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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 12, 2025

5,677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.45/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 674 lb · 608 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.61/cwt +19.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,511/hd at 827 lb · 477 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.54/cwt ≈ $2,404/hd at 762 lb · 427 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,677

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 582.50 $582.50 $1,759
397 397 9 497.50 $497.50 $1,975
417–446 431 27 472.00–487.50 $479.78 $2,068
490 490 57 477.50 $477.50 $2,340 +25.50
514–549 541 298 425.00–445.00 $433.12 $2,343
563–585 566 91 413.00–425.00 $417.10 $2,361 +2.10
598 fancy 598 23 436.00 $436.00 $2,607
609–618 unweaned 614 100 381.00–398.00 $394.86 $2,424
600–629 618 94 404.00–423.00 $411.72 $2,544 +20.72
668 fancy 668 21 385.00 $385.00 $2,572
680 unweaned 680 39 362.50 $362.50 $2,465
689 689 43 350.00 $350.00 $2,412 -2.50
726 726 92 360.00 $360.00 $2,614 +5.00
776–777 777 168 332.50–337.00 $335.00 $2,603 -2.00
807–838 822 74 318.00–327.50 $322.49 $2,651 +26.47
852–880 865 217 301.00–323.00 $309.24 $2,675 +1.74
903–941 927 371 308.00–315.00 $312.96 $2,901 +26.50
997 997 112 298.50 $298.50 $2,976
1016–1019 1017 68 289.50–291.00 $290.16 $2,951
1057 fancy 1057 85 298.50 $298.50 $3,155
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–497 490 52 431.00–447.50 $440.04 $2,156 +12.54
540–541 541 32 412.50–420.00 $414.84 $2,244
602 602 19 410.00 $410.00 $2,468
697 697 22 344.00 $344.00 $2,398
859 859 38 293.00 $293.00 $2,517

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 525.00 $525.00 $1,696
393 393 7 477.50 $477.50 $1,877
412 412 28 452.50 $452.50 $1,864 +40.00
473–495 489 201 420.00–427.50 $422.77 $2,067 +41.77
508–526 523 107 409.00–419.00 $410.59 $2,147 +43.51
557–588 565 301 377.50–396.00 $389.74 $2,202 +43.49
634–640 636 193 352.50–355.00 $354.92 $2,257 +16.59
643 unweaned 643 29 342.00 $342.00 $2,199
662–664 fancy 662 104 355.00–364.00 $362.87 $2,402
669–692 677 504 323.00–339.00 $324.97 $2,200 -0.26
717–743 719 361 306.50–319.00 $318.00 $2,286 +12.50
752–792 762 427 310.00–322.50 $315.54 $2,404
821–837 827 477 297.50–307.00 $303.61 $2,511 +19.86
853 853 63 311.00 $311.00 $2,653
940 940 9 275.00 $275.00 $2,585
953 953 33 259.00 $259.00 $2,468
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–438 436 22 400.00 $400.00 $1,744
498 498 8 392.50 $392.50 $1,955
537 537 35 347.50 $347.50 $1,866
583 thin fleshed 583 91 366.00 $366.00 $2,134
599 599 58 337.50 $337.50 $2,022
602–618 615 49 329.00–337.50 $334.23 $2,056
799 799 25 281.00 $281.00 $2,245
820 820 14 276.00 $276.00 $2,263

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Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 82 294.00 $294.00 $2,117
827–833 828 165 281.00–282.50 $282.26 $2,337
953 953 121 259.50 $259.50 $2,473

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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.