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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 12, 2026

5,638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.20/cwt -13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,672/hd at 637 lb · 475 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $414.03/cwt -13.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,979/hd at 719 lb · 411 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $460.53/cwt -11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,839/hd at 617 lb · 367 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,638 5,562 6,122
Feeder cattle 5,638 5,562 6,122

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week. Demand was moderate to good showing a downward trend. The market has been effected with the trade on the board this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 12 650.00 $650.00 $2,256 —
377 377 7 597.50 $597.50 $2,253 -87.50
455–499 486 134 520.00–545.00 $535.02 $2,600 —
502–504 thin fleshed 503 29 537.50 $537.50 $2,704 —
504–531 513 67 502.50–517.00 $509.17 $2,612 -49.31
539 539 20 517.00 $517.00 $2,787 -41.48
554–573 567 81 475.00–499.00 $493.14 $2,796 -3.62
586 586 41 469.00 $469.00 $2,748 -27.76
604 fancy 604 96 475.00 $475.00 $2,869 —
601–632 621 271 445.00–466.00 $455.40 $2,828 -16.65
651–682 673 192 416.00–435.00 $429.09 $2,888 -13.27
705 705 163 423.00 $423.00 $2,982 -4.16
701–733 728 170 392.00–410.00 $399.26 $2,907 -27.90
731 fancy 731 78 427.50 $427.50 $3,125 —
758–779 774 147 365.00–385.00 $381.31 $2,951 -12.54
797 797 150 382.00 $382.00 $3,045 -11.85
806 thin fleshed 806 15 377.50 $377.50 $3,043 —
817–845 831 216 353.50–362.00 $359.99 $2,992 -17.28
859 859 17 345.50 $345.50 $2,968 -12.15
873 873 65 368.50 $368.50 $3,217 +10.85
904–944 930 236 327.00–341.50 $332.87 $3,096 -0.84
968 968 24 321.00 $321.00 $3,107 —
1035 1035 60 314.50 $314.50 $3,255 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 13 507.50 $507.50 $2,436 —
544 544 21 487.50 $487.50 $2,652 -34.59
577–589 585 32 469.00–470.00 $469.66 $2,748 -15.11
776 776 31 369.00 $369.00 $2,863 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 582.50 $582.50 $1,986 —
375–395 385 20 542.50–547.50 $544.94 $2,098 —
415 415 11 542.50 $542.50 $2,251 -70.00
408–448 436 94 540.00–560.00 $549.26 $2,395 -63.24
465–483 470 82 510.00–515.00 $513.15 $2,412 -5.75
492 492 85 507.50 $507.50 $2,497 -11.40
515–537 523 169 475.00–492.50 $483.77 $2,530 -12.58
540 540 111 488.50 $488.50 $2,638 -7.85
572 thin fleshed 572 103 466.00 $466.00 $2,666 —
561–583 575 156 440.00–457.50 $447.71 $2,574 -19.07
628 628 41 423.00 $423.00 $2,656 -9.41
630 630 77 441.00 $441.00 $2,778 +8.59
602–649 640 357 409.00–425.00 $414.06 $2,650 -18.35
664–686 676 171 400.50–417.50 $407.43 $2,754 +2.98
698 698 85 427.50 $427.50 $2,984 -1.50
725–728 726 94 396.00–408.00 $403.26 $2,928 +14.35
772–777 774 61 340.00–358.00 $350.14 $2,710 -51.11
802–828 811 114 391.00–415.00 $406.62 $3,298 +24.62
813–827 816 68 331.00–343.00 $340.32 $2,777 -41.68
853–881 860 40 326.00–342.00 $330.10 $2,839 -5.90
878 878 16 390.00 $390.00 $3,424 +54.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 16 470.00 $470.00 $2,345 —
525–546 539 72 452.50–469.00 $457.93 $2,468 -12.07
577 577 7 403.00 $403.00 $2,325 -37.00
645 645 16 371.00 $371.00 $2,393 -46.00
694 694 10 390.00 $390.00 $2,707 -2.71
749 749 25 344.00 $344.00 $2,577 —

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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.