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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 23, 2025

3,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $438.45/cwt -37.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,542/hd at 580 lb · 463 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.56/cwt -23.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 476 lb · 407 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $494.16/cwt -11.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,554/hd at 517 lb · 342 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,105 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 12 603.00 $603.00 $2,026 -29.50
358 thin fleshed 358 10 604.00 $604.00 $2,162 —
370–388 375 64 562.50–582.50 $569.05 $2,134 -50.12
419–434 426 54 564.00–582.50 $575.82 $2,453 -9.66
434 434 18 527.50 $527.50 $2,289 -57.98
455–471 fancy 465 96 529.50–540.00 $534.64 $2,486 -46.36
462–493 487 176 484.00–508.00 $495.56 $2,413 -59.16
500–521 fancy 513 125 503.00–511.00 $505.55 $2,593 —
513 513 70 484.00 $484.00 $2,483 -22.09
504–533 522 147 482.00–500.50 $489.31 $2,554 -16.78
564–573 thin fleshed 568 75 451.00–458.00 $452.86 $2,572 —
557–596 582 388 420.00–447.00 $435.67 $2,536 -34.60
606 606 9 408.00 $408.00 $2,472 +6.00
601–635 unweaned 619 89 403.00–429.50 $414.52 $2,566 -31.10
621 621 39 427.50 $427.50 $2,655 +25.50
660–697 unweaned 671 90 394.00–410.00 $402.29 $2,699 -18.80
696 696 9 382.50 $382.50 $2,662 -16.90
750 unweaned 750 11 371.00 $371.00 $2,782 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 22 550.00 $550.00 $2,442 —
504–548 532 142 451.00–478.00 $469.11 $2,496 -15.89
592 592 11 417.50 $417.50 $2,472 -36.50
625 unweaned 625 14 392.00 $392.00 $2,450 -34.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 329 22 552.50–582.00 $571.51 $1,880 -9.93
364–391 383 51 502.50–517.50 $512.63 $1,963 -23.68
402 thin fleshed 402 7 510.00 $510.00 $2,050 +8.47
407 407 20 490.00 $490.00 $1,994 +7.48
407–421 414 87 479.00–504.00 $493.36 $2,043 +10.84
453–465 fancy 460 107 452.00–460.00 $457.97 $2,107 -25.24
457–497 480 242 430.00–442.50 $436.36 $2,095 -23.43
487 487 58 440.00 $440.00 $2,143 -19.79
503–535 519 140 426.00–440.00 $436.53 $2,266 +3.34
517–526 fancy 520 34 456.00–470.00 $464.59 $2,416 +15.59
554–585 560 82 410.00–421.00 $417.17 $2,336 -2.52
566 566 50 411.00 $411.00 $2,326 -8.69
602–627 unweaned 613 28 383.00–398.00 $392.05 $2,403 -37.08
628 628 25 416.00 $416.00 $2,612 —
644 644 50 374.00 $374.00 $2,409 —
687 unweaned 687 13 350.00 $350.00 $2,404 —
716 716 15 357.00 $357.00 $2,556 —
827 827 20 341.50 $341.50 $2,824 -6.50
869–889 875 65 313.00–328.00 $323.78 $2,833 —
908–927 924 73 318.00–319.00 $318.18 $2,940 -12.94
980 980 16 310.00 $310.00 $3,038 -18.00
1005 1005 165 309.00 $309.00 $3,105 —
1093 1093 18 292.50 $292.50 $3,197 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 11 425.00 $425.00 $2,006 -22.95
541 541 14 415.00 $415.00 $2,245 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
297 297 21 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.