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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 9, 2025

4,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.56/cwt +30.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,630/hd at 576 lb · 520 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $432.08/cwt +17.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,731/hd at 632 lb · 336 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $574.76/cwt +53.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,489/hd at 433 lb · 323 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,103

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–324 321 18 597.50–637.50 $616.51 $1,979
368–394 371 52 605.00–615.00 $613.98 $2,278
406–446 433 323 550.00–595.00 $574.76 $2,489 +53.53
455–498 483 248 492.50–535.00 $519.55 $2,509
500–546 522 280 477.00–511.00 $495.31 $2,586 +31.82
550–594 576 520 430.00–474.00 $456.56 $2,630 +30.82
606–643 632 336 418.00–441.00 $432.08 $2,731 +17.08
652–688 unweaned 666 87 400.00–427.00 $417.12 $2,778
746 746 8 386.00 $386.00 $2,880 -1.00
750–778 774 72 387.00–412.50 $408.64 $3,163 +28.84
795 795 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,703 -50.00
812 812 31 378.00 $378.00 $3,069 +7.96
859–864 862 107 374.00–382.00 $378.35 $3,261 -4.61
942 942 19 340.00 $340.00 $3,203 -20.00
950 950 19 334.50 $334.50 $3,178 -1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 5 522.50 $522.50 $2,043
432 432 39 530.00 $530.00 $2,290
493 493 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,317
523–538 535 49 425.00–456.00 $450.36 $2,409
571–585 576 18 402.50–425.00 $417.38 $2,404

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 12 547.50 $547.50 $1,801
355–397 383 15 500.00–542.50 $513.13 $1,965
408–449 420 137 467.50–501.00 $485.61 $2,040 +20.61
450–499 482 206 421.00–475.00 $442.91 $2,135
504–545 532 260 400.00–436.00 $422.83 $2,249
559–597 573 193 371.00–398.00 $390.29 $2,236 -4.71
604 fancy 604 89 411.50 $411.50 $2,485
608–632 617 84 361.00–397.00 $383.85 $2,368 -10.15
659–694 679 77 374.00–382.50 $376.81 $2,559 -2.80
684 unweaned 684 7 352.00 $352.00 $2,408
718–739 733 45 369.00–388.00 $374.38 $2,744 +22.37
751–788 765 135 352.00–361.00 $359.11 $2,747 +6.77
802 802 15 320.00 $320.00 $2,566 -25.72
815–844 827 119 342.00–368.00 $359.30 $2,971 +13.58
851 851 10 344.00 $344.00 $2,927 +6.11
924 924 15 341.00 $341.00 $3,151 +11.93
940 940 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,820 -29.07
977–989 986 44 320.00–330.00 $322.48 $3,180 -1.71
1000–1018 1010 36 311.00–329.00 $321.70 $3,249 +7.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 8 522.50 $522.50 $1,703
544 544 8 369.50 $369.50 $2,010
600–648 637 37 352.50–380.00 $372.35 $2,372
775–781 776 30 346.00 $346.00 $2,685
803 803 8 336.00 $336.00 $2,698
865–891 873 44 326.00–329.00 $328.03 $2,864
907 907 7 314.00 $314.00 $2,848
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1046 1046 16 313.50 $313.50 $3,279
1105–1116 1113 31 292.00–296.50 $293.15 $3,263

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,865
404 404 15 502.50 $502.50 $2,030
471 471 49 472.50 $472.50 $2,225
562 562 51 391.00 $391.00 $2,197
730 730 21 362.00 $362.00 $2,643
974 974 19 325.00 $325.00 $3,166

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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.