Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 6, 2025

4,618 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $458.73/cwt -22.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 520 lb · 787 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $499.32/cwt -43.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,351/hd at 471 lb · 653 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $443.28/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 479 lb · 417 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,618	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339–345	342	13	602.50–617.50	$609.49	$2,084	-23.76
365 thin fleshed	365	17	615.00	$615.00	$2,245	—
369–398	393	242	570.00–597.50	$578.88	$2,275	+27.92
405 thin fleshed	405	22	570.00	$570.00	$2,308	—
409–426 fancy	416	44	540.00–548.00	$543.79	$2,262	-43.43
427–449	443	266	510.00–527.50	$513.26	$2,274	-34.16
454–460 fancy	457	230	517.00–523.00	$519.89	$2,376	-46.81
456–497	478	381	486.00–493.00	$491.57	$2,350	-36.83
481	481	42	457.00	$457.00	$2,198	-71.40
509	509	20	460.00	$460.00	$2,341	-15.13
501–532 fancy	519	288	465.00–471.00	$467.33	$2,425	-27.67
500–544	521	479	440.00–462.00	$453.51	$2,363	-21.62
563–597	583	409	406.00–427.50	$415.73	$2,424	-24.27
600–640 unweaned	618	145	390.00–414.00	$402.23	$2,486	-0.62
634	634	12	355.00	$355.00	$2,251	—
637	637	50	393.00	$393.00	$2,503	—
653	653	52	380.00	$380.00	$2,481	-1.00
660–690 unweaned	675	21	350.00–371.00	$361.56	$2,441	-22.52
677	677	20	371.00	$371.00	$2,512	-10.00
727 unweaned	727	21	350.00	$350.00	$2,544	—
797	797	9	346.00	$346.00	$2,758	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	12	552.50	$552.50	$1,856	-52.94
388	388	20	482.50	$482.50	$1,872	—
436	436	18	448.00	$448.00	$1,953	-24.55
491–497	495	84	444.00–467.50	$455.33	$2,254	-39.55
504–549	543	112	422.50–435.00	$433.55	$2,354	-14.45
586–598	590	67	389.00–392.00	$390.04	$2,301	-31.63
600–645 unweaned	630	84	360.00–378.00	$373.08	$2,350	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–346	343	26	477.50–496.00	$490.42	$1,682	-82.08
376–395	383	69	470.00–490.00	$483.64	$1,852	-60.10
412–425	423	134	472.00–478.00	$473.10	$2,001	-3.92
466–490	479	417	431.00–454.00	$443.28	$2,123	-4.47
503–537	524	113	417.00–438.00	$423.88	$2,221	+9.24
550–592	566	121	375.00–388.00	$381.01	$2,157	-18.62
604–612 unweaned	606	87	361.00–376.00	$371.30	$2,250	+0.33
669 unweaned	669	12	321.00	$321.00	$2,147	—
726	726	24	332.50	$332.50	$2,414	—
750	750	35	310.00	$310.00	$2,325	—
810–838	821	146	315.50–328.50	$322.33	$2,646	-16.67
865	865	29	326.50	$326.50	$2,824	-9.15
936	936	11	299.00	$299.00	$2,799	-14.92
954	954	47	298.00	$298.00	$2,843	+0.50
1021–1043	1037	18	278.00–280.50	$279.82	$2,902	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	18	452.50	$452.50	$1,869	—
452–496	482	81	412.00–427.50	$420.59	$2,027	—
530–534	532	43	400.00–403.00	$401.47	$2,136	+18.47
843	843	7	305.00	$305.00	$2,571	—

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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.