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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Oct 24

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 24

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Receipts

3,375 head

▼ 1,565 vs last sale 4,940▲ 3,375 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs were 3.00 - 16.00 higher, heifers under 700 lbs was 3.00 - 6.00 higher. No comparison over 700 lbs on steers and heifers. Demand was good. Good crowd was on hand.

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 $164.41/cwt on 1,707 head.

Average price

$164.41

1,707 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.44

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	165.12	900	1,527
Medium and Large 1-2	543	158.39	860	180

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $40 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 sale1,707 hd

164.41

—

NE average11 barns · 18,465 hd

159.97

+4.44

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	190.78/cwt	185.00–195.00	727	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	195.06/cwt	188.00–198.00	827	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	174.35/cwt	170.50–177.50	746	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	768	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	178.42/cwt	170.50–188.00	847	358
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	165.85/cwt	158.00–174.00	874	411
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	153.26/cwt	152.00–155.50	829	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	153.74/cwt	148.00–161.50	889	344
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	145.10/cwt	142.50–147.00	852	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	149.96/cwt	142.50–154.00	934	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	145.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	956	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,005	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,202	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,173	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,452	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	154.04/cwt	148.50–160.50	592	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	151.84/cwt	145.00–153.00	648	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	153.03/cwt	149.50–156.00	730	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	143.48/cwt	135.00–152.00	753	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	142.91/cwt	134.50–147.75	835	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	135.12/cwt	132.50–140.00	847	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	141.15/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,004	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	137.62/cwt	131.00–140.50	1,083	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	140.00

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 24, 2019

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

Receipts 3,375Last week 4,940Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	938	142.25	142.25
26	—	787	131.00–140.50	137.62
29	—	1,028	132.00	132.00
31	—	840	140.00	140.00
36	—	857	141.50–142.50	141.67
43	—	711	140.00–141.50	141.15
76	—	384	148.50–160.50	154.04
122	—	427	145.00–153.00	151.84
160	—	584	134.50–147.75	142.91
187	—	525	135.00–152.00	143.48
257	—	477	149.50–156.00	153.03

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 24

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Receipts

3,375 head

▼ 1,565 vs last sale 4,940▲ 3,375 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $164.41/cwt on 1,707 head.

Average price

$164.41

1,707 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.44

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	165.12	900	1,527
Medium and Large 1-2	543	158.39	860	180

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $40 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 sale1,707 hd

164.41

—

NE average11 barns · 18,465 hd

159.97

+4.44

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	190.78/cwt	185.00–195.00	727	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	195.06/cwt	188.00–198.00	827	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	174.35/cwt	170.50–177.50	746	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	768	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	178.42/cwt	170.50–188.00	847	358
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	165.85/cwt	158.00–174.00	874	411
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	153.26/cwt	152.00–155.50	829	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	153.74/cwt	148.00–161.50	889	344
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	145.10/cwt	142.50–147.00	852	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	149.96/cwt	142.50–154.00	934	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	145.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	956	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,005	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,202	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,173	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,452	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	154.04/cwt	148.50–160.50	592	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	151.84/cwt	145.00–153.00	648	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	153.03/cwt	149.50–156.00	730	257
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	143.48/cwt	135.00–152.00	753	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	142.91/cwt	134.50–147.75	835	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	135.12/cwt	132.50–140.00	847	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	141.15/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,004	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	137.62/cwt	131.00–140.50	1,083	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	140.00

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 24, 2019

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

Receipts 3,375Last week 4,940Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	938	142.25	142.25
26	—	787	131.00–140.50	137.62
29	—	1,028	132.00	132.00
31	—	840	140.00	140.00
36	—	857	141.50–142.50	141.67
43	—	711	140.00–141.50	141.15
76	—	384	148.50–160.50	154.04
122	—	427	145.00–153.00	151.84
160	—	584	134.50–147.75	142.91
187	—	525	135.00–152.00	143.48
257	—	477	149.50–156.00	153.03

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	826	145.50	145.50
10	—	1,056	137.50	137.50
58	—	780	150.00	150.00
60	—	424	188.00–198.00	195.06
71	—	381	185.00–195.00	190.78
344	—	578	148.00–161.50	153.74
358	—	475	170.50–188.00	178.42
411	—	527	158.00–174.00	165.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	710	141.50	141.50
42	—	658	142.00–150.00	145.27
150	—	623	142.50–154.00	149.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	474	162.00	162.00
25	—	841	139.50	139.50
27	—	587	142.50–147.00	145.10
44	—	541	152.00–155.50	153.26
61	—	428	170.50–177.50	174.35