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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 24, 2024

3,793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $342.33/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 472 lb · 410 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $325.58/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 526 lb · 369 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.32/cwt +19.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 426 lb · 313 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,793 3,692 5,465
Feeder cattle 3,793 3,692 5,465

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers less than 450 lbs sold unevenly steady and over 450 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Most lots of heifer calves sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with 400 to 500 lbs selling sharply higher on the day. Nice crowd of buyers bid readily from start to finish for mostly precondition calves. Most calves were hide, hair and running gear condition as they came out of very dry range conditions. Living off mommas' milk and top-quality genetics. Yearling operators have had a profitable year and are eager to get these light calves bought while they are available. Feedlots traded some of their cash show list 2.00 higher on dressed sales at 298.00 and live sales sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher from 190.00 to 192.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–337 336 24 383.00–391.00 $385.87 $1,297 -4.13
355–397 377 137 368.00–385.00 $378.13 $1,426 -4.65
379 379 11 384.00 $384.00 $1,455 +1.22
400–441 428 212 348.00–372.00 $356.87 $1,527 -13.91
456 456 45 349.00 $349.00 $1,591 +12.39
453–497 474 365 330.00–351.00 $341.51 $1,619 +4.90
506 506 45 335.00–335.50 $335.34 $1,697 +15.93
505–546 529 324 316.00–331.50 $324.23 $1,715 +4.82
568–569 569 37 311.00–317.00 $313.27 $1,783 +19.53
550–596 575 258 292.00–313.50 $300.55 $1,728 +6.81
602–633 618 110 270.50–294.00 $286.60 $1,771 +7.60
659–699 679 57 268.00–279.50 $273.57 $1,858 +5.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,139 —
377 377 18 357.50 $357.50 $1,348 —
421–438 431 44 325.00–333.00 $330.42 $1,424 -6.12
477–486 483 49 308.00–318.00 $312.91 $1,511 +3.19
503–549 530 63 295.00–317.50 $306.88 $1,626 +3.88
557–599 576 27 282.00–294.00 $289.85 $1,670 —
612 612 12 265.50 $265.50 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
285 285 11 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–348 328 78 360.00–376.00 $364.72 $1,196 -0.39
353–395 385 66 341.00–355.00 $345.12 $1,329 +6.60
422 422 15 333.00 $333.00 $1,405 +25.62
400–449 426 298 308.00–336.00 $327.03 $1,393 +19.65
450–497 473 274 299.00–320.00 $306.57 $1,450 +17.87
503 503 39 301.50 $301.50 $1,517 +15.59
502–539 521 156 274.50–291.00 $283.92 $1,479 -1.99
550–553 551 91 267.00–280.00 $275.58 $1,518 +9.89
605–631 617 34 251.00–252.50 $251.72 $1,553 —
732 732 54 249.00 $249.00 $1,823 -8.52
752 752 12 243.50 $243.50 $1,831 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–389 376 53 314.00–337.50 $327.49 $1,231 —
447 447 17 292.50–293.00 $292.79 $1,309 —
473–493 484 93 263.00–294.00 $285.57 $1,382 —
500–548 513 18 267.00–274.50 $272.28 $1,397 —
560–578 571 26 262.00–265.00 $263.51 $1,505 +12.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 382.00 $382.00 $1,257 —
396 396 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,297 —
442 442 8 308.00 $308.00 $1,361 —
612 612 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,530 —

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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.