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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 13, 2025

5,111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $272.85/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,367/hd at 867 lb · 508 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $296.82/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,305/hd at 777 lb · 423 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.38/cwt -8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,109/hd at 780 lb · 356 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,111

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 9 432.50 $432.50 $1,419
362–375 366 30 430.00–450.00 $436.82 $1,599
405–444 426 133 421.00–430.00 $425.96 $1,815
468 thin fleshed 468 12 412.00 $412.00 $1,928
476 476 12 412.00 $412.00 $1,961 -22.74
489–496 495 92 384.00–394.00 $391.65 $1,939 -43.09
519 fancy 519 103 406.00 $406.00 $2,107
503–541 520 156 383.00–400.00 $395.26 $2,055 +3.30
535 535 25 390.50 $390.50 $2,089 -1.46
566–576 fancy 570 136 389.00–390.00 $389.41 $2,220
561–598 572 83 354.00–367.50 $364.20 $2,083 -18.28
580 580 57 384.00 $384.00 $2,227 +1.52
600–649 622 175 330.50–348.50 $343.62 $2,137 -8.57
607–638 fancy 634 103 353.00–355.50 $355.17 $2,252 -8.83
654 fancy 654 82 350.00 $350.00 $2,289 +4.00
653–692 674 74 302.00–326.00 $315.61 $2,127 -6.23
681 681 118 324.50–332.50 $327.89 $2,233 +1.70
707–730 fancy 722 79 316.00–328.00 $319.87 $2,309
728 728 9 295.00 $295.00 $2,148 -19.99
711–745 731 120 289.50–306.00 $296.20 $2,165 -18.79
767 767 36 287.00 $287.00 $2,201 -5.80
774 774 36 293.50 $293.50 $2,272 +1.72
752–797 778 351 293.00–311.50 $298.17 $2,320 +6.39
806–842 827 160 277.50–291.50 $283.13 $2,341 +3.38
860 860 86 265.00–275.00 $273.14 $2,349
852–892 869 422 262.50–279.00 $272.79 $2,371 +5.25
901–936 932 215 258.00–267.75 $266.49 $2,484 -0.01
966 966 64 262.00 $262.00 $2,531
996 996 43 256.50 $256.50 $2,555
1008 1008 14 252.00 $252.00 $2,540

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–392 382 35 421.00–422.50 $421.40 $1,610
425 425 16 374.00 $374.00 $1,590 -27.84
453–490 478 32 328.00–347.00 $337.07 $1,611 -47.76
511–543 528 163 324.00–346.50 $336.15 $1,775 -3.93
566–599 597 120 310.00–320.00 $318.00 $1,898 -7.50
622–635 627 285 295.00–315.00 $307.91 $1,931 -9.93
675 675 50 316.00 $316.00 $2,133 -14.00
661–696 684 256 281.50–297.50 $290.09 $1,984 +2.03
705–731 722 226 268.00–281.00 $273.48 $1,975 -14.94
740 740 47 301.50 $301.50 $2,231 -3.08
778 778 12 285.00 $285.00 $2,217 -10.83
759–794 780 344 262.00–277.50 $269.87 $2,105 -2.79
806–848 814 174 255.00–264.00 $259.53 $2,113 -11.97
820 820 72 281.50 $281.50 $2,308 +10.00
871–890 887 78 249.50–251.00 $249.71 $2,215 -19.79
902 902 6 242.00 $242.00 $2,183
1007–1010 1009 50 227.50–232.00 $231.01 $2,331
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 14 385.00 $385.00 $1,459
546 546 30 313.00 $313.00 $1,709
595 595 8 291.00 $291.00 $1,731 -23.12
681–694 686 38 269.00–271.00 $269.75 $1,850 -6.25

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 6 291.00 $291.00 $1,993
833 833 9 266.00 $266.00 $2,216
882 882 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,117

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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.