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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 28, 2024

3,160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $271.58/cwt -7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 719 lb · 296 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $318.53/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 616 lb · 293 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.21/cwt -17.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,538/hd at 470 lb · 276 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,160 5,431 3,845
Feeder cattle 3,160 5,431 3,845

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week, do to no feeder sale. Demand was good to moderate, on a nice selection offered today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 19 430.00 $430.00 $1,501 —
376 unweaned 376 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,410 —
381–390 386 12 365.00–385.00 $373.22 $1,441 -44.28
429 unweaned 429 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,502 —
401–448 436 32 370.00–385.00 $373.45 $1,628 -31.74
450–474 457 43 351.00–356.00 $353.83 $1,617 -26.17
523–528 unweaned 526 13 327.50–332.00 $330.28 $1,737 —
501–544 532 196 327.00–346.00 $340.60 $1,812 -18.35
555–587 570 63 317.00–324.00 $320.52 $1,827 -14.48
600–630 616 293 306.00–326.00 $318.53 $1,962 +0.53
651–661 658 28 290.50–300.00 $293.18 $1,929 -3.73
702–732 719 296 262.00–280.00 $271.58 $1,953 -3.47
755–766 762 72 262.00–270.50 $267.94 $2,042 -9.52
832–849 845 170 244.50–253.00 $250.64 $2,118 +0.88
873–894 890 85 230.00–241.00 $238.84 $2,126 -3.16
910 910 16 227.50 $227.50 $2,070 -10.75
999 999 62 229.00 $229.00 $2,288 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 12 312.50 $312.50 $1,684 -26.96
623–644 639 61 299.00 $299.00 $1,911 —
776 776 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,870 -16.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–377 367 21 375.00–390.00 $380.47 $1,396 +34.63
371 unweaned 371 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,382 —
400–441 435 96 327.00–337.00 $328.71 $1,430 -31.29
458–466 unweaned 461 30 327.50–340.00 $334.95 $1,544 —
454–497 471 246 326.00–330.00 $326.27 $1,537 -4.95
500–546 533 234 305.00–316.00 $311.40 $1,660 +0.01
551–586 573 106 280.00–297.00 $291.59 $1,671 -31.41
604–648 627 189 270.00–287.00 $281.67 $1,766 +31.67
670–675 672 63 251.50–256.50 $253.47 $1,703 -19.41
700–704 703 60 271.00–275.00 $272.13 $1,913 +28.01
726–745 734 87 235.50–244.50 $240.92 $1,768 -3.20
790–794 791 64 231.50–234.00 $233.61 $1,848 +2.99
839 839 6 221.00 $221.00 $1,854 —
859 859 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,890 -5.73
921 921 62 211.00 $211.00 $1,943 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,318 —
583 583 12 272.00 $272.00 $1,586 —
668 668 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,677 +23.00

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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.