Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

5,865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.13/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 582 lb · 544 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.25/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 474 lb · 528 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.24/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 430 lb · 397 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,865	4,855	5,851
Feeder cattle	5,865	4,855	5,851

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower on flyweight calves, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and over 650 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good with a large crowd in attendance. Not as many load lots of longtime wean calves at the sale took some money off those lighter calves. Mix bag of weaned and bawling calves in the market place on Thursday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–378	372	19	209.00–215.00	$211.79	$788	-13.18
412–448	434	86	198.00–198.50	$198.32	$861	-10.73
450–490	468	295	173.00–192.00	$185.78	$869	+0.73
507 fancy	507	64	190.00	$190.00	$963	—
500–545	525	288	165.00–182.00	$174.25	$915	-10.57
568–579 fancy	573	50	177.00	$177.00	$1,014	—
556–597	582	422	150.00–169.00	$158.85	$925	-5.88
586	586	72	171.00	$171.00	$1,002	+6.27
601–644	619	355	155.50–169.50	$161.68	$1,001	+1.82
656–689	676	332	143.00–160.00	$154.27	$1,043	+1.80
702–741	713	268	147.00–159.00	$154.40	$1,101	+10.67
752–782	760	118	141.50–154.50	$151.05	$1,148	+9.09
816–828	823	113	145.75–146.00	$145.90	$1,201	—
859	859	66	142.50	$142.50	$1,224	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	14	172.50	$172.50	$768	-20.50
485	485	19	165.50	$165.50	$803	-2.00
617–628	624	36	145.00–152.00	$147.62	$921	—
707–739	727	37	141.00–142.00	$141.63	$1,030	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–398	386	29	181.00–190.00	$186.15	$719	+7.52
424 thin fleshed	424	119	189.00	$189.00	$801	—
407–444	433	278	170.50–185.50	$180.78	$783	+5.48
461–476 thin fleshed	467	198	181.00–183.50	$183.05	$855	—
464–497	479	330	158.50–179.50	$172.17	$825	+5.54
500–542	521	258	153.00–172.00	$161.30	$840	+5.50
551–599	576	200	143.50–160.50	$151.61	$873	+0.83
606–648	627	306	134.00–148.50	$143.17	$898	+1.34
650–698	684	150	133.50–137.50	$135.77	$929	—
711–743	724	124	129.50–134.50	$133.32	$965	-0.75
753	753	24	133.50	$133.50	$1,005	—
811–816	814	74	127.00–129.00	$128.59	$1,047	-1.41
901	901	12	134.50	$134.50	$1,212	—
1106	1106	13	129.50	$129.50	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–467	460	59	155.00–156.00	$155.81	$717	+5.84
511–543	526	93	145.50–150.50	$148.57	$781	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.