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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

2,930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $374.30/cwt +20.06 vs last sale · ≈ $3,201/hd at 855 lb · 445 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $384.13/cwt +15.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,992/hd at 779 lb · 311 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $359.68/cwt +21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,358/hd at 934 lb · 305 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,930

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–446 441 10 520.00–522.50 $521.23 $2,299
517–518 518 15 457.50–472.50 $463.49 $2,401
565–593 578 17 425.00–427.50 $425.74 $2,461 +38.24
632 632 16 415.00 $415.00 $2,623 -5.00
675–691 681 72 385.00–407.00 $399.32 $2,719 -0.68
700 unweaned 700 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,642
736 736 29 384.00 $384.00 $2,826 +2.48
743 743 11 387.00 $387.00 $2,875 +5.48
761–792 776 179 375.00–384.00 $379.80 $2,947 +12.65
774–794 783 132 390.00 $390.00 $3,054 +22.85
806–830 811 64 366.00–371.00 $370.04 $3,001 +15.43
851–856 854 185 357.50–368.50 $362.12 $3,093 +7.88
854–858 856 260 380.00–386.00 $382.96 $3,278 +28.72
902–936 931 194 353.00–363.00 $359.50 $3,347 +20.86
938 938 111 360.00 $360.00 $3,377 +21.36
951 951 21 336.00 $336.00 $3,195 +11.00
1022 1022 53 330.00 $330.00 $3,373 +2.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
771 771 41 365.00 $365.00 $2,814
844 844 62 363.00 $363.00 $3,064
868 868 26 363.00 $363.00 $3,151 +28.00
862–880 869 107 330.00–346.00 $340.09 $2,955 +5.09
998 998 64 316.00 $316.00 $3,154

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,906 -2.50
584 584 9 395.00 $395.00 $2,307
623 623 23 394.00 $394.00 $2,455 -4.11
658–686 669 59 365.00–384.00 $379.61 $2,540 +2.40
711 thin fleshed 711 160 370.50 $370.50 $2,634
737–743 739 72 343.00–356.00 $352.01 $2,601 -22.97
775–791 780 103 347.00–354.00 $352.34 $2,748 -8.42
807–832 815 267 339.00–352.00 $345.72 $2,818 -15.28
855–895 865 162 331.00–341.50 $337.89 $2,923 -18.11
906–943 927 269 321.00–334.00 $329.07 $3,050 -4.00
957–966 962 68 320.00–330.00 $324.19 $3,119
1027 1027 26 314.00 $314.00 $3,225 -9.00
1074 1074 31 309.50 $309.50 $3,324

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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.