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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Sep 3

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Sep 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Aug 5Sep 3Sep 17 →

Receipts

4,585 head

▲ 4,585 vs last sale 0▲ 2,215 vs year ago 2,370 · +93.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.39/cwt on 2,183 head.

Average price

$138.39

2,183 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$3.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	773	138.49	1,070	2,120
Medium and Large 1-2	592	135.08	799	63

One grade step is worth $3.41/cwt here — about $271 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 sale2,183 hd

138.39

—

NE average5 barns · 4,375 hd

139.55

−1.15

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

Every lot

35 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	335	208.73/cwt	207.00–213.00	699	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	183.07/cwt	181.00–186.00	886	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	170.55/cwt	170.00–173.00	892	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	822	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	934	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	157.99/cwt	156.50–159.00	1,000	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	156.11/cwt	152.50–160.50	1,063	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	145.22/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,057	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	146.66/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,134	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,045	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,189	264
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	137.68/cwt	133.00–139.25	1,229	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	132.70/cwt	130.50–135.50	1,227	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	133.29/cwt	126.50–137.00	1,281	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,332	158
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	171.79/cwt	170.00–173.00	539	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	659	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	151.51/cwt	148.00–158.00	655	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	746	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	152.52/cwt	149.00–153.00	784	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	701	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	148.71/cwt	130.50–151.00	863	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	145.46/cwt	141.00–147.50

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Receipts 4,585Last week 0Year ago 2,370

No comparison to last week, 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
60	—	580	130.50–151.00	148.71
399	—	829	130.00–138.25	134.14
176	—	681	141.00–148.50	144.54
104	—	969	128.00–130.50	129.81
389	—	869	128.00–134.00	132.48
177	—	919	128.50–134.00	131.68
64	—	633	141.00–147.50	145.46
409	—	775	134.00–141.75	137.47
111	—	727	136.50–143.50	142.03
59	—	481	155.00	155.00
50	—	514	149.00–153.00	152.52
43	—	432	148.00–158.00	151.51
18	—	1,026	129.00–129.50	129.25
20	—	314

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Sep 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Aug 5Sep 3Sep 17 →

Receipts

4,585 head

▲ 4,585 vs last sale 0▲ 2,215 vs year ago 2,370 · +93.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, Demand was good on a good selection offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.39/cwt on 2,183 head.

Average price

$138.39

2,183 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$3.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	773	138.49	1,070	2,120
Medium and Large 1-2	592	135.08	799	63

One grade step is worth $3.41/cwt here — about $271 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 sale2,183 hd

138.39

—

NE average5 barns · 4,375 hd

139.55

−1.15

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

Every lot

35 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	335	208.73/cwt	207.00–213.00	699	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	183.07/cwt	181.00–186.00	886	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	170.55/cwt	170.00–173.00	892	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	822	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	934	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	157.99/cwt	156.50–159.00	1,000	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	156.11/cwt	152.50–160.50	1,063	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	145.22/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,057	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	146.66/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,134	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,045	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,189	264
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	137.68/cwt	133.00–139.25	1,229	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	132.70/cwt	130.50–135.50	1,227	206
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	133.29/cwt	126.50–137.00	1,281	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,332	158
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	171.79/cwt	170.00–173.00	539	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	659	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	151.51/cwt	148.00–158.00	655	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	746	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	152.52/cwt	149.00–153.00	784	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	701	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	148.71/cwt	130.50–151.00	863	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	145.46/cwt	141.00–147.50

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Receipts 4,585Last week 0Year ago 2,370

No comparison to last week, 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
60	—	580	130.50–151.00	148.71
399	—	829	130.00–138.25	134.14
176	—	681	141.00–148.50	144.54
104	—	969	128.00–130.50	129.81
389	—	869	128.00–134.00	132.48
177	—	919	128.50–134.00	131.68
64	—	633	141.00–147.50	145.46
409	—	775	134.00–141.75	137.47
111	—	727	136.50–143.50	142.03
59	—	481	155.00	155.00
50	—	514	149.00–153.00	152.52
43	—	432	148.00–158.00	151.51
18	—	1,026	129.00–129.50	129.25
20	—	314

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	135.00	135.00
10	—	432	138.00	138.00
26	—	743	132.50	132.50
8	—	471	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	405	187.00	187.00
36	—	633	156.50–159.00	157.99
215	—	728	141.00–151.00	145.22
178	—	773	145.50–149.50	146.66
158	—	1,021	130.50	130.50
14	—	573	163.00	163.00
75	—	523	170.00–173.00	170.55
114	—	681	152.50–160.50	156.11
74	—	484	181.00–186.00	183.07
264	—	828	140.00–148.75	143.54
21	—	335	207.00–213.00	208.73
206	—	925	130.50–135.50	132.70
163	—	893	133.00–139.25	137.68
243	—	961	126.50–137.00	133.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	146.50	146.50
10	—	777	134.50	134.50