Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 4, 2025

2,597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $650.94/cwt ≈ $2,160/hd at 332 lb · 321 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $569.22/cwt +61.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,344/hd at 412 lb · 310 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $616.56/cwt +78.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 373 lb · 302 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,597	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	12	707.50	$707.50	$2,122	—
305–342	328	137	610.00–637.50	$620.02	$2,034	—
329–339 fancy	337	172	670.00–672.00	$671.63	$2,263	—
363 fancy	363	144	642.50	$642.50	$2,332	—
360–388	382	158	587.50–602.50	$592.91	$2,265	+63.91
402–413 fancy	408	254	577.50–585.00	$581.48	$2,372	+50.48
425–435	429	56	495.00–521.00	$513.61	$2,203	+19.38
458–485	466	192	519.00–527.50	$522.04	$2,433	+48.45
466 fancy	466	52	540.00	$540.00	$2,516	—
506–538 fancy	523	116	486.00–499.00	$491.37	$2,570	+28.70
538–546	544	49	460.00–470.00	$462.23	$2,515	+28.09
550–578 fancy	571	58	461.00–490.00	$467.74	$2,671	—
575–592	583	70	422.00–427.00	$423.11	$2,467	+6.21
608–643	629	42	402.00–411.00	$406.44	$2,557	+21.64
661 fancy	661	26	397.50	$397.50	$2,627	—
650–685 unweaned	681	57	370.00–391.50	$372.52	$2,537	+1.52
709–740	724	86	367.50–390.50	$380.82	$2,757	—
792–794	793	29	345.00–351.00	$348.72	$2,765	+19.72
891	891	33	319.00	$319.00	$2,842	-5.42
920	920	15	320.00	$320.00	$2,944	+6.58
977	977	7	281.00	$281.00	$2,745	-17.00
1005	1005	44	304.00	$304.00	$3,055	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	12	565.00	$565.00	$1,994	—
421–437	430	25	522.50–530.00	$524.61	$2,256	+49.61
478–492	485	47	470.00–492.50	$484.22	$2,348	+41.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–337	334	34	535.00–550.00	$543.94	$1,817	+43.94
393	393	36	528.00	$528.00	$2,075	+24.74
407–427	418	64	487.50–501.00	$493.08	$2,061	+34.96
465–498	487	39	444.00–466.00	$459.00	$2,235	+15.89
517–545	531	65	406.00–429.00	$421.48	$2,238	+27.98
576–592	585	69	384.00–407.50	$393.51	$2,302	+19.90
609	609	19	376.00	$376.00	$2,290	+25.00
641 unweaned	641	43	361.00	$361.00	$2,314	+11.00
674	674	34	358.50	$358.50	$2,416	+0.50
687 unweaned	687	7	343.00	$343.00	$2,356	—
703	703	18	365.00	$365.00	$2,566	—
727	727	14	342.00	$342.00	$2,486	—
765–791	778	14	330.00–332.00	$330.98	$2,575	+25.56
801–826	815	21	322.50–337.00	$328.61	$2,678	+28.61
858	858	73	309.00	$309.00	$2,651	+25.50
999	999	60	286.00	$286.00	$2,857	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	10	455.00	$455.00	$1,788	—
447	447	25	455.00	$455.00	$2,034	—
481	481	29	437.50	$437.50	$2,104	+21.50
512	512	11	412.50	$412.50	$2,112	—
760	760	19	307.50	$307.50	$2,337	—

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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.