.81/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,851	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,866	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	272.16/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,932	67
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,835	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,955	62
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,048	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,136	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,169	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,037	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,266	44
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,051	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,359	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	365.11/cwt	361.00–367.50	1,205	40
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,119	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	338.52/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,293	62
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	307.38/cwt	292.50–313.00	1,303	126
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	462	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,395	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	288.70/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,383	134
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	285.91/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,484	286
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	265.69/cwt	255.00–278.50	1,549	98
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,501	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	253.68/cwt	253.00–255.50	1,586	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,722	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	253.88/cwt	249.50–260.00	1,678	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,726	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	257.52/cwt	255.00–258.25	1,867	91
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	240.10/cwt	235.50–241.50	1,899	76
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	236.86/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,933	106
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,914	19
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,130	5

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 17, 2024

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

Receipts 3,692Last week 3,731Year ago 3,452

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 10.00 lower, except 400 - 5.00 lbs was 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Heifers were 4.00 - 16.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	300–350	330	361.00–367.50	365.11
62	350–400	382	336.00–347.50	338.52
126	400–450	424	292.50–313.00	307.38
134	450–500	479	276.00–299.00	288.70
286	500–550	519	274.00–297.00	285.91
98	550–600	583	255.00–278.50	265.69
19	650–700	661	249.50–260.00	253.88
91	700–750	725	255.00–258.25	257.52
76	750–800	791	235.50–241.50	240.10
106	800–850	816	227.50–241.00	236.86
19	850–900	880	217.50	217.50
5	950–1000	968	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	625	253.00–255.50	253.68
36	650–700	651	264.50	264.50
7	700–750	719	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	462	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	347	322.50	322.50
13	550–600	598	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	250–300	297	383.00	383.00
15	300–350	347	390.00	390.00
80	350–400	376	374.00–389.50	382.78
204	400–450	433	355.00–376.00	370.78
193	450–500	484	325.00–344.00	336.61
309	500–550	523	313.00–328.00	319.41
186	550–600	581	287.00–306.00	293.74
12	600–650	602	279.00	279.00
16	650–700	695	268.50	268.50
62	700–750	746	262.00	262.00
28	750–800	760	269.50	269.50
53	800–850	846	252.50	252.50
8	850–900	854	254.00	254.00
44	950–1000	956	237.00	237.00
43	1050–1100	1,051	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	348	362.00	362.00
51	400–450	429	331.50–341.00	336.54
45	450–500	481	295.00–316.00	309.72
23	500–550	545	303.00	303.00
11	700–750	743	247.00	247.00
11	850–900	867	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
201	600–650	615	276.00–290.00	286.80
31	650–700	659	275.00–283.00	280.81
67	700–750	710	269.00–274.00	272.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	561	309.00	309.00

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.