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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 16, 2025

4,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $506.09/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,703/hd at 534 lb · 492 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $556.83/cwt +37.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,608/hd at 468 lb · 374 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $405.01/cwt +19.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,923/hd at 722 lb · 339 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,097 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 8 632.50 $632.50 $2,169 +15.99
371–393 385 126 607.50–625.00 $619.17 $2,384 +5.19
401–405 thin fleshed 403 26 607.50–617.50 $611.37 $2,464 —
414–441 431 68 575.00–597.00 $585.48 $2,523 +10.72
450 fancy 450 30 581.00 $581.00 $2,614 —
456–492 470 344 540.00–566.00 $554.72 $2,607 +35.17
508–549 534 492 482.00–532.50 $506.09 $2,703 +10.78
550–581 fancy 566 109 480.00–490.00 $484.57 $2,743 —
551–597 576 173 459.00–478.00 $470.27 $2,709 +13.71
607 607 42 402.00 $402.00 $2,440 -30.08
602–640 unweaned 620 209 432.00–456.00 $445.62 $2,763 —
655 fancy 655 83 442.00 $442.00 $2,895 —
650–681 unweaned 666 108 412.00–427.00 $421.09 $2,804 +3.97
692 692 30 399.00–400.00 $399.40 $2,764 —
702–711 708 93 388.00–407.00 $393.02 $2,783 —
706–738 unweaned 727 246 394.50–414.50 $409.54 $2,977 —
771–799 793 71 389.50–400.00 $391.89 $3,108 +51.89
812 812 15 395.00 $395.00 $3,207 +17.00
867 867 37 352.00 $352.00 $3,052 -26.35
953 953 86 348.00 $348.00 $3,316 +13.50
1044 1044 58 327.00 $327.00 $3,414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 22 480.00 $480.00 $2,309 +10.00
499 499 27 527.00 $527.00 $2,630 +57.00
532 532 20 485.00 $485.00 $2,580 +34.64
597 597 11 454.00 $454.00 $2,710 +36.62
605–640 unweaned 628 115 420.00–435.00 $426.47 $2,678 —
719 unweaned 719 9 390.00 $390.00 $2,804 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–338 329 26 577.50–585.00 $581.44 $1,913 +33.94
310–338 thin fleshed 333 34 612.50–630.00 $615.37 $2,049 —
355 thin fleshed 355 8 571.00 $571.00 $2,027 —
377–397 394 113 527.50–550.00 $536.31 $2,113 +23.18
401–407 fancy 405 27 517.50–528.00 $521.74 $2,113 —
407–429 thin fleshed 414 88 500.00–505.00 $501.53 $2,076 —
430–447 440 122 475.00–497.00 $482.52 $2,123 -3.09
464–483 fancy 478 53 478.00–485.00 $483.21 $2,310 —
450–494 483 136 450.00–466.00 $459.79 $2,221 +16.88
512 fancy 512 28 449.00 $449.00 $2,299 —
500–543 523 91 421.00–442.50 $433.19 $2,266 +10.36
551–597 568 131 408.00–430.00 $419.69 $2,384 +29.40
603–624 unweaned 618 129 411.00–435.00 $429.13 $2,652 —
650 unweaned 650 9 377.00 $377.00 $2,450 +25.00
673 673 12 371.00 $371.00 $2,497 -5.81
685 685 77 433.00 $433.00 $2,966 +56.19
728 unweaned 728 44 372.00 $372.00 $2,708 —
811 811 8 348.00 $348.00 $2,822 +28.00
930–943 934 31 329.00–332.00 $331.12 $3,093 +31.12
976 976 47 328.00 $328.00 $3,201 +5.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 36 512.50 $512.50 $1,778 -10.00
395 395 12 515.00 $515.00 $2,034 —
437 437 11 469.00 $469.00 $2,050 —
481–497 491 38 439.00–453.00 $447.95 $2,199 —
542 542 43 405.00 $405.00 $2,195 +35.50
584 584 25 431.00 $431.00 $2,517 —
586 586 10 392.50 $392.50 $2,300 —
601–620 unweaned 614 36 371.00–378.00 $373.29 $2,292 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 14 355.00 $355.00 $2,638 -7.00

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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.