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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 27, 2025

3,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.63/cwt +29.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 523 lb · 370 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.10/cwt +49.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,817/hd at 470 lb · 295 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.85/cwt +17.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 622 lb · 276 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,754 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–388 372 55 466.00–478.00 $474.36 $1,765 +37.54
440–442 440 85 437.50–445.00 $440.14 $1,937 +14.18
450–458 454 65 442.00–445.00 $443.58 $2,014 +31.58
504 fancy 504 36 431.00 $431.00 $2,172 +25.00
521 521 11 393.00 $393.00 $2,048 -2.26
512–549 532 222 400.00–414.00 $409.60 $2,179 +19.10
556 556 32 402.00 $402.00 $2,235 +37.80
563–598 582 131 375.00–393.00 $385.54 $2,244 +1.54
602–632 623 224 357.00–373.00 $364.38 $2,270 +20.76
660–688 680 204 325.00–346.00 $331.42 $2,254 +3.53
714 714 50 328.00 $328.00 $2,342 +33.00
755–776 762 137 306.00–315.00 $313.07 $2,386 +26.07
815–829 821 192 284.00–300.00 $295.38 $2,425 +12.25
864 864 63 285.00 $285.00 $2,462 +11.86
907 907 52 280.50 $280.50 $2,544 +14.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589–598 594 61 350.00–367.00 $359.50 $2,135 —
603–610 605 30 314.00–328.00 $323.30 $1,956 —
678 678 8 314.00 $314.00 $2,129 —
743 743 27 297.50 $297.50 $2,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–366 362 22 445.00–465.00 $455.28 $1,648 +33.88
406 thin fleshed 406 21 427.50 $427.50 $1,736 —
432–438 435 69 394.00–408.00 $401.87 $1,748 +27.87
451–462 thin fleshed 460 119 398.00–405.00 $398.98 $1,835 —
466 466 19 385.00 $385.00 $1,794 +47.93
465–486 479 157 370.00–384.00 $376.47 $1,803 +39.40
500–536 522 255 361.00–371.00 $367.05 $1,916 +30.90
523–533 525 115 360.00–363.00 $362.47 $1,903 +26.32
561–590 576 115 337.00–348.00 $344.36 $1,984 +26.36
585 585 141 348.00 $348.00 $2,036 +30.00
606–633 fancy 616 172 330.50–336.00 $333.19 $2,052 —
601–648 631 104 307.00–319.00 $313.70 $1,979 +5.79
661 661 54 318.50 $318.50 $2,105 +2.50
661–699 678 215 298.00–315.00 $305.63 $2,072 -10.37
702–736 730 186 287.00–296.50 $293.59 $2,143 +20.11
760–782 776 27 275.50–290.00 $286.32 $2,222 +1.32
811 811 67 286.00 $286.00 $2,319 +26.47
892–898 893 45 256.00–257.00 $256.82 $2,293 +7.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 16 337.50 $337.50 $1,654 —
538–543 539 39 340.00–342.50 $341.92 $1,843 +28.92
598 598 15 319.00 $319.00 $1,908 +28.00
620 620 16 310.00 $310.00 $1,922 —
650–694 665 20 272.50–275.00 $273.41 $1,818 +3.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–609 605 33 306.00–315.00 $309.51 $1,873 —
723 723 18 280.00 $280.00 $2,024 —
910 910 9 250.00 $250.00 $2,275 —

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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.