Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 15, 2025

2,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $423.98/cwt +14.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,252/hd at 531 lb · 200 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.78/cwt -7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 520 lb · 180 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.82/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,420/hd at 865 lb · 179 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,398	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–339	326	12	547.50–570.00	$560.26	$1,826	—
352 thin fleshed	352	7	542.50	$542.50	$1,910	—
360–399	377	26	505.00–520.00	$514.41	$1,939	+46.72
433–436	435	28	470.00–492.50	$474.00	$2,062	+30.19
457–477	464	54	445.00–467.50	$457.18	$2,121	+23.04
511–531	523	92	410.00–424.00	$417.65	$2,184	+14.53
506–544 fancy	538	108	426.00–430.00	$429.37	$2,310	—
561–566 fancy	562	61	405.00–428.50	$411.98	$2,315	—
562–586	579	67	385.00–397.50	$392.83	$2,274	+6.45
610–641	629	103	365.00–376.00	$370.35	$2,330	+5.29
634 unweaned	634	33	353.00	$353.00	$2,238	—
669 fancy	669	40	361.00	$361.00	$2,415	-5.70
675–695	685	72	336.00–355.00	$345.36	$2,366	+3.52
714–728	716	88	331.50–343.50	$341.97	$2,449	+18.47
790–797	793	126	295.00–317.00	$309.83	$2,457	-5.18
803	803	14	312.00	$312.00	$2,505	+12.50
859	859	11	285.50	$285.50	$2,452	+11.41
906–926	919	101	284.50–285.50	$285.12	$2,620	+21.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	38	437.50	$437.50	$1,960	+17.50
470–490	476	41	428.00–437.50	$434.31	$2,067	+18.78
541	541	10	395.00	$395.00	$2,137	+15.00
573	573	8	370.00	$370.00	$2,120	-4.57
733	733	12	308.00	$308.00	$2,258	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	472.50	$472.50	$1,512	+21.22
359–388	380	18	440.00–450.00	$442.62	$1,682	-14.88
384 thin fleshed	384	14	472.50	$472.50	$1,814	—
423 fancy	423	13	445.00	$445.00	$1,882	—
408–444	430	48	420.00–435.00	$426.19	$1,833	-4.83
451–456 fancy	452	33	422.50–432.00	$424.24	$1,918	+21.24
451–496	490	77	365.00–395.00	$368.95	$1,808	-10.56
512 fancy	512	22	390.00	$390.00	$1,997	—
502–549	521	158	365.00–380.00	$369.24	$1,924	-9.94
554–599	588	149	329.00–342.50	$332.82	$1,957	-9.53
608–613	611	14	309.00–327.00	$320.61	$1,959	-6.26
665–677	673	19	300.00–320.00	$312.71	$2,105	-2.07
702–726	721	77	292.00–302.00	$299.73	$2,161	+15.74
758	758	64	307.00	$307.00	$2,327	+20.24
783–789	784	93	315.00–320.00	$317.59	$2,490	+30.83
811–828	815	78	281.50–300.00	$295.82	$2,411	+25.54
828	828	64	327.00	$327.00	$2,708	+56.72
851–883	865	179	266.00–286.00	$279.82	$2,420	+13.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	22	413.00	$413.00	$1,648	-4.63
419	419	5	407.50	$407.50	$1,707	-1.98
493	493	7	367.50	$367.50	$1,812	+5.32
514–545	534	39	348.00–358.00	$352.11	$1,880	-0.39
831	831	5	279.00	$279.00	$2,318	—
858–892	864	42	260.00–261.00	$260.20	$2,248	—

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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.