Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

3,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.18/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 476 lb · 273 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $386.38/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,229/hd at 577 lb · 270 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $351.30/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,393/hd at 681 lb · 255 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,109	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361 fancy	361	33	507.50	$507.50	$1,832	—
371–377	374	24	465.00–470.00	$467.69	$1,749	-9.81
401–440	414	40	442.50–447.00	$443.81	$1,837	-3.19
454–490	471	101	420.00–438.00	$434.14	$2,045	+26.50
500 thin fleshed	500	31	429.00	$429.00	$2,145	—
506–544	528	98	395.00–415.00	$403.12	$2,128	+4.31
552–590	577	270	378.00–398.00	$386.38	$2,229	+2.91
621 fancy	621	162	387.00	$387.00	$2,403	—
630–638	635	35	358.00–371.00	$365.06	$2,318	+20.75
665–698	679	158	331.00–350.00	$341.84	$2,321	-13.16
653–694 fancy	685	97	354.00–370.00	$366.70	$2,512	—
720	720	9	323.50	$323.50	$2,329	-2.84
762–765	764	34	314.50–317.00	$315.01	$2,407	-2.23
811	811	66	299.50	$299.50	$2,429	+9.86
850–887	870	90	272.00–280.50	$274.09	$2,385	—
946	946	36	264.00	$264.00	$2,497	—
951–985	955	133	260.00–269.00	$265.18	$2,532	—
1009	1009	40	258.00	$258.00	$2,603	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	22	420.00	$420.00	$1,835	—
468–498	488	83	415.00–417.00	$415.53	$2,028	+26.53
545	545	8	380.00	$380.00	$2,071	—
568–591	573	30	371.00–375.50	$374.57	$2,146	+22.57
604–648	635	22	336.00–346.00	$340.01	$2,159	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
268–286	277	24	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,662.91	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	12	470.00	$470.00	$1,410	—
338–345	343	22	445.00–465.00	$451.28	$1,548	+13.78
393	393	43	457.50	$457.50	$1,798	+12.69
401–419	407	41	418.00–437.50	$431.02	$1,754	+31.04
473 fancy	473	124	403.00	$403.00	$1,906	—
450–495	479	149	374.00–390.00	$379.51	$1,818	-17.62
511–537	519	129	366.00–386.00	$379.18	$1,968	+19.91
551–567	559	47	328.00–347.50	$342.35	$1,914	-5.71
563 fancy	563	73	362.50	$362.50	$2,041	—
604–649	621	177	315.00–330.50	$326.87	$2,030	+14.84
663–689	667	78	301.00–318.00	$314.78	$2,100	+24.78
704–747	727	37	273.00–291.00	$283.99	$2,065	-4.37
757–798	769	114	276.00–290.00	$286.76	$2,205	-1.24
819–844	831	26	265.50–274.50	$270.28	$2,246	—
865	865	32	266.00	$266.00	$2,301	+2.13
931	931	63	249.50	$249.50	$2,323	—
962	962	50	251.00	$251.00	$2,415	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–372	371	20	415.00–422.50	$417.63	$1,549	—
406–448	408	131	385.00–411.00	$409.48	$1,671	—
468–493	484	25	358.00–370.00	$362.18	$1,753	-10.82
539	539	27	352.50	$352.50	$1,900	+22.50
567–581	574	15	310.00–317.50	$313.45	$1,799	+0.95
686	686	13	291.00	$291.00	$1,996	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
271–295	285	15	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,437.98	—

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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.