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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 22, 2022

7,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.88/cwt -10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 721 lb · 564 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $191.01/cwt +21.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 918 lb · 490 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $192.05/cwt +14.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 829 lb · 468 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,050 6,500 0
Feeder cattle 7,050 6,500 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week. Demand was good to moderate, large crowd on hand, and active internet.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269–283 273 55 305.00–307.50 $306.84 $838 +8.84
301–345 325 121 278.00–288.00 $285.09 $927 +8.18
354–355 fancy 354 37 277.00–281.00 $279.70 $990 —
372–394 388 91 241.00–266.00 $253.28 $983 -5.43
409–438 427 258 230.00–252.00 $246.59 $1,053 +12.02
453–498 475 279 211.00–234.00 $221.55 $1,052 -7.85
501–548 530 156 197.00–214.00 $208.92 $1,107 -7.16
550–595 570 159 195.00–208.00 $201.51 $1,149 -2.52
607–617 610 31 200.00–206.50 $204.59 $1,248 +11.09
654–672 657 77 188.50–206.00 $200.30 $1,316 +10.30
669 669 43 202.00 $202.00 $1,351 +12.00
711–726 719 87 188.00–203.50 $196.10 $1,410 +10.30
723 723 55 208.00 $208.00 $1,504 +22.20
752 752 14 186.00 $186.00 $1,399 -4.00
806–844 826 294 180.00–188.50 $183.98 $1,520 +6.83
833–839 835 174 205.50–206.00 $205.68 $1,717 +28.53
887 887 28 177.50 $177.50 $1,574 +1.17
906–909 907 133 174.50–179.50 $178.31 $1,617 +9.02
910–941 922 357 190.00–197.50 $195.74 $1,805 +26.45
977 977 135 192.00 $192.00 $1,876 +24.00
1001 1001 62 188.50 $188.50 $1,887 +22.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 39 256.00 $256.00 $1,006 —
437 437 15 222.00 $222.00 $970 —
695 695 22 178.00 $178.00 $1,237 —
730 730 9 181.50 $181.50 $1,325 —
833 833 63 194.00 $194.00 $1,616 +29.00
908 908 66 187.00 $187.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
281 281 8 750.00 $750.00 -50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 330 96 220.00–238.00 $228.53 $754 +1.95
350–390 373 167 204.00–222.00 $212.10 $791 -12.62
401–444 422 226 194.00–212.00 $203.94 $861 -0.22
450–499 475 189 191.50–210.50 $200.77 $954 -0.94
479 fancy 479 27 213.00 $213.00 $1,020 —
511–535 518 62 184.50–197.00 $192.75 $998 -0.62
595 595 45 183.00 $183.00 $1,089 +5.67
623–648 643 123 175.50–193.00 $188.74 $1,214 —
648 648 32 195.00 $195.00 $1,264 —
661–699 682 150 175.50–186.50 $181.89 $1,240 +1.54
703–745 720 510 172.75–183.00 $180.60 $1,300 +3.10
727 727 54 183.50 $183.50 $1,334 +6.00
763–799 783 424 168.50–177.50 $175.16 $1,372 -1.74
814–839 825 262 170.00–177.00 $173.31 $1,430 -3.11
828–836 830 73 174.50 $174.50 $1,448 -1.92
850–859 854 38 167.50–168.50 $167.93 $1,434 -1.94
903–948 934 227 163.00–169.50 $167.54 $1,565 -2.88
970–971 970 64 166.25–166.50 $166.31 $1,613 +0.81
1008 1008 19 155.00 $155.00 $1,562 -8.09
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
267–279 272 80 650.00–725.00 $678.85 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–443 434 21 179.50–187.00 $183.88 $798 —

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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.