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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 13, 2025

3,173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $483.49/cwt +24.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,490/hd at 515 lb · 460 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $426.49/cwt +10.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,408/hd at 565 lb · 397 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $506.17/cwt +6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,367/hd at 468 lb · 363 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,173

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 10 562.50 $562.50 $1,783 -46.99
354–372 362 104 630.00–645.00 $638.33 $2,311 +59.45
410–435 422 220 547.00–564.00 $557.10 $2,351 +43.84
457 thin fleshed 457 10 519.00 $519.00 $2,372
464–483 468 353 490.00–511.00 $505.81 $2,367 +14.24
501–545 fancy 513 334 491.00–545.00 $493.04 $2,529 +25.71
509–535 520 126 444.00–469.00 $458.19 $2,383 +4.68
557–560 fancy 559 237 430.00–439.50 $438.19 $2,449
550–597 573 160 400.00–420.00 $409.15 $2,344 -6.58
600–640 unweaned 617 151 371.00–392.00 $385.26 $2,377 -16.97
627 627 14 371.00 $371.00 $2,326 +16.00
651–688 unweaned 670 82 347.50–362.50 $356.13 $2,386 -5.43
722 unweaned 722 8 341.00 $341.00 $2,462 -9.00
814–845 834 76 339.00–344.50 $340.91 $2,843
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 10 576.00 $576.00 $2,154 +93.50
435–438 437 24 523.00–537.00 $528.81 $2,311 +80.81
509–544 532 82 431.00–434.00 $432.75 $2,302 -0.80
595 595 31 386.00 $386.00 $2,297 -4.04

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–324 314 47 502.50–520.00 $509.79 $1,601 +19.37
363–384 371 15 460.00–480.00 $471.73 $1,750 -11.91
372 thin fleshed 372 29 506.00 $506.00 $1,882
407–429 418 83 456.00–476.00 $461.58 $1,929 -11.52
434 thin fleshed 434 10 482.50 $482.50 $2,094
475–476 476 51 446.00–454.00 $447.72 $2,131 +4.44
507–508 507 24 428.00–433.00 $431.12 $2,186 +7.24
516–544 524 180 397.50–419.00 $405.38 $2,124 -18.50
559–585 570 138 377.00–394.00 $386.19 $2,201 +5.18
611–648 unweaned 632 71 351.00–370.00 $355.83 $2,249 -15.47
651–659 unweaned 654 27 333.00 $333.00 $2,178 +12.00
738 738 48 341.50 $341.50 $2,520 +9.00
753 unweaned 753 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,485
764 764 29 335.00 $335.00 $2,559 +25.00
808–819 814 195 325.00–339.00 $330.56 $2,691 +8.23
871–897 876 79 328.50–332.00 $331.18 $2,901 +4.68
975–977 976 13 286.00–289.00 $287.62 $2,807 -10.38
1081–1083 1082 22 251.50–258.50 $255.96 $2,769
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 8 424.00 $424.00 $1,921 +3.41
520 520 29 395.00 $395.00 $2,054 -6.47
597 597 20 369.50 $369.50 $2,206

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 12 396.00 $396.00 $2,087
631 631 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,272

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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.