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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 18, 2025

2,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $374.65/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,753/hd at 735 lb · 233 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.84/cwt -11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,663/hd at 664 lb · 222 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.85/cwt -8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,367/hd at 578 lb · 216 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,066 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–386 374 27 557.50–560.00 $558.85 $2,090 -43.26
436 436 12 582.50 $582.50 $2,540 +27.50
459–476 466 36 520.00–535.00 $527.57 $2,458 -7.74
511 fancy 511 50 532.50 $532.50 $2,721 -9.83
523 523 13 500.00 $500.00 $2,615 -19.70
538–548 540 60 495.00–521.00 $516.16 $2,787 -3.54
550–595 569 97 452.00–474.00 $459.01 $2,612 +7.97
636 636 70 394.00 $394.00 $2,506 -57.56
628–643 640 59 400.00–417.00 $413.36 $2,646 -38.20
655 655 75 409.00 $409.00 $2,679 -3.37
650–686 669 147 387.00–404.00 $396.67 $2,654 -15.70
720–727 725 70 370.00–378.00 $372.63 $2,702 -0.75
730–745 739 163 373.00–377.00 $375.52 $2,775 +2.14
811 811 64 358.50 $358.50 $2,907 +10.67
801–847 828 53 350.00–359.50 $353.77 $2,929 +5.94
854–869 866 65 332.00–340.00 $336.69 $2,916 —
890 fancy 890 62 360.50 $360.50 $3,208 —
908 908 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,951 —
983 983 42 310.00 $310.00 $3,047 -13.00
1045 1045 48 317.50 $317.50 $3,318 —
1101–1122 1118 25 280.00–284.00 $280.79 $3,139 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 23 537.50 $537.50 $2,344 +18.62
483 483 39 510.00 $510.00 $2,463 +1.64
513–545 535 43 476.00–478.00 $476.58 $2,550 +11.96
588–592 590 43 432.50–435.00 $433.90 $2,560 +6.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–397 380 18 515.00–522.00 $519.97 $1,976 +6.43
433 433 10 487.00 $487.00 $2,109 -0.70
450–498 479 107 452.50–472.50 $465.15 $2,228 -3.91
502 502 28 472.00 $472.00 $2,369 +30.50
503 503 14 440.00 $440.00 $2,213 -1.50
563–585 573 167 405.00–425.00 $415.68 $2,382 -1.14
593 593 49 390.00 $390.00 $2,313 -26.82
610–633 627 53 385.00–390.00 $386.30 $2,422 +9.54
653–694 679 61 375.00–389.00 $379.29 $2,575 +10.71
682 682 61 362.00 $362.00 $2,469 -6.58
702 702 10 343.00 $343.00 $2,408 -4.34
965–993 981 21 285.50–286.00 $285.71 $2,803 —
1053 1053 11 292.00 $292.00 $3,075 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 16 502.50 $502.50 $1,975 —
465 465 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,069 +2.55
535 535 15 432.50 $432.50 $2,314 -5.00
575 575 14 400.00 $400.00 $2,300 +14.76
645 645 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,322 —

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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.