Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2024-12-19

Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Dec 19

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Receipts

4,773 head

▼ 1,350 vs last sale 6,123▲ 108 vs year ago 4,665 · +2.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 15.00 lower, except 650 -750 was 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Heifers 400 - 550 was 10.00 - 13.00 higher, the resr was 3.00 - 13.00 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 $355.21/cwt on 711 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −139.25 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$355.21

711 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$5.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.54

vs NE average

+28.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	355.61	1,909	660
Medium and Large 1-2	536	350.08	1,876	51

One grade step is worth $5.53/cwt here — about $33 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 sale711 hd

355.21

—

NE average9 barns · 3,781 hd

346.67

+8.54

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+28.58

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−139.25

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

44 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,412	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	447.95/cwt	432.50–477.50	1,456	54
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	461.75/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,713	68
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	422.01/cwt	410.00–434.00	1,646	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	439.51/cwt	437.00–446.00	1,820	65
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	421.88/cwt	420.00–424.00	1,806	128
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	380.28/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,673	81
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	403.94/cwt	402.00–406.00	1,862	66
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	387.32/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,809	148
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	350.57/cwt	347.00–363.00	1,679	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1NHTC	508	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,824	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	370.24/cwt	359.00–378.00	1,925	348
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	350.08/cwt	345.50–355.00	1,876	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	347.97/cwt	343.00–349.00	1,928	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	328.25/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,864	131
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1NHTC	576	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	1,909	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	309.61/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,941	422
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	302.14/cwt	291.50–311.00	2,009	93
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,866	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1NHTC	689	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,060	85
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	284.52/cwt	281.00–289.00	2,046	196
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,029	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1NHTC	763	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,087	95
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,143	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1NHTC	832	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,201	67
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,244	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	402.53/cwt	397.50–414.00	1,308	34
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	360.47/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,186	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,497	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,435	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	390.61/cwt	374.00–398.00	1,605	141
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	359.96/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,544	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,523	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	370.39/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,748	193
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	332.09/cwt	319.00–342.00	1,724	259
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,706	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	295.23/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,695	201
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,727	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	255.65/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,685	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	250.02/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,813	38
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	246.51/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,896	58
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,988	66
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,077	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,064	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,314	20

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 Dec 19, 2024

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Receipts 4,773Last week 6,123Year ago 4,665

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	400–450	414	437.00–446.00	439.51
66	450–500	461	402.00–406.00	403.94
95	550–600	554	343.00–349.00	347.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	440.00	440.00
24	350–400	390	410.00–434.00	422.01
81	400–450	440	372.50–390.00	380.28
45	450–500	479	347.00–363.00	350.57
51	500–550	536	345.50–355.00	350.08
11	650–700	676	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	508	359.00	359.00
39	550–600	576	331.50	331.50
85	650–700	689	299.00	299.00
95	750–800	763	273.50	273.50
67	800–850	832	264.50	264.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	300–350	325	432.50–477.50	447.95
68	350–400	371	450.00–475.00	461.75
128	400–450	428	420.00–424.00	421.88
148	450–500	467	377.00–395.00	387.32
348	500–550	520	359.00–378.00	370.24
131	550–600	568	320.00–332.50	328.25
422	600–650	627	301.00–312.50	309.61
93	650–700	665	291.50–311.00	302.14
196	700–750	719	281.00–289.00	284.52
13	750–800	757	268.00	268.00
33	800–850	801	267.50	267.50
5	900–950	914	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	325	397.50–414.00	402.53
13	350–400	382	392.00	392.00
141	400–450	411	374.00–398.00	390.61
193	450–500	472	360.00–380.00	370.39
259	500–550	519	319.00–342.00	332.09
201	550–600	574	282.50–300.00	295.23
14	600–650	607	284.50	284.50
16	650–700	659	245.00–264.00	255.65
38	700–750	725	248.00–251.00	250.02
58	750–800	769	242.50–250.00	246.51
66	800–850	839	237.00	237.00
10	900–950	923	225.00	225.00
20	1050–1100	1,064	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	329	350.00–365.00	360.47
8	350–400	392	366.00	366.00
86	400–450	429	358.00–365.00	359.96
18	450–500	463	329.00	329.00
18	500–550	540	316.00	316.00

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.