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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 11, 2025

2,779 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.54/cwt +16.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,914/hd at 789 lb · 369 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.21/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $3,004/hd at 883 lb · 363 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.18/cwt +18.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,868/hd at 812 lb · 314 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,779 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 20 477.50 $477.50 $2,292 —
595 595 7 387.50 $387.50 $2,306 —
636–641 unweaned 639 14 393.00–400.00 $395.49 $2,527 —
646 646 27 420.00 $420.00 $2,713 —
665 665 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,660 —
715–745 733 113 371.50–390.50 $381.52 $2,797 —
763–769 768 54 374.00–375.00 $374.15 $2,873 +11.09
750–797 776 145 362.50–375.00 $367.15 $2,849 +4.09
833–846 839 109 353.00–361.50 $354.61 $2,975 +1.06
850–861 855 45 350.00–358.00 $354.24 $3,029 +10.05
902–946 924 151 335.50–349.00 $338.64 $3,129 +8.37
957 957 6 325.00 $325.00 $3,110 +4.50
964–990 978 22 323.50–325.00 $324.17 $3,170 +3.67
1011–1032 1028 61 320.50–329.00 $327.49 $3,367 +9.99
1115 1115 20 305.50 $305.50 $3,406 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
886 886 23 335.00 $335.00 $2,968 —
914 914 13 325.00 $325.00 $2,970 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 512.00 $512.00 $1,966 —
434 434 5 467.50 $467.50 $2,029 —
527–538 531 13 417.50–431.00 $425.74 $2,261 —
621–625 624 35 397.00–400.00 $398.11 $2,484 +7.11
647 647 12 387.00 $387.00 $2,504 -4.00
663–677 673 27 374.00–385.00 $377.21 $2,539 —
702 702 74 388.00 $388.00 $2,724 +26.35
700–737 713 229 367.00–381.00 $374.98 $2,674 +13.33
762–793 788 179 357.00–369.00 $360.76 $2,843 +11.55
769–795 789 190 367.00–381.50 $377.82 $2,981 +28.61
801–828 812 286 340.00–360.00 $352.41 $2,862 +17.62
813 813 28 361.00 $361.00 $2,935 +26.21
879 879 65 356.00 $356.00 $3,129 +25.21
858–899 884 298 332.50–346.00 $336.76 $2,977 +5.97
915–947 938 60 332.50–334.50 $333.07 $3,124 +4.63
1021 1021 48 323.00 $323.00 $3,298 +18.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 22 356.00 $356.00 $2,606 —
814 814 27 336.00 $336.00 $2,735 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 82 345.50 $345.50 $2,885 —
942 942 149 326.50 $326.50 $3,076 —
1063 1063 110 296.00 $296.00 $3,146 —

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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.