Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

4,935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $412.37/cwt +32.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,738/hd at 664 lb · 549 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $446.89/cwt +25.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,331/hd at 522 lb · 464 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $473.15/cwt +29.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,700/hd at 571 lb · 452 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,935	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	7	615.00	$615.00	$1,974	-5.02
382–398	392	77	592.50–607.00	$602.11	$2,360	+9.20
445	445	17	555.00	$555.00	$2,470	+41.39
458–485	474	118	528.00–547.00	$535.31	$2,537	+13.27
504–512 fancy	507	140	534.00–555.00	$542.33	$2,750	+50.96
518–540	528	227	513.00–525.00	$519.70	$2,744	+57.47
552–577 fancy	562	264	481.00–500.00	$488.89	$2,748	+21.15
566–599	583	188	443.00–457.00	$451.04	$2,630	+27.93
601–629	620	390	442.00–458.50	$451.56	$2,800	+45.12
630–634 unweaned	632	61	426.50–431.00	$428.93	$2,711	—
651–683	664	549	405.00–421.00	$412.37	$2,738	—
713–748	735	244	370.00–386.00	$373.38	$2,744	-7.44
756–799	782	239	360.00–377.00	$371.03	$2,901	+22.31
807–827	821	80	345.00–353.00	$347.83	$2,856	—
952	952	57	323.00	$323.00	$3,075	+42.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–430	427	44	513.00–522.50	$518.88	$2,216	-5.73
467–493	487	59	502.50–512.00	$508.36	$2,476	+24.14
541–548	545	23	457.50–474.00	$464.62	$2,532	—
579–594	587	65	423.00–435.00	$427.87	$2,512	—
619–646	639	69	410.00–423.00	$416.51	$2,661	—
682–690	689	135	370.00–396.00	$384.49	$2,649	—
748	748	18	338.00	$338.00	$2,528	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–397	381	45	497.50–520.00	$513.54	$1,957	-14.46
415–445	439	59	484.00–505.00	$487.70	$2,141	-5.38
461–466 fancy	464	133	487.00–490.00	$488.96	$2,269	—
464–482	471	115	458.00–475.00	$469.06	$2,209	+10.06
509–517 fancy	512	216	452.50–455.50	$453.08	$2,320	—
508–547	530	248	425.00–448.00	$441.50	$2,340	+20.02
553 fancy	553	21	433.00	$433.00	$2,394	—
554–592	577	278	401.00–424.00	$416.82	$2,405	+23.31
613–637 unweaned	625	35	382.50–393.00	$387.80	$2,424	+26.80
628 fancy	628	25	396.00	$396.00	$2,487	—
632–648	642	132	373.00–383.50	$376.76	$2,419	+0.76
652–658 fancy	656	95	385.50–399.00	$389.31	$2,554	—
652–692	676	203	360.50–373.00	$368.58	$2,492	+10.08
708–725	714	33	347.00–348.00	$347.34	$2,480	-17.66
758 fancy	758	23	364.00	$364.00	$2,759	—
752–795	760	130	332.00–352.00	$346.53	$2,634	+15.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481–494	486	28	441.00–445.00	$442.45	$2,150	+4.95
518	518	13	437.50	$437.50	$2,266	+25.00
577–587	581	32	384.00–386.00	$385.24	$2,238	—

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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.