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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 30, 2025

3,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $481.26/cwt -12.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,553/hd at 530 lb · 454 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $542.89/cwt +33.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,594/hd at 478 lb · 444 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.00/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,526/hd at 574 lb · 428 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,411

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–349 347 21 627.50–645.00 $633.25 $2,197 +30.25
384–398 391 49 545.00–562.50 $550.96 $2,154 -18.09
408–431 421 53 540.00–557.50 $547.42 $2,305 -28.40
410–435 fancy 421 264 482.50–605.00 $587.22 $2,472
450–489 474 276 518.00–542.50 $528.40 $2,505 +32.84
456–488 fancy 484 168 560.00–567.50 $566.70 $2,743 +32.06
503 thin fleshed 503 20 505.00 $505.00 $2,540
519 fancy 519 110 495.00 $495.00 $2,569 -10.55
504–543 536 324 462.50–480.00 $475.13 $2,547 -14.18
554–589 574 428 426.00–450.00 $440.00 $2,526 +4.33
612–645 unweaned 626 148 395.00–410.00 $402.85 $2,522 -11.67
652 652 18 381.00 $381.00 $2,484
655–677 unweaned 670 36 379.00–396.00 $384.08 $2,573 -18.21
816 816 15 351.00 $351.00 $2,864
879 879 56 348.00 $348.00 $3,059
930 930 8 336.00 $336.00 $3,125
1021 1021 12 300.00 $300.00 $3,063
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 326 15 602.50–610.00 $605.44 $1,974
430 430 15 472.55 $472.55 $2,032 -77.45
472–499 484 69 489.00–500.00 $494.88 $2,395
548 548 10 448.00 $448.00 $2,455 -21.11
585 585 45 417.00–432.00 $421.67 $2,467 +4.17
763 763 13 340.00 $340.00 $2,594
879 879 8 322.00 $322.00 $2,830

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 6 572.50 $572.50 $1,775 +0.99
356 thin fleshed 356 10 577.50 $577.50 $2,056
359–375 367 43 532.50–557.50 $543.74 $1,996 +31.11
410 thin fleshed 410 24 511.00 $511.00 $2,095 +1.00
412–442 427 230 469.00–493.00 $477.02 $2,037 -16.34
470 fancy 470 22 482.00 $482.00 $2,265 +24.03
458–498 479 388 435.00–458.00 $447.75 $2,145 +11.39
531–535 534 111 393.00–418.00 $414.64 $2,214 -21.89
551–560 555 101 390.00–406.00 $399.63 $2,218 -17.54
562 fancy 562 9 418.00 $418.00 $2,349
615–625 unweaned 620 25 370.00–372.00 $370.97 $2,300 -21.08
833 833 11 339.00 $339.00 $2,824 -2.50
852–880 858 53 321.00–339.50 $335.65 $2,880 +11.87
907–940 931 37 313.00–316.50 $313.92 $2,923 -4.26
953 953 40 297.50 $297.50 $2,835 -12.50
1052 1052 9 296.00 $296.00 $3,114
1185 1185 11 274.00 $274.00 $3,247
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 14 475.00 $475.00 $1,829
449 449 9 443.00 $443.00 $1,989
544 544 13 383.00 $383.00 $2,084 -32.00
580 580 19 380.00 $380.00 $2,204
776 776 45 349.00 $349.00 $2,708

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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.