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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Oct 22

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 22

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Receipts

2,985 head

▼ 2,185 vs last sale 5,170▼ 390 vs year ago 3,375 · −11.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 11.00 lower and heifers were 4.00 - 10.00 lower. Demand was 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 $153.71/cwt on 1,313 head.

Average price

$153.71

1,313 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	155.12	878	1,211
Medium and Large 1-2	612	137.03	839	102

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $39 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 sale1,313 hd

153.71

—

NE average9 barns · 14,473 hd

154.33

−0.61

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	566	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	182.56/cwt	170.00–189.00	703	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	166.84/cwt	156.00–177.00	699	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	165.47/cwt	159.00–172.00	781	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	161.22/cwt	150.00–168.00	842	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	152.40/cwt	145.00–164.50	870	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	140.75/cwt	130.00–144.00	822	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	146.26/cwt	138.50–153.00	917	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	857	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	133.18/cwt	132.50–136.50	915	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	144.58/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,038	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,193	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,275	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,269	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	163.11/cwt	150.00–171.00	602	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	153.50/cwt	140.50–160.00	659	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	145.67/cwt	137.50–151.00	702	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	639	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.11/cwt	134.50–142.50	726	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.71/cwt	130.00–143.00	789	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	130.32/cwt	128.50–132.00	796	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	131.64/cwt	126.50–133.50	873	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	130.76/cwt	130.00–131.00

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 22, 2020

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

Receipts 2,985Last week 5,170Year ago 3,375

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 11.00 lower and heifers were 4.00 - 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	152.50	152.50
12	—	1,030	124.50	124.50
15	—	940	133.25	133.25
28	—	736	130.00–131.00	130.76
28	—	862	132.50–134.50	133.78
32	—	663	126.50–133.50	131.64
116	—	369	150.00–171.00	163.11
172	—	577	130.00–143.00	136.71
56	—	611	128.50–132.00	130.32
73	—	792	127.50–134.00	131.87
185	—	429	140.50–160.00	153.50
196	—	526	134.50–142.50	138.11
135	—	482	137.50–151.00	145.67

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 22

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Receipts

2,985 head

▼ 2,185 vs last sale 5,170▼ 390 vs year ago 3,375 · −11.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 11.00 lower and heifers were 4.00 - 10.00 lower. Demand was 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 $153.71/cwt on 1,313 head.

Average price

$153.71

1,313 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	155.12	878	1,211
Medium and Large 1-2	612	137.03	839	102

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $39 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 sale1,313 hd

153.71

—

NE average9 barns · 14,473 hd

154.33

−0.61

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	566	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	182.56/cwt	170.00–189.00	703	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	166.84/cwt	156.00–177.00	699	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	165.47/cwt	159.00–172.00	781	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	161.22/cwt	150.00–168.00	842	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	152.40/cwt	145.00–164.50	870	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	140.75/cwt	130.00–144.00	822	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	146.26/cwt	138.50–153.00	917	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	857	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	133.18/cwt	132.50–136.50	915	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	144.58/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,038	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,193	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,275	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,269	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	163.11/cwt	150.00–171.00	602	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	153.50/cwt	140.50–160.00	659	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	145.67/cwt	137.50–151.00	702	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	639	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.11/cwt	134.50–142.50	726	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.71/cwt	130.00–143.00	789	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	130.32/cwt	128.50–132.00	796	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	131.64/cwt	126.50–133.50	873	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	130.76/cwt	130.00–131.00

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 22, 2020

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

Receipts 2,985Last week 5,170Year ago 3,375

Compared to last week, steers were 6.00 - 11.00 lower and heifers were 4.00 - 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	152.50	152.50
12	—	1,030	124.50	124.50
15	—	940	133.25	133.25
28	—	736	130.00–131.00	130.76
28	—	862	132.50–134.50	133.78
32	—	663	126.50–133.50	131.64
116	—	369	150.00–171.00	163.11
172	—	577	130.00–143.00	136.71
56	—	611	128.50–132.00	130.32
73	—	792	127.50–134.00	131.87
185	—	429	140.50–160.00	153.50
196	—	526	134.50–142.50	138.11
135	—	482	137.50–151.00	145.67

10	—	511	125.00	125.00
11	—	755	122.00	122.00
24	—	738	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	627	138.50–153.00	146.26
184	—	472	159.00–172.00	165.47
283	—	571	145.00–164.50	152.40
218	—	522	150.00–168.00	161.22
53	—	845	135.00	135.00
10	—	887	134.50	134.50
7	—	959	133.00	133.00
22	—	718	143.50–145.00	144.58
11	—	318	178.00	178.00
62	—	687	132.50–136.50	133.18
68	—	385	170.00–189.00	182.56
9	—	1,007	126.00	126.00
59	—	419	156.00–177.00	166.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	647	132.50	132.50
56	—	584	130.00–144.00	140.75