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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, May 13

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, May 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Apr 29May 13Jun 10 →

Receipts

1,260 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 1,517▲ 1,260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand was good.

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 $132.13/cwt on 543 head.

Average price

$132.13

543 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$6.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	132.44	974	517
Medium and Large 1-2	701	126.10	884	26

One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about $91 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 sale543 hd

132.13

—

NE average4 barns · 990 hd

136.07

−3.94

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

Every lot

32 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	651	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	185.68/cwt	182.00–190.50	759	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	893	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	180.05/cwt	178.00–181.00	949	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,018	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,053	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,084	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,027	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	135.34/cwt	133.50–138.50	1,054	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,076	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	126.60/cwt	126.25–126.75	1,131	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,484	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	156.54/cwt	156.00–157.00	698	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	154.05/cwt	145.00–156.50	804	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	143.57/cwt	142.50–145.50	847	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	774	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	134.93/cwt	132.00–137.50	864	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	130.66/cwt	125.50–135.50	883	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	130.43/cwt	130.00–131.75	948	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	937	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	131.94/cwt	131.25–132.75
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	850	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	903	26
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	543	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	529	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	681	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	613	40
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	31

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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,260Last week 1,517Year ago 0

No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	543	97.50	97.50
31	—	765	91.00	91.00
40	—	681	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	586	145.00	145.00
26	—	654	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,040	104.50	104.50
156	—	727	130.00–131.75	130.43
29	—	522	145.00–156.50	154.05
44	—	590	142.50–145.50	143.57

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, May 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Apr 29May 13Jun 10 →

Receipts

1,260 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 1,517▲ 1,260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand was good.

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 $132.13/cwt on 543 head.

Average price

$132.13

543 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$6.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	132.44	974	517
Medium and Large 1-2	701	126.10	884	26

One grade step is worth $6.34/cwt here — about $91 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 sale543 hd

132.13

—

NE average4 barns · 990 hd

136.07

−3.94

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

Every lot

32 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	651	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	185.68/cwt	182.00–190.50	759	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	893	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	180.05/cwt	178.00–181.00	949	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,018	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,053	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,084	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,027	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	135.34/cwt	133.50–138.50	1,054	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,076	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	126.60/cwt	126.25–126.75	1,131	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,484	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	156.54/cwt	156.00–157.00	698	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	154.05/cwt	145.00–156.50	804	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	143.57/cwt	142.50–145.50	847	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	774	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	134.93/cwt	132.00–137.50	864	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	130.66/cwt	125.50–135.50	883	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	130.43/cwt	130.00–131.75	948	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	937	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	131.94/cwt	131.25–132.75
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	850	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	903	26
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	543	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	529	23
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	681	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	613	40
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	31

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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 1,260Last week 1,517Year ago 0

No comparison to last week, due to no feeder sale. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	543	97.50	97.50
31	—	765	91.00	91.00
40	—	681	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	586	145.00	145.00
26	—	654	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,040	104.50	104.50
156	—	727	130.00–131.75	130.43
29	—	522	145.00–156.50	154.05
44	—	590	142.50–145.50	143.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	759	123.50	123.50
9	—	591	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	661	164.00	164.00
25	—	409	182.00–190.50	185.68
6	—	369	193.00	193.00
7	—	496	180.00	180.00
14	—	319	204.00	204.00
32	—	527	178.00–181.00	180.05
20	—	828	130.00	130.00
42	—	779	133.50–138.50	135.34
67	—	623	169.00	169.00
75	—	893	126.25–126.75	126.60
16	—	731	140.50	140.50
6	—	599	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	154.00	154.00