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Ogallala Livestock Auction Market Report

Ogallala, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 23, 2026

3,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $446.15/cwt -57.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,806/hd at 629 lb · 254 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $408.93/cwt +10.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,775/hd at 679 lb · 233 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.93/cwt +10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,684/hd at 620 lb · 225 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,144 4,251 3,828
Feeder cattle 3,144 4,251 3,828

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week. Steers had a lower trend and heifers had a higher trend today, with a nice offering on hand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 607.50 $607.50 $2,163 —
408 408 18 637.50 $637.50 $2,601 —
453 fancy 453 15 555.00 $555.00 $2,514 -12.00
467–498 474 68 502.50–525.00 $519.01 $2,460 -27.55
502–536 526 100 512.50–535.00 $530.21 $2,789 +1.30
560–569 fancy 562 44 492.00–501.00 $498.72 $2,803 -13.78
575–577 576 97 463.00–484.00 $471.03 $2,713 +16.48
612–620 fancy 617 64 456.50–475.50 $468.43 $2,890 -52.11
607–648 633 190 427.50–445.50 $438.64 $2,777 -51.36
663–688 686 178 418.00–436.00 $434.21 $2,979 -20.79
710 fancy 710 88 421.50 $421.50 $2,993 —
708–748 743 101 391.50–412.00 $395.48 $2,938 -14.52
758–783 772 143 370.00–392.00 $384.42 $2,968 -5.71
820 820 8 370.00 $370.00 $3,034 -6.00
900–930 910 78 336.00–341.00 $339.35 $3,088 -13.15
1006–1017 1009 36 316.50–326.00 $319.16 $3,220 -1.84
1072 1072 38 308.00 $308.00 $3,302 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 12 547.50 $547.50 $1,998 —
504–544 536 46 502.50–507.50 $506.97 $2,717 +12.33
649 649 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,661 -17.50
692 692 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,837 —
928 928 25 326.00 $326.00 $3,025 —
1002 1002 23 291.00 $291.00 $2,916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–345 330 33 620.00–647.50 $636.13 $2,099 +36.13
407 407 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,137 +6.00
456–485 473 90 480.00–502.50 $489.04 $2,313 +3.87
510–531 522 44 453.00–478.00 $463.55 $2,420 +1.05
554–576 564 102 450.00–456.00 $453.24 $2,556 +4.07
603–608 607 124 441.00–450.00 $448.63 $2,723 +25.10
618–642 636 101 402.50–424.00 $413.65 $2,631 -9.88
666–688 674 142 405.00–420.00 $417.85 $2,816 +3.34
686 686 91 395.00 $395.00 $2,710 +16.71
738–739 739 86 370.50–392.00 $374.25 $2,766 +5.97
760–781 770 75 401.00–418.00 $408.82 $3,148 +53.51
752–796 779 106 340.00–359.50 $350.34 $2,729 -4.97
813–823 819 29 325.00–330.00 $327.77 $2,684 -13.23
857 857 15 328.00 $328.00 $2,811 -14.47
904 904 29 307.50 $307.50 $2,780 —
952 952 20 313.00 $313.00 $2,980 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 10 432.50 $432.50 $2,279 —
596 596 25 412.00–427.50 $420.06 $2,504 +6.31
643 643 8 389.00 $389.00 $2,501 —
688 688 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,614 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 13 702.50 $702.50 $2,143 —

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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.