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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 27, 2025

6,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.77/cwt -10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 681 lb · 756 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $315.57/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,270/hd at 719 lb · 650 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $326.71/cwt +8.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,196/hd at 672 lb · 636 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,086 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–492 481 34 415.00–441.00 $434.74 $2,091 +32.24
500–542 525 194 378.00–400.00 $391.96 $2,058 -1.04
557–589 580 200 368.50–392.00 $382.48 $2,218 +14.79
605 605 77 355.00 $355.00 $2,148 +6.76
607 fancy 607 88 364.00 $364.00 $2,209 —
619–637 632 185 345.50–358.00 $352.19 $2,226 +3.95
657 fancy 657 84 346.00 $346.00 $2,273 —
655–696 671 307 306.00–333.00 $321.84 $2,160 +3.51
660–688 679 245 321.00–338.00 $326.19 $2,215 +7.86
714 714 143 321.00 $321.00 $2,292 +14.02
706–741 720 490 302.00–319.50 $314.99 $2,268 +8.01
742 742 17 286.50 $286.50 $2,126 -20.48
760–796 771 231 289.00–294.50 $292.80 $2,257 +6.02
751–796 777 288 281.00–301.50 $291.78 $2,267 +5.00
802–838 821 493 274.50–285.50 $279.75 $2,297 +0.92
837 837 74 279.00 $279.00 $2,335 +0.17
830–846 841 50 269.00–272.00 $271.11 $2,280 -7.72
895–897 897 150 260.00–268.50 $267.54 $2,400 -1.37
930 930 67 266.50 $266.50 $2,478 +12.50
936 936 23 258.00 $258.00 $2,415 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 8 412.50 $412.50 $1,687 -3.50
457–476 thin fleshed 465 27 406.00–407.00 $406.58 $1,891 —
545 545 16 362.50 $362.50 $1,976 +6.93
588 thin fleshed 588 46 362.00 $362.00 $2,129 —
598 598 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,973 —
601 601 11 339.50 $339.50 $2,040 —
693 thin fleshed 693 35 303.00 $303.00 $2,100 —
710 710 9 294.50 $294.50 $2,091 —
750 750 12 284.50 $284.50 $2,134 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 11 354.00 $354.00 $2,053 —
673 673 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,120 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–409 406 17 397.50–412.50 $401.84 $1,631 +36.23
465 465 15 367.50–400.00 $384.83 $1,789 +36.63
502–536 521 95 335.00–345.00 $340.08 $1,772 +4.13
563–595 581 232 317.00–334.00 $327.88 $1,905 -1.12
599 599 73 325.50 $325.50 $1,950 -3.50
602–633 613 268 306.00–322.00 $317.84 $1,948 +9.44
664 fancy 664 16 332.00 $332.00 $2,204 —
652–680 665 156 300.50–315.00 $308.82 $2,054 +0.55
682 682 81 330.00 $330.00 $2,251 +21.73
665–697 686 503 278.00–293.00 $288.06 $1,976 -20.21
716 716 27 274.50 $274.50 $1,965 +4.17
719 719 27 284.50 $284.50 $2,046 +14.17
703–749 723 138 278.50–294.00 $288.42 $2,085 +18.09
727–747 738 70 304.00–305.00 $304.58 $2,248 +34.25
774–787 779 121 292.00–301.00 $295.83 $2,305 +45.74
769–798 781 264 267.00–278.00 $272.66 $2,129 +22.57
797 797 37 264.00 $264.00 $2,104 +13.91
810 810 42 271.50 $271.50 $2,199 —
854 854 67 269.50 $269.50 $2,302 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 thin fleshed 352 9 415.00 $415.00 $1,461 —
430 thin fleshed 430 10 347.50 $347.50 $1,494 —
458–481 467 22 342.00–351.00 $345.79 $1,615 —
539 thin fleshed 539 29 342.50 $342.50 $1,846 —
555–595 574 21 305.00–323.00 $314.12 $1,803 —
631 thin fleshed 631 15 305.00 $305.00 $1,925 —
638–641 639 44 284.50–292.00 $289.61 $1,851 —
660 660 17 276.00 $276.00 $1,822 —
736 736 12 267.00 $267.00 $1,965 +14.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,739 —
589 589 10 324.00 $324.00 $1,908 —

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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.